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Alex Lester Kissel

September 28, 1956 – September 8, 2017
Lived 60 years
Folsomville Cemetery · Folsomville, Indiana
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Tennyson, IN. Alex L. Kissel, 60, of Tennyson, Indiana passed away on Friday, September 8, 2017 at Deaconess Hospital in Evansville, Indiana.

Alex was born on September 28, 1956 in Evansville, Indiana to the late Guy Eugene and Dorothy (Hedges) Kissel.

Alex served in the United States Army. He was a member of the American Legion Post #463. He loved being outdoors, four wheeling, fishing, hunting, and mowing his yard any chance he could.

He is preceded in death by his parents, one sister.

Alex is survived by his children, DeVonna K. Bruce and her husband, Marvin of Tennyson, IN; VaNessa D. Kissel and her fianc, Nick Derr of Tennyson, IN; Talisha A. Maikranz and her husband, Jeremy of Tennyson, IN; grandchildren, Kalein Goodman, Alexus Goodman, Angelique Lett, Skyler Feldmeier; great-grandchildren, Kaleigh Rodenberg, Carson Seiler; siblings, Stola R. Kissel of Santa Claus, IN; Doyle Kissel of Boonville, IN; Micheal Kissel and his wife, Manilyn of Tennyson, IN; Maria Kissel of Huntingburg, IN; Jennifer Kissel of Huntingburg, IN; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be 10 A.M. Wednesday, September 13, 2017 at the Koehler Funeral Home in Boonville, Indiana. Burial will be at Folsomville, Cemetery in Folsomville, Indiana with the Warrick County Veterans Memorial Service to provide military honors.

Visitation will be Tuesday, September 12, 2017 from 4 P.M. until 8 P.M. at the funeral home and from 9 A.M. until the time of service on Wednesday.

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1956
Born September 28
1957
Alex was 1 when the Soviet Union launched Sputnik
1969
Alex was 13 when the Woodstock music festival opened
1976
Alex was 20 when America celebrated its Bicentennial
1982
Alex was 26 when Michael Jackson released "Thriller"
1991
Alex was 35 when Operation Desert Storm began in the Persian Gulf
2004
Alex was 48 when Facebook was launched
2015
Alex was 59 when "Hamilton" opened on Broadway
2017
Passed away September 8, age 60
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