Frances D. Knapp

Frances D. Knapp, age 85, of Mt. Carroll, Illinois, passed away Sunday, October 8, 2017 at FHN Memorial Hospital, Freeport, Illinois, with her daughter Sandy at her side. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, October 12, 2017 at Law-Jones Funeral Home, Mt. Carroll. Burial will take place in Oak Hill Cemetery, Mt. Carroll. Visitation will be held from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 11, 2017 at the funeral home.

Frances was born July 28, 1932, the daughter of Amil and Hazel (Thompson) Bork in Woodland Township, Illinois. She attended Pauls Grove Country School, Spring Grove Country School, and Mt. Carroll High School, graduating with the Class of 1950. On May 1, 1955, Frances married Raymond Knapp. They celebrated 56 years of marriage until Raymond’s death in 2011.

Frances worked as a secretary for the Savanna Army Depot, and the Mt. Carroll Farm Bureau. She enjoyed gardening, bird watching, going on walks, listening to the radio, and collecting angels, owls, and bald eagle figurines. Most of all, Frances’ life revolved around her family, and she cherished spending time with them.

Frances will be dearly missed by a daughter, Sandy (Keith Brinkmeier) Allen of Pearl City, Illinois; grandchildren, Diane (Garry Mapes) Randecker of Stockton, Illinois, Marty Knapp of Savanna, Illinois, Amber (Ashley) Knapp of Casper, Wyoming, and Ashley Knapp of Casper, Wyoming; great-grandchildren, Courtney, Brittany, Alyssa, Jon Randecker and Tessa, Avery, and Rose Marie Knapp; two brothers Orville (Eleanor) Bork of Lehigh Acres, Florida, Gerald (Doris) Bork of Mt. Carroll; and many nieces and nephews. Frances is preceded in death by her husband, Raymond; one son, Marty; one grandson, Matthew; three sisters; seven brothers, and her parents.