Audrey June Knuth

Audrey Knuth, age 86, of Maribel, passed away peacefully Wednesday morning, April 29, 2026, with her loving family by her side at Aurora Hospital, Manitowoc.

Audrey was born on June 15, 1939, in Outagamie County daughter of the late John and Milda (Kielman) Stolzman. Audrey was in the first graduating class at Fox Valley Lutheran High School. She followed her dream of getting a teaching degree at Martin Luther College in Minnesota. She received her call to teach at St. John’s Lutheran School in Maribel, WI where she met the love of her life, Norman Knuth. On February 14, 1961, (appropriately Valentine’s Day) Audrey was married to Norman at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Maribel, WI. He preceded her in death on November 16, 2022.

Audrey worked along with Norman and Butch on the family farm. Together they earned many awards including Manitowoc County Herd of the Year in 1979.

Audrey was a wonderful mother to her children: Sheri, Butch, and Robin. Audrey loved her family and she loved to cook and bake for them. She made birthdays the most special day of the year and would always cook their favorite meal. She loved to host parties and they enjoyed many card playing groups and had many friends. The parties continued at Shady Lane with her special friends: Mary, Dori, Gladys, and Mitzi. She loved a good glass of wine, kimmel or moonshine with friends. Another love of hers was watching the tractor pulls where her competitive spirit always cheered for the John Deere green and gold. She loved technology and Amazon and the independence they gave her. She found joy in everything she did and passed it on to everyone around her.

Audrey’s favorite saying was “If I can put a smile on someone’s face, then it puts a smile on mine”.

Audrey is survived by her two daughters: Sheri (Dennis) Kittell and Robin (Steve) Shimanek; 4 grandchildren: Samantha (Nick) Roth, Brooke Kittell, Brittany (Adam) Brouchoud, and Josh (Sarah) Shimanek; 8 great grandchildren: Maci and Kyli Roth; Lily, Hailey and Landyn Brouchoud; and Ella, Ivy and Skye Shimanek; three brothers: Ken (Dawn) Stolzman, Larry (Connie) Stolzman, and John (Mary) Stolzman. She is survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.

She was preceded in death by her husband Norman and son, Norman (Butch) Knuth III; her father and mother, John and Milda Stolzman; her mother and father-in-law, Norman and Alma Knuth; three sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law: Florence (Cal) Haskins, Marcy (Elmer) Retzlaff, and Virginia (Wayne) Neuser.

Family and friends may visit at Cotter Funeral Home-Denmark Chapel (536 County Road R) on Wednesday, May 6, from 4:00-7:00 pm. Visitation will continue on Thursday, May 7, at St. John Lutheran Church of Maribel (14311 S Maribel Road) from 9:00 am until 10:45 am. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 am with Pastor William Harley officiating. Burial will follow in the church cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the family by visiting https://www.cotterfuneralhome.com.

The Cotter Funeral Home of Denmark is assisting the family with funeral arrangements. The service will be livestreamed on St. John’s Lutheran Church https://www.youtube.com/@stjohnmaribel/streams.

The family would like to thank the medical staff of Aurora Hospital Manitowoc, County Rescue Services and a very special thank you to all the staff at Shady Lane who took such good care of her!