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Sueppel Family Funeral Bridges Forgiveness After Tragic Loss
Nearly 1,000 attended the Sueppel Kesterson funeral for six family members killed in a single week. Steven Sueppel, 42, died by suicide after harming his wife Sheryl and their four children Ethan, Seth, Mira, and Eleanor. Relatives recalled love and forgiveness as they marked the graves at St. Joseph's Cemetery and reflected on the violent end.
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Steven Sueppel
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Kenneth Kuntz
St. Mary’s Catholic Church
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Mira
Eleanor
Brian Ray
Gazette
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Sheryl Sueppel
St. Joseph’s Cemetery
Iowa City
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St. Mary's Catholic Church