Published by admin on Wed, 04/10/2024 - 9:27am
Jeanne L. Knopp, née Zerneke, died at age 95 on March 30, 2024 in Monticello, Iowa. She was the daughter of Carl Ross Zerneke and Louise (Hess) Zerneke of Burlington, Iowa. When Jeanne was twelve years old (1941), her father died of prostate cancer.
Jeanne graduated high school in 1945 and worked as a secretary. In 1948 she married Jack P. Knopp, who had caught her eye in junior high. They moved to Des Moines, where she worked in several offices while Jack attended Drake and worked in sales. Five years later they moved to Clinton, where their son was born.