Class of 1928 Obituaries

Cleo Black

Return to Class of 1928 12/24/2008Cleo Francis (Black) Hill was born on September 19, 1911 in Marion County, Iowa. She was one of six children born to Olive Brady and Robert Black. Cleo attended a rural school, Dallas High School, and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1928. Cleo graduated from Iowa State Teachers’ College […]

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Leila Hindman

Return to Class of 1928 03/30/2008 Leila Pearl (Hindman) Wilkins, age 96, of Ida Grove, Iowa, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at Morningside Rehab & Care Center in Ida Grove. Private graveside services were held at 9:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 2, 2008, at the Ida Grove Cemetery. Born October 3, 1911, near Knoxville, Iowa, Leila

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Maude Mendenhall

Return to Class of 1928 01/01/2005Celia Maude Mendenhall Wrigley, born March 12, 1910, passed away peacefully in her Los Altos home on January 17, 2005. She was Miss Iowa in 1927. She is preceded in death by her beloved husband, Henry Wrigley and son James Wrigley Sr. She is survived by her grandson James Wrigley

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Virginia Gamble

Return to Class of 1928 09/30/2004Virginia G. (Gamble) Sellergren, the daughter of Carl C. and Byrde G. Elliot Gamble, was born on August 29, 1911 at Knoxville, Iowa. She died on Tuesday, November 30, 2004, in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the age of 93 years, 3 months, and 1 day. Virginia was raised in Knoxville

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Florence Stewart

Return to Class of 1928 11/20/2003A Celebration of Life of Florence E. (Stewart) Kissinger, 92, of Knoxville, who died Sunday, Nov. 20, 2003, at the Kavanagh House in West Des Moines,..was held Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the First United Methodist Church. Rev. Raymond Moore and Pastor Peter J. Peterson officiated at the services. Geoffrey Shultz

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Thelma Streeter

Return to Class of 1928 08/08/2003Name: Thelma L. (Streeter) Rysavy Birth: June 29, 1910 Died: August 8, 2003, in Redding, California Age: 92 Spouse: William J. Rysavy (b.1916-) In 1944 in California Sibblings: 1. Irene Streeter (Brees) (d.1983) 2. Wayne Streeter 3. Worth E. Streeter (b.1914-d.2003) 4. Dale Grover Streeter (b.1917-d.1981) Married – Jauson Helen

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Irma Darnell

Return to Class of 1928 03/12/2003 Name: Irma Alice (Darnell) Burnett – Bauer – Thorsen Birth: May 3, 1912 Died March 12, 2003 Seminole FL Father: Clyde Carey Darnell b: April 30, 1884 Mother: Hallie Iva Applegate b: Aug. 21, 1889 Spouse: 1 John Alexander Burnett b: Aug. 28, 1913 Spouse: 2 Adolph Edward Bauer

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Mildred Gregory

Return to Class of 1928 02/19/2002Graveside services for Mildred Ellen (Gregory) Dooley, 91, of Knoxville, who died Tuesday, February 19, 2002 at Griffin Nursing Center in Knoxville, were held Saturday, February 23, at Graceland Cemetery. Rev. Kathy Sides officiated at the services. Mildred was born on June 26, 1910, in Marion County. She was the

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Lela Bellamy

Return to Class of 1928 06/02/2001Lela Cleo (Bellamy) Brillhart was born March 31, 1910, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Cleo H. and Eva Blanche Bellamy. She worked for Santa Fe Railway in Chanute. She graduated from Lewis Hotels Training School and then was an assistant auditor at the Jayhawk Hotel in Topeka in the 1940s. She

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Clara Ridlen

Return to Class of 1928 02/16/2001 Funeral services for Clara Bell (Ridlen) Jordan, 91, of Pleasantville, formerly of Knoxville, who died on Friday, February 16, 2001, at her home, were held on Monday, February 19, at Williams Funeral Home Rev. James Pemble, officiated at the services. Music was provided by Nora DeReus, organist, and Shary

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