Edith Knepfel, of Saukville, passed away in the evening hours of Thursday, March 26, 2015, at Heritage Nursing and Rehabilitation Center in Port Washington. She was 80 years old.
Edith was born on July 18, 1934, in Shawano, daughter of Robert Engel Sr. and Gertrude Gralow Engel. She grew up on the family dairy farm and enjoyed participating in many 4-H activities, including showing dairy cattle. She also liked playing piano and the saxophone. Edith graduated from Shawano High School in 1952. She continued her education at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and received her bachelor’s degree in education in 1956. Edith taught home economics at the high school level.
On June 2, 1962, she married Allen Knepfel at the Little Brown Church in the Vale in Nashua, Iowa. The couple moved to Saukville in 1963. Edith was a member of St. Peter’s United Church of Christ, where she helped in the church office. She also was active as a leader in 4-H and the Gals for Good Government. She enjoyed sewing, cooking, gardening and assisting her husband, Allen, with his Coast Guard Auxiliary activities.
Edith is survived by her four children, Mary (Glenn) Burrows, of Cuba City, Carol Knepfel, of Sun Prairie, Robert (Renee) Knepfel, of Port Washington, and Janice (Matthew Kenworthy) Knepfel, of Oegstgeest, The Netherlands. She is further survived by three stepchildren: Charlotte Knepfel, of Kohler, Christine Harder, of Sauk City, and Charles (Dana) Knepfel, of Kekoskee; 11 grandchildren, Cynthia, Karen, Anna, Allen, Courtney, Paul, Audrey, Robert, Marietta, Anja and Elizabeth; brother, Robert (Bonnie) Engel Jr., of Shawano; brothers-in-law, William Knepfel, of Kiel, and Harold (the late Barbara) Sinner, of Elkhart Lake; and sister, Helen (James) Kuhfuss, of Sheboygan Falls; nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Allen, and her stepdaughter, Cynthia Yapp.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 7, at 6 p.m. at St. Peter’s United Church of Christ in Saukville. The Rev. Brian Damrow will preside. Visitation will precede the service on April 7 from 4-6 p.m. She will be laid to rest next to her husband in Union Cemetery in Saukville.
Memorials are suggested to St. Peter’s United Church of Christ or the Ozaukee County 4-H Foundation.
The Eernisse Funeral Home, Port Washington is honored to serve the family. Online condolences may be left at www.eernissefuneralhome.com.
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