Jeffrey Scott "Jeff" Knerr, age 47, of Washington, Iowa died Friday, October 19, 2012 in rural Washington County.

Celebration of life services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 26, 2012, at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home with Jean Wollenberg officiating. Visitation will begin noon Thursday at the Jones & Eden Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 Thursday evening. Interment will take place at Sandy Hook Cemetery in rural Brighton, Iowa. A general memorial has been established. Online condolences may be sent for Jeff's family through the web at www.jonesfh.com .

Jeff was born August 4, 1965 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Larry and Mary (Crawford) Knerr. He attended school in Washington, Iowa and graduated from Washington High School in 1984.

Jeff lived most of his life in Washington, Iowa and lived in Indiana for nine years. He worked at Engineered Plastic Components (EPC) in Kalona, Iowa. Jeff enjoyed fishing and golfing. He was a sports fan and enjoyed following Iowa Hawkeye Football, the Miami Dolphins and St. Louis Cardinals Baseball.

He is survived by his mom, Mary Knerr of Washington, Iowa; brother, Larry Lee Knerr of West Chester, Iowa; brother, Brian Knerr of Washington, Iowa; as well as many aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death by his father, Larry Knerr; sister Linda; maternal grandparents, Ernest and Beatrice Crawford; paternal grandparents, Roy and Belva Knerr; and several aunts and uncles.