Harold KNOKE

KNOKE, GLAWE, BECK, KENNEDY, POSSEHL, TAYLOR, MEYER, WEBBER, ZITTERGRUEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/20/2010 at 12:14:16

ELKADER, IA - Harold Knoke, 94, of Elkader, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Elkader Care Center. Funeral Services will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, July 14, at Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader with Pastor Andrea Mericle officiating. Burial is at Mount Harmony Cemetery, rural Elkport. Visitation is 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home on Wednesday. Harold was born August 20, 1915, in Klemme, to Fred and Ella (Glawe) Knoke. Harold and Violet Beck were united in marriage on June 26, 1950. She died May 4, 1988. He was in the plumbing and heating business.

Oelwein Daily Register - Iowa
July 13, 2010

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Harold Knoke, 94, of Elkader, died Monday, July 12, 2010, at the Elkader Care Center. A funeral service will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday, July 14, 2009, at Leonard Funeral Home in Elkader with Pastor Andrea Mericle officiating. Burial was held in Mount Harmony Cemetery, rural Elkport. Visitation will be held 10 a.m. until service time at the funeral home on Wednesday.

Harold was born August 20, 1915, in Klemme, to Fred and Ella (Glawe) Knoke. The family later moved to Elkader, where he spent the rest of his life. Harold was educated in the Elkader school system. He was confirmed at, and was a lifelong member of, Peace United Church of Christ in Elkader. Harold was inducted into the United States Army, serving during WWII, from 1942 to 1946. When he returned home from the service, he went into the plumbing and heating business, which he continued until his retirement.

Harold and Violet Beck were united in marriage on June 26, 1950. Survivors include his step-daughters, Gwen Kennedy of Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. and Kathryn (Ray) Possehl of Alburnett; stepson, Dennis (Mary) Beck of Elkader; 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and one great-great grandchild; sister, Helen Taylor of Coon Rapids, Minn.; and brothers, Vernon (Vadena) Knoke of Oelwein and Fred Jr. (Sheila) Knoke of Elkader. Harold was preceded in death by his parents; his wife on May 4, 1988; two brothers, Kenneth Knoke and Clarence Knoke; and three sisters, Lorraine Meyer, Ivanelle Webber and Marion Zittergruen.

Clayton County Register, Elkader, Iowa
July 14, 2010