Friedel Brinegar passed away on October 17, 2018, joining her beloved husband, Louis
Brinegar, on what would have been their 65th wedding anniversary. She passed away in
Atlantis, FL, with her daughters by her side. Friedel was born on August 30, 1931, in
Schwetzingen, Germany to George and Elizabeth Kellner.
Friedel met Louis in Heidelberg, Germany in 1951 at a USO dance. They were married
in 1953 in Schwetzingen, Germany at the Gasthaus on the same street as her parents.
That year they were transferred to the United States to Fort Belvoir, VA where they had
their first child, Allen. Friedel proudly became a United States citizen. Two years later
they were transferred back to Kaiserslautern, Germany where they had their second
child, Dorothy. In 1963, Louis retired from the Army in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO, and relocated
to Houston, MO where they had their third child, Iris in 1968. Friedel was a
homemaker that loved to bake and spend time with her family and many friends. She
was loved for her outgoing and feisty spirit. Friedel enjoyed volunteering at the Army
Hospital and her church.
Friedel Brinegar was preceded in death by her husband Louis in 2005, and is survived
by her sister, Helga Drechsler of Schwetzingen, Germany; her son, Allen Brinegar
(Robin Rose) of Delray Beach, FL; and daughters, Dorothy Taylor (Steve) of Wellington,
FL; and Iris Widiger (Gary) of Fenton, MO. Friedel is also survived by 5 grandchildren
and 2 great-grandchildren; Angie Walshe (Brian), Kevin and Christopher Brinegar,
Mitchell and Jack Widiger, and Connor and Kylie Walshe.
The Memorial Service will be held Wednesday, October 24 at 11:30 am at the Palm
Beach National Chapel and Funeral Home in Lake Worth, FL with burial afterward at the
South Florida National Cemetery.
Donations may be sent to the American Heart Association or St. Jude's Research
Hospital in her honor.