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William Knerr Obituary
He was the beloved husband of 41 years to Christine Knerr; loving father of Jessica (Tim) Welsh, Billy Knerr and Jason (Kristen) Knerr; proud grandfather of Samantha, Timmy, Justin, Sadie, Hannah and Ghost; son of the late William R. Sr. and Mercedes M. Knerr; and brother of Kean (the late Ilona) Knerr.
Mr. Knerr was a member of Carpenters Local 230. He worked as vice president of Patrinos Contracting.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday in John F. Slater Funeral Home Inc., 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentwood, PA 15227, 412-881-4100. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 16, in St. Paul Monastery, Pittsburgh. Anyone wishing to attend the Mass is asked to meet at the church.
Condolences may be expressed at www.johnfslater.com.
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Memories and Condolences
for William Knerr
6 Entries
August 16, 2017
Jason, Billy and family,
So sorry for your loss. Thoughts and prayers to you. God Bless!
Crystal Schafer
Glory Cibrone
August 16, 2017
Deepest sympathies to your family.
Jenna Trout
August 16, 2017
Such a great guy! You will be missed.
❤❤❤❤
Joe Pawlowski
August 15, 2017
Chris ,Jason,Billy and Jessica. I am so sorry for your loss your dad was a great man I will never forget when I would stay over your house in the summer and your dad would have thing for us to do around your house he taught me a lot. He will be missed.
Karen Peterson
August 14, 2017
Chris,
I am so sorry. If there is anything I can do, please call.
Karen
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