May 4, 1931 - Oct. 25, 2006
DANVERS -- Lorna Mae Knutson, 75, of Danvers died Wednesday at her residence.
The service will be at 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson. Burial will be at the Benson City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday at Zniewski Funeral Home in Benson and for one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.
She was born May 4, 1931, in Six Mile Grove Township, Swift County, to Henry and Dorothy (Reimers) Ahrndt. She grew up on Pleasant Hill Farm near Danvers. She attended Benson High School through the eighth grade.
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She married LeRoy Knutson on Aug. 15, 1948, in Holloway. They lived and worked on Pleasant Hill Farm. She was a farm wife and also worked at the Benson Bakery, Benson Produce, and Future Products.
She was a member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Benson and served as Sunday school teacher. She also was vice president of the Ladies VFW Auxiliary, 4-H Club Adult Leader, the National Arbor Day Foundation, and the National Gardening Club.
She is survived by her children: Gerald Knutson of Minneapolis, John Knutson of Danvers, James (and Nancy) Knutson of Maple Grove, Linda Knutson of Danvers; eight grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two brothers: Ray (and Hazel) Ahrndt of Richfield, and Henry (and Cheri) Ahrndt of Albuquerque, N.M.
She was preceded in death by her husband; three brothers and one sister.
