Elaine Elizabeth Knecht

1923 - 2001  (78 years)

• Name	Elaine Elizabeth Knecht  [1, 2]
  Birth	7 Mar 1923	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	28 Dec 2001	Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  Burial	Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA
  	Riverside Cemetery Riverside Cemetery
  Person ID	I5650	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Harold Arthur Knecht,   b. 12 Oct 1896, Montpelier, Ohio d. 18 Apr 1976, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Thresa Williams,   b. 19 Dec 1899, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 4 Feb 1974, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 74 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1 Dec 1917	Montgomery, Alabama, USA
  Family ID	F1612	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	William Merritt Stover, II,   b. 16 Jun 1919   d. 2 Dec 1987, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 68 years)
  Children	1. Kathy Stover  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]   2. Thomas Stover  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Teresa Ann Stover  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. William Merritt Stover, III,   b. 23 Apr 1943, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 23 Mar 2003, Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. John Harold Stover,   b. 6 Jan 1945, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 11 Jun 2005, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 60 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Living + 7. Michael Patrick Stover,   b. 6 Mar 1961, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA d. 2 Oct 2020, Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA (Age 59 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F1644	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Elaine Elizabeth Stover [Elaine Elizabeth Knecht] Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923 Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Residence Zip Code: 44107 Death Date: 28 Dec 2001 Death Time: 05:10 AM Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 098517 Age at Death: 78 Registrar's Certificate Number: 00707 Certifier: Physician Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner Autopsy: No Autopsy performed Method of Disposition: Cremation Filing Date: 31 Dec 2001 Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient Injury in Ohio: Yes Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place Social Security Number: 291-18-2280 Father's Surname: Knecht Mother's Maiden Name: Willams Marital Status: Widowed Education: 11 Armed Forces Indicator: No Census Tract: 1612 Primary Registration District: 1802 Source Citation Certificate: 098517; Volume: 33088 Source Information Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. Death Certificates and Index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953. State Archives Series 3094. Ohio Historical Society, Ohio. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH, USA. Social Security Death Index: Name: Elaine E. Stover SSN: 291-18-2280 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America Born: 7 Mar 1923 Died: 28 Dec 2001 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 ) --- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Elaine Elizabeth Knecht [Elaine Elizabeth Stover] [Eliane Stover] [Elaine Stover] SSN: 291182280 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923 Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio Father Name: Harold A Knecht Mother Name: Elizabeth T Williams Death Date: 28 Dec 2001 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: 12 May 1983: Name listed as ELAINE ELIZABETH KNECHT; 31 May 1984: Name listed as ELAINE ELIZABETH STOVER; 15 Dec 1997: Name listed as ELIANE E STOVER; 23 Dec 1997: Name listed as ELAINE E STOVER Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 Name: Elaine Elizabeth Stover [Elaine Elizabeth Knecht] Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923 Birth Place: Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Gender: Female Race: White Hispanic Origin: Not Hispanic (Latino) Residence Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States Residence Zip Code: 44107 Death Date: 28 Dec 2001 Death Time: 05:10 AM Death Place: Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA Certificate: 098517 Age at Death: 78 Registrar's Certificate Number: 00707 Certifier: Physician Referred to Coroner: Not Referred to Coroner Autopsy: No Autopsy performed Method of Disposition: Cremation Filing Date: 31 Dec 2001 Hospital Status: Hospital/Inpatient Injury in Ohio: Yes Type Place of Injury: Unspecified Place Social Security Number: 291-18-2280 Father's Surname: Knecht Mother's Maiden Name: Willams Marital Status: Widowed Education: 11 Armed Forces Indicator: No Census Tract: 1612 Primary Registration District: 1802 Source Citation Certificate: 098517; Volume: 33088 Source Information Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Ohio, Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Original data: Ohio. Division of Vital Statistics. Death Certificates and Index, December 20, 1908-December 31, 1953. State Archives Series 3094. Ohio Historical Society, Ohio. Ohio Department of Health. Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2002. Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit, Columbus, OH, USA. Social Security Death Index: Name: Elaine E. Stover SSN: 291-18-2280 Last Residence: 44107 Lakewood, Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States of America Born: 7 Mar 1923 Died: 28 Dec 2001 State (Year) SSN issued: Ohio (Before 1951 ) --- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 Name: Elaine Elizabeth Knecht [Elaine Elizabeth Stover] [Eliane Stover] [Elaine Stover] SSN: 291182280 Gender: Female Race: White Birth Date: 7 Mar 1923 Birth Place: Cleveland, Ohio Father Name: Harold A Knecht Mother Name: Elizabeth T Williams Death Date: 28 Dec 2001 Type of Claim: Original SSN. Notes: 12 May 1983: Name listed as ELAINE ELIZABETH KNECHT; 31 May 1984: Name listed as ELAINE ELIZABETH STOVER; 15 Dec 1997: Name listed as ELIANE E STOVER; 23 Dec 1997: Name listed as ELAINE E STOVER Source Information Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (print edition), Stover, William M. III. William M. Stover, III, went to be with the Lord on March 23, 2003. Born on April 23, 1943, he was a decorated Vietnam Veteran. Bill was a lifelong resident of the Cleveland area and never met a stranger he would not help. Preceded in death by his parents, William M. II and Elaine. He is survived by his children, Tammi Reniff, John Reniff, Traci, Julie (Greg) Shook, and William M. IV.; fiance of Connie Clementson; former husband of Patricia; many special grandchildren and great-grandchildren; big brother of Jack, Thomas, Michael, Terry, Deborah and Kathy. ARRANGEMENTS BY CRACIUN BERRY FUNERAL HOME, 216-281-7300. All services are private. www.cleveland.com/obits Plain Dealer, The: 30MAR2003 HFA: 23JUL2008 [S112] Plain Dealer, The, Cleveland, Ohio (online archive), Kinney, Lois M (Knecht). KINNEY Lois M. Kinney (nee Knecht) Passed away January 8, 1997. Loving mother of Francis, III; Laura Derrit (Nick), Judith Gillen (Andy), grandmother of eight, great grandmother of five; daughter of Harold and Elizabeth Knecht (both deceased), sister of Harold Knecht (deceased), and Elaine Stover. A Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, Jan. 11, 12 Noon at St. Augustine Manor Chapel, 7801 Detroit Ave., Cleveland 44102 Plain Dealer, The: 11JAN1997 Accessed: 21JAN2026