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GERALD JOSEPH KNIGHT, 78

September 3, 2003 The Waynedale News Staff 0 min read

Gerald Joseph Knight, 78, died Saturday, August 16, 2003 at Lutheran Hospital. ‑Born in Fort Wayne, he retired from General Electric in 1985 as an oven operator in Building 4-2. ‑He was a WWII Navy Veteran.

He is survived by his wife Lavon F. Knight, Fort Wayne; 3 sons David A. Knight and Danny B. Knight both of Fort Wayne; Dennis K. Knight, Fort Collins, Colorado; 9 Grandchildren and 8 Great Grandchildren.

Services were held Tuesday, August 19, 2003 at Elzey Patterson Rodak Home for Funerals. ‑Burial was in Covington Memorial Gardens. ‑Memorials to Fort Wayne Cardiology’s Congestive Heart Failure Clinic.

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