Marcia Marie Knutson
February 19, 1959 ~ July 14, 2025
Marcia M. Knutson age 66 of New Hampton died Monday, July 14, 2025, at MercyOne Medical Center in New Hampton.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2025 at St. Wenceslaus Catholic Church in Spillville with Rev. Chris Podhajsky celebrating the Mass. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in New Hampton.
Friends may greet the family from 2:00 – 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, July 20, 2025 at Hugeback-Johnson Funeral Home & Crematory in New Hampton. Visitation continues an hour prior to the service on Monday at the church.
641-394-4334.
Marcia Marie (Klimesh) Knutson was born on February 19th, 1959, in New Hampton, Iowa and was the fifth child of Elmer and Martha (Woldan) Klimesh. She grew up in Spillville, Iowa and was a carefree child who loved the outdoors, whether it was growing flowers, picking ginseng or occasionally hunting squirrels.
Marcia attended St. Wenceslaus School through 6th grade and then went on to attend South Winneshiek Community Schools. She graduated in the top 10 of her high school class. Upon graduating high school, she pursued nursing at Northeast Iowa Community College (1979) and started working at Mercy Medical Center in New Hampton. While working, she intermittently pursued her bachelor’s degree from Upper Iowa University (1985) and later a master’s degree from Winonna State University (2000). She was a hard worker whose healthcare career spanned 35 years, where she made a difference in countless people’s lives. In 2011, she was recognized as one of the top 100 nurses in Iowa.
Marcia married her husband, Norman Knutson, on October 11th, 1980. Together, they raised two wonderful boys, Mitchell and Dan. Marcia’s faith was important to her, and she was an active member of Holy Family Parish in New Hampton. She enjoyed tending to her flower garden, baking pies, spending time with friends and family, attending concerts, traveling and going to St. Louis Cardinals’ games. Family and friends loved her intelligence, humor, and infectious laugh.
She is survived by her husband: Norman Knutson; sons: Dan Knutson and Mitchell (Joey) Knutson; brothers: Wenceslaus (Christa) Klimesh, and Gerald (Mary) Klimesh; 10 nieces and nephews; and in-laws: Alice and Tom Rasing, John and Cindy Knutson, Ann and Gary Johnson, Doug and Laura Alitz, and Laurie Gebel.
She is preceded in death by her parents: Elmer and Martha Klimesh; sisters: Elmarie Klimesh and Maryett Rowell, nephew: Michael Klimesh; and in-laws: Juel and Marian Knutson
View current weather.
Memories Timeline
Guestbook
Sign the Guestbook, Light a Candle
Norman and family, We are so sorry to hear the sad news about Marcia! May she fly high among the Angels! Our thoughts and prayers are with you all!
Norman and Family, My thoughts and prayers are with you all. You have my deepest sympathy.
Our sympathy to you all. So sorry to hear of Marcia passing. Our thoughts and prayers are with you 🙏 🙏 🙏. May Marcia rest in peace in the arms of God.
James & Lyn (Meissen) Bailey
Norm, we are so sorry to hear about your loss. Our sympathies to you and your family.
Norm and family, please accept our sympathies for the loss of Marcia.
She is in our Prayers.
Thoughts and prayers to all.
You & your family have your memories to keep in your hearts. You have a great family and friends that will be able to help you in your time of need.. My prayers are with you during this difficult time.
Extending our most sincere sympathy to Marcia’s family. May she rest in eternal peace.
We are very sorry to learn of Marcia’s passing. We worked together on the Centennial Committee for St. Mary’s Celebration. We were also part of a faith sharing group with Marcia and Norman. She created a faith filled home.
Norman and family you have our deepest sympathy for he loss of Marcia! Way too young , our condolences to your family too. She touched many lives….
Norman and family.
Our sincere sympathies with thoughts and prayers.
I so enjoyed working with Marcia in the ER. She was an excellent nurse practitioner!
May she rest in peace 🙏
Norm, Mitch, and Dan, sorry to hear the loss of your loved one. May she rest in peace!
So very sorry to hear about Marcia’s passing. I loved working with her at Amicare and also at the Care Center. She was an excellent nurse and a fun coworker. She listened and was so supportive to everyone. My thoughts and prayers are with all of her family.
