Douglas Eugene Pinkelman

Visitation services for Douglas E. Pinkelman age 74 of Plainview, Nebraska will be held 4:00 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, June 24, 2026 at Snider Memorial Funeral Home in Plainview, NE. Burial will be private at Greenwood Cemetery in Wayne, NE. Snider Memorial Funeral Home of Plainview is handling the arrangements. Doug passed away on June 19, 2026 after his battle with cancer. He fought like a warrior. Condolences may be sent to the family at www.snidermemorial.com

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Clown Museum or the Community Center.

Doug Eugene Pinkelman was born in Wayne, NE on March 27, 1952 to Clifford (Pink) and Elaine (Fredrickson) Pinkelman. Doug moved to Plainview, NE in March 1974 and drove a cement truck; worked at APCO for five years focusing on tire salvage and repair before starting his own business in September 1979. He spent 42 dedicated years running/working/owning Pinkelman Painting &Construction doing jobs in and around the Plainview area. He retired due to blindness. He cherished the generations of families he grew close to over the years.

Doug loved to read Westerns, History, Mysteries and Sci Fi books, tinker with toy trains in his shop, collect John Wayne memorabilia, drink (Ancient Age and Ole Milwaukee) with friends, and listen to books on tape after blindness set in.

He was preceded in death by his parentsClifford (Pink) and Elaine Pinkelman, grandparents Joe & Elizabeth Pinkelman, Bill & Rose Fredrickson, and sister-in-law, Marion Pinkelman.

Doug is survived by two sisters: Marcia (Steve) Geilenkirchen; Peg (Kevin) Erwin; Two brothers: Dan (fiancée, Cindy) Pinkelman; and Randy (Janet) Pinkelman. Eight nieces, three nephews, and many great nieces and great nephews and two aunts, Cleone Fredrickson and Shirley Ocobock.

He shared a special bond with Manny Ruan who he considers his adopted daughter. Doug was also a proud grandfather figure to five adopted grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Doug was loved by countless others whose lives he touched.