Mary V. Knickerbocker, age 84, of Annandale died Saturday, April 19, 2014 at home.
Mass of Christian Burial will be held 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 23, 2014 at St. Ignatius Catholic Church in Annandale with Fr. Victor Valencia as the Celebrant. Friends may call one hour prior to the service, Wednesday, at the church. St. Ignatius Music Ministry will provide the music for the service. Arrangements are entrusted with Dingmann Funeral Care Burial & Cremation Services of Annandale.
Mary Virginia Knickerbocker was born February 11, 1930 in Sleepy Eye to Michael and Mary (Zemler) Sieg. She grew up in Stewart, Minnesota. On October 20, 1951, she was united in marriage to Dale Knickerbocker in Minneapolis; he preceded her in death in 2004. Mary worked at Control Data in Minneapolis; she made and inspected computer circuits. Mary was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church. She enjoyed gardening, crocheting, doing puzzles, baking, cooking, retreating to the family cabin and spending time outdoors. Mary loved to spend time with her family, especially shopping with her sisters and caring for her grandchildren.
She is survived by her son Todd (Kelley) Knickerbocker of Annandale; daughter in law Tina Knickerbocker of Maple Lake; grandchildren Mike, Dale and Chase Knickerbocker, Amanda (Ethan) Smith and Daniel Turek; great grandchildren Sawyer and Avery Smith; sisters and brother Mildred (Norman) Taylor of Grey Eagle, Kenneth (Sharon) Sieg of New Brighton, Bernette Sieg of Buffalo, Carol Sieg of Buffalo and Judy Athmann (Jim Hopkins) of St. Cloud; and brother-in-law Linus Weiss. She is preceded in death by her parents; husband Dale; sons Kevin and David; sisters Monica Weiss and Rita Kleis; and brothers Gene, Leo and Frederick Sieg.