Norm and family, you have my sincere sympathy in the passing of Marcis. She was always pleasant to visit with and enjoyed hearing her laugh. She has my prayers
Norman & family, I am so sorry to hear of Marcia’s passing. You will have your beautiful memories of the years you had together. Norm you have a wonderful family and group of friends to help you through this difficult time. I will keep Marcia in my prayers.
My heartfelt sympathy to you, Norm, and your family. I am sorry to learn of Marcia’s passing.
Norman sorry for the loss of Marcia. May she rest in Peace.
So sorry to hear the passing of your wife. You and family have my sympathy.
Norm, Mitchell and Dan, we are so sorry to hear of Marcia’s death. She was a perpetual learner, making her an excellent nurse. She was extremely capable in her numerous nursing roles and inspired confidence in those she cared for and in those with whom she worked. May she rest in peace. Dan & Carolyn Shaw
Norm and family – we are so sorry for your loss. We will keep you in our prayers. Loren and Donna Dietzenbach
Sending my deepest condolences and prayers to u Norman, and all your family.
Very sorry for you loss. You all have my sympathy. May she Rest in Peace!
Our sympathy to you Norm,Mitch and Dan.
Marcia was a very caring nurse and saved my father from a hospitalization with her knowledge. May she rest in peace with her Savior Jesus Christ. Prayers for all of you as you grieve the loss of Marcia.🙏🙏
Norm and family,
I am so sorry to hear of Marcia’s passing.
Praying for you and your family.
When I think of Marcia, I think back of when we came out of nursing school and started working on the floor at St. Joseph Community Hospital.
She was a great nurse!
We would talk about our Heritages. She was proud to be Bohemian and eating kolaches! She would then chuckle!
She liked to banter back and forth!🪽
Peace to all!
Norm, you & your family have your memories to keep in your hearts. You have a great family and friends that will be able to help you in your time of need.. Our thoughts & prayers are with you during this difficult time. God’s Grace to each.❤️
Norm and family, I’m so sorry for your loss. She was a wonderful nurse practitioner when she cared for my Mom in the hospital which has been many years ago now. You have my deepest sympathy.
You have our sympathy. Prayers as you go through this difficult time. So sorry for your loss.
“Marcia”
My sympathies to the family
Deepest Sympathy to the family. I worked with Marcia at the hospital. I was a nurses aide while she was a RN. I’ll never forget her in her white uniform and that ponytail whipping down the halls. She was a good person and will be missed🙏✝️
Norm, we are sorry to hear of the passing of Marcia. Our deepest sympathy to you and your family. Dave & Vonnie Van Oort
We express our sadness to Norman and family. Marcia was one of kind person and will always remember by her sense humor and solving health problems of all types. We went nursing school and worked together in healthcare for as long as I can remember. I will cherish those memories always.
Sorry to hear of Marcia’s passing. She was a great nurse and will be greatly missed. Our prayers and sympathy to the entire family.
We are heartbroken to hear of Marcia’s passing away from this life, but I know she was a person of deep faith and I’m sure she is singing and dancing praising the Lord in Heaven. She was a great sweet friend and we shared so much over the decades that she was part of our Mothers Offering Moral Support (MOMS) group…from the time Mitchell and Dan were little where we exchanged ideas on child rearing all the way through present as they became adults. She was so very proud of you kids and loved you and Norm so very much! She loved sharing about the wonderful trips you took together, Norm. I loved her laughter, her stories, her enthusiasm rooting for her team the St. Louis Cardinals, and her delicious desserts she made, especially her strawberry pie! She was such a smart caring talented person and always helped us out when we had medical questions. She was creative and good at making crafts and took the time to show me how to make a Christmas decorative porch pot, which I’m going to be thinking of her every year that I make one. She was a beautiful person inside and out. We will certainly miss her! Please know that many caring thoughts are with you during this time of sorrow. May Marcia forever live in your hearts and may your fond memories give you peace and comfort. Our thoughts and prayers are with you.
Marj and Dennis Troyna
My condolences to you and your family, Norm.
My sympathy to the entire family. I will cherish the memories of all the years we worked together as well as our friendship. God Bless you all. R.I.P. Marcia