Tony Knaack's Obituary
Tony Occie Knaack, 68 of Lakeland Florida passed away on May 24th, 2023.
Tony was born on November 26th, 1954 to Janice Knaack and Darley Bennett in Lakeland Florida.
In 1973, Tony met Teresa in Daytona Beach. They married on February 1, 1974 and had two children, Angel and Shane.
He spent his life as a master carpenter with Family Construction and Realty and retired in 2013. Tony’s favorite pastime was fishing and spending most of his time on his boat in the gulf. His biggest passion was being with his family doing everything from dinner to family vacations.
He is survived by his wife, Teresa Knaack his two children Angel (Emo) Caraballo and Shane (Billie Jo) Knaack. He also had seven grandchildren John (Brittany), Jessica (Colt), Jordan, Nicolas, Shana, Tyler, and Marissa.
Services will be held at Gentry Morrison Funeral Home located at 3350 Mall Hill Dr., Lakeland, FL 33810 on May 31st. His viewing will be held at 9am directly followed by funeral services at 10am.
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