Michael Knorps Obituary

Happy Birthday Mike. Miss You XOXOXO

16 years . Miss you so much, always will be in my heart. Love You XO

Merry Christmas. Miss you everyday so much . LOVE YOU

Happy Birthday Mike. Love & miss you everyday. XOXO

Mike it´s been 15 years today you left us. Missing you everyday. Love you, Mary

Happy Birthday. Love you & think about you everyday. You are so missed xoxo

Still thinking and remembering the good times..

14 years. Miss you so much. Love You

Murph, I love and miss you every single day. Love you forever, your sister Janet

Happy New Year. Love You

Merry Christmas Mike. Miss you XOXO

Happy birthday Mike. Love You

Didn't forget you..

13 years. Miss you everyday. Love You

Merry Christmas Mike. Miss You XO

Happy birthday Mike. Miss you everyday. Love, Mary

Thinking of you buddy..

12 years. Miss you so much.... Love YOU

Happy New Year Mike. Please watch over us & hopefully 2021 will be better & safe. Miss you everyday.

Merry Christmas Mike. Miss you so much. xo

Happy Birthday Mike. Love & Miss You

11 years. Miss you Mike so much. Love You

Merry Christmas. Miss you so much. Wish you were here.Love you ....Mary

Happy birthday Mike. Love & miss you

Thinking of you and the good times..

So much has happened in the last ten years that it almost seems like someone elses life when I think of the good times we had. A great friend, you have not been forgotten. Til we bump into each other again, rest peacefully old friend.

10 years..... I miss you

Mike happy birthday. Love & miss you.

You always included me and protected me. I miss you

9 yrs can't believe it. Love & miss you so much.

Merry Christmas Mike. Always in my thoughts. Miss you.

Happy 60th Birthday Mike. Miss you so much. Wish you were here. Love You

8 years. Miss you EVERYDAY. Wish you were here. LOVE

Missing you every day. Love you so much. Janet

Another year gone without you.

Merry Christmas Mike. Missing you so much. I love you.

The CUBS are flyin the W for you Mike and you are probably smiling ear to ear.....JRZ#37

They finally did it..after 71 years...but, you probably knew before anyone else could have

Happy Birthday Mike.

Everyday you are in my thoughts. I miss you.

7 years today. Missing you today as much as I did 7 yrs ago. Doesn't get better. Wish you were still with us. Love You

Merry Christmas Mike
Miss & love you so much

Happy Birthday Mike. Wish you were here with us. Everyday you are missed. It just doesn't get any better. Love You.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY

Woke up after three hours sleep this morning around 5a.m. Couldn't figure out why? I worked twelve hours yesterday and couldnt understand why I wasnt tired? I began thinking about the many great times we had and about how over the last six years you've been missed everyday for all of the things that were truly special about you. You were a glue Murph. You held a lot of us together. You never excluded anyone or let pettiness come between any of us. Always up for a good time or there to help during the tough ones. There just aren't a lot of people built for that. I think we all took a little bit of that from you and try to apply it in our lives now and in that way you've continued to make the world a better place. Good Ol' 42! Gone but rembered fondly!

6 years today. Wish you were here. Love & miss you so much.

Happy Birthday Mike. You'll always be in our hearts & thoughts. Mike, we got our answers & we WON but it doesn't bring you back. Everyday I miss you. Love you my brother.... Mary

5 years....I still cant believe it

Thinking of you and your entire family. We are always talking about you and what a great friend you were to others and that all they had to do was call you and you were there.

Murph, today is five years and I miss you more and more every day. It is so sad without you. I wish you were here. You were the best brother anyone could ever have. I love and miss you so much. Love you forever, your sister Janet

I can't believe it's been 5 yrs today since you left us & went home to Jesus. Mike we miss you so much you'll always be in our hearts & thoughts. It's just not the same without you. We're getting closer to the answers of what happened to you & won't give up until we get them. You have left a void in so many lives. You are loved by many & never forgotten. Wish you were here my brother. I love & miss you everyday.....Mary

thinking about you, buddy....been along 5 years

Happy Birthday Mike.

