John Marcus Knodle
June 12, 1935 — February 10, 2020
John Marcus Knodle, 84, of Marion, Iowa, died on Monday, February 10, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinic in Iowa City. The family will greet friends from 10 to 11 a.m. on Saturday, February 15, 2020 at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection in Marion. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday at the church conducted by Reverend Nate Montover. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
John was born June 12, 1935, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Dean and Eva (Nelson) Knodle. After graduation, he went to the University of Illinois and graduated in February 1959. He had two children, Marcus John and Pamela Dawn with wife, Gisela. In 1992, he married the love of his life, Sheryl Ann Ahrendsen which brought in four Wood step-sons, Tim, Todd, Tracy, and Terry six grandchildren, Lane Ruley, Spencer Wood, Danielle Davis, Andrew Wood, Jackson Razor and Kiah Wood, and great-granddaughter, Emerson Wood.
John spent almost 40 years at Collins Radio. He was in various management positions, the greatest being, Production Engineering leader of a new process defined as “Mutilayer Circuit Boards”. This had the backing of the company president, Art Collins. John was active in sports for most of his life. Earlier years were team sports, baseball, basketball and football. Later it became golf and bowling, and then later years turned to card games. Duplicate Bridge was a big part of his life. John taught the subject at Kirkwood Community College and authored a book on the subject. He was also the director of two weekly games and played in national tournaments. John was a member and recognized as a leader at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. He was the organizer and building chairman for the new church, completed in 2004.
Memorials may be directed to the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Youth Program.
John was born June 12, 1935, in Rockford, Illinois, the son of Dean and Eva (Nelson) Knodle. After graduation, he went to the University of Illinois and graduated in February 1959. He had two children, Marcus John and Pamela Dawn with wife, Gisela. In 1992, he married the love of his life, Sheryl Ann Ahrendsen which brought in four Wood step-sons, Tim, Todd, Tracy, and Terry six grandchildren, Lane Ruley, Spencer Wood, Danielle Davis, Andrew Wood, Jackson Razor and Kiah Wood, and great-granddaughter, Emerson Wood.
John spent almost 40 years at Collins Radio. He was in various management positions, the greatest being, Production Engineering leader of a new process defined as “Mutilayer Circuit Boards”. This had the backing of the company president, Art Collins. John was active in sports for most of his life. Earlier years were team sports, baseball, basketball and football. Later it became golf and bowling, and then later years turned to card games. Duplicate Bridge was a big part of his life. John taught the subject at Kirkwood Community College and authored a book on the subject. He was also the director of two weekly games and played in national tournaments. John was a member and recognized as a leader at Lutheran Church of the Resurrection. He was the organizer and building chairman for the new church, completed in 2004.
Memorials may be directed to the Lutheran Church of the Resurrection Youth Program.
To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of John Marcus Knodle, please visit our flower store.