KNOLL, RALPH LEE (1922-2013)

KNOLL, SNELLER, BOYER, HILTON

Posted By: Linda Hagedorn Finley (email)
Date: 10/11/2013 at 11:11:26

Source: WCFCourier.com - July 26, 2013

NEW HAMPTON — Ralph Lee Knoll, 90, of New Hampton, died Wednesday, July 24, at Linn Haven Rehab and Healthcare, New Hampton.

He was born Sept. 30, 1922, in Bremer County, son of Fred and Martha Sneller Knoll. He married Ruth Boyer on June 15, 1947, in Brainard. She died in 2008.

Mr. Knoll graduated from Fredericksburg High School in 1940, then served in the U.S. Army in the Burma/India/China theater in the 245th Signal Service Co. He farmed northeast of New Hampton for many years and was a member of First Baptist Church, New Hampton, serving as a deacon, Christian Education Board member and Sunday School teacher.

Survived by: four sons, Arnold (Ann), Dean (Judy), Kurt (Joan) and Paul (Christine), all of New Hampton; a daughter, Jane (Doug) Hilton of Martelle; 11 grandchildren, Sarah (Chad) Buchholz, Ben (Cindy) Knoll, Rachel (Jason) Lewis, David (Susan) Knoll, Beth (Seth) Vopat, Melissa (Kevin) Speer, Tim (Meli) Knoll, Angela (Jake) Bierbrodt, Jonathan Hilton, Jessica (Jude) Rochford and Shawn Knoll; 16 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and two sisters-in-law, Marie Knoll of New Hampton and Alice Boyer of Oelwein.

Preceded in death by: his parents; a brother, Ward Knoll; four sisters-in-law, Geraldine Boyer, Lola Boyer, Ethel Boyer and Eva Boyer Reeder; and two brothers-in-law, Leo Boyer and Don Reeder.

Services: 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Harvest Church, New Hampton, with burial in New Hampton Cemetery. Visitation from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Conway-Markham Funeral Home, New Hampton, and for an hour before services Tuesday at the church.

Memorials: may be directed to the family.

Condolences may be left at www.conwaymarkhamfh.com.

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