Sever Knudson, 1900-1989

KNUDSON, PETERSON, ANDERSON, MEYER, MAXWELL, BUDOLFSON

Posted By: Sharon K Hesebeck (email)
Date: 1/27/2023 at 15:08:57

Graveside services for Sever O. Knudson, 88, Kennewick, Washing and formerly of Sioux Rapids, will be held Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Barnes Township Cemetery in Linn Grove, with the Rev. Judeen Johnson of the First Lutheran Church in Sioux Rapids officiating
The Sliefert Funeral home in Sioux Rapids is in charge of arrangements
Mr. Knudson died Friday at a nursing home in Kennewick, Washington
The son of Oliver and Emma (Peterson) Knudson, he was born November 3 on a farm in Barnes Township near Linn Grove. He was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith, received his education in the Linn Grove school and graduated with the class of 1918
Her married Berneice Anderson on November 11, 1929 and they adopted a son, when he was four years old
The couple farmed in the Sioux Rapids area until Mr. Knudson's retirement in 1974. They then moved to Truth of Consequences, New Mexico. Because of failing health, the couple moved to Kennewick, Washington, where he entered the nursing home of his nephew
Mr. Knudson enjoyed doing things for his family and friends raising purebred Herefords and singing. He was also the head of the Hereford Association for four years and a 4H leader for many years
Mr. Knudson was preceded in death by his parents and one sister
Survivors include his wife; his son, Robert of Spencer; 11 grandchildren; five sisters; Beda and her husband LeRoy Meyer of Peterson; Corrine and her husband, Lyle Maxwell of Cherokee; Evelyn and her husband, Harold Garringer of Sioux Rapids; Mrs. Bernice Budolfson and Mrs. Wilma Budolfson, both of Minneapolis, Minnesota
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