Robert ‘Bob’ Knoefel, 89, died Friday, June 22, 2018, at his home in Abbyville. He was born June 11, 1929, in Abbyville, the son of Adolf G. and Bernice E. (Birket) Knoefel.

Bob was a 1947 graduate of Abbyville High School and had attended Kansas State University. He was a member of the Abbyville United Methodist Church, Abbyville Community Church and Abbyville Booster Club. Bob was a farmer, stockman, and machinist, mostly with Master Machine Mfg., after returning from serving in the United States Army in Japan during the Korean War. He was member of Albert Pike Lodge #303 AF&AM, Wichita, and a lifetime member of American Legion Lysle Rishel Post #68.

On November 22, 1953, Bob married Alberta Louise Potter at Pretty Prairie. She survives. He is also survived by: son, Raymond and wife Sheila of Peck; brother, Carl of Hutchinson; granddaughter, Stephanie Kreutzer and husband Keegan of Wichita; and grandson, Ryan Knoefel of Garden City.
Bob was preceded in death by his parents and son, Ronald.