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Manalapan Obituary: Andrew Knapp Jr., 74

Knapp Jr. was the grandfather of ten.

Andrew Knapp Jr., 74, of Manalapan, died on Tuesday, May 7, at Medicenter in Neptune, N.J. Visiting is on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Relatives and friends are kindly invited to attend the funeral on Saturday, May 11, 2013, at 9:15 a.m. from Krowicki McCracken Funeral Home, 2124 E. St. George Ave., Linden, N.J., at the Elizabeth city line, (908) 352-9190.

Born in Elizabeth, Mr. Knapp lived in Linden for most of his life. He was a custodian for the Linden Board of Education for 23 years, retiring in 2007. Mr. Knapp was the beloved husband for 15 years of Elsa (Fawcett) Knapp; devoted stepfather of Ben Pena and his wife, Noelia, of Elizabeth, Willie Pena and his wife, Lida, of Florida, Miguel Pena and his wife, Serene, of Pennsylvania, and Derena Lopez of Florida; loving brother of John Kciuk of Linden; dear uncle of Joseph and his wife, Lisa, of Old Bridge, N.J., and cherished grandfather of 10. He is also survived by many cousins.

A Funeral Mass is at St. Adalbert R.C. Church, Elizabeth, N.J., at 10 a.m., followed by entombment at Mount Calvary Cemetery, Linden. Send online condolences to krowickifuneralhome.com.

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