You are so missed & loved...

4 yrs.& still no answers as to what happened but we will find out.

I miss you

Merry Christmas & Happy New Years Mike. Really miss you more & more with each year that passes. Love..... Mary

Happy birthday Mike. I love & miss you..... Mary

3 years today you left us & went to be with Jesus. They say with time your heart heals & it gets better but it doesn't feel that way. I/we miss you still so much. You'll always be in our thoughts & prayers. I love you Mike....Mary

I MISS YOU

I wish you were here. Happy New Years.......Love you always

Merry Christmas Mike. You are so loved & missed with each passing year it doesn't get any easier. You are our angel. I love you........Mary

Mike a day doesn't go by without you in my thoughts. You'll always have a special place in my heart. I really miss you.
Happy Birthday my brother......Mary

I miss you soooooooo much

Murph, can't believe it's 2 years already. My heart aches so much without you. I love and miss you so much. You are missed but never forgotten. Love you always, Janet

Mike, it's been 2 yrs today since you left us. I think of you EVERYday & miss you so much. I know your in a better place, but it still hurts. We are so lost w/o you. You're laughter, the way you made a room come alive when you walked in, your witty jokes & you always being there for all of us, is just a part of what is gone from us. We're getting closer to finding out what really happened to you. Melissa had a tree & plaque dedicated in your honor. It's so beautiful. You're always in my heart & thoughts, wish you were here. I LOVE YOU, my brother. Always, Mary

Mike, 2 yrs from today you 1st went into the hospital. I wish we knew then what we know now, maybe things would have been different. Miss you my brother. Mary

Mike, I MISS YOU SOOOOO MUCH. Our lives are so different w/o you. I wish you were here with us. Your in my heart & thoughts EVERYDAY. Hopefully one day we will know what really happened. Always, Mary

Murph, Happy New Year. Thank you for being my guardian angel, but I wish you were here with us. It's so sad without you. I miss you so much. Love you forever.....Janet

Mike, I can't believe we went thru 2010 w/o you. It has been so hard & now we're into 2011 & it'll be w/o you again. I wish you were here with us. I love & miss you it's just so different. Happy 2011 my brother, I love you........Mary

Murph, Merry Christmas. I can't believe it's just about 19 months that you went home to be with our Savior. I miss you so much and the one thing that keeps me going is that I will see you again. I love you forever. Janet and Melissa

Mike, another Christmas w/o you. Wish so much you were here with us. I know you're all celebrating Jesus's B-day & you're in a better place, but I still miss you everyday. Please watch over us. Merry Christmas my brother, I love you........ Mary

Murph, can't believe it's 1 1/2 years today. Our lives are so different now. I miss you so much. I'll love you forever. Janet

Mike,Happy Thanksgiving. I/we miss you sooooooooo much. You'll always be in our hearts & thoughts. I think of you every day. It's just so different w/o you. Love you my brother. Mary

Happy Thanksgiving, Murph. Thank you for being my guardian angel and watching over me and our family. I look up to the sky and blow you a kiss everyday. I love and miss you so much. Love you with my whole heart. Janet

I MISS YOU

Happy birthday, Murph. You would have been 53 today. I can't even begin to tell you the pain we are still feeling without you here. We love you and miss you so much. Big hugs to you and one day I will see you again. Love you forever and ever! Janet and Melissa

Happy birthday......

I love & miss you

Jennifer had a little girl, Seanna Mae. You would have been a GREAT Uncle again. I wish you were here & she was able to have known you. Please watch over our newest family member. I sure miss you.....Love, Mary

Murph, thinking of you and all of your loved ones today. A year has passed and I know that the first thing they think of when they awake each morning is of you and the last thought they have before drifting off to sleep at night is of you. Continue to watch over all of them.

