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Robert Fred Kneeskern

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Birth	:	9 Jul 1914 Winneshiek County, Iowa, USA
Death	:	14 Dec 1996 La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
Burial	:	Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate	:	43.1183014, -91.6785965
Description	:	------------------------- Funeral services for Robert Kneeskern were held Wednesday, December 18, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Zion Lutheran Church at Castalia, Iowa. The Rev. Wayne H. Hagen, Interim Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, officiated. Marlys Hager was the organist. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery at Castalia. Robert Fred Kneeskern, son of Fred and Estella (Beadle) Kneeskern, was born July 9, 1914 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County near Castalia, Iowa. He died Saturday, December 14, 1996 in St. Francis Hospital at LaCrosse, Wisc. He was... Read More	------------------------- Funeral services for Robert Kneeskern were held Wednesday, December 18, 1996 at 11 a.m. in the Zion Lutheran Church at Castalia, Iowa. The Rev. Wayne H. Hagen, Interim Pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Postville, officiated. Marlys Hager was the organist. The Schutte Funeral Service of Postville was in charge of arrangements. Interment will be in the Pleasant View Cemetery at Castalia. Robert Fred Kneeskern, son of Fred and Estella (Beadle) Kneeskern, was born July 9, 1914 in Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County near Castalia, Iowa. He died Saturday, December 14, 1996 in St. Francis Hospital at LaCrosse, Wisc. He was 82. He attended the Bloomfield Township rural school, the Castalia School and for a short time, the Postville School. On April 22, 1936 he was married to Mabel Artha Young in the Lutheran Parsonage at Charles City, Iowa. Robert had a route where he peddled fish, he sold ice, worked in a gas station in Castalia and "hung" mail, which consisted of placing the mailbag where the train could pick it up without stopping. During World War II, both he and Mabel went to Richmond, California where they worked in a shipyard. But most of Robert's life was spent raising mink for commercial purposes. Robert and Mabel enjoyed spending time at their home on Essman Island near Guttenberg, Iowa. In the winter they traveled to Florida. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ralph Kneeskern and a sister who died in infancy. Surviving are his wife, Mabel, of Monona; a son, Lyle Kneeskern and his wife, Norma of Castalia; a daughter, Roberta and her husband, Pete Prew of Prairie du Chien, Wisc.; eight grandchildren, Dan Kneeskern and wife, Lisa; Larry Kneeskern and wife, Laura; Monty Burns and wife, Lori; Dennis Burns and wife, Diane; Kent Burns and wife, Linda; Craig Burns and wife, Jaci; Jody (Burns) and husband, Timothy Pennington; Jamey Burns and wife, Bobbi; eleven great grandchildren, Bradley and Andrew Kneeskern; Chris, Kyle and Kendra Burns; Jason Burns; Bobby and Zachary Burns; Jerad, Jeramey and Jesi Burns; a sister, Rosalie Yarwood of Raleigh, NC; a sister-in-law, Loretta Kneeskern of Rochester, Minn. and an [x-]son-in-law, Robert Burns and wife, Barb, of Postville. Robert was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Castalia and an associate member of the Nativity Lutheran Church in Florida. He had served as president of the Iowa Fur Farmers Association. Casket bearers were Dan Kneeskern, Kent Burns, Larry Kneeskern, Craig Burns, Monty Burns, Jody Pennington, Dennis Burns and Jamey Burns. Postville Herald-Leader newspaper -------------------------

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Robert Fred Kneeskern's memorial is located at: Pleasant View Cemetery, Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA.
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Robert Fred Kneeskern death on 14 Dec 1996 in La Crosse, La Crosse County, Wisconsin, USA
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Latitude: 43.1183014
Longitude: -91.6785965

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Fred C Kneeskern

(1888 - 1955)

Estella Beadle Kneeskern

(1884 - 1966)

Spouse

Mabel Artha Young Kneeskern

(1917 - 2009)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Pleasant View Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1183014, -91.6785965

2. Bloomfield Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1152992, -91.6896973

3. Mount Grove Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1333104, -91.6751508

4. Walden Pond Cemetery
Castalia, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1431900, -91.6515210

5. Oak Hill Cemetery
Bloomfield Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1324997, -91.6294022

6. Centennial Cemetery
Frankville Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1707993, -91.7067032

7. Saint Francis de Sales Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1419411, -91.7569427

8. Hillside Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1404400, -91.7743400

9. Stavanger Lutheran Church Cemetery
Ossian, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1041985, -91.7818985

10. First Lutheran Church Cemetery
Military Township, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0897000, -91.7775000

11. Bethany Lutheran Church Cemetery
West Union, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0625000, -91.7630997

12. Frankville Cemetery
Frankville, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1910000, -91.6210000

13. Postville Cemetery
Clayton County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0811081, -91.5655594

14. Nutting Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0306015, -91.7247009

15. Minert Cemetery
Postville, Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1161003, -91.5488968

16. George Cemetery
Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0346985, -91.7818985

17. Smith Cemetery
Allamakee County, USA
Coordinate: 43.1539001, -91.5267029

18. Bruvold Farm Cemetery
Nordness, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2221968, -91.7509863

19. Pagin Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2310982, -91.6380997

20. Saint Peters Catholic Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0003014, -91.6438980

21. Washington Prairie Norwegian Methodist Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2352982, -91.7433014

22. Dover Township Cemetery
Dover Township, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 43.0708008, -91.8392029

23. Washington Prairie Lutheran Church Cemetery
Washington Prairie, Winneshiek County, USA
Coordinate: 43.2378006, -91.7378006

24. Gods Acres Cemetery
Clermont, Fayette County, USA
Coordinate: 42.9925003, -91.6496964