HEBRON -- Jean (Burtts) Knowlen, 62, Hebron, died Oct. 2, 1997, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Glencoe Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Glencoe Presbyterian Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, at Dakota Memorial Chapel, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to services, at the church.
Jean Burtts (a second born twin) to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen Sr. Jan 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the United States.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent wife and caring mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove truck and operated forklifts and other vehicles.
She is survived by her husband, Lowell; three sons, Lowell Jr., Delbert, and Hank; four daughters, Colleen Clooten, Susan Glass, Jean Walton and Rebecca Knowlen; 14 grandchildren, David, Amanda, Lorene, Phillip and Matthew Knowlen, Michael and Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity, Fawn and Forrest Glass, and Breanna and Amberly Walton; three brothers, Joe Fogarty, Newburg, Ore., Clarence Burtts, Linton, and Bill Burtts, Hazelton; and five sisters, Ruth Snyder, Newburg, Violet Clooten, Bismarck, Harriet Schantz, Yakima, Wash., Arlene Auch, Grangeville, Calif., and Judy Bailey, Mandan.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts and David Burtts.
Source: Bismarck Tribune, October 2, 1997
Jean (Burtts) Knowlen (a second born twin) was born to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County, ND. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen, Sr., on January 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage, she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the U.S.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent Wife and caring Mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. She even won her first airplane ride in 1946 by singing in a Bismarck radio contest. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's Handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove trucks, operated forklifts, and other vehicles.
Jean is survived by her husband Lowell, their 7 children, Lowell, Jr., Colleen (Clooten), Delbert, Hank, Susan (Glass), Jean (Walton), and Rebecca; and 14 grandchildren, David Knowlen, Amanda Knowlen, Lorene Knowlen, Phillip Knowlen, Matthew Knowlen, Michael Clooten, Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity Glass, Fawn Glass, Forrest Glass, Breanna Walton, & Amberly Walton.
She is also survived by 3 brothers, Joe (Fogarty) of Newberg, OR, Clarence Burtts of Linton, ND, and Bill Burtts of Hazelton, ND; and 5 sisters, Ruth (Snyder) of Newberg, OR, Violet (Clooten) of Bismarck, ND, Harriet (Schantz) of Yakima, WA, Arlene (Auch) of Grangeville, CA, and Judy (Bailey) of Mandan, ND.
Jean is also remembered by the following special friends, Jim & Niomi McCormick of Letcher, SD, Fred Ternes of Bismarck, ND, Paul & Arlene Mardian of Rapid City, SD, Harriet Hurkes of Bismarck, ND, and too many others to list.
Jean was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts, and David Burtts.
Funeral Services were Thursday, October 8, 1997 at 2:00 pm at Glencoe Presbyterian Church in Glencoe, ND, with Mr. Tracey Rogers officiating.
Casket Bearers were Colleen Clooten, Delbert Knowlen, Hank Knowlen, Susan Glass, Jean Walton, & Rebecca Knowlen.
Committal Service was at Glencoe Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source: Dakota Memorial Chapel funeral handout
resided in Bismarck, per 1940 census & 1959 city directory
resided in Pierre, South Dakota, per 1971 mother's obituary
resided in Black Hawk & Rapid City in 1989, per U.S. Public Records Index, Volumes 1 & 2
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6896027448
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, at Dakota Memorial Chapel, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to services, at the church.
Jean Burtts (a second born twin) to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen Sr. Jan 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the United States.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent wife and caring mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove truck and operated forklifts and other vehicles.
She is survived by her husband, Lowell; three sons, Lowell Jr., Delbert, and Hank; four daughters, Colleen Clooten, Susan Glass, Jean Walton and Rebecca Knowlen; 14 grandchildren, David, Amanda, Lorene, Phillip and Matthew Knowlen, Michael and Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity, Fawn and Forrest Glass, and Breanna and Amberly Walton; three brothers, Joe Fogarty, Newburg, Ore., Clarence Burtts, Linton, and Bill Burtts, Hazelton; and five sisters, Ruth Snyder, Newburg, Violet Clooten, Bismarck, Harriet Schantz, Yakima, Wash., Arlene Auch, Grangeville, Calif., and Judy Bailey, Mandan.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts and David Burtts.
Source: Bismarck Tribune, October 2, 1997
Jean (Burtts) Knowlen (a second born twin) was born to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County, ND. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen, Sr., on January 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage, she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the U.S.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent Wife and caring Mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. She even won her first airplane ride in 1946 by singing in a Bismarck radio contest. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's Handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove trucks, operated forklifts, and other vehicles.
