William H. Knipstein Jr.

Bill served in the U.S. Army having served during WWII. He was awarded with a Good Conduct medal and World War II victory medal during his time served.

Bill worked at Zollner corporation for almost 50 years. He was a life long member of Zion Lutheran Church. In his spare time he enjoyed watching the Detroit Tigers Baseball, IU and Purdue Basketball. Bill enjoyed taking care of his vehicles and was passionate about taking care of his lawn.

More recently Bill enjoyed watching golf, and his favorite player was Tiger Woods.

He is survived by his children, Scott (Myra) Knipstein, of Roanoke, IN, Kent (Angie) Knipstein, of Orlando, FL, and Bethany Knipstein of Ft. Wayne; grandsons, Justin and Joshua Knipstein.

He was preceded in death by his wife of 48 years, Margaret Knipstein; and siblings, Alvin (Ester) Knipstein, Luella (Truman) Holle, Lawrence (Mildred) Knipstein, Lester (Dorothy) Knipstein, and Mildred (Wallace) Hormann.

Funeral service will be held at 11am on Saturday, November 14, 2020, at Zion Lutheran Church, 2312 Hanna St. Ft. Wayne, IN 46803 with calling 1 hour prior.

Visitation will be held from 2-4 and 6-8 on Friday, November 13, 2020 at D.O. McComb and Sons Lakeside Park Funeral Home, 1140 Lake Ave., Ft. Wayne, IN 46805.

Memorial contributions may be made to Zion Lutheran Church.

Entombment will take place in Concordia Cemetery Gardens, Ft. Wayne. IN.