Carole I. Knapp

Carole I. Knapp of Winter Haven passed away Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at her residence.

She was born December 31, 1936 in Bayonne, NJ to the late William & Isabella (Welch) Ryan; and she moved to the area in 2006 from Tom's River, NJ. She was a retired nanny and of the Catholic faith. She was a member of the Democratic Club of Old Bridge, NJ and the Rolling Rovers RV Club. She enjoyed camping and family times.

Carole was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters, Millicent Sinka and Doreen Ryan and two brothers, Michael Ryan and Robert Ryan. Survivors include her husband of 15 years, Richard H. Knapp; daughters, Debbie Knapp of Cliffwood Beach, NJ, Denise Talmadge of Winter Haven, Dawn Schaefer of Winter Haven and Roxeanne O'Neill of Bayville, NJ; step-daughters, Mary Ann Denko of New Egypt, NJ, Terry Knapp of Kingsport, TN and Corrine Schmidt of Jackson, NJ; step-sons, Richard Knapp of Jamesburg, NJ and Gregory Knapp of Hallendale; sisters, Loretta Weichert of Old Town, Joanne Ryan of Mobil, AL and Arlene Boone of Dallas, TX; brothers, Timothy Ryan of Georgia and Billy Ryan of Cliffwood Beach, NJ; 21 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service will be held 2:00 pm, Thursday, June 9, 2011 at the Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales, with visitation from 11:00 AM until service time.

To view the webcast of her service, please click the link below:
http://webcasts.lifetributes.com/224890

To view her tribute video, please click the link below:
http://videos.lifetributes.com/224827