John H. Knoblauch

John H. Knoblauch, 92, Napoleon, ND, died Saturday March 9, 2019 at the Napoleon Care Center.

John was born April 19, 1926 at San Francisco, CA, the son of Herman and Minnie (Ronayne) Knoblauch. He attended grade school at Most Holy Redeemer Elementary School and St. Philip School in San Francisco. He graduated from San Francisco Polytechnic High School.

John entered the US Navy June 24, 1944 at San Francisco, trained at Farragut, ID and served in the US Naval Construction Battalion. He was discharged June 4, 1946 with the rank of Seaman First Class.

He made his home in Half Moon Bay, CA and worked as general laborer in construction for many years and later retiring from Beckman Instruments at Palo Alto, CA. For his retirement he moved to Streeter, ND until entering the Napoleon Care Center.

He is survived by 1 sister, Mary Canderle, Palo Alto, CA.

John was preceded in death by his parents.

John’s wishes were to be cremated; no services will be held at this time.