Andrea Therese Knudsen (nee LaGesse), age 79, a resident of Des Plaines, Illinois for 22 years passed away April 10, 2022. Beloved wife Clarence Knudsen. Loving mother of Edward "Allen" and the late Hillary Therese Knudsen. Dear grandmother of Phillip, Cheyenne, and Alissa. Fond sister of Rochelle (Bruce) Cohen, Stephen (Carolyn), Denise, and Michelle LaGesse. Aunt to many nieces and nephews. Andrea was born May 5, 1942 in Kankakee, Illinois to the late Clarence and the late Loretta (nee Potts) LaGesse. Visitation will be held Monday, April 18, 2022 from 11:00 am until the time of service at 1:00 pm at G.L. Hills Funeral Home, 745 Graceland Avenue, Des Plaines, Illinois. Interment in Maryhill Cemetery, Niles, Illinois. Funeral care provided by G.L. Hills Funeral Home. For information, please call 847-699-9003 or visit www.glhillsfuneralhome.com.