Gertrude M. Knowles

Born in Schenectady, NY to the late Doran and Esther McDermott, Gert was a resident of Quincy for more than 80 years. She adored her family and their happiness was most important to her. She loved taking her boat out around the Boston Harbor islands for fishing, swimming and sunset cruises with her family. Gert also enjoyed golf, camping, cooking, reading and travelling. She looked forward to seeing her friends at the Kennedy Center and attending the Y camp down the Cape. Gert loved her Friday Night Girls gathering each week as well. She worked at the Boston Globe for many years and was a Rosie the Riveter during WWII, running correspondence back and forth between ships at the Hingham Shipyard. Gert was a loving, kind, generous woman. She will be lovingly remembered as a devoted mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother and greatly missed by all who knew her.

Gert was the loving wife of the late Malcolm E. Knowles. Devoted mother of Daniel Knowles and his wife Gail of Falmouth, ME, Kathleen Lehmann of Weymouth, Matthew Knowles and his wife Joanne of Marshfield and Sylvia Knowles of Southampton PA.  Gert was predeceased by her sister Elizabeth “Betty” Themmen and her son Kevin.  Cherished grandmother of Nathan Knowles and his wife Michele of Quincy, Bradford Knowles and his wife Marli of Cumberland ME, Patrick Knowles of Oakland CA, Daniel Knowles of Longmont CO, Christine Lehmann and her wife Jane Bartlett of London UK, Mark Lehmann and his wife Leigh of Hingham, Rachael Knowles and her partner Eric Kuehn of Marshfield and Malcolm Knowles of Marshfield.  She is also survived by six great-grandchildren, and many dear nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.

Funeral arrangements for Gert will be private due to the current viral crisis. A live streaming of her service will be able to be viewed here on her obituary Monday at 12 PM and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. In lieu of flowers please donate in memory of Gert, to the PKD Foundation, P.O. Box 871847, Kansas City, MO 64187 or the Epilepsy Foundation, 8301 Professional Place W #230, Landover, MD 20785.

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