Peter Knudsen
November 23, 1962 — February 11, 2021
Peter Kort Knudsen, 58, of Riverside passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, February 11, 2021 at Yale New Haven Hospital. He was born in Greenwich on November 23, 1962 to the late Robert L. and Dorothy Gluz Knudsen.
He identified himself as a Byram boy. Growing up, his favorite place to go to was the Boys & Girls Club. He always wanted to give back to the community that had such a big impact on his childhood. He went through the Greenwich Public School system, and graduated from Greenwich High School in 1981. He was captain of the hockey team and dabbled in all sports. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1985 where he majored in applied mathematics and minored in computers. He continued playing hockey during his collegiate career and was captain of the hockey team there. He owned and operated Knudsen & Knudsen Inc. since 1988 and established Knudsen Reality LLC in 1998. His love for hockey and the New York Rangers was known by all. He also frequently cheered on the Minnesota Vikings. He loved being on the water and at the beach, often accompanied by his little white companion, Odie, and his wife, Joan, and daughter, Kortney. He married his soul mate, Joan, in 1988 and, they were together for 32 years. They had their daughter, Kortney, in 2001. There was nothing more important to him than his family and wide range of friends. He was always the life of the party, making everyone laugh; yet, he always gave sound advice.
Peter is survived by his devoted wife, Joan M. Knudsen of Riverside, his loving daughter, Kortney J. Knudsen of Riverside, a brother in law Joseph J. Capalbo II, and his wife Patricia of Stamford and their children, Joseph Capalbo III and his wife Jaime of Newtown, a niece, Cali Capalbo and a nephew, Thomas Capalbo, both of Stamford. Also surviving are his sisters in law, Jill Capalbo of Cos Cob and Electra Joy Capalbo and her husband Markku Maunula of Cos Cob, as well as his goddaughter, Jennifer Caputo Ballard of Venice, FL.
Besides his parents, Peter was also predeceased by his brother, Robert L. Knudsen II.
A funeral procession will be leaving the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 AM at St. Catherine of Siena RC Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Interment will be held privately. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from 4:00-8:00 PM.
The family request that donations be made in Peter’s memory to the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, 4 Horseneck Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com
He identified himself as a Byram boy. Growing up, his favorite place to go to was the Boys & Girls Club. He always wanted to give back to the community that had such a big impact on his childhood. He went through the Greenwich Public School system, and graduated from Greenwich High School in 1981. He was captain of the hockey team and dabbled in all sports. He graduated from Southern Connecticut State University in 1985 where he majored in applied mathematics and minored in computers. He continued playing hockey during his collegiate career and was captain of the hockey team there. He owned and operated Knudsen & Knudsen Inc. since 1988 and established Knudsen Reality LLC in 1998. His love for hockey and the New York Rangers was known by all. He also frequently cheered on the Minnesota Vikings. He loved being on the water and at the beach, often accompanied by his little white companion, Odie, and his wife, Joan, and daughter, Kortney. He married his soul mate, Joan, in 1988 and, they were together for 32 years. They had their daughter, Kortney, in 2001. There was nothing more important to him than his family and wide range of friends. He was always the life of the party, making everyone laugh; yet, he always gave sound advice.
Peter is survived by his devoted wife, Joan M. Knudsen of Riverside, his loving daughter, Kortney J. Knudsen of Riverside, a brother in law Joseph J. Capalbo II, and his wife Patricia of Stamford and their children, Joseph Capalbo III and his wife Jaime of Newtown, a niece, Cali Capalbo and a nephew, Thomas Capalbo, both of Stamford. Also surviving are his sisters in law, Jill Capalbo of Cos Cob and Electra Joy Capalbo and her husband Markku Maunula of Cos Cob, as well as his goddaughter, Jennifer Caputo Ballard of Venice, FL.
Besides his parents, Peter was also predeceased by his brother, Robert L. Knudsen II.
A funeral procession will be leaving the Nicholas F. Cognetta Funeral Home & Crematory, 104 Myrtle Avenue, Stamford on Thursday, February 18, 2021 at 10:15 AM for a Mass of Christian Burial to be celebrated at 11:00 AM at St. Catherine of Siena RC Church, 4 Riverside Avenue, Riverside. Interment will be held privately. Family and friends may call at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 17, 2021 from 4:00-8:00 PM.
The family request that donations be made in Peter’s memory to the Boys and Girls Club of Greenwich, 4 Horseneck Lane, Greenwich, CT 06830
To leave online condolences, please visit www.cognetta.com
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