Ransom Funeral Home
610 South Washington Street
Castalia, OH 44824
Phone: 419-626-6666
Fax: 419-684-5191
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William D. Knauer, age 83, of Margaretta Township and North Fort Meyers, FL., died Monday morning, March 21, 2011, at Firelands Regional Medical Center, Main Campus, after a brief illness.
He was born August 30, 1927, in Sandusky and graduated from Townsend High School in 1945. William was the owner and operator of Knauer Sales and Service, retiring in 1989. He was a lifetime member of St. Stephen U.C.C., Sandusky, and a member of the Moose Lodge, Cape Coral, FL; the Erie County Fair Board, where he served as president; and the Margaretta School Board for four years. William served 59 years as a member of the Margaretta Grange, Erie Co. Pomona Grange; state and national granges; and he was deputy master of the Ohio State Grange for 20 years.
He is survived by his wife Alice (Mowry) Knauer; three sons James (Susan) Knauer, Livermore, CA, William (Susan) Knauer, Chagrin Falls, and Larry Knauer, Denver, Co.; eight grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
William was preceded in death by his parents Philip and Alma (Traber) Knauer; three sisters Miriam Debo, Florence Downing, and Ruth Higgins; and three brothers Gerrold, Wilson, and Alvin Knauer.
Friends may call from 2-4 and 7-9 PM Thursday, March 24th. at Ransom Funeral Home, 610 S. Washington St., Castalia, where services will be held on Friday at 10:30 AM. The Rev. Jerald Fenske will officiate. Burial will be in Castalia Cemetery.
Memorials may be to St. Stephens U.C.C., 905 E. Perkins Ave., Sandusky, OH 44870, or to one's favorite charity. Online condolences may be shared with the family at www.ransomfuneralhome.com
