Longtime area resident Lyle Dean Knock, 62, died June 17, 2012, in Tacoma.

He was born Nov. 5, 1954, in Sioux Falls, S.D., to parents Wayne and Katie Knock and in 1961 moved to Enumclaw where his family operated a dairy farm. He joined the Air force in 1970 and returned to South Dakota while he was stationed at Ellsworth AFB. He started his Air Force career working in transportation and then completed training to become an aircraft mechanic. Eventually he returned to McChord AFB in 1978 where he worked as a C-141 expediter for the 62nd AGS until his retirement from the Air Force in December of 1990. He continued his work at McChord after his retirement as a groundskeeper for the McChord medical group and eventually worked as a warehouse worker at the McChord Clinic where he continued to work for the last 15 years. He was an avid bowler but above all loved to hunt.

He is survived by sister Dianna and many other extended family members. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother Darrel Knock.

A viewing is scheduled for 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, June 30, and a graveside service with full Air Force honors will follow at 12:15 p.m. at Evergreen Memorial Park in Enumclaw.

Services are by Weeks’ Enumclaw Funeral Home. All are invited to sign the online guest book at www.weeksfuneralhomes.com.