John Kringel
February 12, 1947 – December 30, 2025
John C. Kringel, age 78, of Hickman, NE passed away on December 30, 2025. John was born on February 12, 1947 in Council Bluff, Iowa to Evelyn and Edwin Kringel.
John grew up in Lincoln, NE. He graduated from Northeast High School in 1965. He earned a degree in Computer programming at the Milford Trade School in Milford Nebraska.John was married to Lynda West and together had 3 children, Greg, Eric and Amy.
In the year 2000, John met and then married Mary and was stepfather to her daughter Denyse.
John was employed with the State of Nebraska and Lincoln General Hospital as a computer programmer and then later worked at Teledyne-Isco where he retired in 2020. John had a passion for both classic and antique cars. At one time he was a member of the "Rebels Auto Club" and enjoyed showing his '54 Chevy at car shows where he won a number of trophies. He also enjoyed working on cars with his brother Don.
He is preceded in death by his infant son Greg, his father Edwin, his mother Evelyn and niece Angie.
He is survived by his wife Mary, his son Eric (Cathy) Kringel and granddaughters Kate and Ellery, his daughter Amy (Jon) Rickers and grandsons Jacob, Caleb and Eli, and his stepdaughter Denyse and grandchildren Andrew, Dionte', Semeia, Bossley, Benzley and Brielle, his brother Don (Shirley) Kringel and sister Connie (Richard) Bradley.