Lorine Jeanette Knabe passed away on January 10, 2021 in Virginia, Minnesota.  She was born on May 17, 1926 in Tipton, Iowa.  Lorine was predeceased by her husband Dr. George William Knabe, Jr. and her mother, Mary Edith Moffit and father Thompson Carson Moffit.  Lorine was also predeceased by 5 of 8 siblings in the Moffit family.  She served as a nurse in the Korean War.  Lorine is survived by her four daughters, Katharine Jean Bloder (Gary), Elizabeth Jeanette Knabe, Ann Knabe Engel and Dorothy Mary Knabe, 9 grandchildren and one great grandson.

Memorial contributions may be made in honor of her volunteer service to the Mesabi Humane Society, a Nonprofit Animal Shelter at 2305 Southern Dr., Virginia, MN  55792 or the Dr. George Knabe Lab Education Fund at Essentia Health Foundation at 400 East Third Street, Duluth, MN  55805.