Otto Knoll Jr., 87, of Hoopeston died at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17, 2015) at Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Living, Hoopeston.
He was born October 4, 1928 at home in Fountain Creek Township, the son of Otto and Eunice (Beggs) Knoll Sr. He married Barbara Jean Mayhew on January 7, 1951 in Prairie Green near Wellington, Illinois. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Ingold and three brothers, Russell, Richard, and Donald Knoll.
He is survived by one daughter, Jo (Phillip) Alt; two sons, David (Diane) Knoll and Kim (Dana) Knoll; one sister-in-law, Lindy Knoll; one brother-in-law, Harold Ingold; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Otto served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 in Pusan Korea during the Korean War. He was a member of the Hoopeston American Legion Post # 384. He was a lifelong farmer, member of the Iroquois County Farm Bureau and served on the Fountain Creek-Lovejoy drainage district. Otto was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He was born October 4, 1928 at home in Fountain Creek Township, the son of Otto and Eunice (Beggs) Knoll Sr. He married Barbara Jean Mayhew on January 7, 1951 in Prairie Green near Wellington, Illinois. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Ingold and three brothers, Russell, Richard, and Donald Knoll.
He is survived by one daughter, Jo (Phillip) Alt; two sons, David (Diane) Knoll and Kim (Dana) Knoll; one sister-in-law, Lindy Knoll; one brother-in-law, Harold Ingold; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Otto served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 in Pusan Korea during the Korean War. He was a member of the Hoopeston American Legion Post # 384. He was a lifelong farmer, member of the Iroquois County Farm Bureau and served on the Fountain Creek-Lovejoy drainage district. Otto was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
Otto Knoll Jr., 87, of Hoopeston died at 1:45 a.m. Tuesday (Nov. 17, 2015) at Heritage Health Therapy & Senior Living, Hoopeston.
He was born October 4, 1928 at home in Fountain Creek Township, the son of Otto and Eunice (Beggs) Knoll Sr. He married Barbara Jean Mayhew on January 7, 1951 in Prairie Green near Wellington, Illinois. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Ingold and three brothers, Russell, Richard, and Donald Knoll.
He is survived by one daughter, Jo (Phillip) Alt; two sons, David (Diane) Knoll and Kim (Dana) Knoll; one sister-in-law, Lindy Knoll; one brother-in-law, Harold Ingold; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Otto served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 in Pusan Korea during the Korean War. He was a member of the Hoopeston American Legion Post # 384. He was a lifelong farmer, member of the Iroquois County Farm Bureau and served on the Fountain Creek-Lovejoy drainage district. Otto was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
He was born October 4, 1928 at home in Fountain Creek Township, the son of Otto and Eunice (Beggs) Knoll Sr. He married Barbara Jean Mayhew on January 7, 1951 in Prairie Green near Wellington, Illinois. She preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Marjorie Ingold and three brothers, Russell, Richard, and Donald Knoll.
He is survived by one daughter, Jo (Phillip) Alt; two sons, David (Diane) Knoll and Kim (Dana) Knoll; one sister-in-law, Lindy Knoll; one brother-in-law, Harold Ingold; seven grandchildren; fourteen great-grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.
Otto served in the United States Army from 1951-1953 in Pusan Korea during the Korean War. He was a member of the Hoopeston American Legion Post # 384. He was a lifelong farmer, member of the Iroquois County Farm Bureau and served on the Fountain Creek-Lovejoy drainage district. Otto was a member of the First United Methodist Church.
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