
Help for Margaret Knisely
Hi, I am setting this fundraiser up for my mother, Margaret Knisely due to her late husbands fatal car accident August 12th 2021. Donations will help cover bills and unforseen expenses.
He was born in Windsor on February 6, 1946 and was the son of the late Spurgeon E. and Lucille E. (Gentzler) Knisely. After graduation from Red Lion high school in 1964, Darryl had attended Penn State. He worked for the former Catepillar, Inc. in York for 38 years and for the former Anderson Metal in Hellam. He was currently working a job that he loved with Apple Chevrolet in Red Lion, where he was a DX Driver. The staff at Apple was like a second family to him and he loved them all. Darryl enjoyed hunting and going to his cabin in Biglerville, he was a very talented man and loved working with wood making special pieces that he gave away to his friends. He was an avid train collector and a big Disney maniac; a member of the UAW, he had a variety of interest and was a collector of many things, a big sports fan of the Dallas Cowboys, New York Yankees and Penn State sports. He loved watching old Westerns movies, especially those with John “The Duke” Wayne playing in them. Darryl will be missed at Christmas when he played Santa for Apple Chevrolet and for neighbors and close friends. Children would ask if he was Santa from time to time. It never mattered where he traveled, near or far, he would always meet up with someone that he knew and he was a very outgoing person, If he did not know you, you were his friend before you parted ways. Darryl served his country in the United States Army, during the Vietnam War and was a servant of his Lord everyday sharing his kind, loving, and giving personality with everyone he met, spreading positivity in a world that really needs it.
Besides his loving wife, Margaret, Darryl leaves a daughter, Rachel B. Rosado and her husband John S. of York and a grandson, James M. Long III of York. He also leaves his beloved Pug dog, Buddy. He was preceded in death by his only sister, Caroline J. Weitkamp.
Family and friends are invited to share condolences during a viewing, on Thursday, August 19th, from 6-8 pm and Friday, August 20th, from 10-11 am at Burg Funeral Home, Inc., 134 W. Broadway, Red Lion. A Service of Honor and Praise for Darryl will be on Friday, at 11 am at the funeral home, with Rev. Marion Haynes-Weller officiating. Burial will follow the service at Windsor Cemetery, with full military rites offered by the York County Veterans Honor Guard.
Thank you,
Spread kindness to everyone you meet. With love, Rachel
Organizer