Jean is survived by her husband Lowell, their 7 children, Lowell, Jr., Colleen (Clooten), Delbert, Hank, Susan (Glass), Jean (Walton), and Rebecca; and 14 grandchildren, David Knowlen, Amanda Knowlen, Lorene Knowlen, Phillip Knowlen, Matthew Knowlen, Michael Clooten, Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity Glass, Fawn Glass, Forrest Glass, Breanna Walton, & Amberly Walton.
She is also survived by 3 brothers, Joe (Fogarty) of Newberg, OR, Clarence Burtts of Linton, ND, and Bill Burtts of Hazelton, ND; and 5 sisters, Ruth (Snyder) of Newberg, OR, Violet (Clooten) of Bismarck, ND, Harriet (Schantz) of Yakima, WA, Arlene (Auch) of Grangeville, CA, and Judy (Bailey) of Mandan, ND.
Jean is also remembered by the following special friends, Jim & Niomi McCormick of Letcher, SD, Fred Ternes of Bismarck, ND, Paul & Arlene Mardian of Rapid City, SD, Harriet Hurkes of Bismarck, ND, and too many others to list.
Jean was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts, and David Burtts.
Funeral Services were Thursday, October 8, 1997 at 2:00 pm at Glencoe Presbyterian Church in Glencoe, ND, with Mr. Tracey Rogers officiating.
Casket Bearers were Colleen Clooten, Delbert Knowlen, Hank Knowlen, Susan Glass, Jean Walton, & Rebecca Knowlen.
Committal Service was at Glencoe Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source: Dakota Memorial Chapel funeral handout
resided in Bismarck, per 1940 census & 1959 city directory
resided in Pierre, South Dakota, per 1971 mother's obituary
resided in Black Hawk & Rapid City in 1989, per U.S. Public Records Index, Volumes 1 & 2
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6896027448
HEBRON -- Jean (Burtts) Knowlen, 62, Hebron, died Oct. 2, 1997, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Glencoe Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow at Glencoe Presbyterian Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, at Dakota Memorial Chapel, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to services, at the church.
Jean Burtts (a second born twin) to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen Sr. Jan 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the United States.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent wife and caring mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove truck and operated forklifts and other vehicles.
She is survived by her husband, Lowell; three sons, Lowell Jr., Delbert, and Hank; four daughters, Colleen Clooten, Susan Glass, Jean Walton and Rebecca Knowlen; 14 grandchildren, David, Amanda, Lorene, Phillip and Matthew Knowlen, Michael and Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity, Fawn and Forrest Glass, and Breanna and Amberly Walton; three brothers, Joe Fogarty, Newburg, Ore., Clarence Burtts, Linton, and Bill Burtts, Hazelton; and five sisters, Ruth Snyder, Newburg, Violet Clooten, Bismarck, Harriet Schantz, Yakima, Wash., Arlene Auch, Grangeville, Calif., and Judy Bailey, Mandan.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts and David Burtts.
Source: Bismarck Tribune, October 2, 1997
Jean (Burtts) Knowlen (a second born twin) was born to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County, ND. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen, Sr., on January 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage, she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the U.S.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent Wife and caring Mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. She even won her first airplane ride in 1946 by singing in a Bismarck radio contest. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's Handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove trucks, operated forklifts, and other vehicles.
Jean is survived by her husband Lowell, their 7 children, Lowell, Jr., Colleen (Clooten), Delbert, Hank, Susan (Glass), Jean (Walton), and Rebecca; and 14 grandchildren, David Knowlen, Amanda Knowlen, Lorene Knowlen, Phillip Knowlen, Matthew Knowlen, Michael Clooten, Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity Glass, Fawn Glass, Forrest Glass, Breanna Walton, & Amberly Walton.
She is also survived by 3 brothers, Joe (Fogarty) of Newberg, OR, Clarence Burtts of Linton, ND, and Bill Burtts of Hazelton, ND; and 5 sisters, Ruth (Snyder) of Newberg, OR, Violet (Clooten) of Bismarck, ND, Harriet (Schantz) of Yakima, WA, Arlene (Auch) of Grangeville, CA, and Judy (Bailey) of Mandan, ND.
Jean is also remembered by the following special friends, Jim & Niomi McCormick of Letcher, SD, Fred Ternes of Bismarck, ND, Paul & Arlene Mardian of Rapid City, SD, Harriet Hurkes of Bismarck, ND, and too many others to list.
Jean was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts, and David Burtts.
Funeral Services were Thursday, October 8, 1997 at 2:00 pm at Glencoe Presbyterian Church in Glencoe, ND, with Mr. Tracey Rogers officiating.
Casket Bearers were Colleen Clooten, Delbert Knowlen, Hank Knowlen, Susan Glass, Jean Walton, & Rebecca Knowlen.
