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This memorial website was created in memory of our loved one, Edward Knutson, 83, born on November 27, 1928 and passed away on February 10, 2012. We will remember him forever.

Today, Nov 27th, 2014, my Dad is celebrating his 86th birthday, the second  in Heaven.  I know he's having the best time, and I hope the reading today helped make it a little better. I Love you, Dad, Happy Birthday & Happy Thanksgiving.

Time has passed, yet we never forget who you are..and yes, I say "are" because I truly believe you remain with us.  We still love you, Dad, and it's been 5 years since you passed.  You're in my heart, my soul, and in me...and that love will never die.  

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Sherry Kuelz
February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017
It's two days passed the date you left us; 2/10/12, I'll never forget that day. I know you're aware that you now have another great Granddaughter, Kaleigh Marie..yep, Brande and Dan's baby and she's just beautiful. She was born 1/10/17, and had her one month birthday on the day you passed. We know you know her, why? Brande and Dan were over visiting Mom right after Kaleigh was born, this was in January, and they saw at least 4 bluebirds in the front yard..IN WISCONSIN IN MID WINTER!! 

That's proof enough to know you have seen your brand new Great Granddaughter and are watching over her. Thank you, Dad, we love you so much, and I can't wait to see you again someday. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years, but as everyone says, it never gets easier to miss the ones we love...but when I know you're in such a better place...that makes me smile.

You're still here, I know it, and you always will be...oh, and congratulations on your new Great-Grandchild...and our first Grandchild. :)
Sherry Kuelz
December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016
I cannot believe it's been 4 years since you've passed and another birthday has gone by. I miss your joking around, your laughter, the beautiful laugh and blue eyes you had. I miss everything about you, and I am trying so very, very hard to stay strong, but sometimes it's so hard. I feel like it's me against Mom, Sara, and Alan, because I don't have you there to back me up anymore. Mom always has favored Sara and Alan, and we used to be so close, until Sara talked her into not going on our shopping trips together, because, I was told by Mom, "Alan's been divorced and Sara has a special needs son". Really? Does that mean I have to have either one of those in order to have you stand up for me? Sorry, I won't sacrifice anything for that. It just makes me cry sometimes, because I miss how close Mom and I were..now..it seems, everything is Sara this, or Alan that, or their kids. I have the greatest kids in the world, never been in trouble, respectful..and my husband is amazing. I miss you so much....but I know you're happier because now you can laugh, talk, joke, and you have lots of family around you. I'll see you one day, but until then..I'll be strong. 

I'll bet you're around watching over Brande and her Baby, making sure they're safe. I love you, Dad, and soon you'll have another Great-Grandchild.
Sherry Kuelz
February 11, 2015
February 11, 2015
I know it's the day after, but I was so busy...but you also know I wasn't too busy to stop and read to you. The sun was out, it was a beautiful day, thank you, and thanks to God for that. 

I was reading the book and I don't remember why right now, but something in what I was reading just made me start crying. I think it was something that I knew you'd have enjoyed a lot. I couldn't start the next chapter like I wanted because while skipping to see how long it was, I saw that one of the characters dies...and I just couldn't handle that.

I love you, Dad, and I miss you so much, sometimes more than others, but I know you're always with me. I wish I could learn to love Valentine's Day again, but I can't. It only reminds me of the day you were laid to rest, and that's very hard.

Just know, that in my heart, you are always my Valentine, and I will never forget you.
Sherry Kuelz
November 27, 2014
November 27, 2014
Happy Birthday, Dad, I hope you have the most incredible celebration in heaven with all your family up there. I love you and miss you, but know we'll all be together again some day.

HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY.
Sherry Kuelz
February 10, 2014
February 10, 2014
hi, Dad...I wanted to stop by and leave a little something..I know today is one to celebrate, in a way, because it's the day you went to live with God and were able to talk and laugh once more. I'm so happy for you, and I love you so much. I know that one day we'll be together again, and I will never stop thinking about you.

