Shirley Julia McKnight Obituary

With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Shirley Julia McKnight of Griffith, Indiana, who passed away on February 2, 2024 at the age of 88. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Shirley Julia McKnight to pay them a last tribute.

She was predeceased by: her husband James Younger McKnight; her mother Julia Lesniewski; her brother Daniel Lee Moore; her sisters-in-law, Betty McKnight and Susan Moore; her stepsister Sharon Carter; her cousins, Gail Elboar, Paulene Craig and Robert Moore; and her father Wade Harvey Moore.

She is survived by: her children, Joe McKnight (Kris) of Hobart, Joy Kent of Griffith, Judi Conn (Mitch) of Hebron, Jim McKnight (Aubrey) of Sandy, UT and Jennifer Clark (Nathan) of Florence, AZ; her brother Jacob Moore (Robert Reynolds) of Schererville; her grandchildren, Michael C. Kent (Kara), Kya Perine, Madison Kent (Michael Mastey), Jordan Conn, Adam Kent (Chyna), Kelsey McKnight, Aaron Conn, Andrew McKnight, Celeste Clark, Colton Clark and Connor Clark; her great grandchildren, Carter Mastey and Faye Shirley Kent; her aunt Joan "Jenny" Wojtena of Schererville; and her cousins, Janice Novak of Western Springs, IL, Jerry Wojtena (Delores) of Dyer, Paul Wojtena (Susan) of Crete, IL, Carole Nagy (James) of Dyer, Judy Smelter of Orlando, FL, Delores Nichols of Hammond, Cindy Isslieb of Bryant, AR, Edward Skarwecki (Patti) of Littleton, CO and Terry Lovegrove of Littleton, CO.. She is also survived by many Nieces, Nephews, and Grand-Nieces and Grand-Nephews.