1933
Ruth
2014
Ruth Knaack
February 1, 1933 — April 21, 2014
Funeral Services for Ruth "Arlene" Knaack of Glenville, will be held at 2:00 P.M. on Friday, April 25, at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville. The Reverend James Rushton will officiate. Interment will be in Greenwood Cemetery in Glenville. Visitation will be from 5:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. on Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church. Arlene died on Monday, April 21, 2014 at ThorneCrest Retirement Community, Albert Lea. She was 81.
She was born on February 1, 1933, in Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Julius and Ruby (Peterson)Hauge.
She graduated from Northwood High School. Following graduation she had worked at the Maid Rite shop in Lake Mills, Iowa, and also candled eggs in Albert Lea. She married Richard D. Knaack on March 1, 1953, at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville. She was a member at First Lutheran Church in Glenville, were she enjoyed helping and serving at events. Arlene and Richard raised their family and farmed in rural Glenville. She helped with chores and any other farm work as needed. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, collecting dishes and dolls. You could often find her reading over one of her many cookbooks.
She is survived by two sons: Allen Knaack and Dennis Knaack, both of Glenville; grandchildren: Cody (Jill) Knaack and children Wyatt and Richard of Glenville, Jesse Knaack of Glenville, Jackie (Kris) Aanes and children Morgan, Piper and Hudson of Albert Lea, Michael McGuire and daughter Kinley of Glenville, Ashley Steene of Woden, Iowa; sisters: Mavis (Elton) Beighley of Gordonsville, MN, Mary Ann (Marvin) Thompson of Glenville, brother LaVerne (Darlene) Hauge of Glenville; sister's-in-law and brothers-in-law: Sharon Hauge, Genevieve Lau, Kathryn and Carroll Hanson, Janice and Jim Lembke, Palmer Peterson, Bonnie and Ron Rasmussen, and many nieces and nephews. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard in 1991, brothers Jerome and Duane Hauge, sister Crystal Peterson. Arlene was the "glue" that held us together, the family "caretaker". She was always giving and taking
care of the others, putting everyone before herself. She will be greatly missed by those who loved her.
She was born on February 1, 1933, in Northwood, Iowa, the daughter of Julius and Ruby (Peterson)Hauge.
She graduated from Northwood High School. Following graduation she had worked at the Maid Rite shop in Lake Mills, Iowa, and also candled eggs in Albert Lea. She married Richard D. Knaack on March 1, 1953, at the First Lutheran Church in Glenville. She was a member at First Lutheran Church in Glenville, were she enjoyed helping and serving at events. Arlene and Richard raised their family and farmed in rural Glenville. She helped with chores and any other farm work as needed. She enjoyed cooking, baking, gardening, collecting dishes and dolls. You could often find her reading over one of her many cookbooks.
She is survived by two sons: Allen Knaack and Dennis Knaack, both of Glenville; grandchildren: Cody (Jill) Knaack and children Wyatt and Richard of Glenville, Jesse Knaack of Glenville, Jackie (Kris) Aanes and children Morgan, Piper and Hudson of Albert Lea, Michael McGuire and daughter Kinley of Glenville, Ashley Steene of Woden, Iowa; sisters: Mavis (Elton) Beighley of Gordonsville, MN, Mary Ann (Marvin) Thompson of Glenville, brother LaVerne (Darlene) Hauge of Glenville; sister's-in-law and brothers-in-law: Sharon Hauge, Genevieve Lau, Kathryn and Carroll Hanson, Janice and Jim Lembke, Palmer Peterson, Bonnie and Ron Rasmussen, and many nieces and nephews. Arlene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Richard in 1991, brothers Jerome and Duane Hauge, sister Crystal Peterson. Arlene was the "glue" that held us together, the family "caretaker". She was always giving and taking
care of the others, putting everyone before herself. She will be greatly missed by those who loved her.
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