Class of 1935 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1935 03/25/2009 Name: Sarah Alice (Stevenson) Harrison Born: Apr 15, 1918 Died: Mar 25, 2009

Return to Class of 1935 7/3/2008Funeral services for Ruby Ruth (Roff) Stapleton, 91, will be Saturday July 12, at 1 p.m., at Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. Ruby was born Dec. 3, 1916, in Knoxville, to Charles and Ramona Roff. She attended the Rising Star Country School and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1935.

Return to Class of 1935 03/17/2008Name: Thelma Lenore (Houser) Dillemuth Last Residence: 95207 Stockton, San Joaquin, California Born: 8 Mar 1918 Died: 17 Mar 2008 Thelma Lenore Houser 1918 – 2008 Thelma passed on to her heavenly reward on March 17, 2008. She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law Fred and Christina Dillemuth; grandchildren,

Return to Class of 1935 01/29/2008 Vivian “Fee Fee” Alice (Anderson) Ferguson – McPhee, 89, passed away at Adel Acres on January 29, 2008. She was born in Knoxville on September 12, 1918, the daughter of Mounty Anderson and Sarrah Miller. She worked as a clerical worker at Subco, Inc., Look Magazine, and Communications Data

Return to Class of 1935 12/11/2007 Ethel V. (Kenny) DeGroot Former Executive Director of the Torrance Teachers Association (TTA), Kenny De Groot passed away on December 11, 2007, from a sudden stroke. She was born on September 27, 1917, in Knoxville, Iowa to Worth and Maude Kenny and was one of six children. She attended

Return to Class of 1935 09/20/2007Name: Alberta Maxine (Core) Van Zee Birth: 19 Jul 1917 Death: 20 Sep 2007 Cemetery: Oak Wood Cemetery Burial: Pella, Marion County, Iowa Father: Clarence Clayton Core (1881 – 1934) Mother: Alice Gertrude McGraw Core (1882 – 1968) Spouses: Kenneth Koenraad Van Zee (1915 – 1985)* Simon Andrew Johnson (1912

Return to Class of 1935 6/30/2007 Lawrence Donald “Don” Slocum was born on March 3, 1917, on the family farm north of Knoxville to James L. and Minnie (Baughman) Slocum. His early life was spent at home with his family on the farm. He attended rural school and then graduated from Knoxville High School in

Return to Class of 1935 6/26/2007Lorraine Virgina (Hamrick) Rankin was born on July 4, 1918, to Fredrick and Sylvia Blanche Hamrick in Knoxville. She attended school in Knoxville; receiving her teaching certificate. Lorraine taught in the Marion County area prior to her marriage. On Dec. 26, 1938, she married Grant D. Rankin. They raised their

Return to Class of 1935 06/16/2006 Name: Pauline Dorothy (Maddy) Frey Birth: 29 Jul 1917 – Knoxville, Iowa Death: 16 Jun 2006 Father: Stanley R Maddy Mother: Velta L James Spouse: James Eldon Frey Marriage: July 29, 1917 in Knoxville, Iowa Sibbling: Gwendolyn Maddy Pauline was a graduate of the American Institute of Business and

Return to Class of 1935 4/3/2006 Vera (Welch) Van Gilst was born on Aug. 4, 1916, in rural Knoxville to James Albert and Myrtle Mary (Smith) Welch. She graduated from Knoxville High School in 1935. On June 8, 1939, she married James Clair Van Gilst at Knoxville Christian Church. They had two children, Serana and