November 6, 1931  -  July 15, 2018

Marvin Chester Knoop, 86, of Shell Lake died Sunday, July 15, 2018 at Lakeview Medical Center in Rice Lake. He was born November 6, 1931 in Dewey, WI to August and Clarissa (Roe) Knoop. He was married in Rusk, WI on April 8, 1953 to Gladys Stellrecht, and a day later he was notified that his services were required by Uncle Sam. Marvin served stateside with the US Army during the tail end of the Korean War. He returned to the Dewey area and farmed his whole life. During this time, he also worked as an electrician, drove milk truck and school bus. When not working, Marvin helped raise 31 foster children, served on the Town of Dewey Board, Creamery Board, Lakeview Church Board, and volunteered with the Shell Lake Honor Guard. He enjoyed hunting nearly everything, including: deer, prairie dogs, coyote, fox, moose and caribou. He also loved fishing in Canada and locally. Marvin was an accomplished inventor of many useful items, like the Jitney, wood splitter, straw chopper, chicken plucker, to name a few. He also had talent as a welder and machinery mechanic for himself and neighbors. His true joy was spending time with family and friends, playing harmonica, singing and telling jokes and stories to all who would listen.

He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Gladys; 4 children: Kathy (Jerry) Butenhoff, Karen (Douglas) Vanderhoof, Steve (Jodie) Knoop and Mark (Noel) Knoop, all of Shell Lake; 17 grandchildren; 21 great grandchildren; his brother, Glenn Knoop of Shell Lake; his sister, Agnes (Jim) Rogers of Rice Lake; nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, July 21, 2018 at Lakeview Methodist Church - Hertel, WI with Pastor Ferdinand Serra officiating and burial to follow in Lakeview Cemetery - Hertel, with full military honors accorded by Wisconsin Military Honors Team and the Shell Lake Honor Guard. Pallbearers are Travis Vanderhoof, Trent Vanderhoof, Kyle Vanderhoof, Garrett Knoop, Cody Knoop, Drew Knoop and Bryan Knoop. Visitation will be held for an hour prior to the service at the church.

Last Update: Dec 16, 2018 5:45 pm CST