Return to Class of 1939 12/02/2012 Wallace Daniel Thomas was born June 14, 1921, in Rockland, Michigan. His parents were James Warren and Agnes Carlson Thomas. He lived in Michigan until moving to Knoxville with his parents when he was a young boy. He grew up in Knoxville where he attended West Ward and later […]
Return to Class of 1961 11/29/2012 Ted Lee Dykstra, age 69, of Knoxville passed away Thursday evening, November 29, 2012 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital Emergency Room of Knoxville, Iowa. Ted was born on September 1, 1943 in Knoxville to Leo Clark and Doris Mae (Porter) Dykstra. He was raised with his sister Patricia
Return to Class of 1951 11/15/2012 Eva Mae (Worrall) Pearson, 79, died on November 15, 2012, at the Taylor House in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 19, 2012, at 10:00 a.m. at the Prairie City First Christian Church with burial following at Waveland Cemetery. Visitation will take place on
Return to Class of 1943 11/10/2012Marvin Dale Bassett, 86, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Westridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 14 at 10 a.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Knoxville with Rev. Neil Montz officiating. Burial, with military honors provided by
Return to Class of 1978 11/08/2012 Richard Lee Adkins was born January 1, 1957 at Collins Hospital, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Francis Gale Adkins and Delores Irene (Nichols) Adkins. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1979. On November 21, 1987 Richard was united in marriage to Bonnie Hodgson.
Return to Class of 1971 10/31/2012Marlin Duane Goemaat was born April 1, 1953 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Leonard Goemaat, Jr. and Marjorie (Hyer) Goemaat. Marlin earned his L.P.N. degree from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. As a young man he spent summer months in Canada and winter months in Knoxville. On March
Return to Class of 1944 10/29/2012Alberta Arlene (Anderson) Putney, 85, of Wichita Falls, died Monday, October 29, 2012. The funeral service will be conducted at 1:00 p.m. Friday, November 2, 2012, in the chapel of Owens & Brumley Funeral Home of Wichita Falls with Rev. Rick Ross officiating. Interment will follow at Crestview Memorial Park.
Return to Class of 1936 10/29/2012Margaret Emily Shoemaker died October 29, 2012 at Life Care Center of Longmont. She was 93 years old. <br /> <br /> Margaret was born on December 16, 1918 in Knoxville, IA. She was the third and youngest child of Harvey W. Holmes and Margaret E. Harsin. Margaret grew up
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Return to Class of 1957 10/24/2012 Elizabeth Ruth Betty (Williams) Hancock arrived in heaven on October 24, 2012 where she was welcomed by her parents, Harold and Ruth Williams, her son, Brian Hancock, her granddaughter, Claire Hancock and countless other family members and friends. Betty was born on April 16, 1939, and was the youngest
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Return to Class of 1951 10/12/2012Floyd Marvin Shotwell, 79, was born Feb. 8, 1933, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Zelma and Floyd Shotwell. He died at home in Tucson on Oct. 12, 2012. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea, then wed Mary Mintle of Grinnell, Iowa. He earned a teaching degree and began a
