Donna M. Knobloch Knight

Donna M. Knobloch Knight
Donna M. Knobloch Knight of Erie, PA, age 96, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 8, 2024. She was born in 1928 in Erie, PA, daughter of the late Horace "Monk" Knobloch and Leona Fromknect Knobloch.
In her youth, Donna worked at Grants then at the Bell Telephone Co. as an operator and was in the Civil Air Patrol. She was a member of the Homemaker's Garden Club and in 1960 she joined the Lawrence Park Garden Club, where she received several awards. In 1970, she became a founding member of the Erie Guild of Craftsmen. After she and Ray raised their five children, Donna worked at Erie Cut Flower, Potratz, Flowers on the Square and Rose Floral as a floral designer. She had a tremendous passion for gardening, researching everything, and crafting in a host of mediums. Her crafts were as unique and as beautiful as she was. Donna was always excited to share her vast knowledge and loved to give away her numerous garden plants to future enthusiasts.
Donna is survived by five children, Sondra Marshall (A. William), Kathi Danielson (Kim), Richard A. Knight (Suzanne), Brenda Knight and James W. Knight (Tiffany); two sisters, Carol Howell and Marlene Krahel; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Frank "Ray" Knight; and one brother, David M. Knobloch.
Words cannot convey how Donna will be greatly missed by her friends and her family. Her joy has touched many lives.
Friends may call at the Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd., on Saturday, October 26th, from 11 am until the time of the Funeral Service there at 2 pm, conducted by Rev. Dr. Mary Louise McCullough. Interment will follow at Wintergreen Gorge Cemetery. Memorials can be made in Donna Knight's name to the Lawrence Park Garden Club, C/O Debby Russo, LPGC Treasurer, 2472 Bliley Road, Erie, PA 16510.