Mr. Kneifel was born Nov 30, 1929 to Joseph and Hilda Kosler Kneifel in Lavaca County.
Joe married Joyce Wegner on October 22, 1957 in the SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner.
He was a retired ranch foreman for the Welhausen Cattle Company and a member of Shiner American Legion, post 201.
He is survived by wife, Joyce Kneifel of Shiner; sons, Michael Kneifel and wife, Carol, of Shiner and Byron Kneifel and wife, Charity, of Dripping Springs; daughters, Jo Beth Condel and husband, Douglas, and Donna Kneifel both of Shiner; 1 brother Victor Kneifel of Shiner; 5 sisters, Mary Hilda Erdelt, Lorene Kneifel, Florene Hybner of Shiner, Mildred Schoenfeld of Yoakum and Estelle Mc Ada of Corpus Christy; 7 grandchildren, Jason Condel, Kyle Condel, Ty Condel, Nicole Kneifel, Jeremy Kneifel, Craig Kneifel and Sierra Kneifel; 1 great-grandchild, Landyn Torres.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Visitation will be Sunday, Jan 16, 2011, from noon to 9 pm with rosary at 7 pm at Buffington Funeral Home Chapel in Shiner. Services will be held Mon, Jan 17, 2011 at 1 pm at SS Cyril & Methodius Catholic Church in Shiner with burial at Shiner Memorial Cemetery.
Buffington Funeral Home Shiner, 361-594-3352, www.buffingtonfuneralhomeshiner.com
Arrangements under the direction of Buffington Funeral Home, Shiner, TX.
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