Amanda Kaye Knudson
July 11, 1979 ~ July 20, 2020
Age 41, formerly of Big Lake. Loving Mom, Daughter, Sister, Aunt, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on July 20, 2020. Amanda was passionate about many things such as, traveling,photography,scrapbooking, she loved animals especially her dogs,butterflies, and elephants. Most importantly she loved her kids,parents,siblings,nieces and nephews, and friends above all else. And we know she carried all of those memories close to her heart. Forever and a day!
Preceded in death by sister, Stacy Johnson; Cain grandparents, Johnson grandparents, best friend, April Bultman. Survived by children, Lexi & Bailey; father, Larry (Mary Jane) Johnson, mother, Marilyn Pieri; siblings, Frank Johnson, Tamara Johnson, Rosalinda (Marco) Garcia; nephews & nieces, Cody Johnson, Skye, Troy & Ariana Wilcox, Bella, Matheo & Leo Garcia.
A celebration of Amanda's life will be 12 PM Saturday, July 25th at 3903 Fallgold Pkwy N. Brooklyn Park, MN 55443. The celebration of life will be a potluck so please bring a small dish or appetizer to share.
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I will never forget a beautiful life long friend. We haven’t seen eachother in a while but we reconnected and it’s like we never had years between us. So many songs and memories make me think of our friendship. This was hard news. My heart and thoughts are with her and her family always. I will never forget her ❤️
Mandy was a loving big sister, god has gained another Angel 🦋💜 and Will be missed so much I miss u bunches. An miss hearing Her voice. Only person who Loves you unconditionally in your best and in your worst a Beautiful soul. I love you Mandy ! Your little sister💖
We just said Happy birthday to you and now God sent angels for you.ill. love you and miss you.forever and a day
I remember the discussions you had with me. You tried to tell me that you thought the whole world was against you. I listened and then tried to convince you, that No one was against you.And that there were many people who truly loved you then you realized. If you could only see how deeply you be gone is effecting all of us you would understand. I will always love you, and miss you.
Tribute to Mama Hi everyone, as most of you know I’m Lexi, Amanda’s daughter. I’m honored to be able to talk about the life of my beautiful mother. It is a life that should be remembered as one with love and laughter. Sadly my brother Bailey is away starting his military career as a marine in bootcamp. I know he wishes he could be here today so he will be celebrating her life with us when he returns. My Mom taught me many things in life, something as simple as brushing my hair, saving every piece of wrapping paper, so nothing would go to waste. She also taught Bay and I that when you start something you need to finish it, to live in the moment because every second counts, and to always be true to who you are. Some things I remember most about my mom is her love for organizing and decorating, everything needed to be put in a specific place and labeled correctly and every room needed to be painted just the right color. She loved photography and scrapbooking so she always had those memories to look back on. She loved to talk about our trips we took to the Ocean In Florida when we all went to DisneyLand, And when we took a cruise all the way to Mexico. I know those trips were ones she cherished. Even when we weren’t on vacation, some of my favorite times with my mom were the simple ones, like eating a whole tub of icecream in one sitting in bed while we cuddled and watched lifetime movies, and I could talk to her about school and get advice about boys. Although the last few years were a struggle for my mom, I know she was grateful for the good times and loved my brother and I, her family, and all of her friends unconditionally. She always put on a smile and is the strongest woman I know and that makes me honored to call her my mom. I would like to read a small snippet of a note she left in one of her journals. And i quote, “My hope is that they will remember mommy tried. Even when she was tired, even when she was stressed. I hope they will know that I did it all for them. That I had every intention of being great, good, and grand, but somedays all I could be was okay”. I wanted to read that because I hope my mama is listening to this right now because in my eyes she was great, good, and grand and even though she was tired she did her absolute best for Bay and I, and always made us feel loved. It gives me so much peace knowing she is no longer in pain and is dancing in the sky right now. She always called Bay and I her little angels and now she is ours. I will hold all of our memories close to my heart and will love you forever and a day Mama.