Henry Knippel was born September 17, 1895, at Gibbon, Minnesota, the son of August and Anna (Hoefer) Knippel. As an infant he moved with his parents to Wood Lake, Minnesota, where he grew to manhood. He took his step-father's name, Fillbrandt, until moving to South Shore, South Dakota, to take over the publication of the Gazette, when he took his own father's name, Knippel. On June 16, 1921, Henry married Ellen Anderson of Clarkfield, Minnesota. He died June 15, 1953, while visiting at his brother-in-law's home, R.R. Anderson in Clarkfield. Survivors include his wife, Ellen; three brothers: W.C. Fillbrandt of Minneapolis, Lt. Col. A.C. Fillbrandt of Ft. Eustis, Texas, and Rolland Fillbrandt of Canton, South Dakota; four sisters: Mrs. Paul Linde and Mrs. William Jesseritz of Wood Lake, Minnesota, Mrs. E. Follet of Rock Rapids, Iowa, and Mrs. W.H. Markgraf of Renville, Minnesota. Funeral Services Thursday, June 18, 1953 Immanuel Lutheran Church South Shore, South Dakota Clergy Officiating, Rev. H.W. Winkel Final Resting Place Mount Hope Cemetery, Watertown Codington County, South Dakota Arrangements by Mathison-Gerson Funeral Home, Watertown, Minnesota Lynner Funeral Home, Clarkfield, Minnesota Arrangements by Lynner Funeral Home Since 1891 Clarkfield Minnesota