Wenceslaus (Wenn) Joseph Knotek

He was born on September 23, 1940, in Fremont, Indiana.

Wenn graduated from Fremont High School.

He married Kathleen M. Daler on February 19, 1972 at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Angola, Indiana.

Wenn was a generational farmer since he was knee high, he was a peppermint farmer, a tinkerer, and pulled the Angola Band trailer for many years.

His hobbies in his younger years were drag racing, truck pulling, and fishing. Currently he enjoyed gardening, cooking and baking, watching grandkids ball games, and mowing grass.

Survivors include his wife, Kathleen Knotek of Fremont, Indiana, children, Ryan J. Knotek of Fremont, Indiana, Tammy M. (Corey) Scher of Fremont, Indiana, Lisa A. (Eric) Hufnagle of Fremont, Indiana, and Debra A. (Brian) Roller of Bluffton, South Carolina, grandchildren, Keegan Knotek (Fiance', Nicole Thompson), Douglas Martin, Jennifer Martin, Ian Roller, Cayden Hufnagle, Mallorie Hufnagle, and Jake Roller, siblings, Sr. Mary Alexine Knotek of Frankfort, Illinois, George & Louise (Kaufman) Knotek of Fremont, Indiana, and Patricia (Knotek) & Gene Gordon of Noblesville, Indiana, brother-in-law, Steven Daler of Angola, Indiana, and a sister-in-law, Judith Grubb of Angola, Indiana.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph F. Knotek and Veronica M. (Balogh) Knotek, a sister, Rita M. Knotek, and a grand-daughter, Christina Martin.

Visitation will be held from 5 pm until 7 pm, Friday, July 21, 2023 at Beams Funeral Home, Fremont, Indiana.

Private Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Anthony of Padua Catholic Church, Angola, Indiana. Father Antonio Gutierrez will officiate the Mass.

Private burial will follow at St. Michael Cemetery, Waterloo, Indiana.

Memorial donations in his memory may be directed to the Cameron Memorial Community Hospital Foundation, 416 E. Maumee Street, Angola, Indiana 46703.

Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.beamsfuneralhome.com for the family.