Iona Katherine (Brin) Knipp, 85, died January 3, 2021, in Hill City,
Kansas. Iona was born November 2, 1935, in Damar, Kansas, to Oliver and
Mary (Morin) Brin. She grew up surrounded by her 10 siblings and
attended school in Damar.
During her senior year, she met Wilbert Knipp. They soon married May
31, 1954. This union was blessed with seven children: five girls and
two boys.
After the sudden passing of Wilbert in 1967, Iona met and married Dale Meier in July of 1969. Together they had one daughter.
Throughout the years, she worked at the Elks Lodge and provided home health care. However, her family was her livelihood.
Iona thoroughly enjoyed writing poems, coloring, playing cards,
watching game shows, and tending to her flowers and house plants. She
was an avid baseball fan whether the games involved her family or any
team on television.
She never turned down an opportunity to spend as much time as she
could with her children and grandchildren. Every summer Iona would have
her grandkids spend their vacation with her. They enjoyed those times
with Grandma, swimming, riding bikes, walking to the dime store, and
many other activities. Iona so loved taking many trips to see her
children!
Iona was preceded in death by her parents: Oliver and Mary Brin;
her husbands: Wilbert Knipp and Dale Meier; a grandson, Allen Michael
Knipp; brothers: Clarence, Levi, Frank and Omer; sisters: Barbara,
Rita, Patricia and Marida.
Survivors include her sons: Eddie Knipp, Hill City, and Wayne
Knipp, Wichita; daughters: Vivian Messer, Santa Rosa, California; Jeanie
Stakes, Arlington, Texas; Charlotte (Mark) Pfeifer, Hays, Deanna (Mark)
Zeman, Wakeeney, Laurie Knipp, Hill City, Marcia (Gerald) Pfeifer,
Hays; sisters: Annette (Richard) Benoit, Damar, Sister Diane Brin,
Concordia; 20 grandchildren and 28 great grandchildren.
On Sunday, January 3, 2021, Iona was reunited eternally with her
beloved Wilbert. She left behind an abundance of amazing memories of a
strong beautiful woman that family and friends alike will cherish dearly
for years to come.
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