Return to Class of 1950 04/18/2016Raymond Don May, 84, of Austin, passed away on April 18, 2016. In respect of his requests, no visitation or services will be held. Don was born on November 26, 1931, in Knoxville, IA. He was the son of Bill May and Mary Stout May. He married his high school […]
Return to Class of 1945 04/18/2016Harold Ray Bailey, age 88, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016, at Jefferson Place in Pella, Iowa. Harold was born on July 22, 1927, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Charles and Millie (Kingery) Bailey. Harold attended Knoxville School and worked as a farm hand for a
Return to Class of 1958 04/15/2016 Jerry Lee Kline, 76, was born February 7, 1940, to Charles and Blanche Kline in Bussey, Iowa. He passed away at Taylor House on Friday, April 15, 2016. Jerry graduated from Knoxville High school in 1958 and received his Bachelor’s from Marycrest College. He served in the Iowa National
Return to Class of 1973 04/12/2016Jay Albert King was born on April 11, 1955, in Chariton, Iowa. He was the son of Elwood Keith and Lucinda A. (James) King. Jay graduated in the top 10% of his class from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa with the Class of 1972. He then began his working
Return to Class of 1942 04/11/2016 Bonnie Jean (Nichols) Grunhaupt, 90, of Brooklyn and formerly of Grinnell, died on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Brooklyn Estates in Brooklyn, Iowa A funeral service was held Thursday, April 14, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. David Crow, pastor of the United Methodist Church
Return to Class of 1968 04/10/2016Valerie Travelli, 65, passed away peacefully on April 7, 2016. A celebration of her life will be held on Friday, April 15, 2016, from 5 to 8 p.m. at the Des Moines Embassy Club, 666 Grand Avenue atop the Ruan Building in Des Moines. Born August 16, 1950, Valerie embraced
Return to Class of 1954 04/08/2016 Sheila Rae (VandeKamp) Heck was born August 22, 1937 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Clarence “Bus” VandeKamp and Velta Mae (Burt) VandeKamp. She was raised in Knoxville and attended Knoxville Schools. On October 9, 1954 Sheila was united in marriage to Paul LeRoy Heck in Osceola, Iowa. The
Return to Class of 1965 04/07/2016 Linda Rae (Zeck) Clark, 74, of Kirksville, Mo, passed away from cancer on Thursday, April 7, 2016, at Twin Pines Adult Care Center in Kirksville, Missouri. She was born November 16, 1942, in Knoxville, IA. In June 1965 Linda married Robert Mortimer, they had a daughter born on August
Return to Class of 1960 04/05/2016Billie Leon Ver Steeg was born June 5, 1942 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of William B. and Leone Opal (Ghrist) Ver Steeg. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1960. Bill started working for Hy-Vee while still in high school. On January 12, 1963, Bill
Return to Class of 1962 03/29/2016 Carroll Ray Bittner, 72, originally of Knoxville, Iowa, who passed away Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Mercy Medical Center in Roseburg, Oregon. According to his wishes, Carrol was cremated and no services have been planned. Carroll was born, on December 12, 1943, the son of Marceline Nola Wallace and
