Viola Knuth
Jan. 19, 1930-Feb. 8, 2020
Viola Knuth, 90, Minot,
formerly of Drake and Bal-
four, passed away Satur-
day, February 8, 2020 at
Trinity Homes in Minot.
Her funeral will be held
Saturday, February 15, at
11:00 A.M. at the United
Methodist Church in
Drake with burial in the
Balfour Cemetery. Visita-
tion will be held Friday
from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. at
the Nelson Funeral Home
in Drake.
Viola Torno, daughter
of John and Nathalia
(Arlt) Torno, was born
January 19, 1930 in Max,
ND at her Grandmother’s
house, who delivered her.
She lived in the Max area
until 1942 when they
moved to the Garrison
area and attended school
at Max and Garrison. She
then moved to Minot
where she worked as a
waitress at the Victory
Cafe for a number of years
and worked at the Red
Owl Store.
On June 7, 1959 she
was united in marriage to
Myron Knuth in Minot.
They made their home on
the Knuth farm near Bal-
four where they lived and
farmed until moving to
Drake in 2000. Following
Myron’s death in June of
2000, Viola continued to
reside in Drake until
entering Trinity Homes in
Minot in February of
2016.
In addition to helping
Myron with the farming
operation, Viola raised a
large garden and canned
most of what she grew.
She enjoyed cooking, bak-
ing lots of goodies and
spending time with fami-
ly. Viola also enjoyed cro-
cheting and embroidery.
She spent many years
working on the genealogy
for all branches of the
family.
One of her favorite hob-
bies was reading through
newspapers, etc. and clip-
ping articles, photos, etc.
of people she knew or
anything she found in-
teresting or humorous.
She then kept the clip-
pings in books so she
could look at them later
for her enjoyment, or to
provide information about
something from the past
(pre-internet days).
She is survived by: her
children, Ervin Knuth of
Mobridge, SD, Gary
(April) Knuth of Roches-
ter, MN and Corliss Knuth
of McLaughlin, SD;
Grandson Shayne Knuth
(Corliss’ son) of Mobridge,
SD; 11
Step-Grandchildren; sis-
ter, Alice Torno of Little-
ton, CO; sisters-in-law,
Elaine Vollmer of Drake
and Wanda Torno of Dic-
kinson; and many nieces
and nephews.
Viola was preceded in
death by: her husband;
her parents; and her
brother, Marvin.
Online condolences
may be shared at nelson-
funeral homesnd.com.