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Larry Lee “Red” Knudson

Birth	:	13 Oct 1938 Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	16 Oct 2021 Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Danway Cemetery, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate	:	41.7296982, -95.1900024
Description	:	Larry Lee Knudson October 13, 1938 - October 16, 2021 Larry Lee Knudson, son of Henry Mayer Knudson and Velma Georgia (Andresen) was born October 13, 1938 in Manning, Iowa. He attended rural schools near Manning and Vail, he graduated from Irwin, Iowa in 1957. He farmed for himself after graduating until he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He proudly served our country from December 12, 1961 until September 13, 1963. During this time, he was honored to be chosen for the honor guard for President Robert F. Kennedy. Larry was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church... Read More	Larry Lee Knudson October 13, 1938 - October 16, 2021 Larry Lee Knudson, son of Henry Mayer Knudson and Velma Georgia (Andresen) was born October 13, 1938 in Manning, Iowa. He attended rural schools near Manning and Vail, he graduated from Irwin, Iowa in 1957. He farmed for himself after graduating until he enlisted in the U.S. Army. He proudly served our country from December 12, 1961 until September 13, 1963. During this time, he was honored to be chosen for the honor guard for President Robert F. Kennedy. Larry was a lifelong member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Irwin. On March 12, 1966, he was united in marriage to Judith "Judy" Benoit of Harlan, Iowa. To this union, 3 children were born: Bradley Mayer, Brenda Lee, and Brian James. They farmed near Redline and Vail, Iowa until 1972, when they bought the Andresen home place from his parents near Irwin, Iowa. He raised Purebred Black Angus cattle, hogs, and farmed the land. After he retired from farming, he worked several years for Roger Ahrenholtz and then worked for Wilson Genetics in Harlan, Iowa. At Wilson's, Larry was a research technician and enjoyed every aspect of the seed corn industry. Because Larry wasn't already busy enough, he and Bob Smith decided to get an auction place started in Irwin and they named it the K & S Auction Corral. It became very successful as they would have household to machinery sales. Larry was a lifelong 4-H member, in his youth as well as being a 4-H leader and 30 plus year member of the Shelby County Fair Board. He was inducted into the Shelby County 4-H Hall of Fame and received the 4-H alumni award for supporting all 4-Hers. He and Charlie Obrecht started the Open Class Cattle show that is still going strong after 40 years. He enjoyed telling stories, reminiscing about the good ole days, woodworking, fishing, hunting, dancing, whistling, and helping friends and neighbors get their crops in and out during harvest, and helping anyone that needed it. Larry was a caring, gentle man, with a huge heart. He was a member of the Greenridge Steam & Gas Engine Club of Irwin, the Old Iron Club of Manning, the Botna Valley, Denison, and American Angus Associations. Larry's most prized possessions were his faith, family, grandchildren, great granddaughter, his Angus cattle, John Deere tractors, '55 Ford blue pickup, and all of his antiques and chicken house "collectibles". Larry died on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Accura Healthcare in Manning, attaining the age of eighty-three years and three days. He was preceded in death by his parents Velma and Mayer, his brother Lyle, parents-in-law Harold and Alice, and his nephew Chad Benoit. He is survived by his wife Judy of 55 years; children Bradley of Irwin, Iowa and his special friend Deb Klocke ; Brenda and her husband Dan Hansen of Kimballton, Iowa; Brian of Irwin; 6 grandsons; 1 great granddaughter Nevaeh Claire; sister Linda (Jerry) Wigness of Texas; nieces and nephews; in laws Jamie and Margie Benoit; Lanny and Lois Benoit, all of Creston; Wendy & Roger Schuett of Estes Park; many friends and his furry companion dog Bo. - - - - - - - - - - LARRY LEE "RED" KNUDSON, 83, of Irwin KJAN Radio - Atlantic, Iowa - OBITUARIES October 18th, 2021 LARRY LEE "RED" KNUDSON, 83, of Irwin, died Saturday, Oct. 16th, at Accura Healthcare of Manning. Funeral services for LARRY "RED" KNUDSEN will be held 2-p.m. Thursday, Oct. 21st, at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Kirkman. Pauley-Jones Funeral Home in Harlan has the arrangements. Visitation at the funeral home is on Wed., Oct. 20th, from 1-until 8-p.m., with the family greeting friends from 5-until 8-p.m. Burial is in the Danway Cemetery at Kirkman. LARRY "RED" KNUDSEN is survived by: His wife – Judy Knudsen, of Irwin. His son – Brad (Deb Klocke) Knudsen, and Brian Knudsen, all of Irwin. His sister – Linda (Jerry) Wigness, of TX. 6 grandchildren and 1 great-grandchild.

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Larry Lee “Red” Knudson's memorial is located at: Danway Cemetery, Shelby County, USA.
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Larry Lee “Red” Knudson death on 16 Oct 2021 in Manning, Carroll County, Iowa, USA
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Latitude: 41.7296982
Longitude: -95.1900024

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Henry Mayer Knudson

(1906 - 1991)

Velma Georgia Andresen Knudson

(1911 - 1995)

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Coordinate: 41.7296982, -95.1900024

2. Red Line Cemetery
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3. Michaelsen Cemetery
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7. Rose Hill Cemetery
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8. Bowmans Grove Cemetery
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9. Poplar Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6895000, -95.0942000

10. Jacksonville Cemetery
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13. Harlan Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6594505, -95.3281403

14. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6306000, -95.0832977

15. Bethany Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.6524410, -95.0530670

16. Ebenezer Cemetery
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Coordinate: 41.7175000, -95.0159000

17. Saints Peter and Paul Catholic Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3450012

18. Astor Cemetery
Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8636017, -95.2853012

19. Union Township Cemetery
Defiance, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8269005, -95.3471985

20. Saint Boniface Cemetery
Westphalia, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.7219009, -95.3944016

21. Lincoln Township Cemetery
Gray, Audubon County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8198130, -95.0154970

22. Mount Olivet Cemetery
Manilla, Crawford County, USA
Coordinate: 41.8922005, -95.2200012

23. Elk Horn Cemetery
Elk Horn, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5950000, -95.0590000

24. Cuppys Grove Cemetery
Harlan, Shelby County, USA
Coordinate: 41.5643997, -95.2561035