Loretta Knott of Red Lake Falls, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, September 24 ^th , 2018 at her farm home north of Red Lake Falls.

Mass of Christian Burial and celebration of Loretta's life will be held on Wednesday, October 3 ^rd (her 93 ^rd Birthday!) at 11 AM at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls with Father Bob Shreiner officiating. Burial will be held at St. Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Red Lake Falls.

Visitation will be held Tuesday, October 2 ^nd from 5-8 PM with a 7 PM prayer service at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, and one hour prior to Mass on Wednesday.

Loretta Elizabeth (Schmitz) Knott was born on October 3, 1925 in Black River Township in Pennington County daughter of Crispen Edward and Freida Elizabeth (Schindler) Schmitz. She attended school in a one-room schoolhouse in Wylie Township, leaving at a young age to help care for her brothers after the loss of her mother following a lengthy illness.

On June 14,1949 Loretta was united in marriage to LaVern Harvey Knott at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls. They made their home and raised 15 children, including two sets of twins, on their farm, where Loretta continued to reside until her passing.

Loretta loved all things nature and enjoyed gardening, cruising the farm on her golf-cart, her apple trees, hummingbirds, and country air. She looked forward to coffee parties with her lady friends. She called herself a "dump-dump" cook (cooked without recipes!), but she was renowned for her State Fair ribbon-winning bread and her delicious pies. No one left her home hungry! Loretta was a devout Catholic and believed all hardships should be offered up to the Good Lord. When she was no longer physically able to attend Mass, she continued to worship watching Sunday Mass on television. She was a current member of Catholic Daughters Court St. Cecelia, and past member of St. Anne's Society and The Ladies Guild. She was honored with the 1994 Valley Farmer and Homemaker Award for Red Lake County. Her greatest passion, aside from her family, was being a strong supporter of MCCL (Minnesota Citizens Concerned for Life) helping give voice to protect unborn babies.

Loretta is survived by her children James (Carol) of Red Lake Falls; Lorraine (Bruce) Galland, Bagley; Jeffrey, Kenner, LA; Daniel, East Grand Forks; Patricia (George) Pawlik, Eden Prairie; Cecelia (Paul) Eickhof, Crookston; Alice Brunelle, Rogers; Jacqueline (Thomas) Smith, Owatonna; Anthony (Tammy), Covington, LA; Agnes (Ray) Grenier, Crookston; Paul (Shelly) Knott, Red Lake Falls; Joyce (David) Nixon, Greenfield; and Andrew Knott, Red Lake Falls; daughter-in-law Sherry Knott, Red Lake Falls; sister-in-law Joan Schmitz, Red Lake Falls; and brother-in-law Orville (Gen) Knott, Red Lake Falls and sister-in-law Eva (Knott) Lundquist, East Grand Forks.

Loretta was proud Grandma to Nicholas (Kristin) Knott, Briana (Dayne) Efta; Chad, Melissa, Crispen Galland, Marcia (Jason) Sorensen; Steven, Jeremy, Laura Knott; Kevin (Melissa) Knott, Katie (Matt) Heroman; Michelle (Chad) Schultz, Charlie Knott, Kayla (Sam) Pahlen, Renee (Kolby) Gruhot; George Jr, Samuel Pawlik; Charles Eickhof; Shawna (Kyle) Althouse, Jerrod (Jessica) Brunelle, Eric (Kayla) Brunelle; Adam, Isaac Smith; Whitney, Garrett, Lauren Grenier; Nolan (Shelby) Knott, Emily (Martin) Kokett, Olivia (Devin) Arnold; Elizabeth, Alexandra Nixon. Loretta's family continues to grow with many great-grandchildren.

Loretta is preceded in death by her husband LaVern (April 1981), sons Eugene (September 1983) and Lawrence (April 2018), parents Crispen and Freida, step-mother Mary (Demarais) Schmitz, brothers Francis, Donald and Arthur Schmitz, father- and mother-in-law Harvey and Lillie Knott, and many aunts, uncles, cousins and friends.

In lieu of flowers, memorials preferred in Loretta's name to MCCL, 4249 Nicollet Ave, Minneapolis, MN 55409. May her memory be blessed!