Barbara Knudsen, a 91- year-old Trenton resident, passed away Sunday, Dec. 5, 2021 at her son’s residence in Grain Valley.
Memorial services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 28, 2021 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Trenton.
Inurnment will follow in Trenton Cemetery, with lunch held at the church following short graveside remarks.
Barbara was born March 5, 1930 in Trenton, the daughter of Ernest and Jewell Peery Wilson. After high school, Barbara received her Registered Nursing degree from the University of Kansas Nursing School. She worked in Dr. Albert Cross’s office in Trenton as well as with a doctor’s office in Maryville.
On May 24, 1952 she was united in marriage to Richard Knudsen in San Luis Obispo, CA. He preceded her in death. The couple had moved most recently back to Trenton in 1989.
Barbara was a member of Wesley United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women, Daughters of the American Revolution, Beta Sigma Phi, Trenton Antique Club and played with several bridge clubs. She also helped at the Thrift Store and worked at the sheltered workshop. She enjoyed sewing, knitting and quilting.
Surviving relatives include her sons, Bruce Knudsen and his significant other, Khin Hnin Mu of Rochester, MN and Steve Knudsen and his wife, Kelly of Grain Valley; granddaughters Samantha Kempf and her husband, Mike and Morgan Woolsey and her husband, Bobby; her great-grandchildren, Carter, Dylan, Emmett, Fletcher, Benjamin, Lillian and Evelyn; a nephew, Paul Cox, and niece, Cathie Lowrey and their families.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and a sister, Bonnie Cox.
Memorial donations are suggested to the Grundy County-Jewett Norris Library. They may be left with Slater-Neal Funeral Home of Trenton.
Online condolences may be left at www.resthavenmort.com.
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