Return to Class of 1971 07/17/2023 Friends and family are invited to pay their respects to Jim “Chris” Stephens, 70, during a celebration of life gathering at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville on Sunday, July 23, 2023, from 2:00 until 4:00 p.m. Private family burial will be at the Gosport Cemetery. Memorials may be […]
Return to Class of 1961 07/14/2023 Judith Justine Avery, 82, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023, in Indianola, Iowa and services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Overton Funeral Home, 501 W. Ashland Avenue, Indianola, IA 50125, 515-961-5121. Burial was at the Coal Ridge Church Cemetery, rural Marion County, Iowa.
Return to Class of 1963 07/12/2023 Born November 1, 1944, in Des Moines, IA, passed peacefully on July 12, 2023, in Sparks, NV. Judy attended KHS Class of 1963, she spent most of her young life in Knoxville, IA where she had many friends. She then relocated to Phoenix, AZ before moving back to Norwalk,
Return to Class of 1951 07/11/2023 Zella Mae (McDonald) Brown was born July 21, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Henry Roy and Ethel (Vander Linden) McDonald. She was raised on the family farm south of Knoxville and attended country school, eventually graduating in 1951 from Knoxville High School. Zella worked in a boot
Return to Class of 1962 07/08/2023 Don Ray Wensel, son of Karl and Hildreth Wensel, lost his fight against cancer and heart disease. He was living in Port Charlotte, Florida, and died on July 8, 2023. Growing up in the Marion County area and attending Knoxville schools, graduating in 1962. He was united in marriage
Return to Class of 1959 07/08/2023 Sharon LaVonne (Humphrey) Ethell, was born on March 12, 1941, in Albia, Iowa to Claude George and Hazel (Hill) Humphrey. Sharon was raised in Knoxville, Iowa, graduating from Knoxville High School in 1959 and from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa in 1963. In August 1975, she and Harold
Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries 06/29/2023 Vicki May King was born June 18, 1953, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Elton Dale and Betty Margaret (Wilson) King. She graduated from Southeast Warren High School and attended John Brown University in Arkansas, then transferred to and graduated from Simpson College with a Bachelor of
Return to Class of 1968 06/27/2023 Linda Sue Van Wyngarden September 24, 1949 — June 27, 2023, Knoxville Linda Sue Van Wyngarden, beloved mother, grandmother, sister, and friend, passed away on June 27, 2023, at West Ridge Specialty Care. She was born on September 24, 1949, to Lois and Delbert Brown. Linda had a fulfilling
Return to Class of 1967 06/24/2023 Gene Van Dusseldorp, 73, of Pueblo West, passed into the pearly gates of Heaven on June 24, 2023. He is survived by his wife, Kathy; children Sunnie (Lance) Palmitier, Shannon (Kenny) Smith, Jody (Brandi) Van Dusseldorp; stepchildren, Noelle (Greg) Fellman, Emily Scott, Nick (Krysta) Scott; siblings Bruce (Maggie) Van
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Return to Faculty & Staff Obituaries Derald Swisher July 31, 1929 — June 18, 2023 Derald James Swisher, 93, passed away peacefully at Valley View Village in Des Moines, Iowa on June 18, 2023. Derald’s military service will be honored prior to his burial at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, July 5, 2023, at Iowa Veteran’s
