OBIT: Sloan Michael KNECHT, 2007, native of Somerset County, PA
 
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  KNECHT, Sloan Michael 02/01/2007  The New Republic
   July 2, 1908 January 14, 2007 
  
  Sloan Michael Knecht, a long-time Falls Church, VA resident known for his many volunteer
  efforts for his church and community, died Sunday, January 14, 2007 at the age of 98. 
  He was born July 2, 1908 in West Salisbury, he was the first son of the late Joseph Adam
  Knecht and the late Margaret Sloan Knecht. In addition to his parents and his son Joseph
  B. Knecht, Mr. Knecht's brothers, James and Lawrence, preceded him in death. 
  Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Cecelia; children: Margaret Thaler (Richard),
  Charlotte Hall, MD; Mary O'Connor (Michael), Greenlawn, NY; Grace Weeden (Gary), Gales
  Ferry, CT; Sloan Knecht Jr. (Debby), Potomac Falls, VA; and Catherine Williamson (James),
  St. Cloud, MN; 15 grandchildren: James Reingruber (Molly) and Christopher Reingruber
  (Amy); Elizabeth Boll (Greg), Molly D'Antonio (Paul), Lauren Marlow (Craig), and Katie
  O'Connor; Adam and Conrad Weeden; Amy Knecht, Erin Rojas (German), Gwen Wotring (Matt);
  Briana and Erica Williamson, Joseph and Anna Knecht; ten great-grandchildren: Ben and
  John Reingruber; Jacob, Sarah, and Lucas Reingruber; Jake Marlow; Samuel D'Antonio;
  German Isaac and Moriah Rojas; Sydney Wotring; Jane Morrissey Knecht. He will also be
  greatly missed by his niece Anne Knecht Gabany and great nephew, Andrew Gabany and great
  niece, Elizabeth Hope Gabany. 
  His service during World War II included time stationed on the island of Tinian, where he
  witnessed the departure and return of the Enola Gay. He achieved the rank of staff
  sergeant. Sloan Knecht was a proud veteran who considered himself so fortunate to live in
  and serve "the greatest country on earth."