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Joseph Herbert Kiegel, 72, poet, potter, painter and philosopher, died Saturday, June 20, 1998 in Anchorage, Alaska. His death was a result of a sudden rupture of an aortic aneurysm. A resident of Albuquerque, NM since 1975, Joe was on vacation in Alaska with his wife of 47 years, Camille (Cam) Ingrassia Kiegel. Joe Kiegel was born June 3, 1926 in Rockford, IL. He served in the Navy during World War II and received a degree in Business Administration from Marquette University in 1950. He was the founder of both Rock Valley Pump & Equipment in Rockford, IL and The Clay Works in Albuquerque, NM. Joe was active in commercial real estate in Albuquerque and retired in 1989. He pursued his love of nature and hiking through memberships in the N.M. Volunteers for the Outdoors and the N.M. Mountain Club. He served as the volunteer coordinator for the building of Hawk Watch Trail in the Sandia Mountains. Joe was a gifted artist, rendering many scenes from the Southwest through watercolor and oil paintings. He enjoyed making pottery, writing poems and he was an avid reader, a student of history and a deep thinker. His intelligence and gentleness of spirit will be remembered by family and friends. He is survived by the enduring love of his life, Camille, and by son Joseph Anthony Kiegel of Seattle, WA; daughter Joan Cross and husband Jeff of Spokane, WA; son John Kiegel and wife Kim of Albuquerque, and grandson Jeremy Joseph Cross. Other survivors include two sisters, Gertrude Kiegel, and Mary Plate and husband, Jim, all of Rockford, IL and sister-in-law, Rita Gehred, of Albuquerque. Nieces and nephews are Albert and Trish Kiegel, Margaret and Rick Nelson, Bill and Nancy Plate, Cathy Plate, Mike and Stacey Gehred, Paul and Patti Gehred, Ann and Rick Schultz, John and Ann Gehred, Clare and Mark Matranga, Jim and Larisa Gehred, Beth and Mark Gehred-O'Connell, Meg and George Matranga, Bob Gehred and 23 grandnephews and grandnieces. A mass and memorial gathering will be held Friday, June 26, 1998 in Albuquerque, NM, beginning at 2:30 p.m. The mass will take place at St. Charles Borromeo Catholic Church, 1818 Coal Place, S.E., presided over by Rev. Robert A. Chabot, pastor. Family and friends are invited to a memorial gathering from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the home of John and Kim Kiegel, 3012 La Mancha Drive, N.W. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to The Nature Conservancy, N.M. Chapter, 212 E. Marcy St., Santa Fe, NM 87501 or a charity of your choice.
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