Monona County IA Archives Obituaries.....Knutson, Richard  August 16, 1965
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Richard Knutson
Rites Here Today                     (From the collection of Vivian Norby 
Andersen)

	Richard Knutson, 87, a resident of the Soldier, Ute and Moorhead 
communities for many years before moving to Sioux City 20 years ago, passed 
away Monday evening at a Sioux City hospital.  He had been ill for some time 
and had been a resident at a nursing home there for several years.
	Funeral services will be held at the Soldier Lutheran church in 
Soldier this Thursday, August 19 at 1:00 p.m.  Pastor Harry Sorensen will 
officiate.  Mrs. Norman C. Hanson will be soloist and will sing “The Old 
Rugged Cross” and “Just As I Am.”  Julie Amunson will be at the organ.
	Interment will be in Soldier Valley cemetery under the direction of 
Pearson Funeral Home.  Bearers will be Ronald Knutson, Richard Knutson, 
Russell Knutson, Wilmer Knutson, Jr., Milford Klaus and Herbert Neumann.
	Richard C. Knutson, son of Knud and Kate Knutson, was born July 21, 
1878 at Moorhead, Iowa and passed away August 16, 1965 at Sioux City at the 
age of 87 years.
	He was united in marriage to Gunda Ulven at Soldier Aril 1, 1903.  
Most of his active life was spent in farming.  He was a member of Soldier 
Lutheran Church.
	He is survived by three sons, Roy and Henry of Sioux City and Wilmer 
C. of Soldier; one daughter, Mrs. Ernest Klaus of Ute; one adopted daughter, 
Miss Clarice Kelley of Los Angeles, Calif.; 20 grandchildren; 39 great 
grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Lena Thompson of Bashaw, Alberta, Canada.
	He was preceded in death by his wife and two sons, Clark and Milford.


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