Return to Class of 1929 07/28/2005Velta Edith (Teter) Jarman quietly slipped into heaven just five days short of her 93rd birthday, on July 28, 2005. She was born Aug. 2, 1912, on the family ranch near Gibbon, Neb. She could recall as a young girl watching the Indians ride in and water their ponies at […]
Return to Class of 1926 07/20/2005Kenneth Raymond Clark, 96, a resident of Chicago and former resident of Cedar Rapids, died July 20, 2005 at the Northwestern Memorial Hospital of an apparent ruptured aneurysm. Surviving is a nephew, James R. Clark of Victoria, Texas. Clark is also survived by Emma, a dedicated caregiver who provided assistance
Return to Class of 1939 7/15/2005Bettie (Core) Wilson passed away suddenly July 15 at her home in Albuquerque. Born August 3, 1921, in Marion, Illinois but raised in Knoxville, Iowa, she was "a grand old girl" who left us too soon but leaves us with memories of a lifetime of unconditional love and caring. Bettie
Return to Class of 1933 7/14/2005Edd was born July 17, 1915 near Columbia, Iowa to Tom and Mayme Lahmon Murr. Edd passed away July 14, 2005 at his home at the age of 89 years. He graduated from Knoxville High School and then farmed and lived in the Columbia area his entire life. On July
Return to Class of 1947 07/13/2005 Francis Marion Kerr was born on August 22, 1927, in Knoxville, Iowa, to John and Maude Powers Kerr. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1947. On October 16, 1948, he was married to Ardith L. Byers in Knoxville. The couple
Return to Class of 1940 07/12/2005Theresa Lucille (Nieburg) Kingma was born on January 14, 1922 at Pella. She was the one of two children born to John and Nina Marie Van Gorp Nieburg. As a young girl, she attended school in Pella and eventually graduated with the class of 1940 from Knoxville High School in
Return to Class of 1935 07/10/2005 Name: David Fleming Funk Birth: 8 Oct 1917 – Knoxville, Iowa Death: 10 Jul 2005 Father: J G Funk Mother: Grace I Dennison
Return to Class of 1947 07/03/2005Donald Eugene Goad Don was born on August 30,1929 in Knoxville, the son of Leo and Etta Jordan Goad. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1947. He farmed until December of 1949 when he enlisted in the United States Air Force with many of his close friends. He was
Return to Class of 1956 06/29/2005 Ruth Fayetta (VanderLinden) Mikesell was born to Ira and Belle (Simms) VanderLinden on Sept. 15, 1937, in Knoxville and attended school in Knoxville. She married William G. Mikesell and lived in Newton most of her life. She worked in the factory at Maytag until she retired. Ruth was a
Return to Class of 1982 06/26/2005Brian Michael McGuire,age 41, of San Francisco, passed away peacefully in the arms of his husband, Paul Sousa, and his mother, Ruth Ann on Sunday, June 26, 2005 Brian was born in St. Louis, MO, and eventually made his way out to San Francisco where he became an RN in
