Katherine
Knutson, 91
St.
Paul - Katherine Knutson, 91, died Monday,
September 3, 2001 at a St. Paul nursing
home.
A
memorial service was held Friday, September 7, at
St. Stephen's Lutheran Church in St.
Paul.
Katherine
"Kae" Marie Mellby was born on April 25, 1910 in
Thief River Falls, the daughter of Dr. O.F. and
Louise (Grindeland) Mellby. She graduated from
Lincoln High School in 1918 and St. Olaf College in
1922.
She
married Dr. Wallace Anderson in Thief River Falls
where they resided for a short while. After Dr.
Anderson was discharged from the military, the
couple resided in Clearbrook where he established a
medical practice.
Kae
later married Oscar Knutson, Chief Justice of the
Minnesota Supreme Court. The couple resided in
Mendota Heights.
She
was a member of St. Stephen's Lutheran Church and
enjoyed singing, playing piano, sewing and
needlework, especially hardanger.
Kae
is survived by a son, Rolf (Irene) Anderson of
Pueblo, Colo.; a stepson, Robert (Shirley) Knutson
of St. Paul; a stepdaughter, Anne (Victor) Lee of
St. Charles, Ill.; two grandchildren; 11
step-grandchildren; a sister, Ruth White of Boone,
N.C.; and a brother, Paul Mellby of San Diego,
Calif.
She
was preceded in death by her husbands; parents; a
brother, Erling Mellby; a sister, Jean Anderson;
and a stepson, Richard. A00003B2001SP26
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