Giving up some of his many duties seemed to give Kempe a few more years when his health did not deteriorate any further but in 1922 he developed pneumonia which led to his death.
Pagbibigay up ang ilan sa kanyang mga tungkulin seemed upang bigyan Kempe ng ilang mga taon kapag ang kanyang kalusugan ay hindi masira ang anumang karagdagang ngunit sa 1922 siya binuo pneumonia na humantong sa kanyang kamatayan.