Dilver J. Knigga

Dilver J. Knigga, 83, of Tell City, formerly of Napoleon passed away Wednesday, July 22, 2015 at the Oakwood Health Campus in Tell City. He was born near Dillsboro on April 29, 1932 the son of Charles and Bertha Rump Knigga. He was married to Eileen Bodenberg on August 20, 1960 and she survives. Other survivors include three daughters Connie (Tom) Holm of Tell City, Becky Leedy of Scottsburg, and Amy (Ray) Burton of Osgood; 6 grandchildren and 8 great-grandchildren; one sister Esther (Leon) Berner of Cross Plains. He was preceded in death by his parents. Mr. Knigga was a 1950 graduate of Vevay High School. He had formerly worked as the office manager for the Ripley County Farm Bureau Co-op in Osgood. He also was employed for several years as a sales representative for the Thomas D. Murphy Company of Red Oak, Iowa selling promotional items to businesses. Dilver was a member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Olean. Funeral services will be held at the convenience of the family with burial in St. Peters Cemetery at Olean. Memorials may be given to the St. Paul Lutheran Church or St. Peters Cemetery in care of the Stratton-Karsteter Funeral Home in Versailles.