The Hawk Eye
Burlington, Iowa
Sunday, January 15, 2006 

Esther Knoedler
Esther Knoedler, 94, of rural Blandinsville, Ill., died at 12:20
a.m. Friday, Jan. 13, 2006, at Elms Nursing Home in Macomb, Ill.
Born June 19, 1911, in LaHarpe, she was the daughter of Horace and Mary
Lake Lovitt. On Oct. 3, 1937, she married Ray Knoedler in LaHarpe. He died
on Sept. 21, 1986.  Mrs. Knoedler was a teacher at schools in Ferris,
Ill., and Rock Creek, Ill.  She was a graduate of LaHarpe High School
and Western Illinois State Teachers College in Macomb. She attended the
former Rock Creek Church and was a member of the Friendship Methodist
Church in rural Blandinsville.  Survivors include one grandson, Ronnie
Knoedler of St. Louis; and one nephew, Eugene Thorell of Ferris, Ill.
Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by two sons, three brothers
and two sisters.  Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Friday at Banks
and Beals Funeral Home in LaHarpe. The family will meet friends from
10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at Friendship Methodist Church in Blandinsville
prior to the funeral.  The funeral for Mrs. Knoedler will be at 11
a.m. Saturday at Friendship Methodist Church, with the Rev. Donald Long
officiating. Burial will be in Friendship Cemetery.  A memorial has been
established for the National Federation of the Blind.