Until we meet again, know my heart is with you every day.
Sherry Kuelz
November 28, 2013
November 28, 2013
Happy Birthday, Dad, I miss you so much, and love you...but I know you're there watching over us. Some day we'll be together again...You'd be so happy to know that today Brande wanted to go and learn how to make Lefse, and asked me to go along, so we went and Kathy and Mom showed us how to do it, and actually let us do it. Tomorrow we roll it out. I hope you liked your birthday present...I'm sure you were laughing over the "surprise" when I jumped out from behind the mausoleum...I could just hear you. 

And then when I got there, the sun wasn't even shining where we were at, but as soon as I sang Happy Birthday to you and put the wreath with the birthday cake there, then began reading your book to you, the sun came out full and warmed me up. I love those kind of hugs from you.

I love you so much, and miss your laughter...the joking around..everything. I wish so much I could have just heard one more story from you, one more joke.....but that was taken from us. I just have to keep the memories close and know that one day we will hear them again...I can't wait. 

I love you, Happy Birthday (yesterday) and Happy Thanksgiving, today.
Sherry Kuelz
March 5, 2012
March 5, 2012
This is for my Dad, Edward Knutson, a man who loved life, loved his wife and family, and would be there for anyone when they needed him. He will forever be missed, taken from us by 2 rare diseases and a brain tumor, we still thank God he didn't suffer at the end, but went through that "door" peacefully and into the arms of God. Dad, we love you, and miss, more than you'll ever know.

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Sherry Kuelz
February 12, 2017
February 12, 2017
It's two days passed the date you left us; 2/10/12, I'll never forget that day. I know you're aware that you now have another great Granddaughter, Kaleigh Marie..yep, Brande and Dan's baby and she's just beautiful. She was born 1/10/17, and had her one month birthday on the day you passed. We know you know her, why? Brande and Dan were over visiting Mom right after Kaleigh was born, this was in January, and they saw at least 4 bluebirds in the front yard..IN WISCONSIN IN MID WINTER!! 

That's proof enough to know you have seen your brand new Great Granddaughter and are watching over her. Thank you, Dad, we love you so much, and I can't wait to see you again someday. It's hard to believe it's been 5 years, but as everyone says, it never gets easier to miss the ones we love...but when I know you're in such a better place...that makes me smile.

You're still here, I know it, and you always will be...oh, and congratulations on your new Great-Grandchild...and our first Grandchild. :)
Sherry Kuelz
December 15, 2016
December 15, 2016
I cannot believe it's been 4 years since you've passed and another birthday has gone by. I miss your joking around, your laughter, the beautiful laugh and blue eyes you had. I miss everything about you, and I am trying so very, very hard to stay strong, but sometimes it's so hard. I feel like it's me against Mom, Sara, and Alan, because I don't have you there to back me up anymore. Mom always has favored Sara and Alan, and we used to be so close, until Sara talked her into not going on our shopping trips together, because, I was told by Mom, "Alan's been divorced and Sara has a special needs son". Really? Does that mean I have to have either one of those in order to have you stand up for me? Sorry, I won't sacrifice anything for that. It just makes me cry sometimes, because I miss how close Mom and I were..now..it seems, everything is Sara this, or Alan that, or their kids. I have the greatest kids in the world, never been in trouble, respectful..and my husband is amazing. I miss you so much....but I know you're happier because now you can laugh, talk, joke, and you have lots of family around you. I'll see you one day, but until then..I'll be strong. 

I'll bet you're around watching over Brande and her Baby, making sure they're safe. I love you, Dad, and soon you'll have another Great-Grandchild.
Sherry Kuelz
February 11, 2015
February 11, 2015
I know it's the day after, but I was so busy...but you also know I wasn't too busy to stop and read to you. The sun was out, it was a beautiful day, thank you, and thanks to God for that. 

I was reading the book and I don't remember why right now, but something in what I was reading just made me start crying. I think it was something that I knew you'd have enjoyed a lot. I couldn't start the next chapter like I wanted because while skipping to see how long it was, I saw that one of the characters dies...and I just couldn't handle that.

