Gene Knock
July 26, 1932 — August 31, 2019
Orval Gene Knock, 87, died on Saturday, August 31, 2019, at Palisade Healthcare Center in Garretson. Funeral services will begin at 11:00 AM Thursday, September 5, 2019, at Good News Church, 26 th & Valley View Rd, Sioux Falls. Interment will be in the Lennox Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-7:00 PM Wednesday, at the Minnehaha Funeral Home, Garretson. Memorials may be directed to the Humane Society, Luke Society, Garretson Ambulance, or Garretson Fire Department.
Gene was born on July 26, 1932, in Lennox to Tebbo and Katie (Jacobs) Knock. He graduated from Lennox High School in 1950. He served in the United State Army and was honorably discharged. He owned a service station on the edge of Lennox. On September 21, 1958, he married Lila Duncan in Flandreau. After suffering an injury at work, Gene began working for North Central Airlines in 1961. He continued working for Republic, and Northwest Airlines until retiring 1993. Following Lila’s death on November 30, 1986, Gene married Marie Hardy on May 16, 1987 in Sioux Falls.
Gene served his community as an EMT for the Garretson Community Ambulance for 10 years. He was a member of the Good News Church in Sioux Falls where he enjoyed volunteering, and the Garretson American Legion. He also volunteered at the Luke Society in Sioux Falls.
Survivors include his wife, Marie, Garretson; daughter: Kathleen Hanson, Colton; stepchildren: Steven Dugan, Sioux Falls and Dawn Klepel, Sioux Falls; eight grandchildren; Rachel, Marissa, Isabelle, Rebecca, Shayla, Jordan, Eric, and Clifton; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Lila; and a great grandson.
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