John Jack D. Knisely

94, of Seattle. ?Jack? as he was known to family and friends was born in 1907 in Everett and grew up at his family home at Lake Stevens. He was the eldest of seven children of Wilda Ulysses Knisely, who owned an Everett print shop and Elsie Dinsmore Knisely, who wrote and published short stories. At age 19 he moved to Seattle where he took a job as a Linotype operator at University Printing Co., a position he retained until his retirement in December 1972. He was a member of International Typographical Union. In 1927 he met Berniece Marsden of Seattle. They were married in June 1929. Together they built a house in the Hawthorne Hills area of Seattle in 1940 in which they lived together 61 years, raising four children. Jack was an avid amateur photographer whose work throughout his long life reflected his deep love of family and of the wonders of the natural world. As a member of the Seattle Photographic Society he was the recipient of numerous awards. He is survived by his wife Berniece; children, Peg Buschmann, Jim Knisely, Carole Korelin, and Richard Knisely; five grandchildren, Eric and Heidi Buschmann, Kim Korelin, and Jakob and Josh Knisely. Memorial service Saturday, October 6, 2001, at 2 P.M.

EVERGREEN WASHELLI FUNERAL HOME

11111 Aurora Ave. N., Seattle, WA

Interment Evergreen Memorial Park