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Frank Herman Kneifel

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Frank Herman Kneifel

Birth
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Death
6 Apr 1950 (aged 51)
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
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The Columbus Daily Telegram, April 7, 1950
KNEIFEL--Last Rites For Frank Kneifel At 10 A.M. Monday
Funeral rites for Frank Herman Kneifel, 51, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic church, followed by burial in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Kneifel, a Union Pacific Railroad employe, died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken following a heart attack.
The body will lie in state at McKown Funeral home from 4 p.m. Saturday until 1 p.m. Sunday when it will be taken to the family residence, 2503 Eighth street, there to lie in state until the services. Rosary will be recited at the home at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Mr. Kneifel, son of the late Josef and Rosa Borke Kneifel, was born June 29, 1898 in Columbus. On Nov. 21, 1932 he was married to Pauline Dolc at St. Bonaventure church.
A life-long resident of Columbus, Mr. Kneifel worked as an auto mechanic until about nine years ago when he was employed by the railroad.
Surviving him are his wife, two children, Elaine, and Jerome at home; two sisters, Mrs. Rose West, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. August Rickner, Columbus; four brothers, Art, Portland, Ore.; Joe, Yakima, Wash.; Carl and Bill, Columbus.

The Columbus Daily Telegram, April 11, 1950
KNEIFEL--Final Rites For Frank Kneifel Held Monday
Final rites for Frank H. Kneifel, 51, who died of a heart attack April 6 at St. Mary's hospital, were held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Bonaventure Catholic church. The Rev. Fr. Martin Wolter had charge of the services, and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe Bogus, Leonard Bosak, Victor Johnson, Pete Treadway, John Novicki and Henry Pensick.
Eighth grade classmates of Elaine Kneifel, daughter of the deceased, attended the funeral in a body. The four acolytes who served at the mass were also her classmates from St. Bonaventure school.
Among the out-of-town relatives and friends attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spetnagel and son, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Chancy Erickson and Jerry Ann, Salem, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berger and JoAnn, Mr. and Mrs. George Zahm and son, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zahm, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noe and Therese, Mrs. John Esch and family, Mrs. Lena Diessner and Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Diessner, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Diessner and Fred Dolce, all of Spalding; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dolce, Mr. and Mrs. Floyde Morisch and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyde Crawford and Duane, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lusienski, all of Omaha.
Web site:
http://rootsweb.ancestry.com/~neplatte/vitals/vitals1950.html
The Columbus Daily Telegram, April 7, 1950
KNEIFEL--Last Rites For Frank Kneifel At 10 A.M. Monday
Funeral rites for Frank Herman Kneifel, 51, will be held at 10 a.m. Monday at St. Bonaventure Catholic church, followed by burial in the parish cemetery.
Mr. Kneifel, a Union Pacific Railroad employe, died at 10:45 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's hospital where he had been taken following a heart attack.
The body will lie in state at McKown Funeral home from 4 p.m. Saturday until 1 p.m. Sunday when it will be taken to the family residence, 2503 Eighth street, there to lie in state until the services. Rosary will be recited at the home at 8 p.m. Sunday.
Mr. Kneifel, son of the late Josef and Rosa Borke Kneifel, was born June 29, 1898 in Columbus. On Nov. 21, 1932 he was married to Pauline Dolc at St. Bonaventure church.
A life-long resident of Columbus, Mr. Kneifel worked as an auto mechanic until about nine years ago when he was employed by the railroad.
Surviving him are his wife, two children, Elaine, and Jerome at home; two sisters, Mrs. Rose West, Portland, Ore., and Mrs. August Rickner, Columbus; four brothers, Art, Portland, Ore.; Joe, Yakima, Wash.; Carl and Bill, Columbus.

The Columbus Daily Telegram, April 11, 1950
KNEIFEL--Final Rites For Frank Kneifel Held Monday
Final rites for Frank H. Kneifel, 51, who died of a heart attack April 6 at St. Mary's hospital, were held Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Bonaventure Catholic church. The Rev. Fr. Martin Wolter had charge of the services, and burial was made in the parish cemetery.
Pallbearers were Joe Bogus, Leonard Bosak, Victor Johnson, Pete Treadway, John Novicki and Henry Pensick.
Eighth grade classmates of Elaine Kneifel, daughter of the deceased, attended the funeral in a body. The four acolytes who served at the mass were also her classmates from St. Bonaventure school.
Among the out-of-town relatives and friends attending the services were: Mr. and Mrs. Harry Spetnagel and son, Denver; Mr. and Mrs. Chancy Erickson and Jerry Ann, Salem, Ore.; Mr. and Mrs. Henry Berger and JoAnn, Mr. and Mrs. George Zahm and son, Mr. and Mrs. Carl Zahm, Mr. and Mrs. Fred Noe and Therese, Mrs. John Esch and family, Mrs. Lena Diessner and Frank, Mr. and Mrs. Leo Diessner, Mr. and Mrs. Magnus Diessner and Fred Dolce, all of Spalding; Mr. and Mrs. Joe Dolce, Mr. and Mrs. Floyde Morisch and children, Mr. and Mrs. Lloyde Crawford and Duane, Mr. and Mrs. Dean Lusienski, all of Omaha.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/17770474/frank_herman-kneifel: accessed ), memorial page for Frank Herman Kneifel (29 Jun 1898–6 Apr 1950), Find a Grave Memorial ID 17770474, citing Saint Bonaventure Cemetery, Columbus, Platte County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by Don (contributor 46558676).