Aaron Kinnan

Funeral services for Aaron Kinnan, 37, of Oakdale, will be Saturday, March 18, at 10:30 a.m., at the Oakdale Fire Hall. Pastor Bruce Phillips will officiate, with burial in Oakdale Cemetery.

The service will be livestreamed on Aaron's Page on brockhausfuneralhome.com.

Visitation will be from 3 to 8 p.m., Friday, March 17, at the fire hall.

Brockhaus-Harlan Funeral Home in Tilden is in charge of arrangements.

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Aaron James Kinnan was born June 7, 1985, to Gene and Sharon Kinnan at Antelope Memorial Hospital in Neligh. Aaron died Friday, March 10, 2023, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha following a brief illness.

Aaron graduated from Neligh-Oakdale Public Schools in 2004 and Southeast Community College, Milford campus, in 2006.

On April 24, 2010, Aaron was united in marriage to his best friend, Jenny Wingert Kinnan. They were blessed with three children, Owen, Asher and Ella.

Aaron owned his own carpentry business. Aaron was a talented carpenter. He remodeled a home for his family west of Oakdale. His handiwork is evident throughout the acreage. He taught his boys, at a young age, how to work. They could run bobcats, mowers, telehandlers and four wheelers from an early age. He loved fireworks and was known for his big fireworks shows at the farm. Aaron dug graves at the Oakdale Cemetery. Aaron was a friend to many and was always willing to lend a helping hand.

The family enjoyed spending time boating, camping and riding his Harley.

Aaron was civic minded and loved the community that he grew up in. He worked tirelessly to improve the community. Aaron was an assistant fire chief and was a volunteer fireman for 18 years. Aaron served on the library board, town board, cemetery board for 15 years, and church board. He taught building construction classes at Northeast Community College in O'Neill. He worked hard to raise money to build a new fire station in Oakdale in 2020.

Aaron lived a full life in his short time on earth. He was a big man with a big heart. He loved his family dearly. He was always worried about their well-being and made life fun. He was a lifelong Kansas City Chiefs fan and just recently took his boys to watch the Super Bowl parade in Kansas City.

Aaron is survived by his wife, Jenny Kinnan; sons, Owen Kinnan and Asher Kinnan; daughter Ella Kinnan, all of Oakdale. He is also survived by his parents, Gene and Sharon Kinnan of Oakdale; brother, David Kinnan of Omaha; parents-in-law, Robert and Sue Wingert of Osmond; grandparents, Leroy and Arlyne Hutton of Agra, Kansas; brother and sister-in-law, Jared and Jenny Wingert; nephews Caden Wingert and Jaxson Wingert all of Osmond; brother and sister-in-law, Jeremy and Kari Renz; nieces, Hannah and Rylee Renz, all of Grimes, Iowa; and many aunts, uncles and cousins and a host of friends.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ralph and Doris Kinnan of Oakdale.