- Dan D. Knaack, 53, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, June 17, 2011, at Theda Clark Medical Center following a brief illness. He was born on Jan. 22, 1958, in Appleton, the son of Daniel and Joan (Doberstein) Knaack. On Dec. 14, 1999, he married Debra Lynn Retzlaff in Las Vegas. Dan was a technician since age 14 and part-owner of his family's business, Neenah Main Auto Body. Dan, A.K.A. "Julio," as his friends would call him, was a hard-working man who enjoyed everything to do with automobiles, including customizing vehicles, "Mr. Fixit" was always willing to help his friends with their car troubles, he loved NASCAR racing, and even dreamed of one day owning a junk yard. Above all though, he cherished time spent with his family, especially his grandchildren, and he loved his cats.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Debra; his daughter, Kelly (Fiance Nick Giesen) Knaack, Bear Creek; son, Lucas (girlfriend Michelle Baumann) Knaack, Appleton; stepsons, Nathan (girlfriend Jessie Mueller) Kerrigan, Neenah; Mac Kosmerchock, Neenah; his parents, Daniel and Joan Knaack, Neenah; grandchildren, Noah Kolda, Brynn and Gage Giesen, Zeke Knaack; mother-in-law, Kathy Rose; sister, Beth (Dan) Jurgenson, Neenah; brother, Kent (Joann) Knaack, Greenville; sister-in-law, Renee (Tom) Mitchell, Palm Springs, Calif.; brother-in-law, Robert (Heidi) Retzlaff, Brookfield; aunts and uncles, Carol Brunell, Dale; Charles and Bernie Knaack, Winchester; Richard I. and Susan Knaack, Milwaukee area; as well as several cousins, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many good friends. He was preceded in death by his granddaughter, Hayley; his father-in-law, Robert Retzlaff; stepfather-in-law, Richard Rose; sister-in-law, Robin Hawley; grandparents, Raymond and Eva Knaack, Clarence and Helen Doberstein; as well as some aunts and uncles.
The Memorial Service for Dan will be held on Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at 6 p.m. at Neenah's Westgor Funeral Home with the Rev. Martin Ruge officiating. Friends will be received at the funeral home from 4 p.m. until the hour of service.
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1958 - 2011 (53 years)
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