LeROY KNERR

BLOOMFIELD.  LeROY KNERR, age 78 of Marshalltown, Iowa and former Bloomfield resident died October 2, 2006 at the Iowa Veterans Home in Marshalltown.  He was born May 2, 1928 in Brighton, Iowa to Roy and Belva Ferrier Knerr.  He married Audrey M. Fox  August 16, 1951 in Ottumwa, Iowa.  She preceded him in death April 11, 2000.  He served in the United States Navy during World War II.  He owned and operated Knerr Jewelry in Bloomfield for several years.  He had been a resident of Marshalltown for the past year and a half.  He was a member of the Drakesville United Methodist Church, the American Legion in Moulton, Iowa and was a lifetime member of the Elks Club in Perry, Iowa.

He is survived by a son  Kevin Knerr of Bloomfield, Iowa;  2 daughters  Debra Knerr of Des Moines, Iowa and Jackie (Dave) Davis of Bloomfield, Iowa;  6 grandchildren;  2 great grandchildren;  4 brothers  Bob, Jack and Larry Dean Knerr all of Washington, Iowa and Richard Knerr of Wellman, Iowa and 2 sisters  Lois Freeman of Danville, Iowa and Edna Mae Crawford of Washington, Iowa.

He was preceded in death by his parents;  wife and a brother  Eugene Knerr.