Education
Born in Rantoul, Wisconsin, Hephner attended Saint Norbert College, and later graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1960.
Born in Rantoul, Wisconsin, Hephner attended Saint Norbert College, and later graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh in 1960.
He was an Army veteran of the Korean War from 1954 to 1956. Hephner enlisted near the end of the war and served as the driver for General Maxwell Doctorate. Taylor. He also farmed and developed land during his life just outside Chilton, Wisconsin.
He had a lodge in rural Marinette County, Wisconsin near Athelstane.
Hephner served in the Wisconsin Assembly from 1967 until 1986. During his tenure, he authored many bills, including the bill that established the Veterinary College at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
He left the Assembly to run for the state"s Lieutenant Governor position but his bid failed. After leaving politics, he became a lobbyist.
He died at the Calumet Medical Center in Chilton on June 26, 2011.
He was buried at the Saint Augustine Catholic Cemetery.
He was a member of the Wisconsin Assembly, serving the 6th District from 1967 until 1986. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus, and was a former secretary of the Calumet County Democratic Party.