Josephine "Josie" A. Hinkel
March 29, 1938 - May 20, 2015
Josephine "Josie" A. Hinkel, 77, of Fremont died Wednesday, May 20, 2015, at Nye Legacy in Fremont after a brief battle with colon cancer.
Josie was born March 29, 1938, in Fremont to Axel Jensen and Pearl Wise. She was a lifelong resident of Fremont. She married Lynn Hinkel in Lincoln in 1963. She worked for Campbell Soup Co. and Pendleton.
She was a member of St. Timothy's Lutheran Church in Fremont.
Josie is survived by: six children, Ed (and wife, Debbie) Kirchmann, Shawn Anderson, Toni Case, Denise Bruner (and Kerry Krivanek), Derek Hinkel and Dana Hinkel (and Denise Schumacher); 11 grandchildren, Angie (and husband, Marvin) O'Brien, Shannon Kirchmann, Candace (and husband, Marcus) Barlean, Britney Reeves, Ryan (and wife, Meghan) Kirchmann, Erich Kirchmann, Meghan (and husband, Travis) Nuding, Blake Bruner, Levi Bruner, Taylor Anderson, Jordan Heimann; and 13 great-grandchildren. Josephine is also survived by 3 sisters and 4 brothers.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Lynn Hinkel; son, Jerry Lee Kirchmann; grandson, Cameron Anderson; 1 sister and 1 brother.
The funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Ludvigsen Mortuary in Fremont. The teacher Joan Porter will officiate. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday at the mortuary. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery in Fremont.
Memorials are suggested to the Wounded Warrior Project.
Online condolences may be left at www.ludvigsenmortuary.com.
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