IN LOVING MEMORY OF OUR BELOVED FATHER EDMOND HAROLD KNOEPPEL, WHO PASSED AWAY PEACEFULLY SURROUNDED BY HIS LOVED ONES ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28th, 2023! BORN TO THE PARENTS OF EDMOND A. KNOEPPEL AND ELNA HAGEN KNOEPPEL IN THE BRONX, NEW YORK, AUGUST 1ST, 1934, HE LIVED A CHARMED LIFE! MEETING HIS WIFE, HELENE COCKBURN AS HIGH SCHOOL SWEETHEARTS, BECOMING AN AIRFORCE PILOT, TRAVELING THE WORLD! HE WOULD GO ON TO HAVE 4 BOYS, THOMAS, DONALD, RODERICK AND TIMOTHY(wife fran) WHO HE SELFLESSLY GAVE ALL OF HIS FREE TIME TOO, COACHING ALL OF THEIR BASEBALL GAMES, HOSTING HOLIDAY PARTIES OF ALL SEASONS IN HIS HOME IN KATONAH, NEW YORK!! BY THE GRACE OF GOD HE WAS GIVEN 2 GRANDCHILDREN, TORI KNOEPPEL AND COURTNEY KNOEPPEL WHO LOVINGLY CALLED HIM "Poppy", THEN TO BE GIVEN 3 GREAT GRAND CHILDREN, ABEL, ASPEN AND NEW TO THE FAMILY OLIVIA! THE BEST WAY TO DESCRIBE OUR DAD IS A SELFLESS, CARING, HARD WORKING MAN WHO PUT FAMILY FIRST ABOVE ALL ELSE! HE WOULD RETIRE EARLY TO PLAY TENNIS AND ENJOY THE BEACH WITH HIS WIFE HELENE IN VERO BEACH, FLORIDA!! HE WILL BE TRULY MISSED UNTIL WE ALL MEET AGAIN IN THE KINGDOM OF HEAVEN! EDMOND HAROLD KNOEPPEL AUGUST 1ST, 1934 – NOVEMBER 28TH, 2023