Life is pleasant. Death is peaceful. It's the transition that's troublesome.
Isaac Asimov This memorial website was created to remember our dearest
David Knobloch who was born in
Pennsylvania on
January 8, 1935 and passed away on
March 15, 2010. You will live forever in our memories and hearts.
His obituary read:
David M. Knobloch, age 75, went to be with the Lord with his three daughters and wife at his side, Monday morning March 15, 2010. He resided in Millcreek Township. He was born in Erie, January 8, 1935, son of the late Horace and Leona Fromknecht Knobloch. He is survived by his wife of 43 years, Joan Alberta Austin Knobloch, his three daughters; Debra Strike and her husband, Roland, Denise Santi and Dorine Kaplan, his four grandchildren; Phillip Strike, D. J. Coe, Rachael Moore and Alexis Kaplan all of Erie. He is also survived by four great-grandchildren, Cody, Samuel and Amber Moore, and Trinity Strike; and three sisters; Carol Howell of Red Bluff, Calif., Donna Knight of Lawrence Park and Marlene Krahel and her husband, Steve of West Seneca, N.Y. and several nieces and nephews. David was a longtime member of Asbury United Methodist Church. He was the National Advertising manager for the Erie Times-News. David went into the Real Estate Business owning the Dave Knobloch Realtor Office. He closed his office in 1993. Continuing in the real estate business, he retired from the Howard Hanna Company in 2009. David was a member of the Kiwanis of Millcreek and served as president from 1993 to 1994. He worked in the Kiwanis for many years receiving numerous awards and much recognition for his dedicated service to the community.
