Class of 1926 Obituaries

Agnes Jones

Return to Class of 1926 12/1990Name: Agnes (Jones) Dibert Birth: 30 Jun 1908 in Iowa Death: Dec 1990 – Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Spouse: Samuel Arthur Dibert b.Dec 12, 1903 – d.Dec 29, 1962 Married: 1928 Cemetery: Graceland Cemetery Burial: Knoxville, Marion County, Iowa Spouse: Samuel Arthur Dibert (b.1903-d.1962) Married: 1928 Son: Samuel Hugh Dibert

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Helen Ward

Return to Class of 1926 03/08/2014 Helen Josephine (Ward) Roberts was born March 6, 1908 in Franklin Township – rural Marion County, the daughter of Thurman Ward and Cora Pauline (Shivvers) Ward. Her grammar school years were spent at a country school and she graduated from Knoxville High School in the Class of 1926. Following

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Gladys Eckley

Return to Class of 1926 01/06/2006 Name: Gladys Mary (Eckley) Garrison Born: Sept 20, 1907 Died: Jan 6, 2006 Spouse: Otis William Garrison Marriage: On June 12, 1929 – Chicago, Cook, Illinois Children: Kaye (Garrison) Keatig Kathy (Garrison) Dent Father: Oscar Albertice Eckley b.1874-d.1968 Mother: Bessie Maud Myers b.1882-d.1966 Sibbling: Phyllis (Eckley) Willis b. Mar

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Kenneth Clark

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

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Winifred Darnell

Return to Class of 1926 10/14/2004Lois Winifred (Darnell) Comstock Currie 1909 – 2004 Winifred passed away peacefully in San Francisco on October 14, 2004, at the age of 95. She will always be remembered as generous, cheerful and loving. After the death of her first husband, Carey Kennedy, Winifred married Andrew Comstock and moved to

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Ruth Core

Return to Class of 1926 12/21/2002 Ruth (Core) Stittsworth was born on February 15, 1908, in Marion County, Iowa. Ruth was the daughter of Ethel G. Horsman and George H. Core. Ruth attended Union Township Country school and both Knoxville Junior and Senior High Schools. She was united in marriage to David Stittsworth on December

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Howard Kading

Return to Class of 1926 05/06/2002 Funeral services for Howard Lester Kading, 93, of Knoxville, who died Monday, May 6, 2002 at Knoxville Area Community Hospital, were held Saturday, May 11, at First United Methodist Church in Knoxville. Rev. Peter J. Peterson officiated at the services. Jim Kidder was the organist. Masonic services were provided

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Madge Fee

Return to Class of 1926 01/15/2002Funeral services for Madge Alice (Fee) Vande Kamp, 94, of Knoxville, who died Tuesday, Jan. 15, 2002, at West Ridge Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, were held Saturday, Jan. 19, at Bybee & Davis Funeral Home. The Revs. Rick Streeter and Bryan Carpenter officiated at the services. Music was provided by

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Armilda Vanderwilt

Return to Class of 1926 01/01/2002 Armilda Irene (Vanderwilt) Hartley, 93, of Park Place Long Term Care Unit in Mount Pleasant, died Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2002, at Great River Medical Center in West Burlington. Born May 5, 1908, in Knoxville, she was the daughter of Dirk and Nora Fortner Vanderwilt. She married Byron Dale Hartley

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