Return to Class of 1956 06/14/2019 Mary Louise (Bassett) King was born on June 5, 1938, in Knoxville, Iowa. She was the daughter of George and Mary Elreta (Loynachan) Bassett. She spent her childhood in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1956. Shortly thereafter, she met the love of her life, […]
Return to Class of 1961 06/14/2019Jo Ann (Kline) Milligan of Washington, IA, age 76, passed away on June 14, 2019. Jo leaves behind her husband of 53 years, Lonny Milligan and 2 daughters; Shannon (JD) Unternahrer and Heather (Andy) Sterner; 9 grandchildren – Marie (Matt) Swalin, Maylee Swalin, Michael, Tony, Adrian, and Braxton Unternahrer and
Return to Class of 1953 06/10/2019Paul LeRoy Karr, age 84, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Monday, June 10, 2019 at the Comfort House in Pella. Paul was born on March 20, 1935, at his family’s home in Marion County, Iowa, he was the son of Harold and Helen (Powers) Karr. He attended Blaine and later
Return to Class of 1940 06/10/2019 Mary Elizabeth “Betty´´ (Adams) Blackman, age 97, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Monday, June 10, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella. Betty´s wishes were to be cremated. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Those left to cherish Betty’s memory include her children,
Return to Class of 1966 06/08/2019 Terry Lee Foster passed away June 8, 2019 at the Comfort House in Pella. Terry was born June 30, 1948, the son of Loa and Wilma Foster. He attended school in Knoxville, graduating in 1966. Terry served in Vietnam as a Radio Specialist with the 1st Calvary Division (airmobile).
Return to Class of 1968 06/01/2019Tyler Charles Mitchell, age 68, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, June 1, 2019 at his residence. Tyler’s wishes were to be cremated. A Celebration of Life, with military honors will be held on Thursday, June 6, 2019 at 1:00 P.M. at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville. Tyler
Return to Class of 1972 05/30/2019 Karl Alan Kloster was born April 6, 1953 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Alexander and Verna (Raschke) Kloster. He was raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1972. Following high school, Karl worked at Vermeer for a few years. He eventually took a
Return to Class of 1960 05/29/2019Donna Marie (Deeringer) Thornburg, age 76, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, May 29, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Donna was born on December 15, 1942, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Donald and Bertine (Slykhuis) Deeringer. She grew up in Knoxville and attended Knoxville Community
Return to Class of 1938 05/28/2019 Dorothy Eileen (Steele) Redenbaugh, the daughter of Howard and Nora Sutherland Steele, was born August 17, 1920, in Knoxville, Iowa. She received her early education at the Highland Country School through 8th grade and then graduated from Knoxville High School. Dorothy continued her education in Des Moines receiving her
Return to Class of 1954 05/22/2019 Ronald Edwin Simpson was born October 11, 1935 in Hiteman, Iowa the son of Ralph Alfred Simpson and Amelia (Leggett) Simpson. He was primarily raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1954. Following high school, Ron went to work for Hy-Vee Food Store. On
