Clarice
Knott, 71
 Red
Lake Falls - Clarice Knott, 71, died Saturday,
May 8, 2004 at Riverview Hospital in Crookston.
Mass
of Christian Burial will be held at 2 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 12,
(today) at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Red Lake
Falls with Father Tim Bushy presiding. Casket
bearers include Derek Lambert, Mark Lambert,
Benjamin DeHaan, Jeremy Arlt, Aaron Arlt, Dustin
Arlt, Todd Knott and Kurt Knott. Honorary casket
bearers include Clarice's grandchildren and great
grandchildren. Interment will follow at St. Joseph
Cemetery in Red Lake Falls.
Visitation
will be one hour prior to services Wednesday at the
church.
Clarice
Ann Schmitz was born August 20, 1932 in Crookston,
the daughter of John and Anna (Pahlen) Schmitz. She
was baptized August 28, 1932 at St. Mary's Catholic
Church, Red Lake Falls, and confirmed June 18, 1944
at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls.
Clarice attended first through eighth grades at St.
Joseph's School in Red Lake Falls from 1937 until
1946 and attended ninth and 10th grades at
Lafayette High School in Red Lake Falls from 1946
until 1948.
She
was united in marriage to Donald Henry Knott on
June 28, 1950 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red
Lake Falls. The couple lived in several locations
in and around Red Lake Falls, and in 1964, they
purchased a farm in Browns Creek Township in Red
Lake County where they had lived since. Through the
years, along with raising 10 children, they also
farmed small grains and milked dairy cattle.
Clarice
worked at St. John's Hospital in Red Lake Falls
from October 1, 1979 until September 3, 1983. She
worked at Hughes Elementary in Red Lake Falls from
October 3, 1983 until May 1987, and was currently
working at the Villa St. Vincent in Crookston where
she had worked since September 8, 1987. In August
of 1992, Clarice was awarded the Quality Care Award
for the month in recognition of outstanding
commitment and performance as a member of the Villa
St. Vincent Quality Care Team.
She
enjoyed camping, sewing, gardening, baking,
spending time with her husband, Donald, and her
children and grandchildren. Clarice was a member
St. Joseph's Catholic Church of Red Lake Falls,
Catholic Daughters and the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Survivors
include her husband Donald of Red Lake Falls; 10
children, Geri (Richard) Lambert of Red Lake Falls,
Douglas (Kathie) Knott of Red Lake Falls, Susan
(Don) Shnyder of Red Lake Falls, Greg (Sandy) Knott
of Red Lake Falls, Julie (Jon) Peterson of Thief
River Falls, Mary (Les) Arlt of Red Lake Falls,
Laurie (Dave) DeHaan of Red Lake Falls, Pam
(special friend, Kerry Erickson) Knott of Red Lake
Falls, Rebecca (special friend, Kevin Borreson)
Ellingson of Red Lake Falls and Jason (Jannelle)
Knott of Red Lake Falls; 26 grandchildren; 5 great
grandchildren; brothers, Sylvester (Helen) Schmitz
of Red Lake Falls, Louis (Jean) Schmitz of
Farmington, Leonard Schmitz, of Farmington, John
(Rose) Schmitz, of Thief River Falls, Tony
(Crystal) Schmitz of Bagley; sisters, Elizabeth
Gerard of Fargo, N.D., Lucille Desotel of Clarissa,
Marilyn Newton of Euclid; sister-in-law, Helen
Schmitz of Red Lake Falls; and numerous nieces,
nephews, relatives and friends.
She
was preceded in death by her parents John and Anna
Schmitz; an infant daughter, Ann in 1963; three
brothers, Joe, Vincent, and David; and one sister,
Margaret Cuno. A00003B2004MY12
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