Hildegard Knops

Hildegard "Hiltz" M. Knops, 87, passed away from cancer on January 22, 2010, in Chandler, Ariz.  Hiltz was born to Herman and Margaret Hinnenkamp on January 19, 1923, in Melrose, Minn.  She moved from Melrose, Minn. to Chula Vista, Calif. prior to retiring to Chino Valley, Ariz.  She was preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Joseph Knops; son Keith Knops; her parents; sisters Lucille Loecken and Rosalia Wieber; and brothers Erwin and Walter Hinnenkamp.  She is survived by her children, Wayne Knops of Scottsdale, Ariz., Sandra Gallagher of Mechanicsburg, Pa., Debra de Brock of Whitefish, Mont., and Michael Knops of Chula Vista, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren, and one great-great-grandchild; sisters Luella Williams and Margaret Eiynck of Gilbert, Ariz., and Virginia Caspers of Chula Vista, Calif.; and brothers Arthur, Herman, Wilfred and Harold Hinnenkamp of Minnesota.