Richard Frederick Knippenberg's Obituary
Richard Knippenberg was born in Cumberland, Maryland, on June 29,1940, the son of the late Robert Lee Knippenberg Sr. and Alberta Mae (Kerns) Knippenberg. Richard passed away at King’s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, KY, on Sunday, December 8, 2024. He was a retired US Navy Veteran with 21 years of service and retired at the rank of Master Chief Petty Officer in 1979. He was also a Vietnam War Veteran. He again retired from the Defense Logistics Agency in 2002. He worked as a Quality Assurance Specialist. He was a 32nd degree Mason. The body was cremated. There will not be any kind of ceremony. Hall Funeral Home and Crematory, Proctorville, OH, are handling the arrangements. Condolences may be expressed to the family at ehallfuneralhome.com.
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