Committal Service was at Glencoe Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source: Dakota Memorial Chapel funeral handout
resided in Bismarck, per 1940 census & 1959 city directory
resided in Pierre, South Dakota, per 1971 mother's obituary
resided in Black Hawk & Rapid City in 1989, per U.S. Public Records Index, Volumes 1 & 2
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6896027448
Visitation will be from 1 to 9 p.m. today, and 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. Wednesday, at Dakota Memorial Chapel, Bismarck, and will continue one hour prior to services, at the church.
Jean Burtts (a second born twin) to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen Sr. Jan 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the United States.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent wife and caring mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove truck and operated forklifts and other vehicles.
She is survived by her husband, Lowell; three sons, Lowell Jr., Delbert, and Hank; four daughters, Colleen Clooten, Susan Glass, Jean Walton and Rebecca Knowlen; 14 grandchildren, David, Amanda, Lorene, Phillip and Matthew Knowlen, Michael and Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity, Fawn and Forrest Glass, and Breanna and Amberly Walton; three brothers, Joe Fogarty, Newburg, Ore., Clarence Burtts, Linton, and Bill Burtts, Hazelton; and five sisters, Ruth Snyder, Newburg, Violet Clooten, Bismarck, Harriet Schantz, Yakima, Wash., Arlene Auch, Grangeville, Calif., and Judy Bailey, Mandan.
Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts and David Burtts.
Source: Bismarck Tribune, October 2, 1997
Jean (Burtts) Knowlen (a second born twin) was born to Charles Hubert Burtts and Shirley Eleanor Suverly in Emmons County, ND. Jean attended school in Bismarck. She married Lowell Russell Knowlen, Sr., on January 12, 1952. During Jean's 45 years of marriage, she was able to travel to 42 states with her beloved husband, Lowell. Loving travel, they lived in many different parts of the U.S.
Jean, who was known for her kindness and compassion to anyone, was also an excellent Wife and caring Mother. Jean's favorite hobby was music. She was an excellent singer. She wrote and sang many of her own songs all of her life. She even won her first airplane ride in 1946 by singing in a Bismarck radio contest. Jean also enjoyed boating, driving all kinds of vehicles, and traveling to different parts of the country to see the beauty of God's Handiwork. God had been a major part of her life, especially since her baptism into the Worldwide Church of God on March 16, 1985.
In her later years, Jean worked with her husband in the recycling business, and also the fur business. During this time, she also drove trucks, operated forklifts, and other vehicles.
Jean is survived by her husband Lowell, their 7 children, Lowell, Jr., Colleen (Clooten), Delbert, Hank, Susan (Glass), Jean (Walton), and Rebecca; and 14 grandchildren, David Knowlen, Amanda Knowlen, Lorene Knowlen, Phillip Knowlen, Matthew Knowlen, Michael Clooten, Wendy Clooten, Monica Knowlen, Chastity Glass, Fawn Glass, Forrest Glass, Breanna Walton, & Amberly Walton.
She is also survived by 3 brothers, Joe (Fogarty) of Newberg, OR, Clarence Burtts of Linton, ND, and Bill Burtts of Hazelton, ND; and 5 sisters, Ruth (Snyder) of Newberg, OR, Violet (Clooten) of Bismarck, ND, Harriet (Schantz) of Yakima, WA, Arlene (Auch) of Grangeville, CA, and Judy (Bailey) of Mandan, ND.
Jean is also remembered by the following special friends, Jim & Niomi McCormick of Letcher, SD, Fred Ternes of Bismarck, ND, Paul & Arlene Mardian of Rapid City, SD, Harriet Hurkes of Bismarck, ND, and too many others to list.
Jean was preceded in death by the following brothers and sisters, George Burtts, Eleanor Fogarty, Lorraine Clooten, Charles H. Burtts, Joan Knowlen, Maynard Burtts, and David Burtts.
Funeral Services were Thursday, October 8, 1997 at 2:00 pm at Glencoe Presbyterian Church in Glencoe, ND, with Mr. Tracey Rogers officiating.
Casket Bearers were Colleen Clooten, Delbert Knowlen, Hank Knowlen, Susan Glass, Jean Walton, & Rebecca Knowlen.
Committal Service was at Glencoe Presbyterian Church Cemetery
Source: Dakota Memorial Chapel funeral handout
resided in Bismarck, per 1940 census & 1959 city directory
resided in Pierre, South Dakota, per 1971 mother's obituary
resided in Black Hawk & Rapid City in 1989, per U.S. Public Records Index, Volumes 1 & 2
Source: http://trees.ancestry.com/tree/45038109/person/6896027448
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