Eunice Louise Knuth (nee-Klattenhoff) was born June 26, 1929, at Booneville, Missouri, to Rev. George and Ella (Hoerner) Klattenhoff, a pastor of the Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod.

In the year 1931, her father accepted a call to St. John’s Lutheran Church, Missouri Synod, at Lyon Creek, Herington, Kansas. She with her parents, one brother, Wilbur, and two sisters, Grace and Dorothy, moved to Herington.  She attended the Parochial school for eight years.She was confirmed April 15, 1943.  She attended Hope High School, graduating in 1947.  She worked at Robson Pharmacy for a few years.  She taught the parochial school at Lyon Creek for two years and also taught at a parochial school in Canton, Kansas, for a year during World War II.  She attended Brown Mackie Business College in Salina and worked at A. L. Duckwall Store, at Herington, as secretary to A. L. Duckwall.

She began playing for church services when she was 15 years old.  She was the church organist for forty-six years, and was always available to assist for sixteen years.  She was an active member of the church, ladies aid, and Ladies Layman League.

She married Norman Knuth in the year 1954.  They made their home in Herington.  He preceded her in death in 2005. She is also preceded in death by her brother, Rev. Wilbur Klattenhoff; two sisters, Dorothy Knoke, Grace Lietz; and her parents.

She leaves to mourn her three nephews, Alan Knuth whom she raised as her own son since he was 6 years old, Glen Knuth, Clinton Lietz; six nieces, Linda Schroer, Carol , Nancy, Susan, Linda Parameter, Cathy, and their families.