Return to Class of 1943 03/24/2021 Newton Clay Burch III. Bud, 95, died peacefully at home on March 24, 2021. Born on October 5, 1925, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Ruth (Foote) and Newton C Burch II. Bud served in the Navy during WWII. Bud attended Drake University and later The Art Institute of Chicago. Bud […]
Return to Class of 1960 03/24/2021 Donna Lou (Stoops) Orr, 78, formerly of Knoxville, IA, was born August 12, 1942, the daughter of Don and Luella (Evans) Stoops. Donna passed away Wednesday, March 24, 2021, at the Oskaloosa Care Center. Donna, was united August 21, 1961, to Dwight Rollin “Snake” Orr( b. Feb 28, 1937
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
