Crystal G. DeGonia

Crystal DeGonia, 45, of Diagonal, died Sunday, Aug. 25, 2024, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha. Celebration of Life Services will be 1:11 p.m. Saturday, September 7, 2024, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston. The services will be livestreamed. Pastor Deloris Doench and Pastor Tim Maxa will officiate. The burial will be in Moon Cemetery near Macksburg. Open visitation will be 2-7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m., Friday, Sept. 6, at Powers Funeral Home in Creston.

Memorials are to be determined. Online condolences may be made at www.powersfh.com.

Crystal Gail (Kneedler) DeGonia was born Aug. 21, 1979, to Frank Joseph Kneedler and Cynthia Marie (Driggs) Kneedler in Creston. She grew up in Creston and graduated from Creston High School in 1998 and attended one year at SWCC in the nursing program. After graduating she worked at Afton Nursing Home and Creston Nursing & Rehab working as a C.N.A. She later did in-home care with Iowa Focus and was working at Michaels Food in Lenox as a control supervisor, where she has worked since 2007, at the time of her passing.

On June 8, 2002, Crystal was united in marriage to Carl Walter DeGonia at Pleasant Valley Church south of Thayer.

Crystal was secretary of session at Platte Center Church. She volunteered and traveled on mission trips to El Salvador.

Crystal is survived by her husband, Carl DeGonia of Diagonal; her mother, Cindy Kneedler of Creston; her children: Riley DeGonia of Diagonal, Amber DeGonia of Creston, Jerry DeGonia of Diagonal and Krista (Kaleb) Brown of Lawton, Oklahoma; her sister, Marie (Jay) Gossman of Afton; three grandchildren: Kenton, Kinzie and Kayla Brown; many nieces, nephews, other extended family and friends.

She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Kneedler and her mother- and father-in-law, Mike and Joan McVay.