In Memoriam

Services were held Jan. 3 at the Peterson Mortuary in Glenwood, Iowa. Burial with full military honors followed at Waubonsie Cemetery. Local services will be held tomorrow at 9 a.m. at the NAS Jacksonville All Saints Chapel. VP-16 will be in attendance and all other members are welcome.

Knutson was born in 1969 to Robert Knutson and Jackie Kucera Wilson. He graduated from Glenwood High School in 1988. After graduating boot camp in August 1991, Knutson reported to NAS Pensacola, Fla. to begin his nearly18 years of faithful and loyal naval service as a naval aircrewman. During his career, he flew more than 2,200 hours in missions over Kosovo, participated in Operations Enduring Freedom and Iraqi Freedom and received 33 awards and citations His personal awards include three Air Medals, two Navy and Marine Corp Commendation Medals and three Navy and Marine Corp Achievement Medals.

He is survived by his son, Ryan Knutson of Jacksonville; daughter, Haley Knutson of Hawaii; father, Bob Knutson of Omaha, Neb.; parents, Jackie and Bruce Wilson of Glenwood, Iowa; brother, Thomas Knutson of Omaha, Neb.; sisters, Michelle Schnepel of Lincoln, Neb.; Cindy Knutson of Omaha, Neb.; step-brothers, Sid Mitzlaff and Troy Mitzlaff all of Omaha, Neb.; stepsisters, Maria Wilson of Hemett, Calif.; Therese Wade of Alvarado, Texas; grandmother, Pauline Wilson of Glenwood, Iowa and many nieces, nephews and friends.