Donald Kniepkamp

1925 - 2016

Donald Kniepkamp

Donald I. Kniepkamp, 90, of Belleville, Ill., born Oct. 16, 1925, in Belleville, Ill., died Thursday, July 7, 2016, at St. Paul's Home in Belleville, Ill.

Mr. Kniepkamp worked as a commercial salesman for Illini Supply in Decatur, Ill., before his retirement. He was a University of Illinois master gardener, and a member of the Henry White Farm Experimental Farm near Millstadt, Ill. Donald was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church in Belleville, Ill., and was a U.S. Army World War II veteran.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 53 years, Carmen Grace, nee Rodriguez, Kniepkamp, whom he married on Feb. 6, 1954, and who died April 10, 2007; his parents, Arnold H. and Helen, nee Klamm, Kniepkamp; and two sisters, Edith Kircher and Mildred Wiechert.

Surviving are two sons, Keith (Suzette) Kniepkamp of Swansea, Ill., and David (Barbara) Kniepkamp of Fairview Heights, Ill.; three grandchildren, Alison and Eric Kniepkamp and Suzanne (Daniel) Rice; a niece, Sue (Jen Sommers) Hagman; and a nephew, Curtis (Jean) Wiechert.

Memorials may be made to St. Mark Lutheran Church. Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.rennerfh.com.

Visitation: Friends may visit with the family from 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday July 10, 2016, at George Renner & Sons Funeral Home, Belleville, Ill., and from 10 to 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Belleville, Ill.

Funeral: Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, July 11, 2016, at St. Mark Lutheran Church, Belleville, Ill., with Rev. Brian Robison officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Walnut Hill Cemetery, Belleville, Ill.

GEORGE RENNER & SONS FUNERAL HOME, Belleville, Ill.