Adelmer A. Knuth

Adelmer A. Knuth, age 86, of Reedsburg, died on Tuesday, October 27, 2009 in the Reedsburg Area Medical Center.

He was born on August 15, 1923 in the Town of Honey Creek, Sauk County, the son of Albert and Emma (Kruse) Knuth. Adelmer was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army.

On May 4, 1949, he was married to the former Emma M. Meyer. Adelmer was a dairy farmer in the Town of Westfield for many years. He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Stone Church and a former member of the church council. He also had served on the Town of Westfield Board, the Sauk County Board of Supervisors, Foremost Farms Board of Directors and numerous other boards. He was also a member of the Reedsburg American Legion and the Reedsburg V.F.W. Adelmer enjoyed playing cards in his spare time.

Survivors include three children: Richard (Sandi) Knuth, of Reedsburg; Durlin (Karen) Knuth, of Loganville and Brenda (Michael) Kozlowski, of Reedsburg; his daughter-in-law: Mary Knuth, of Verona; eight grandchildren: Jennifer, Melissa, Nicole, Brian, Jason, Christopher, Jeffrey and Julie; six great-grandchildren; two brothers: Ivan (Eleanore) Knuth, of Sullivan and Raydean (LaVonne) Knuth, of Prairie du Sac; a sister-in-law: Jean Knuth, of Prairie du Sac; a brother-in-law: Norbert Paulus, of Spring Green; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his wife, Emma, on May 12, 1996; his son: Gerry Knuth in June 2000; one sister: Evelyn Schuette and two brothers: Wilmer and Leon Knuth.

Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. on Friday, October 30, 2009 at the Zion Lutheran Stone Church, rural Rock Springs, with Pastor Peter Heide officiating.

Interment with military rites will be in the church cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m on Thursday at the Hoof Funeral Home in Reedsburg and from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Friday at the church.

The Hoof Funeral Home is serving the family.