Viola Knuth, 90, Minot, formerly of Drake and Balfour, passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020 at Trinity Homes in Minot. Her funeral will be held Saturday, February 15, at 11:00 A.M. at the United Methodist Church in Drake with burial in the Balfour Cemetery. Visitation will be held Friday from 4 P.M. to 7 P.M. at the Nelson Funeral Home in Drake.

Viola Torno, daughter of John and Nathalia (Arlt) Torno, was born January 19, 1930 in Max, ND at her Grandmother's house, who delivered her. She lived in the Max area until 1942 when they moved to the Garrison area and attended school at Max and Garrison. She then moved to Minot where she worked as a waitress at the Victory Café for a number of years and worked at the Red Owl Store.

On June 7, 1959 she was united in marriage to Myron Knuth in Minot. They made their home on the Knuth farm near Balfour where they lived and farmed until moving to Drake in 2000. Following Myron's death in June of 2000, Viola continued to reside in Drake until entering Trinity Homes in Minot in February of 2016.

In addition to helping Myron with the farming operation, Viola raised a large garden and canned most of what she grew. She enjoyed cooking, baking lots of goodies and spending time with family. Viola also enjoyed crocheting and embroidery. She spent many years working on the genealogy for all branches of the family. One of her favorite hobbies was reading through newspapers, etc. and clipping articles, photos, etc. of people she knew or anything she found interesting or humorous. She then kept the clippings in books so she could look at them later for her enjoyment, or to provide information about something from the past (pre-internet days).

She is survived by her children, Ervin Knuth of Mobridge, SD, Gary (April) Knuth of Rochester, MN and Corliss Knuth of McLaughlin, SD; Grandson Shayne Knuth (Corliss' son) of Mobridge, SD; 11 Step-Grandchildren; sister, Alice Torno of Littleton, CO; sisters-in-law, Elaine Vollmer of Drake and Wanda Torno of Dickinson; and many nieces and nephews.

Viola was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and her brother, Marvin.

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