Shirley Katherine Knapp
July 30, 1929 — January 14, 2016
Shirley Katherine Knapp, 86, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016, at her home. Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 18, 2016, at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Marion, Iowa. Inurnment will be at a later date at Oak Shade Cemetery in Marion. Arrangements by Murdoch Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Marion.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Paul; children, Steve (Martha E.) Knapp of Williamsburg, Laura (Roger) Eller of Cedar Rapids, and Martha Knapp of Marion; grandchildren, Allen and Megan (Nick Gluba) Knapp, Maxwell, Valerie, and Dylan Eller, Hanna (Drew) Wood, and Aaron Petsel; great-grandchild, Auliver Wood; and brother, John (Jeannine) Heldt of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Mary Heldt.
Shirley was born July 30, 1929, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of John W. and Elsie A. (Chadek) Heldt. She graduated from Mt. Mercy Academy. Shirley married Paul W. Knapp on May 15, 1948, in Cedar Rapids. She worked as a bookkeeper for Taylor Music Company, McNeal Tool, and Great Plains Gas Company which she retired from in 1994. Shirley was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion.
“A special thank you to Hospice of Mercy, especially to Annette, Jenny, and Sara for their kindness and compassion.”
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
Shirley is survived by her husband, Paul; children, Steve (Martha E.) Knapp of Williamsburg, Laura (Roger) Eller of Cedar Rapids, and Martha Knapp of Marion; grandchildren, Allen and Megan (Nick Gluba) Knapp, Maxwell, Valerie, and Dylan Eller, Hanna (Drew) Wood, and Aaron Petsel; great-grandchild, Auliver Wood; and brother, John (Jeannine) Heldt of Cedar Rapids.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and sister, Mary Heldt.
Shirley was born July 30, 1929, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of John W. and Elsie A. (Chadek) Heldt. She graduated from Mt. Mercy Academy. Shirley married Paul W. Knapp on May 15, 1948, in Cedar Rapids. She worked as a bookkeeper for Taylor Music Company, McNeal Tool, and Great Plains Gas Company which she retired from in 1994. Shirley was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion.
“A special thank you to Hospice of Mercy, especially to Annette, Jenny, and Sara for their kindness and compassion.”
Memorials may be made to Hospice of Mercy, 315 18th Avenue, Hiawatha, Iowa 52233.
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