Henry Anton "Hank" Knuth
Marriages
Iola Baer - December 23, 1932
Burial Details
Obituaries
Eagle Valley Enterprise page 7 - April 18, 1985
Longtime Gypsum resident Henry Anton Knuth died April 3 at St. Mary's Hospital in Grand junction. He was 84. Mr. Knuth was buried April 8 at Cedar Hill Cemetery in Gypsum. The Rev. Steve Goodier officiated. he was born Nov. 22, 1900 to Henry and Elizabeth Knuth and was baptize June 1, 1901. He grew up in and was a resident of Ewing Township in Jackson County, Minn.
At an early age, Mr. Knuth made trips t Colorado and the mountains. In 1931 he came to the Sweetwater community where he worked on the ranches in the summer and trapped in the White River National Forest int he winter with other young men. He loved sports and the outdoors. Fishing and hunting in the high country was a favorite with him, along with being with people and camping.
Mr. Knuth met his wife, Iola, in 1932. They were married on Dec. 23, 1932 and lived in the Sweetwater community until 1937 when he became interested in construction work. he started work with the Dotsero cutoff project and moved on to various sites including Green Mountain dam, Battle Mountain, Trout Creek Canyon, Monarch Pass, Buckley Field, Peterson Field, and many more. In 1942 he went to eh South Pacific on the Galapagos Islands where Tucker McClure was building a naval base. He returned after five and one-half months and bought a home in Gypsum. He then bought and operated Pasttime Sporting Goods and was also engaged in gunsmithing. he spent four years, from 1958 to 1962, as sheriff of Eagle County while leasing out his business. Mr. Knuth also served as mayor, justice of the peace, and trustee on the town board in Gypsum. He was an honorary member of the Eagle alley Rod and Gun Club, member of the Delta and Paonia gun clubs and was a trap shooter who won many trophies. He was also a 40-year member of the Independent Order of the OddFellows. Mr. Knuth loved his fellow men and the enjoyment of visiting and being with them, sharing their good times and friendship together. His motto was, "A stranger is a friend I have never met."
Mr. Knuth and his wife sold their property in 1978 and moved to Paonia. They lost their only son Gary, in 1977. Surviving besides his wife are two grandsons, Richard Duane Knuth of the US Army and Robert Scott Knuth who lives with his mother, Sandra in Grand Junction. His 107-year-old mother Elizabeth resides in the Good Samaritan Care Center in Jackson, Minn. Mr. Knuth is also survived by two brothers, Charley of Worthington, Minn., and Everett of Rochester, Minn., along with many nieces and nephews and a host of friends. His father and sister also preceded him in death.
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 4 - April 8, 1985
