Emma Kaitlyn Redinger, age 19 of Ogallala, passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at North Platte, as the result of injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident near Hershey.
Memorial Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 23rd at the Ogallala High School Auditorium with Pastor Eric Wait of the New Hope Church and Pastor Gordon Wohlers officiating. A Celebration of Life will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 22nd at the New Hope Worship Center. You are encouraged to wear bright colors to the service, as that is what Emma loved.
Emma was born May 31, 1993 at North Platte, the daughter of Bill and Lee (Carlson) Redinger. She attended New Hope Church and graduated from Ogallala High School in 2011.Emma was employed at North Platte Day Care where she continued pursuing her love of teaching and caring for children, and was a student at Mid Plains Community College.
She worked at Lake McConaughy for the last three summers and loved the lake. She adored life, always dancing, laughing, smiling and giving BIG hugs. Emma loved being a girl – hair, makeup, dressing up, painting her nails all the colors she loved so much, tanning on the trampoline and especially shopping. She loved the camera, pictures with her family and friends, giraffes and kittens, PB &J’s, popcorn, ice cream and Pinterest. She enjoyed riding on the motorcycle with her Dad, long talks with Mom, forcing Jake to watch SpongeBob and “Say Yes To The Dress”, shopping with Tiff, and cracking jokes with Adam. Em cherished her friends and seldom met a stranger.
Survivors include her parents, Bill and Lee Redinger of Ogallala; a brother, Adam Redinger of Kearney; a sister, Tiffaney Redinger of Ogallala and a brother, Jacob Redinger of Ogallala; grandparents, Dean and Shirleen Redinger of Fairfield, NE, Bob and Lana Carlson of Norfolk, NE and Mary Carlson of Arnold, NE; Aunt Betty and husband Roger Sauder of Sidney, NE and cousins Brigette and husband Josh Engel of Lincoln, NE, Kelly and husband John Faessler of Sidney, NE and Chris Sauder; Aunt Penny Redinger of Tennessee and cousins, Katie and husband John Walker of Grand Island, NE, Anthony and wife Kelsey Osborne of Minden, NE; Aunt Kathleen Carlson of Paris, TX and cousins Colby and Allison Bishop; Uncle Jim and wife Lorna Carlson of North Platte, NE and cousins Logan and Samantha; Aunt Corina and husband Mike Flint of Broken Bow, NE and cousins Andrew, Emily, Abby and Daniel.
She was preceded in death by an infant sister, Sheena and her grandmother, Betty Redinger.
There will be no visitation. A memorial has been established in her memory.