James Knispel

James M. Knispel, 24 of Kearney died Tuesday, March 26, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Hospital shortly after being admitted. Funeral services will be 11:00 AM, Tuesday, April 2, 2013 at First Lutheran Church in Kearney. The Revs. Eric Lesher and Rebecca McDermott will officiate. Cremation will follow the service. Visitation will be 5-7pm, Monday at O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney. A time of sharing memories will be 6:30 PM, Monday at the funeral home. Memorials are suggested to the Knispel family which will be given to a memorial of the family's choosing at a later date. On-line condolences may be submitted to osrfh.com. O’Brien Straatmann Redinger Funeral Home in Kearney is in charge of arrangements. He was born on Thanksgiving Day, November 24, 1988 in Kearney, NE to Craig and Janice (Culbertson) Knispel. He grew up in Kearney and received his education at Kearney High School where enjoyed drama and was a member of the diving team and placed at state. He also lived in Lincoln, NE where he attended Southeast Community College. He was employed at Bill’s Liquor in Kearney. He was a member of First Lutheran Church. He loved watching Husker Football and Cubs Baseball. He enjoyed many outdoor activities, especially golf and disc golf. He loved being with his many friends. He was survived by his parents, Craig and Janice of Kearney, his brother Joseph and his wife, Amy, brothers Jeremy and Jordan all of Kearney, grandparent BJ Culbertson of Wood River, NE formerly of Davenport, Ne. aunts and uncles, Janet and Steve Bugay of Kearney, Ne and their two children, Tyler, his wife, Mikhala, and son, Mason, and Danielle and her husband Travis Kimple, Peggy and Brad Dobberstein of Edmond, Ok and their four children, Michelle and her husband Kent Meyerhoff and their children Grant and Jacob, Cathleen and Bill Brueggemann of Plattsmouth and their two children, Johanna and Justin, Mike and Marcie Knispel of Minden, Ne and their three children, Jennifer and her husband RaShawn and their daughters Jessamyn, Jolissa and Janessa and Eileen Lewison of Kearney, Ne and her two children Evan and Eric Stuehm and many friends we wish we could name. He was preceded in death by his grandparents Charlie and Dorothy Duff and Delbert Knispel and Doris Culbertson.

James Knispel

November 24, 1988 - March 26, 2013