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John Kneller

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John Kneller

Birth
Noble County, Indiana, USA
Death
16 Apr 1940 (aged 87)
Fort Wayne, Allen County, Indiana, USA
Burial
Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
C-1-32-2
Memorial ID
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John was a son of Gotleib Kneller and Catharine Lederer Kneller. John first married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Luecke in 1880. They had one son, Frank Kneller, born in 1881. After Lizzie died, he married her sister, Susan Luecke, in 1882. John and Susan had three more sons: Ervin, Herman and Edward.

The following is an obituary for John Kneller, published in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, April 17, 1940:

Funeral services for John Kneller, 87, who died at 6:04 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his son, Herman Kneller of 1225 East Washington Boulevard, will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Chalfant-Perry & Pook's Funeral Home, Dr. Paul F. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Eberhardt Cemetery in Whitley County. Friends may view the body at the funeral home after noon today.

The deceased was a retired farmer and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Columbia City. Survivors include three sons, Frank of Whitley County and Herman and Edward of this city; two brothers, George and Dan Kneller of Whitley County; a sister, Mrs. Catherine Reedman [Redman] of Columbia City; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.
John was a son of Gotleib Kneller and Catharine Lederer Kneller. John first married Elizabeth "Lizzie" Luecke in 1880. They had one son, Frank Kneller, born in 1881. After Lizzie died, he married her sister, Susan Luecke, in 1882. John and Susan had three more sons: Ervin, Herman and Edward.

The following is an obituary for John Kneller, published in the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette, April 17, 1940:

Funeral services for John Kneller, 87, who died at 6:04 o'clock Tuesday morning at the home of his son, Herman Kneller of 1225 East Washington Boulevard, will be held Friday morning at 10 o'clock at Chalfant-Perry & Pook's Funeral Home, Dr. Paul F. Miller officiating. Burial will be in Eberhardt Cemetery in Whitley County. Friends may view the body at the funeral home after noon today.

The deceased was a retired farmer and was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Columbia City. Survivors include three sons, Frank of Whitley County and Herman and Edward of this city; two brothers, George and Dan Kneller of Whitley County; a sister, Mrs. Catherine Reedman [Redman] of Columbia City; nine grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.


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  • Maintained by: David Neller
  • Originally Created by: Wlfmn
  • Added: Aug 6, 2006
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/15164274/john-kneller: accessed ), memorial page for John Kneller (Jan 1853–16 Apr 1940), Find a Grave Memorial ID 15164274, citing Eberhard Cemetery, Columbia City, Whitley County, Indiana, USA; Maintained by David Neller (contributor 47482893).