Catherine A. Knepp

Catherine A. Knepp, age 85 of Fairview, Michigan, passed away at The Brook of Grayling-Assisted Living Facility on Sunday, April 3, 2016.
Catherine was born in Essexville, Michigan on October 13, 1930 to Joseph and Francis (Swicicka) Monville. She graduated from Fairview High School, then attended and graduated from the Bay Academy Beauty College with a degree in Cosmetology. She received her Cosmetology teaching certificate from Kirtland Community College and taught there for 22 years. She also ran Blamer’s store and International Harvester business for 12 years. She felt that her important accomplishments in life were her 3 beautiful kids and 51 years of marriage, along with her careers. Catherine was a member of St. Mary Catholic Church of Mio, Michigan. She enjoyed quilting, knitting, sewing, travel, and square dancing. One of her fondest memories was a story about her and her husband: Dad was sitting on the point of the boat fishing. Mom wanted him to put the worm on her hook and he would not do it. So, she did, bent over to wash her hands off, and dumped Dad right into Perry Lake…Mom took him home, dried him off, laid out his wallet and papers to dry, then went right back to fishing!
Catherine is survived by her children: Dallas (Lori) Knepp of Williamston, MI; Keitha (Tim) Lochinski of Grayling, MI; and Dirk (Amy) Knepp of Mio, MI; her grandchildren: Nicole & Jacob Wilson, Brandon (Wendi)Knepp, Wyatt Knepp, and Grace Lochinski; her great-grandchildren: Eva Wilson, Harper Rose Wilson, and Emerson Lee Knepp; and her siblings: Tom Monville, Walt (Grace) Monville, and Paul (Nancy) Monville. She was preceded in death by her parents, her “adoptive” parents: Lynn & Agnes James, her husband Dallas Wayne Knepp, her grandson Cody Knepp and her siblings: Morris (Evelyn) Monville, Betty (Bud) Giradot, Bill Monville, June Monville, Norm Monville, Charmain Donajkowski and Larry Monville; sister-in-law Lorraine Monville, and her cousin Sandra Martin-Kim.
Visitation on Tuesday, April 5, 2016, from 4 – 8 PM at the Lashley Funeral Home, Mio, MI, with a Prayer Vigil Service and Rosary beginning at 7 PM, offered by St. Mary Catholic Church. Visitation will also be held on Wednesday, April 6, 2016, from 10 AM until the Mass of Christian Burial at 11 AM, at St Mary Catholic Church, Mio, Michigan with Father Santiago Hoyumpa as Celebrant. Interment at Fairview Cemetery, Fairview, Michigan.
Memorial donations may be made to the American Heart Association, St. Mary Catholic Church, Mio, or to the Oscoda County Senior Center.
Arrangements by Lashley Funeral Home, Mio, MI.