Return to Class of 1951 03/23/2021Ronald Lee Sirpless, 87, of Oelwein, Iowa died, in his sleep, Tuesday morning , March 23, 2021 at his home. Memorial Visitation: 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Final Resting Place: Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa. A Memorial Fund has […]
Return to Class of 1977 03/19/2021Tracy Ann Huffman was the daughter of James Dean and Judith Ann (Watkins) Huffman. She was born on August 8, 1959, in Keosauqua, Iowa. She began her education at Van Buren schools and graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa, Class of 1977. Following her graduation Tracy entered nursing
Return to Class of 1966 03/12/ 2021 Richard “Dick” Lee Mavin, born February 16, 1948, in Knoxville, IA, passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by his family, on March 12, 2021, after battling cancer. Dick was a diver and pole vaulter at Knoxville High School. In 1966, at the age of 17 and prior to
Return to Class of 1958 03/04/2021 Cecil Ray Kennedy, age 81, of Flagler and formerly Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 4, 2021, at the Knoxville Hospital and Clinics Emergency Room. Visitation for Cecil will be held from 9:00 A.M. to 10:30 A.M., Wednesday, March 10, 2021, at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville,
Return to Class of 1957 02/28/2021 Richard Gene Marshall May 12, 1938 — February 28, 2021 Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Columbia United Methodist Church in Columbia. Family will be present to greet family and friends Thursday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 p.m. at the
Return to Class of 1978 02/06/2021William “Bill” Pitt, age 61, of Tracy and formerly of Pella and Knoxville, Iowa passed away at his home on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Bill’s wishes were to be cremated and a visitation with Bill’s family present will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021, at the Winfield Funeral Home
Return to Class of 1978 01/31/2021Elizabeth “Beth” (Klug) Hancock, 61, passed away peacefully in her home, Sunday morning, January 31, 2021. Beth was born to Donald and Virginia Klug in Des Moines, Iowa on September 25, 1959. She attended Knoxville schools until her senior year, when she graduated at Pella High School in 1978. She
Return to Class of 2006 01/31/2021 Matthew Bryce Strunk was born on September 1, 1987, in Knoxville, Iowa, to William and Naomi Strunk. He was called home on Sunday, January 31, 2021. Matthew grew up in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in the Class of 2006; where he participated in sports
Return to Class of 1947 01/27/2021 Charles “Jr.” Nichols, 92, of Knoxville passed away January 27, 2021. Private family services will be held on Tuesday, February 2, 2021. Pierschbacher Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested to the Columbia United Methodist Church in Columbia, Iowa. You may join
Return to Class of 1953 01/27/2021Shirley Lee (Proffitt) Cross of Kettering, Maryland and formerly of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2021. She was born Sept 5, 1934 and graduated with KHS -Class of 1953, Shirley worked as the school nurse at Largo Sr. High, and as an administrative assistant for AETNA and
