GILMANTON --- Stephen Eric Knibbs, of Gilmanton, NH, died peacefully surrounded by family on August 11, 2024.
A lifelong resident of Somerville, MA, he is the beloved son of Richard and of the late Elizabeth (Jean) Knibbs.
Stephen was a long-time employee of Yellow Freight in Wilmington, MA.
He was the father of Eric Knibbs, of North Andover, MA; brother of Patricia and Stephen Portanova, of Wilmington, MA, David Knibbs, of Gilmanton, NH, Paula and Robert Mallett, of Wilmington, MA, Christine and Richard Ezersky, of West Dennis, MA, Suzanne and Daniel Maganzini of Stoneham, MA, Paul and Michele Wiley, of Burlington, MA, and Michael and Christie Wiley, of Andover, MA; and uncle to many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held privately.
Please consider making a donation in Stephen’s memory to the Somerville Youth & Recreation Foundation, 151 Pearl Street, Somerville, MA 02145, or the Granite VNA, 30 Pillsbury Street, Concord, NH 03301.
Wilkinson-Beane-Simoneau-Paquette Funeral Home & Cremation Services/603Cremations.com, 164 Pleasant Street, Laconia, NH is assisting the family with the arrangements. For more information and to view an online memorial go to wilkinsonbeane.com.