Elenora Knoll
Feb. 19, 1935 - Nov. 27, 2019
Elenora Knoll, 84, of
Harvey, ND died Wednes-
day, November 27, 2019
at the St. Aloisius Nursing
Home in Harvey.
Funeral services will be
at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, De-
cember 3 at St. Anthony’s
Catholic Church, Selz,
ND. Visitation will be
Monday from 4 p.m. to 7
p.m. with a Prayer Service
beginning at 7 p.m. at the
Hertz Funeral Home, Har-
vey, ND. Burial will be in
the church cemetery.
El was born February
19, 1935 in Orrin, ND to
George and Mary
(Warmsbecker)
Bachmeier, the sixth of
eleven children. Growing
up she learned to work
hard on the farm with the
chores and caring for her
siblings. El moved to
Fessenden and worked at
the Corner Cafe where she
met her future husband,
Clifford Knoll. They were
married on April 3, 1956
in Sykeston. They lived
south of Fessenden where
they farmed and milked
cows. In 1972, they
bought a farm east of Selz
where they continued to
operate a dairy and grain
farm. They retired in
1991. Clifford died from
cancer on November 11,
2005. In 2013 she moved
to New Rockford where
she enjoyed special time
with her sisters and their
families. El spent the last
3¢ years at the St.
Aloisius Nursing Home
under the loving care of
the Unit B Staff.
El loved being outdoors
and even missed her cows
a little bit after selling
them. She especially
loved when the kids and
grandkids would visit and
she would cook up a
feast! Fried tacos were a
specialty of hers. She en-
joyed gardening. Her pick-
les were the BEST –
along with her chokecher-
ry jelly!
El was a very giving
person, making the best of
what she had and was al-
ways thinking of others.
Even as a young woman
living in Fessenden, she
saved up to buy her two
youngest sisters, Helen
and Mary what they
remember as their first
real Christmas gift. Each
one received a small
suitcase with a Timex
watch and a pair of yellow
pj’s inside.
El continued her whole
life to put others before
herself and will be missed
by her family.
She is survived by her
daughter, Marilyn (Gary)
Heilman of Harvey; sons,
Clifford, Jr. (Peggy) of
Casselton, Gary (Lori) of
Washburn; 8 grandchil-
dren, Toni, Joey, Jennifer,
Mindie, Kristi, James, An-
gie, Shelina; 24
great-grandchildren; sis-
ters, Mary Nokleby and
Helen Christianson both
of New Rockford, Francis
Hammer of Jamestown;
brother Frank Bachmeier
of Carrington;
sister-in-law, Agnes
(Alan) Reichenberger and
many nieces and
nephews.
She was preceded in
death by her parents; hus-
band; sisters, Phyllis
Duchscherer and Rose
Kraft; brothers, Jim,
Richard, John and George
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