White Funeral Home
1315 Main Street
Jesup, Iowa 50648

Jesup – Barton Robert “Bart” Knipfer, 82 years old of Jesup, IA, died October 18, 2020 at his home.  Burial of his cremated remains will be beside his beloved wife Beverly, at Timpson Chapel Cemetery in Vinita, Oklahoma. Memorials may be directed to the family or given to a charity of the donor’s choice.

Bart was born June 18, 1938, in Independence, IA, the son of Robert Laurence Knipfer and Marian (Knapp) Knipfer. He attended school in Jesup, IA, and graduated high school with the class of 1956. He then served in the US Army in Korea and Japan. On January 7, 1960, he was united in marriage to Beverly Ann Armstrong in Denver, Colorado. They made their home in Jesup and Barton worked for Deere and Company in Waterloo, IA, as a sheet metal worker. He retired in 1990. In his spare time, Bart enjoyed wood working, traveling, bingo and cribbage.

Bart is survived by three sons, Gregory (Donna) Knipfer of Le Mars, IA, Randy (Colleen) Knipfer of Monticello, MN, Cameron (Jennifer) Knipfer of Omaha, NE; one daughter, Sondra (Michael) Marino of Purcellville, VA; 8 grandchildren; two great grandchildren; one sister, Polly (Richard) Williams of Rowley, IA. In addition to his wife Beverly, his parents and one brother, Terrance Knipfer, preceded him in death.

White Funeral Home, Jesup, IA was in charge of the arrangements.