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Janet A. Knewitz
1936 - 2025
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1936
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2025
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Janet Knewitz Obituary
August 18, 1936 - August 24, 2025
New Athens, Illinois - Janet A. Knewitz, 89 of Freeburg, IL, formerly of New Athens, IL, born August 18, 1936, in Belleville, IL, passed away on Sunday August 24, 2025, in Freeburg, IL.
Visitation: 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Friday August 29, 2025, at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL.
Funeral: Services will be held at 1 p.m. on Friday August 29, 2025, at Heil-Schuessler Funeral Home in New Athens, IL with Rev. Dr. Robert Koch officiating. Interment will follow at Oakridge Cemetery in New Athens, IL
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