Elenora Knoll, 84, of Harvey, ND passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 27, 2019 at the St. Aloisius Nursing Home in Harvey.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3 at St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Selz, ND.  Visitation will be Monday from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. with a Prayer Service beginning at 7 p.m. at the Hertz Funeral Home, Harvey, ND.  Burial will be in the church cemetery.

El was born February 19, 1935 in Orrin, ND to George and Mary (Warmsbecker) Bachmeier, the sixth of eleven children.  Growing up she learned to work hard on the farm with the chores and caring for her siblings.  El moved to Fessenden and worked at the Corner Café where she met her future husband, Clifford Knoll.  They were married on April 3, 1956 in Sykeston.  They lived south of Fessenden where they farmed and milked cows.  In 1972, they bought a farm east of Selz where they continued to operate a dairy and grain farm.  They retired in 1991.  Clifford died from cancer on November 11, 2005.  In 2013 she moved to New Rockford where she enjoyed special time with her sisters and their families.  El spent the last 3 ½ years at the St. Aloisius Nursing Home under the loving care of the Unit B Staff.

El loved being outdoors and even missed her cows a little bit after selling them.  She especially loved when the kids and grandkids would visit and she would cook up a feast! Fried tacos were  a specialty of hers.  She enjoyed gardening.  Her pickles were the BEST – along with her chokecherry jelly!

El was a very giving person, making the best of what she had and was always thinking of others.  Even as a young woman living in Fessenden, she saved up to buy her two youngest sisters, Helen and Mary what they remember as their first real Christmas gift.  Each one received a small suitcase with a Timex watch and a pair of yellow pj's inside.

El continued her whole life to put others before herself and will be missed by her family.

She is survived by her daughter, Marilyn (Gary) Heilman of Harvey; sons, Clifford, Jr. (Peggy)  of Casselton, Gary (Lori) of Washburn; 8 grandchildren, Toni (Jeremy) Hruby of Wilton, Joey (Courtney) Heilman of Harvey, Jennifer (Kyle) Meier of Noblesville, Indiana, Mindie (Kevin) Bopp of Foreman, ND, Kristi (Lee) Zimmerman of Towner, James (Chelsey) Knoll of Fargo, Angie (Chris) Pierce of Lakeville, MN, Shelina (Donny) Angeles of Fargo; 24 great-grandchildren; sisters, Mary Nokleby and Helen Christianson both of New Rockford, Francis Hammer of Jamestown; brother Frank Bachmeier of Carrington; sister-in-law, Agnes (Alan) Reichenberger and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; sisters, Phyllis Duchscherer and Rose Kraft; brothers, Jim, Richard, John and George Bachmeier.