Knotts, Virginia Anne
April 21, 1923 – Dec 13, 2017
Age 94
Passed in Bellevue, NE. Virginia was born in Spencer IA, the second child of Harry and Sylvia Fell Knotts. She spent her childhood, in Spencer, Armstrong, Spirit Lake and Iowa City where she graduated from City High. She had a love of all things nursing, and pursued this calling by attending a nursing school in Burlington IA. She took her first job at the U of IA hospitals, rising quickly to become night supervisor. She left Iowa City for Boone IA where she continued on her path of Nursing Administration. She later moved to Hastings NE where she was Director of Nursing, retiring in 1979. After being away from Iowa City for many years, she returned and renewed old friendships and made new friends. Ginny had owned the homestead on Fairchild St in Iowa City, after receiving it from her Mother more than 40 years earlier. She was very active in her church, and volunteering for the many clothing drives. Although Ginny never married, she was very active in the lives of her nieces and nephews as well as great nieces and nephews. Ginny spent the final years of her life with her niece in Bellevue NE.
Virginia was preceded in death by her mother, Sylvia Fell Knotts, her brother, Harold Knotts, her sister Carol Jane Palmer as well as her nephew Scott T Knotts. She is survived by her brother, Col (Ret) Noel D Knotts, of Malabar FL. Virginia’s life was very full of family and friends. Left to cherish her memory are nieces Jaci Miller (David) of Palos Hills IL, Elizabeth Szymanski (David) of Bellevue NE, Jane Moore (Bill) of Snellville GA, Noel Diane Knotts of Melbourne FL, Barbara Butler (Tom) of Malabar FL, and Laura Kassik (Dan) of Handford CA, as well as her nephews Col (Ret) Carl D Knotts of Mason Neck VA and Michael Palmer (Denise) of Apple Valley MN. She also leaves behind her great nieces and nephews; Chadwick Moore (Regina) of Stone Mountain GA, Sarah Miller (Jason) of Homer Glen IL, Kristi Roberts (Mike) of New Lenox IL, R. Adam Moore of Germany, Laura Szymanski of Austin TX, Danielle Knotts of Phoenix AZ, Kate Szymanski of Bellevue NE, Christopher Knotts of Houston TX, Conner Kassik of Handford CA, Trent Kassik of Havasu AZ, Jack Kassik of Handford CA Hayley Knotts of Washington DC, Scout Knotts of Mason Neck VA and Zoe Palmer of Apple Valley MN along with great-great nieces and nephews. Ginny also leaves behind special friends Mary Dusterhoft, Liz Schweigart, and Barbara Beard all of Iowa City IA as well as Julius and Gina Dusterhoft of Cyprus TX.
To honor her wishes, Virginia will be cremated, and there will be no services or memorial. If you so desire, any memorial should go to your favorite charity that supports single mothers.
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