I love you, Dad, and I miss you so much, sometimes more than others, but I know you're always with me. I wish I could learn to love Valentine's Day again, but I can't. It only reminds me of the day you were laid to rest, and that's very hard.

Just know, that in my heart, you are always my Valentine, and I will never forget you.
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9 Years ago

February 11, 2021
by Sherry Kuelz
It doesn't seem possible it's been 9 years since you left to go to your Heavenly home. Since then other family members have joined you, and I'm sure you're right there welcoming them all and having a good laugh with them.

Since you left you have 5 more Great-Grandchildren, plus the one born just before you passed. There's Remington, Wyatt, Emmalyn, Kaleigh, Myles, and Layke, with another due in June this year. 

You would have loved to spend time with them, teaching them to fish, play baseball, all the things you loved. And they would have loved you, though I know Kaleigh has met you because she saw your picture and told us that was the "nice old man" who stood by her bed, protecting her from the "Halloween kids" and he was smiling. She even said you were "Grandpa Knutson", and she'd never heard your name said, never saw a picture of you, she even picked your picture out when her Mommy was going through family pictures, and you told your Mommy that he was the one keeping you safe at night.

I still see all those bluebirds, and Sunflowers everywhere, and I always hear "Piano Man" playing in so many different places I've gone, all your favorites. 

We will forever love you and miss you, but we know that your are happy where you are now. We love you, and that will never end, and miss you. I'll never forget your funeral on Valentine's Day, a day of love, for someone who was forever loved. Keep watching over us, Dad, we love you.

2nd Birthday in Heaven..

November 28, 2014
by Sherry Kuelz

Stopping down to the mausoleum today, it was so cold my fingers were close to being numb, but no matter what, it was Thanksgiving AND your birthday this year, so nothing was going to stop me.

Standing there and reading to you, I didn't notice the cold as much as I should have, I guess I was too consumed with reading to you on this special day.

I put the wreath and flowers there; no cake this year, someone stole it from the wreath last year.  Such a shame, but I like to think maybe you took it to heaven with you. :)

I took a picture of Alan and his cat today at their house, and I got the strangest thing in it.  It wasn't light outside, at least not light enough to cause it; there was nothing beside Alan when I took the picture, so I have no clue what it was.  I just like to think maybe it was you showing us that you're still there.

Anyway, Happy Birthday to you, we all miss your laughter, your stories, and your jokes, but I know you weren't able to do any of that in the months before you passed   I also know you hated that, so I'm so happy that now you can laugh, run, and joke around all you want in Heaven, and I'm glad of that.

HAPPY 86TH BIRTHDAY, DAD, AND HAPPY THANKSGIVING.  WE LOVE YOU.  

Birthday...

November 28, 2013
by Sherry Kuelz

I went to visit you yesterday and as you know, I walked around to the corner of the mauseleom where you're at...and then jumped out and said "surprise".  I hope you were, I could just imagine you laughing, and then putting the wreath in the ground, along with the cake that Breanne and I had made last year, I sang Happy Birthday to you...I couldn't imagine your birthday without it.  

I knew, despite how cold it was, and the sun not shining in the area where you're at, I had to read one chapter out of Lonesome Dove for you, I promised you I would and I swear, I'll finish the book, just as I told you when you were passing.

I started the chapter, and as I was reading, I noticed I was warming up, some, and realized the sun was shining right down on me.  I couldn't believe it..it was just like you were giving me a hug and knew I needed it.  Thank you so much for being there, and letting me know that you are always listening, guiding, and just being you.  

Sometimes I just wish I could have one more call, or just one more story, but I know I'll have to wait, and you know what? It better be one heck of a story!   I'm sure it will be, you always told such good ones.  Even Brande was commenting on your stories today. 

I love you, Dad, and will never ever forget the things you taught me..the love you gave me, and especially how you taught me to laugh and enjoy life.  Thank you for the "hug" today, I needed it, and I hope you know I sent one back.

Happy Birthday....until we see one another again.  I love you! 

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