East Grand Forks - Josephine E. Knight, 97, died Thursday, January 11, 2001 at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks, N.D.
A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, January 18, at Pelgrim Congregational Church of Christ in Williams. Burial will be in Pine Hill Cemetery at Williams.
Visitation will be held today (Wednesday, January 17) from 5 to 7 p.m. with a 7 p.m. prayer service at Stennes Funeral Home in East Grand Forks.
Josephine E. Neumiller was born on April 23, 1903 at Lude, the daughter of Louis and Elizabeth (Asmus) Neumiller. She grew up in the Long Point area.
On January 4, 1920, she married Wayne L. Knight at Roseau. The couple lived in the Williams area, and Josephine worked at the Warroad Hospital. Wayne died on March 31, 1955.
On June 16, 1962, Josephine married Luke Knight in Grand Forks, N.D. The couple made their home in Thief River Falls where she worked at Northwestern Hospital, retiring in 1966. Luke died on January 21, 1978. In 1990, Josephine moved to East Grand Forks.
Survivors include two sons, Clair (Alvina) Knight of Warroad and Gail (Doris) Knight of Frankfort, Ill.; two daughters, Beverly (Dale) Carlson of Williams and Karen (Larry) Page of East Grand Forks; 20 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; four great great-grandchildren; and a sister, Lillian Podscanly of Rainy River, Ont., Canada. Josephine was preceded in death by her husbands; two sons, Elton and Jackie; a grandson; her parents; 10 brothers, Roman, Lewis, Harvey, Henry, Jacob, Walter, Hans, infant Hans, John and Frank; and four sisters, Elnora McGuire, Elizabeth Neumiller, Marie McGuire and Caroline Bialke. 00003B2000JA17