Frank Joseph Knusel

Father Frank baptized both of our children at St. Alexander's in Cornelius. (Our children are in their 40's now.) One night Father came over for supper at our house. Our first child, Rob, ran into a drawer and cut himself badly. We rushed him to the hospital. When we came home, Father Frank was still at our house, praying for the child and us. We loved that man! In addition, I taught catechism under him, grades 3 and 7.

I remember with fondness Sunday afternoon drives to the Knusel home in Scappoose in the late 50's. We were always entertained by Frankies' music-- either playing the piano, accordion, or his singing! He made Christmas Midnight Mass a wonderful memory by his beautiful voice. May heaven rejoice in his welcoming! Prayer to you Joanie and your family.

Fr. Frank baptized both of our children in 1974 and 1977 at St. Alexander's in Cornelius. An amazing story about him was that on the night we invited him to our house in Forest Grove for a spaghetti dinner, our 18 month old son ran into a hutch drawer and was hurt. We rushed him to the ER and were gone for about 2 hours. When we returned, Fr. Frank was still at our house, waiting to see how things were. We were glad for his concern! He also encouraged me to become a catechist, which I...

Father Frank was a faithful servant of Jesus Christ! He was very generous with his time and service! He was always willing to accommodate other people's needs, especially making the Sacraments available to all who wanted them. He was the model of humility. He was kind, deeply joyful and always had a smile on his face. He heroically persevered through multitudes of physical challenges. I am very thankful to have shared many happy moments with him at our home, at his home, at Octoberfest in...

In loving memory of a wonderful person. We will love you and miss you always. Class reunions will never be the same without you. Your impromptu piano and songs were always a hit.