OBIT: JOSEPHINE A. KNAPP
Josephine A. Knapp, 81, of Grand Island, NE, died Monday, June 14, 2021, at CHI Health St. Francis in Grand Island. Funeral service will be Friday, June 18, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at Curran Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Sheri Lodel will officiate. Burial will be in the Rose Hill Cemetery in Palmer, NE with a 1:00 p.m. committal service. Visitation will be from 4 – 7 p.m. on Thursday, June 17, 2021, at Curran Funeral Chapel. Memorials are suggested to the family for later designation. Your condolences may be given and Jo's video viewed at www.curranfuneralchapel.com under her obituary. Curran Funeral Chapel is assisting the family.
Josephine was born December 12, 1939, in Wolbach, NE. She was the daughter of Bart and Leona (Neston) Anderson. She grew up in Wolbach attending Dist. #9 and graduating from Wolbach High School. Jo married Louis "Lou" Knapp on December 1, 1956, in Greeley, NE. They lived in Palmer and Omaha before making their home in Grand Island. She enjoyed crocheting, journaling, playing cards, games, and her occasional drive to Iowa to the boats. Lou Knapp died August 10, 2004.
Survivors of the immediate family include her children, Deb Ehlers, Robert (Cathy) Knapp, Charles "Hebe" Knapp, Marty (Angel) Knapp, Monty (Jody) Knapp.
13 grandchildren and 19 great grandchildren, five great great grandchildren.
Brother, Art Anderson
Sisters, Sandra Bittner, Janet (Dwayne) Bittner
Jo was preceded in death by her parents, son, Max, daughter, Angel, brothers, Don and Victor Anderson, sister and brother-in-law, Virginia (Francis) Groush.
Visitation
Curran Funeral Chapel
Thursday, June 17, 2021
4:00 PM - 7:00 PM
3005 South Locust Street
Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
Funeral Service
Curran Funeral Chapel
Friday, June 18, 2021
10:00 AM
3005 South Locust Street
Grand Island, Nebraska 68801
Burial
Rose Hill Cemetery
Friday, June 18, 2021
1:00 PM
Palmer, Nebraska