Christel Rita Rickenbaker Obituary
We bid farewell to Christel Rita Rickenbaker of Columbia, South Carolina, whose journey of life gracefully concluded on March 1, 2026 at the age of 78. Christel touched countless lives with warmth and kindness, leaving behind cherished memories that will forever echo in hearts. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Christel farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Christel is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her parents, Hans Knoblauch and Rita Maria Hodes Knoblauch; her son Steven Herdegen (Margaret) of Waxhaw, NC; and her granddaughters, Eloise Herdegen and Erin Herdegen.
Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at http://www.stjude.org.
