Dennis Keith Knott
Dennis Keith Knott, age 66, of Lyndon Station, Wisconsin (formerly of Reedsburg), passed away surrounded by his family at home on Tuesday, July 11th, 2023, after a long battle with heart failure.
Dennis was born September 12th, 1956, in Reedsburg Memorial Hospital, Reedsburg, Wisconsin, the second son of Edward and Darlene (Francois) Knott.
Throughout Dennis’s life, he worked in many areas, such as factories, bars, and as a locksmith. In his younger years, he enjoyed playing in pool and bowling leagues, working on cars, fishing, and going to garage sales. Dennis took pride in being able to fix almost anything. He was a jack of all trades and a master of some.
Over the past 7 years of Dennis’ declining health, he saw the true meaning of family. He loved spending quality time with his lifelong partner Lisa of 20 years, daughters Nikki and Allie Keesee, his “basically” son-in-laws Brant VanMarter and Isaac Bass, and grandchildren Jazmin, Dominik, Harmonee, and Raelyn. As well as his household of pets and grand pets (although he would only claim 1 cat). Specifically, his buddy Cheeto.
As described by his partner Lisa, he had a smile and laugh that was the picture-perfect Santa, as anytime he laughed, his whole upper body and belly would bounce with him. Lisa would use many words to describe Dennis. He was handsome, rough around the edges, soft in the center, had hair that would make any woman jealous (including herself), was caring, funny, and never missed a pun (whether it was age-appropriate or not!). He treated everyone with respect and knew everyone deserved a second chance.
Dennis had a passion for jewelry. He was always watching jewelry television, waiting to see what amazing deal he could snag for himself or “his girls”, as he called them. He loved collecting gemstones, and everyone always looked forward to what unique piece of jewelry he would come up with for a gift. His cat, Cheeto, was an “a**hole,” and Dennis was the only one who could keep Cheeto in line as his attitude was beyond difficult to deal with at times. He slept at Dennis’ feet, and Dennis would always holler at Lisa to “get that s*** off his pillow so Cheeto can lay down.”
In addition, Dennis had recently rediscovered his passion for bowling and fishing. Even though he was in a wheelchair, that didn’t stop his ability to outbowl Lisa and outfish her almost every time. He loved playing chess with his grandson Dominik, Allie, and Lisa. He also loved watching TV shows like Secrets of Skin Walker Ranch with Lisa and old game shows from the 70s, as well as many other shows like Pawn Stars, Storage Wars, and America’s Got Talent.
He is preceded in death by his Parents: Darlene J. (Francois) Knott and Edward Clarence Knott
Maternal Grandparents: Merle Cooper Francois and Grace Irene (Scott) Francois
Paternal Grandparents: Edward Clarence Knott and Delia Belle (Parmeter) Knott Maternal Aunts and Uncles: Arlene, Keith, Raymond, Josephine, Donna, Neah, Leon, and Jeta
Paternal Aunts and Uncles: Estella, Lavern, Georgia, Laura, Martha, Edna, Ida, Anna, Vera, and Frank.
Brother: Richard Knott
Nephews: LeRoy Knott and Travis Knott Son-in-law: Brant VanMarter
Dennis is survived by the love of his life, Lisa Keesee.
Son: Shane E. Knott
Daughters: Nikki and Allie Keesee (Isaac Bass).
Brothers and Sisters: Clint (Joan) Knott, Theresa Goetsch, Scott (Rachel) Knott, Kelly (Henry Whitcomb) Knott, Lynn (Terence Stout) Knott, and David (Annalise) Knott;
Grandchildren: Adrian A. Knott, Jazmin, Dominik, Harmonee, and Raelyn; as well as many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
Dennis could truly brighten any room he was in, and he will be deeply missed.
Memorials may be directed in Dennis’s memory to Lisa Keesee.
A Celebration of Life Memorial Gathering will be held on August 20th, 2023, at Brewsters Lanes (121 Co Rd H, Reedsburg, WI 53959) from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Roseberry’s Funeral Home is assisting the family. Visit www.roseberrys.com for online condolences and further information. Roseberry’s Funeral Home | Helping Families Since 1912
My Condolences to Dennis’s entire family,
I knew Dennis back in 1970 and 71 or so. We lived on the same road a couple of miles apart near Dell Creek. We lived by the creek and Cemetery. I tell this story any time someone askes “what has scared you the most”, this always my answer:
One afternoon me, Dennis, and my brother Jeff (RIP Bro) we walking to Dennis’s house after messing around in the creek. Up ahead we could see something but couldn’t make it out so we took off running. Once we got close enough to it we saw we had a badger on the run. The badger ran on the road till we were nearly at Dennis’s house when all of the sudden it made a right turn into the woods; we didn’t care, we followed him in! After another 200 feet or so of running as fast as we could to keep up with the badger it stopped on a dime, turned around and all we saw was the angry scowl on it’s face and some mighty big teeth and claws. The case was on, only this time it was us running for our lives! The memories we keep are priceless.