Marion Knapp

MEADVILLE - Marion Knapp, 87, of Meadville, formerly of Lyona, passed away, Saturday, February 13, 2016. She was born on January 29, 1929, daughter of the late Nelson and Beatrice Hays Stafford. She married Theodore Merle Knapp, on December 15, 1947, he preceded her in death on December 9, 2015. As a young woman, Marion was employed at the Riverside Inn in Cambridge Springs, PA. She loved to tell stories of how she enjoyed walking the boardwalk and at the end of the day how the young women had to wash and press their uniforms for the next day and keep their seems and caps straight and that they were not permitted to sit down in uniform lest they wrinkle their skirts. Marion also was employed as an aide at the Crawford County Care Center. She loved her patients and always took them treats and small gifts. Survivors include her two daughters, Aola B. DeFrancesco and her husband Luigi, of Richmond Township; and Patricia L. Baxter and her husband Kevin of Linesville; her son, Daniel F. Knapp and his wife Vickie, of Conneaut Lake; her brother, Neal Stafford; brother-in-law, Richard Wayne Knapp and his wife Joetta 11 grandchildren, Bruno M. DeFrancesco (Naomi), Joyce Ann DeFrancesco; Gina Marie DeFrancesco - Hayden (Rick), Angela A. DeFrancesco - Peifer (Sean), Lisa Benninger (Andy), Amy Knapp (Seth), Daniel Merle Knapp (Sunshine), Tina Yocom (Ken), and Michaela Baxter, Christopher Baxter and Brendan Theodore Baxter; also 13 great-grandchildren. Friends and family are invited to call the Ryan M. Warren Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 33353 Main Street, Townville, PA 16360, on Thursday, February 18, 2016, from 11:00 A.M. until the time of the services at 1:00 P.M.. Burial will be Private at Lyons Valley (Lyona) Cemetery. Special Thank You, to the entire Erie Regional Health Home & Hospice and the staff of Mt. Hope Homes. A devoted wife, mother, grandmother and great grandmother, she will remain forever in our hearts. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Lyons Valley (Lyona) Cemetery, c/o the Secretary Treasurer, Aola DeFrancesco, 27502 St. Hwy, 77, Guys Mills, PA 16327; or to the First Assembly of God, 719 Washington St, Meadville, PA 16335. Please take a moment to share a condolence or memory with the family on Marion's Book of Memories at www.warrenfh.com.