Mike,
It's been a year since you went home to Jesus. It's been a horrible year, one we wish we could wake up & it would be a dream, but we know it's not & we have to move on. We have our memories of you that makes us laugh. When we do something stupid or can't get past the pain or hurt we can hear what you would say to us. I'm so honored & blessed to have had you as my brother. You are so missed & loved & in our hearts always & one day we will see you again. I love you my brother.........Mary

Mike,
Today has been a year since you went to be with Jesus. It has been such a horrible year withou you, one I wish we would wake up & it was a dream, but we know it isn't & we have to go on. Our memories of you keeps us going & we laugh at so many. We know what you would say to us when we do something stupid or can't seem to get past the hurt or pain. I was lucky to have had you in my life as my brother. You were the best. You'll always be in our hearts.
Love & miss you so much ...... Mary

Murph, May 28th was my birthday and that was the last day I saw you 1 year ago. That was 2 days before your sudden death and dad's birthday is 2 days after your death. It is 1 year now and it is so hard not having you with us. But, I can say, everytime I think of you, although it's sad not having you here, it brings a smile to my face. You are missed by so many people. The only way I get through every day is knowing I'll see you again. Thank you for being my brother. I am truly blessed to have had you in my life. I love you and miss you so much. Love you forever. Janet

I miss you. I so desperatly need my uncle.

Mike,
Last year on May 25th, was the last day I saw you at Melissa's soccer game, what I wouldn't give to have another day with you. I miss you so much.
Love you my brother, Mary

Mike,

I MISS YOU SO MUCH

I'll always love you......Mary

Mike,

Can you believe Jennifer will be 28 tomorrow. We wish you could be with us to celebrate her birthday.

I miss you so much & so does the family.

Love you Mike,

Mary

Murph, Happy Valentine's Day! Love and miss you so much. Love you forever! Your sister....Janet

Mike,

Just wanted to tell you I Love you & I really miss you.
If you can, please help us to understand God's reason for him taking you. Please be by us & know you'll always be in our hearts & thoughts. There are so many times something is said or happens & we laugh & say Murph would have had a field day with that.

Love you my brother,

Mary

Murph, going into 2010 is so hard without you. The family is really struggling. I still can't believe you're not here with us. The pain all of us are experiencing is so much. I miss you every single day. There are so many times I want to pick up the phone and call you about something funny and realize I can't. But, instead I look up to the sky and tell you I love you and blow you a kiss. I miss you so much. Happy New Year! Love you forever, Janet

Mike,

For the 1st time since I've been 1 you were not with me on Christmas. Today is New Years Eve & the thought of you not being with us in 2010 kills us. Last New Years Eve I'm so glad we spent it with you, that was the 1st time since we were kids. I know you are in a better place, but it hurts so much without you. Nothing seems the same. We are looking into what happened & why for you & for a closure for us.

I love you my brother & really miss you.

Love always & ever

Mary

Merry Christmas! Love and miss you. Janet and Melissa

Murph, it's Christmas Eve. This is going to be one of the hardest Christmas the family has ever experienced. You will be missed tomorrow as you are every day. But, as we are missing you this will be your first Christmas in Heaven with Jesus on His birthday. I love and miss you so much. Love, Janet

You have been so missed! We talk about you often and laugh about all the fun times we had. One of the best was Janet's wedding and me hanging out your moon roof....Merry Christmas my friend! Love ya, MK (Lisa)

merry christmas murph....

Murph, it's 6 months today that you're gone. I'm so proud of who you were and one day I'll see you again and give you a big hug. But until then I have all of our memories. I miss you so much. Love you forever........your sister, Janet

Murph, 4 1/2 months have passed and it's still unbelievable you're gone. I and many other people miss you so much. I think about you every day. I love and miss you. You were the best of the best!!!!

