Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
Peake - Stiles - Person Sheet
NameRe. Fr. Alfred Leo KNOPP 
BirthAug 13, 1928, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
DeathJul 8, 2016, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY
Burial2016, Our Lady of Consolation Province Cemetery, Floyd Co., IN
OccupationRev. Friar, OFM Convention
ReligionCatholic
FatherUlysses Ben KNOPP (1895-1989)
MotherAnna Ruby BALLARD (1889-1966)
Misc. Notes
Knopp, Friar Benjamin, OFM, Conv, died Friday, July 8, 2016, at Nazareth Home in Louisville, KY.
He was born Alfred Leo Knopp August 13, 1928, to Ulysses Benjamin and Ann Ruby (Ballard) Knopp. He entered the Conventual Franciscan Order in 1947. He professed Simple Vows on July 13, 1947, and Solemn Vows on July 14, 1950. He was ordained a Priest on May 30, 1955.
He was predeceased by his parents, his sisters Anna Louise and Mary Jane (Sr. Paula Ann, Sister of Charity of Nazareth), brothers Raymond Benjamin (Fr. Leo, OFM Conv.), Paul Joseph (Fr. Xavier, OFM Conv.), John William, and Fr. Henry Robert, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Joanna Beha, seven nieces, four nephews, and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
A funeral Mass for Fr. Ben will take place Tuesday, July 12, at 11 am at St. Paul Catholic Church, 6901 Dixie Hwy., Louisville, KY. Burial will follow at the Friars' Cemetery, Mount St. Francis, IN. Memorial gifts to the Conventual Franciscan Friars may be sent to The Province of Our Lady of Consolation, Development Office, 103 St. Francis Drive, Mount St. Francis, Indiana, 47146 or made online www.franciscansusa.org. You can also visit the website for a fuller celebration of Fr. Ben's life and work.
Published in The Courier-Journal on July 10, 2016
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He was born Alfred Leo Knopp August 13, 1928, to Ulysses Benjamin and Ann Ruby (Ballard) Knopp. He entered the Conventual Franciscan Order in 1947. He professed Simple Vows on July 13, 1947, and Solemn Vows on July 14, 1950. He was ordained a Priest on May 30, 1955.
He was predeceased by his parents, his sisters Anna Louise and Mary Jane (Sr. Paula Ann, Sister of Charity of Nazareth), brothers Raymond Benjamin (Fr. Leo, OFM Conv.), Paul Joseph (Fr. Xavier, OFM Conv.), John William, and Fr. Henry Robert, a priest of the Archdiocese of Louisville. He is survived by his sister, Margaret Joanna Beha, seven nieces, four nephews, and numerous great-nieces and great-nephews.
A funeral Mass for Fr. Ben will take place Tuesday, July 12, at 11 am at St. Paul Catholic Church, 6901 Dixie Hwy., Louisville, KY. Burial will follow at the Friars' Cemetery, Mount St. Francis, IN. Memorial gifts to the Conventual Franciscan Friars may be sent to The Province of Our Lady of Consolation, Development Office, 103 St. Francis Drive, Mount St. Francis, Indiana, 47146 or made online www.franciscansusa.org. You can also visit the website for a fuller celebration of Fr. Ben's life and work.
Published in The Courier-Journal on July 10, 2016
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