Class of 1939 Obituaries

James Horan

Return to Class of 1939 11/11/1974James (Jim) Carl Horan was born December 5, 1920, the son of Carl J. Horan and Lenett Ann Schrodt b.1896-d.1980. On June 9, he was united in marriage to Carolyn Beth Hammond. To this union were born four daughters, Molly Horan, Meg Horan, and Bridget Pospisal, all of Council Bluffs, […]

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Robert Conrey

Return to Class of 1939 03/03/1945Name: Robert Collins Conrey Birth: 26 Jan 1922 – Knoxville, Marion, Iowa Father: Harry H Conrey Mother: Lola C Collins Name: Pvt Robert C. Conrey CASUALTY: 03-03-1945 Retired Army in World War II 112th Engineer Combat Battalion BURIAL: Plot A Row 1 Grave 17, Henri-Chapelle American Cemetery, Henri-Chapelle, Belgium Event

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Jay Ream

Return to Class of 1939 1/25/1944Jay Francis Ream was born June 18, 1921, son of Leah L. & John Norman Ream. Jay died on Jan. 25, 1944, in Prince Rupert, BC at the early age of 22 years 7 months & 7 days. Burial at Graceland Cemetery, Knoxville, IA. Services were by Bybee & Davis

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Bernetta Buttrey

Return to Class of 1939 12/26/1939 Bernetta Evelyn Buttrey was born April 23, 1921 daughter of Daisy (Coe) L.R. Buttrey. Funeral services for Bernetta Buttrey, Age 18, who was fatally injured in automobile crash near Oskaloosa, Ia., Tuesday, December 26, 1939, will be at 2 p.m. December 28, Thursday at the Knoxville, Ia., Methodist Church.

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