Love you forever...your sister "chubby"

Murph, I woke up today ,like most days since you passed, and could'nt help but notice the picture of you from your retirement party as it stands on my dresser. I remember being somber when you made your retirement official and turned in your letter. I had the good fortune of getting to know you through the short five years or so we worked together in Broadview and that made it hard to realize you were moving on. So many good times and so many memories ! All of the Monsoon rides and especially the 50/30 party, the year you turned 50 and I 30 on the same day! Imagine that ? Maybe there is something to Astrology after all. two guys born on the same day 20 years apart that love their booze and have big mouths!I remember all of the bbq's, opening days watching the Cubs, the rooftops, the benfits, and certainly all of the times we just met up to shoot the bull and laugh. I remember how scared I was when Gordo called me and told me that you were in the hospital. I remember visiting you in the hospital that day and you seemed fine? You ,Ackerman, Capitan , and I sitting in there making each other laugh as well as the others nearby. Never a dull moment, three hours passed like minutes!

It's been tough since you've gone, but never more so than at 1 o'clock, or thereabout, in the afternoon when u usually called me. I swear you called on purpose at that time as I always told you i was getting ready for work and couldnt talk and at which time i received the standard Mike Knorps stone busting. It's also hard when I'm watching the Cubs and someone makes a bone head play or they blow a lead . I wait for your call the one where we would make jokes about them to ease the disappointment. I remember our epic battles and wagers over Mark Prior and Corey Patterson! Ha! You won those did'nt you?

I guess it's just hard to believe that you are gone. To know someone so animated and congenial and then to have to realize they're gone is tough. I scroll through my contacts in my cell phone to make calls and i see your name and I just want to call and talk but for now i just think of some of the whacky things we used to say or do and it's comforting.

I miss you buddy and I know our good times arent over they're simply on hold for a bit!

Murph, you are so missed in every way. I hope we can all learn by who you were and become like you were. The world would be a better place. You have touched so many lives and you will never be forgotten. Thank you for being my brother and part of my life. The memories I have of you will always be treasured and I'll hold close to my heart forever. I miss you so much. Your sister, Janet

My Friend, my neighbor, the brother I never had. I spent my childhood looking up to you. I will always cherish those great times even though one minute your out in the yard playing ball but somehow not home when I rang the bell. But when I finally turned 21, that all changed, I was always able to find you. Most the time however it was not at home where I found you, but at Big Daddy's or O'Rourkes. I will never forget our great memories of "Hobie Days" or more recently the walk through the festival on the Fourth of July. I will miss you forever Murph. The impact you have made on me and my life is something that I will value and remember for forever.

Mike or "Murph"
Yes it was Mike to some and Murph to others, but either way you were the light in our day. We thank you for always being there, no matter what. Your giving attitude was an example and we'll cherish that forever. You are truly missed, our ability to carryon is difficult, but we will grow stronger everyday. So as the song says "Goodbye, Goodbye, Goodbye, My Old Friend" "You Know I'll Always Love You, "You Know I Always Will", "The Memories We've Made Can't Be Destroyed".
Thanks for always being there.
I'll never forget you

Murph, my brother since 3rd grade. I'm really missin you. We never left each other's side. You were always there. Not having you here now has been my greatest loss. Mom & Dad, Mary & Janet look to me always, as I will be there for you. We all know we will see him again. I love you Murph,
your friend, your brother forever,
Cap

My brother, my friend, my Mike. I don't know why God took you from us at this time, but I do know he has a reason & you are in a better place. It still hurts so bad, we miss you & nothing is the same. Please watch over us & be by mom & dad's side, they miss you so much & are lost as we all are. I love you Mike so much, a piece of me went with you. They say life goes on & that's what you would want for us, but I'm telling you it's really hard. I loved you so much my brother I know you know this but I hope you knew just how much. It's been a month already & it seems more & more you are missed. Love you Mike & one day I'll see you again. I LOVE YOU ALWAYS

Love & heart broken your sister...Mary