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Peter Cooper Knopf

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Peter Cooper Knopf

Birth
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Death
9 Aug 1960 (aged 77)
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA
Burial
Louisville, Jefferson County, Kentucky, USA Add to Map
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Parents: Peter Knopf and Frances Louise Wintergerst.

Husband of Lillian Regina Schluetter.

The Courier-Journal, Wednesday, 8/10/1960.
P. C. KNOPF DIES OF HEART ATTACK - WAS ATTORNEY, IN REAL ESTATE - PETER COOPER KNOPF, attorney, real estate agent, and former grocer, died of a heart attack at 9:30 last night at his home, 168 Vernon. He was 77. For many years Knopf operated P. Knopf & Sons Grocery, a store founded by his grandfather about 1850. Knopf closed the store at Frankfort and Vernon in 1936. Knopf recently had been associated with Town & Country Homes Realty Company. Born and reared here, Knopf was graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law about 1901. He practiced law until about 1916, when he went into the grocery business with his father. He was a past president of the Louisville Grocers Association. After closing the store, Knopf went into the real estate business, but left it to work at Indiana Arsenal during World War II. He passed a realtor's examination when he was 73 to return to the business. Knopf was a member of Beargrass Christian Church, Crescent Hill Masonic Lodge, and Pastime Boat Club. Survivors include his wife, the former Lillian Von Schluetter; a son, Daniel P. Knopf; two brothers, William P. Knopf, Leesburg, Fla., and Joseph J. Knopf; a sister, Mrs. Lettie Stoll; and three grandchildren. The body is at Pearson's, 149 Breckinridge Lane.

The Courier-Journal, Thursday, 8/11/1960.
KNOPF, PETER COOPER, suddenly August 9, 1960, at 9:30 p.m., at his residence, 168 Vernon Ave., age 77 years. Beloved husband of Lillian VonSchluetter Knopf; father of Daniel P. Knopf; brother of Mr. William P. Knopf, Leesburg, Fla., Mr. Joseph J. Knopf and Mrs. Lettie Stoll; also survived by 3 grandchildren. Funeral from Pearson's, 149 Breckinridge Lane Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Cave Hill Cemetery.

KNOPF, PETER COOPER.
Important Dates:
Birth; Death; Service
/ / ; / / ; 8/12/1960
Cave Hill Cemetery Information
Section Lot Number Part Range Grave
SECTION 32; 138; S1/2 *4
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)
Parents: Peter Knopf and Frances Louise Wintergerst.

Husband of Lillian Regina Schluetter.

The Courier-Journal, Wednesday, 8/10/1960.
P. C. KNOPF DIES OF HEART ATTACK - WAS ATTORNEY, IN REAL ESTATE - PETER COOPER KNOPF, attorney, real estate agent, and former grocer, died of a heart attack at 9:30 last night at his home, 168 Vernon. He was 77. For many years Knopf operated P. Knopf & Sons Grocery, a store founded by his grandfather about 1850. Knopf closed the store at Frankfort and Vernon in 1936. Knopf recently had been associated with Town & Country Homes Realty Company. Born and reared here, Knopf was graduated from the University of Louisville School of Law about 1901. He practiced law until about 1916, when he went into the grocery business with his father. He was a past president of the Louisville Grocers Association. After closing the store, Knopf went into the real estate business, but left it to work at Indiana Arsenal during World War II. He passed a realtor's examination when he was 73 to return to the business. Knopf was a member of Beargrass Christian Church, Crescent Hill Masonic Lodge, and Pastime Boat Club. Survivors include his wife, the former Lillian Von Schluetter; a son, Daniel P. Knopf; two brothers, William P. Knopf, Leesburg, Fla., and Joseph J. Knopf; a sister, Mrs. Lettie Stoll; and three grandchildren. The body is at Pearson's, 149 Breckinridge Lane.

The Courier-Journal, Thursday, 8/11/1960.
KNOPF, PETER COOPER, suddenly August 9, 1960, at 9:30 p.m., at his residence, 168 Vernon Ave., age 77 years. Beloved husband of Lillian VonSchluetter Knopf; father of Daniel P. Knopf; brother of Mr. William P. Knopf, Leesburg, Fla., Mr. Joseph J. Knopf and Mrs. Lettie Stoll; also survived by 3 grandchildren. Funeral from Pearson's, 149 Breckinridge Lane Friday morning at 10 o'clock. Interment in Cave Hill Cemetery.

KNOPF, PETER COOPER.
Important Dates:
Birth; Death; Service
/ / ; / / ; 8/12/1960
Cave Hill Cemetery Information
Section Lot Number Part Range Grave
SECTION 32; 138; S1/2 *4
(abstracted by Dolores Bohn)


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