Arlie-Knipmeyer-Obituary

Arlie Knipmeyer

Norfolk, Virginia

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Arlie C. Knipmeyer CHESAPEAKE - Arlie Charles Knipmeyer, 87, went to be with the Lord June 26, 2009, in his home. The Rev. Knipmeyer was born in Bellflower, Mo., Feb. 28, 1922, to German parents, Edwin and Bertha (Leulf) Knipmeyer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was stationed...

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Dear Knipmyer Family,
I would like to extend my sympathy to you and send you a warm hug from overseas. It will be strange to visit NewLife and not be able to talk to Arlie. He was always such an inspiration to me, had such an open heart and always wanted to know about Germany. I will truly miss him.
Dear Doris, words cannot express what I feel, but know you are in my thoughts and prayers!
Blessings, Claudia Seitz

Dear Doris and Family, I extend my deepest sympathy to you in your loss and Arlie's gain (to be home with Jesus). I am so glad I was able to visit him in March and pray with him. He was an awesome man of God and touched my life in a very special way. I will treasure the memories at your home for Life Group and all the conversations around the kitchen table later that night with him. I loved his wit and humor and his great compassion for the lost and for those in the military. He was such a...

Dear Uncle Arlie is with Jesus now in Paradise! I always remember him as a sweet man of God and I will always remember this Bible Verse he shared with me from Job 2:25- "I will repay you for the years the locusts have eaten". My prayers are with you all during this time. May this verse be some comfort from 2 Timothy 4:7- "I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Now there is in store for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge,...

Although we did not know Arlie well, we knew him as a great man of God, a tremendous prayer warrior and loving brother in Christ. We will certainly look forward to celebrating with him when we go to meet Jesus!
Doug and Marty Ross