Trent Knutson 1986-2006

KNUTSON, STOBERG

Posted By: David Hellwege (email)
Date: 9/27/2006 at 06:33:48

Trent Knutson, age 19, of 2204 228th Place in rural Boone died Sunday, February 26, 2006 of injuries from a truck accident near

Fraser. Funeral services will be Thursday, March 2, 2006 at 10 a.m. at the Augustana Lutheran Church with Rev. Dick Dahle officiating.

Following the service, his body will be cremated.

Trent Louis Knutson was born in Ames, Iowa on March 16, 1986, the son of Mark and Nancy (Stroberg) Knutson. He attended United Community Grade School and graduated from Boone High School in 2004.

He played football and basketball in high school and was named All District Tight End for football during his senior year. In earlier years, he was a member of the Cubs Little League team. During high school, he worked at the West Ames Hy-Vee. He then worked at Hansen Sinclair in Ames, and then was a stockman at Orscheln Farm and Home Supply in Boone for 11 months. He was presently employed at Sauer-Danfoss Manufacturing in Ames in hydraulic transmission assembly.

Trent was a free spirit with a big smile. He enjoyed listening to country western music, making pottery, and riding anything on wheels. He loved playing football and basketball, playing with his dog, Butch, and spending time with his family and friends.

He is preceded in death by his grandparents, Erling and Dorothy Knutson and Louis and Winona Stroberg. Trent is survived by his parents, Mark and Nancy of rural Boone; a brother, Travis of Iowa City; two sisters, Marny Knutson of Camdenton, Missouri, and Carrie Knutson and companion, Jennifer Fain, both of Ankeny; godparents, Carol and David Stroberg of Osage, Iowa; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.

Friends may call Wednesday at Schroeder Memorial Chapel at Sixth and Marshall Streets from 3 to 9 p.m. where his family will be present from 5 to 8 p.m. Visitation continues Thursday at the Augustana Lutheran Church from 9 a.m. to service time. Memorials may be given to MADD and the Boone Area Humane Society.

[Source: BNR via the WWW; originally published March 2, 2006.]