[Oe List ...] Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016.

[Herman Greene via OE]

I'm quite late in responding to this. I am pierced with grief as i read
this and think of Kjell.

Herman

On Sat, Feb 18, 2017 at 5:50 AM, Al Lingo via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
wrote:

> Thank you Andrew for this account of Kjell's life journey!
> I look forward to the opportunity to hear of today's and tomorrow's
> celebrations of your dad's gifts to so many of us.
> And, how pleasant it would be to have a conversation with you about your
> life;  I am still in Atlanta at some not so far distance from the
> Appalachian Trail and can be reached at  404 680 2420 <(404)%20680-2420>.
> May you be well,
> Charles
>
>
> Al Lingo
> clingojr at aol.com
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Andrew Knutsen via OE <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> To: oe <oe at lists.wedgeblade.net>
> Sent: Fri, Feb 17, 2017 8:50 am
> Subject: [Oe List ...] Kjell Knutsen: 1928 - 2016.
>
> Hi,
>
> Knutsen family would like to share this celebration with the OE mailing
> list members. We are gathering this weekend in Boise, ID for two events to
> celebrate Kjell’s life. On Saturday, we will have a family memorial event,
> followed by a Sunday memorial service with Hillview Methodist Church. Kjell
> was part of the congregation and served as a visiting minister.
>
> Kjell is survived by his wife, Debbie Cheong, five sons - Lester, Andrew,
> Bernhard, Reinard, Svend. Kjell is survived by two siblings - Roger,
> younger brother living in Seattle and and Britt, older sister living in
> Oslo. There are six grandchildren, and four great grandchildren.
>
> Kjell’s celebrated his 88th birthday last year. We have a photo of him
> cradling his youngest grandson, Finely Parks Knutsen, born a few months
> earlier to Svend and Amanda.
>
> Here is my very brief summary of some chapter’s in Kjell life:
>
> Earliest chapters include growing up in Norway and living under German
> occupation during WW2. When he left Norway after WW2, he left to become an
> ordained minister and missionary, attending Garret Biblical Institute in
> Evanston, Illinois. Kjell met and married Margynell Bynum during this time.
> He was ordained in 1950, and was posted to Malaya as a Methodist
> missionary. During this time (1950 - 1987), Kjell and family served
> congregations in Taiping, Kuantan, Raub, Klang, and Seremban. All five sons
> were born in Malaysia. Our family attended the 1967 summer program in
> Chicago, interning in the Order while Kjell studied for his PhD. Kjell was
> part of the team that set up the Religious House in Petaling Jaya in 1968.
> He was part of teams that taught RS-1 courses, ITI’s, Academies and two
> early Human Develop Projects. Kjell married Debbie Cheong in 1977. Svend
> was born in 1982. His last position in Malaysia was Director of St.
> Nicholas School for the Blind in Penang. In 1988, Kjell began his Idaho
> chapter, serving a congregation in Emmett, followed by part time position
> with the Hillview Methodist Church in Boise. Kjell retired in 2009,
> beginning his golden years. Debbie is a public school teacher in Boise,
> Svend is married and raising a family with Amanda.
>
> Our family appreciates your emails and prayers. I will be collecting your
> emails and sharing them in printed and email formats with our family this
> weekend.
>
>
> Peace,
>
> Andrew
> ack2.trailhiker at gmail.com
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