In Memory Of
Milton L. Knopf
Milton L. Knopf
Milton L. Knopf
1918 ~ 2008
Milton L. Knopf was born a twin to Reverend Albert and Kate Knopf in Southey, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 17, 1918. Rev. Knopf took a church in Cleveland, Ohio, when Milton was 5 years old. From there, they moved to Cottonwood, Texas; Dillon, Kansas; and to Ingersoll, Oklahoma. Milton graduated from highschool in Oklahoma in 1935.
Milton joined the National Guard there, and when WWII started, he transferred to the Air Force. He was an airplane mechanic and taught engine overhaul at the air base in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He met Loraine at the First Baptist Church in Lincoln. Loraine thought that any soldier that would leave the base on Sunday night and go to church must be worth something. They were married October 7, 1943, at the Second Baptist Church in Linoln.
There first child, Judy, was born right after his diccharge. (1945) He was stationed at Lowry Field at this time. At Lowry he had to fly on the first test flight after an engine was repaired. This gave him several frightening experiences and made him never want to fly again.
After the war, Milton returned to Oklahoma to his old job at the Cherokee Power Plant. Not liking Oklahoma, he and Loraine came back to Denver where Milton became an optician.
Three years later he bought a farm near Ft. Collins - milk cows, turkeys, sugar beets. Their second child, Dennis, was born when they lived here. (1950) A big hail storm wiped them out and they moved to Lincoln, where they lived with Lorain's parents. Here he worked for Elgin Watch Co. for a year or so.
They moved to Wheat Ridge, Colorado in 1955. He worked in the optical business for 20 years where they raised their 2 children.
In 1964 he decided to semi-retire and bought 320 acres of land east of Aurora, 3 miles south of Bennett, Colorado. He bought a herd of cattle and some machinery and began farming.
In 1983, he retired again and moved back to Denver.
Milton was active in Berkeley Baptist Church, being a Deacon, President of the Sunday School class and singing in the choir. He was also on the Advisory Board and contributed many times to the welfare of Berkeley Baptist Church.
He passed away September 6, 2008 and leaves his wife, Loraine, his daughter Judy (Dave), his son, Dennis (Gloria) and his granddaughter, Jennifer.
Funeral Service, Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at Alameda Baptist Church at Eaton Terrace, 333 S. Eaton Street, Lakewood, Colorado.
1918 ~ 2008
Milton L. Knopf was born a twin to Reverend Albert and Kate Knopf in Southey, Saskatchewan, Canada on April 17, 1918. Rev. Knopf took a church in Cleveland, Ohio, when Milton was 5 years old. From there, they moved to Cottonwood, Texas; Dillon, Kansas; and to Ingersoll, Oklahoma. Milton graduated from highschool in Oklahoma in 1935.
Milton joined the National Guard there, and when WWII started, he transferred to the Air Force. He was an airplane mechanic and taught engine overhaul at the air base in Lincoln, Nebraska.
He met Loraine at the First Baptist Church in Lincoln. Loraine thought that any soldier that would leave the base on Sunday night and go to church must be worth something. They were married October 7, 1943, at the Second Baptist Church in Linoln.
There first child, Judy, was born right after his diccharge. (1945) He was stationed at Lowry Field at this time. At Lowry he had to fly on the first test flight after an engine was repaired. This gave him several frightening experiences and made him never want to fly again.
After the war, Milton returned to Oklahoma to his old job at the Cherokee Power Plant. Not liking Oklahoma, he and Loraine came back to Denver where Milton became an optician.
Three years later he bought a farm near Ft. Collins - milk cows, turkeys, sugar beets. Their second child, Dennis, was born when they lived here. (1950) A big hail storm wiped them out and they moved to Lincoln, where they lived with Lorain's parents. Here he worked for Elgin Watch Co. for a year or so.
They moved to Wheat Ridge, Colorado in 1955. He worked in the optical business for 20 years where they raised their 2 children.
In 1964 he decided to semi-retire and bought 320 acres of land east of Aurora, 3 miles south of Bennett, Colorado. He bought a herd of cattle and some machinery and began farming.
In 1983, he retired again and moved back to Denver.
Milton was active in Berkeley Baptist Church, being a Deacon, President of the Sunday School class and singing in the choir. He was also on the Advisory Board and contributed many times to the welfare of Berkeley Baptist Church.
He passed away September 6, 2008 and leaves his wife, Loraine, his daughter Judy (Dave), his son, Dennis (Gloria) and his granddaughter, Jennifer.
Funeral Service, Thursday, September 11, 2008 at 10:00 A.M. at Alameda Baptist Church at Eaton Terrace, 333 S. Eaton Street, Lakewood, Colorado.
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