Jason Paul KNUDTSON

KNUDTSON, WORSTER

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 4/16/2008 at 09:54:53

BELMOND - Jason Paul Knudtson, 21, of Belmond, died Friday (April 11, 2008) in Iowa City. Funeral services for Jason Paul Knudtson will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 16, at the United Methodist Church in Belmond. Pastor Mike Druhl will officiate. Burial will be in the Belmond Cemetery. Visitation for Jason Knudtson will be held from 4 until 8 p.m. Tuesday, April 15, at the Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane S. in Belmond and will continue one hour prior to services at the church. In lieu of flowers, the family wishes memorials be given in Jason Knudtson's name.

Jason, the son of Philip and Peggy (Worster) Knudtson, was born on June 2, 1986, in Mason City. He was baptized and confirmed in the United Methodist Church in Belmond, where he was a member. Jason grew up in Belmond and graduated from Belmond-Klemme High School with the Class of 2004. Jason was very active in high school. He was involved in Thespians, football, wrestling, the Blueprint, and Student Council. Not only did he represent his junior class on the homecoming court, Jason was voted Homecoming King during his senior year. In his free time, Jason could be found skateboarding or snowboarding or playing Frisbee golf. Those hobbies led Jason to realize there was a need for a place to do that type of activity. He was instrumental in establishing the Extreme Sports Park for skate boarders, roller bladers, and BMX bikers. He was a large part of the group who won the 2002 Youth Leadership Award which was part of the Community Betterment Award which was presented by Governor Thomas Vilsack. Jason will be remembered as a very special person-very kind, with an infectious smile and a wonderful sense of humor. Currently, Jason was working at the Proctor and Gamble Company in Iowa City where he was residing.

Surviving Jason are his parents, Philip and Peggy; brothers Erik of Ames and Alex at home; maternal grandparents Don and Gwen Worster of Keokuk, and paternal grandmother, Phyllis Knudtson of Rake; and numerous other aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandfather, Carl Knudtson.

Dugger Funeral Home, 111 Luick's Lane S., Belmond.

Mason City Globe Gazette, IA
4/13/2008