The Tree - Person Sheet
The Tree - Person Sheet
NameKevin David Knauf
Birth18 Jan 1951
Death3 Jan 2011
MotherRuth Sheerin (1924-2015)
Misc. Notes
Name, date of birth, from Muriel Leo’s (nee Oliver, 1917-1998) Family Tree and added here in October 2005.

Date of marriage from letter dated 10 May 1981 to Muriel Leo (nee Oliver) from Theodore D B Knauf, and added here in May 2020.

Date of death found in June 2020 from:
https://notices.nzherald.co.nz/obituaries/nzherald...41&referrer=2865
KNAUF, Kevin David. 59 years young. Suddenly and tragically taken on 3 January 2011. Much loved husband and soul mate of Colleen for 37 years....
Published in The New Zealand Herald on Jan. 6, 2011

Hawkes Bay Today Newspaper article dated 5 January 2011 found in June 2020 on death of Kevin David Knauf:
https://www.nzherald.co.nz/hawkes-bay-today/news/a...mp;objectid=11014633
Wairoa farm crash victim named
Wairoa police have named the 59-year-old farmer who died on Monday afternoon after the quadbike he was herding stock on crashed down a 40m bank. He was Kevin David Knauf.
Sergeant Aubrey Ormond said Mr Knauf was part of a close-knit farming family who worked the land off Hereheretau Rd, east of Wairoa.
"He was well-known around the area."
Mr Ormond said the family was understandably shocked by what had happened but were supporting each other. Friends were also giving strong support to the family.
Mr Knauf died at the scene from his injuries.
His quadbike had left a farm track and rolled down the bank.
Mr Ormond said Mr Knauf had not been wearing a helmet, but added that under the circumstances of the crash it was unlikely to have saved his life.
A police and Department of Labour investigation is under way and a post-mortem was being carried out today.
Spouses
Marriage12 May 1973
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