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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Helen
Knies
Feb 2, 1921 — Jun 24, 2014
Obituary
Helen Knies, 93, Lake Mills, passed away on Tuesday, June 24, 2014, at the Willowbrook Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.
She was born on February 2, 1921 in Maraza, Hungary, the daughter of the late Georg and Paula (Kretz) Morschhauser.
Helen went to Germany in 1946 as a refugee.
She married Joseph Knies on July 15, 1949 in Ulm, Germany.
They immigrated to the United States in 1957, living first in Lake Mills and then moving to Chicago in March of that year. After many years living there, they retired to Lake Mills in 1977.
Helen was always proud of the garden, both flowering and vegetable, at her home in Lake Mills. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, and sewing.
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sons, Joe of Lake Mills and Helmut (Nancy) of Madison, as well as two grandchildren, Whitney and Christopher (Stacy) Wilcox, and three great-grandchildren, Isaac, Gracelyn, and Madelyn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Peter and Gyula, and her sister, Maria.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Father David A. Wanish as celebrant.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. on Friday at the church until the time of service.
If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
She was born on February 2, 1921 in Maraza, Hungary, the daughter of the late Georg and Paula (Kretz) Morschhauser.
Helen went to Germany in 1946 as a refugee.
She married Joseph Knies on July 15, 1949 in Ulm, Germany.
They immigrated to the United States in 1957, living first in Lake Mills and then moving to Chicago in March of that year. After many years living there, they retired to Lake Mills in 1977.
Helen was always proud of the garden, both flowering and vegetable, at her home in Lake Mills. She also enjoyed cooking, baking, and sewing.
She was a member of St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church.
Survivors include two sons, Joe of Lake Mills and Helmut (Nancy) of Madison, as well as two grandchildren, Whitney and Christopher (Stacy) Wilcox, and three great-grandchildren, Isaac, Gracelyn, and Madelyn.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, Peter and Gyula, and her sister, Maria.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Friday, June 27, 2014, at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with Father David A. Wanish as celebrant.
Burial will be in the Rock Lake Cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 10 a.m. on Friday at the church until the time of service.
If desired, memorials may be made to the charity of one's choice.
www.claussenfuneralhome.com
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