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Michelle Diane Knerl

May 8, 1981 — April 11, 2022

El Paso

Michelle Diane Knerl, 40 years of age, went with Jesus in the early morning of Monday, April the 11th. Michelle was born in El Paso, TX to Clara and John Cisneros on May the 8th of 1981. She graduated from Parkland High school and went on to earn a Masters in Social Work from New Mexico State University. She is the mother of three children, Mackenzie, Malachi, and Madison who were her joy and was married at the time of her death to Joshua Graber. Michelle proudly served the homeless veterans of El Paso for the last 13 years and was employed to her last day at Veteran’s Affairs. She excelled at this selfless ministry and was dearly loved by her veterans and coworkers. Michelle was an avid party planner whose holiday and birthday parties will continue in legend. She believed her greatest skill to be “having great ideas” and this fact if verifiably true both in her promotion in the VA and her exciting vacation plans. Michelle is survived by her parents, John and Clara Cisneros, her sister Jennette Cisneros, brother Johnny Cisneros, husband Joshua Graber and children Mackenzie, Malachi and Madison. Visitation will be at 5:00 PM - 8:00 PM on Monday, April 18, 2022 at Sunset Funeral Homes - Northeast, 4631 Hondo Pass Drive. Funeral Service will take place at 12:00 PM, Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at Hope City Community Church, 6115 Woodrow Bean. Committal Service will follow at 2:00 PM, at Restlawn Memorial Park Cemetery. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Homes - Northeast.  Please visit her online memorial at www.sunsetfuneralhomes.net.

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Monday, April 18, 2022

5:00 - 8:00 pm (Mountain time)

Sunset Funeral Homes - Northeast

4631 Hondo Pass, El Paso, TX 79904

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Starts at 12:00 pm (Mountain time)

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Tuesday, April 19, 2022

Starts at 2:00 pm (Mountain time)

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