Peter Fredrick Knauert

Peter Fredrick Knauert, age 14, died tragically December 7. Peter was born October 28, 1998 in Steamboat Springs, CO the first child of Leigh and the late David C. Knauert, and was an 8th grade student at Mountain Ridge Middle School. The family moved to Highlands Ranch, CO from Durham, NC, where Peter's father had received a Ph.D. from Duke Divinity School just prior to his untimely death in 2009. The Knauerts were a beloved part of the First Presbyterian Church family in Durham and St. Andrew United Methodist Church, Highlands Ranch. Along with his dad, Peter was passionate about Karate and was a devoted student of Shaw's School of Karate, Durham, NC. Peter leaves his mother, Leigh Kettler Knauert; his siblings, Harrison, Lily and David; paternal grandmother, Holly Knauert; maternal grandparents, Martha and Peter Kettler; and his aunts and uncle, Jeanne Johnson, Melissa Knauert-Brown and Brian Kettler. Peter's funeral will be 9:00 AM Saturday from St. Andrew United Methodist Church, 9203 South University Boulevard in Highlands Ranch, CO 80126, with the Rev. Dale Fredrickson, the Rev. Joseph S. Harvard, III and the Rev. Dr. Walter Brueggemann officiating. The family will receive friends following the service. Those wishing a time of quiet meditation and to pay respects may come between 5:00-7:30 PM Friday to Horan & McConaty Family Chapel, 5303 East County Line Road (one block west of South Holly Street) in Centennial, CO 80122. Memorials may be made in Peter's name to St. Andrew United Methodist Church, c/o Peter Knauert, 9203 South University Boulevard, Highlands Ranch, Colorad 80126-5016. Please share your memories of Peter and condolences with his family by signing the guestbook below.