Funeral Information

Jeanette Stevens Knapp


Jeanette Stevens Knapp, 86 of Ambler PA, died Thursday May 6, 2010 in the Chestnut Hill Hospital Philadelphia, PA.  
 
 Born in the family home on Ardross Ave. in Upper Dublin, where she lived most of her life, Mrs. Knapp was the daughter of the late Edwin Roger and Martha (nee Fox) Stevens.  Mrs. Knapp was a graduate of Ambler High School, class of ’42, attending reunions annually.  Mrs. Knapp was preceded in death by her husband C. Howard "Bud" Knapp, Jr., in 2003.

 Following her marriage to Mr. Knapp January 29th, 1972, she cared for her husband's family and worked on the historic family farm in Lansdale, now the headquarters of the Montgomery County Historical Society.  Mrs. Knapp’s first job was with the Philadelphia National Bank, following that she worked for the Pennsylvania Salt Company.  The majority of her career was spent with McNeil Pharmaceutical in Fort Washington until her retirement. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Ambler where she served on the garden committee and was an active participant in the Annual Antiques Fair.  She was a member of the Colony Club of Ambler, the Clover Club, Fort Washington Horticultural Society and the Montgomery County Historical Society.

 She was the devoted mother of Nancy Lynn Marron and mother-in-law of Rick of Lansdale, PA and the loving Grandmother of Jena Stevens Marron and Charles Gordon Marron. She is predeceased by her sisters Margaret S. Lawley, Ann (Nancy) S. Miller and Donald Stevens and nieces Margaret Anne Elliot, Joan Lawley Leighty and nephew Steven Hyde Miller.

Relatives and friends are invited to call from 10:00 to 11:00 AM Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at Trinity Episcopal Church, Highland Ave. and Bethlehem Pike Ambler, with a Requiem Eucharist at 11:00 AM with the Rev. David Canan Rector as Celebrant Interment will be in Trinity Episcopal Church Memorial Garden.

Remembrances in her name to Trinity Episcopal Church, 708 S. Bethlehem Pike, Ambler, PA 19002 would be appreciated by the family.