VERSAILLES -- Ivo F. Knapke age 86 of Versailles, Ohio, passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, March 11, 2025 surrounded by his family. He was born August 23, 1938 in Osgood Ohio, to the late Aloys & Dorena (Bohman) Knapke. He married Henrietta Schmitmeyer on January 27, 1962 in St. Sebastian Church. She survives in Versailles. He is also survived by children: Anthony & Anita Knapke, Greenville, Terrance & Kay Knapke, Versailles, Susan & Christopher Heitkamp, Versailles, Bernard & Nicole Knapke, Versailles, Lynn & Brian McEldowney, Versailles, James & Katherine Knapke, Versailles, 24 grandchildren, 26 great grandchildren, sisters: Janice & Charles Schwieterman, Montezuma, Gladys Rethman, Maria Stein, brother-in-law Thomas & Mary Ann Poeppelman, in-laws: Eunice & Willard Dahlinghaus, Egypt, Martin & Marie Schmitmeyer, St. Sebastian, Mildred Schmitmeyer, Coldwater, Ella Mae & Roger W

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