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Harla Koons

Return to Class of 1958 01/03/2008 Harla Jo (Koons) Eich was born Mar 16, 1941, the daughter of James Dee and Winifred Manilla Crook Koons. Harla, 66, passed away on January 3, 2008. The funeral service will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton’s Funeral Home with burial later at Mitchellville Cemetery. Visitation will be from

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Charles Cook

Return to Class of 1952 12/29/2007 Charles G. “Chuck” Cook, 73, of rural Burlington died at 11:30 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 29, 2007, at his home. Born Jan. 14, 1934, in Eldora, he was the son of Charles E. and Pauline Harsin Cook. On Feb. 4, 1978, he married Betty L. Newsom Wirt at the Little

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Sandra Laird

Return to Class of 1960 12/23/2007Sandra (Laird) Regnier, 65, passed away Sunday, December 23, 2007 from cancer at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held at 10 am Friday, December 28, 2007 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Des Moines with burial to follow at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville, Iowa. Sandy was

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Carpenter Morkert

Return to Class of 1933 12/22/2007 Carpenter Emory Morkert, age 92, passed away Saturday, Dec. 22, at Scottish Rite Park in Des Moines, his residence since 1995. Carpenter was born in Knoxville on Oct. 16, 1915. He was the only child born to Emory Irwin Morkert and Juanita (Carpenter) Morkert of Knoxville. He graduated from

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Gary Wick

Return to Class of 1972 12/19/2007 Gary O. Wick, Found peace from pain on Wednesday, December 19, 2007, at the age of 53. Beloved husband of Linda Wick. Loving dad of Nicole and his fur child Rocco. Cherished son of Lorraine and the late Dr. Henry O. Wick Jr. Brother of Sandra (Dwight) Mateer, Susan

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Wayne Anderson

Return to Class of 1946 12/18/2007 A Celebration of Life for Kenneth Wayne Anderson born March 25, 1927, of Knoxville will be held Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. R. D. Streeter officiating. A private family committal will be held at a later date at

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Mike Grimes

Return to Class of 1975 12/15/2007 William “Cowboy” Grimes (2007) William Michael “Cowboy” Grimes went home to Jesus, Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Mahaska Health Partnership Hospital in Oskaloosa, at the age of 50. During the last year, Mike’s youngest grandson, Dominic Pittarelli helped him deal with cancer as well as gave him lots of

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Ethel Kenny

Return to Class of 1935 12/11/2007 Ethel V. (Kenny) DeGroot Former Executive Director of the Torrance Teachers Association (TTA), Kenny De Groot passed away on December 11, 2007, from a sudden stroke. She was born on September 27, 1917, in Knoxville, Iowa to Worth and Maude Kenny and was one of six children. She attended

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