Return to Class of 1939 04/05/2019 Hoyt Warren Monroe Jefferson, Iowa Death: April 5, 2019 Visitation for the family and friends of Hoyt Monroe will be held from 5-7 PM on May 3, 2019, at Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home in Jefferson. A Celebration of Life will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, May 4, 2019, […]
Return to Class of 1939 03/13/2019 Cecil Fay (Niemants) Spring, 97, born September 2, 1921, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 13, 2019, at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. She was united in marriage to Charlie Robert Spring and together had three daughters; Roberta Faye, Karen Kay, and Sharon Spring. Preceding her
Return to Class of 1939 03/14/2016 Charles Bernard “Charley” Gradoville, 93, of Cedar Rapids, Iowa passed peacefully in the company of family on the morning of March 14, 2016, at West Ridge Care Center. Although his compassion and strength of character were tested by several medical complications and afflictions, he maintained a positive, affirming and
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Return to Class of 1939 09/06/2015 Janetta Belle (Coder) Everett/Youtsey, died Sept. 6, 2015, in Portland, Ore. She was a Pueblo resident for nearly 60 years and touched hundreds of lives as a wife, parent, and grandparent. She was an artist, a nurse, a homemaker, and a Jehovah’s Witness. She was born Jan. 26, 1922,
Return to Class of 1939 07/15/2015 Dorothy Ione (Phipps) Niccum, age 94 of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 15, 2015, at Bethany Manor in Story City, Iowa. Dorothy Ione Phipps was born October 8, 1920, in Stevens, Minnesota the daughter of Clarence and Ariel (Wright) Phipps. Dorothy attended school in Knoxville, graduating in 1939.
Return to Class of 1939 09/27/2014 Molly (Bellamy) Burns, 92, passed away at home on September 27, 2014. She was born January 10, 1922, in Des Moines and grew up in Knoxville. Her family started the Bellamy Telephone Company which brought the first telephone service to Marion County. Molly worked as a switchboard operator
Return to Class of 1939 03/08/2014 Norma Jean (Hart) Beal was born February 22, 1922 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Harold and Fairy (Bishop) Hart. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1939. In 1942 she was united in marriage to William Thomas Beal. The couple farmed in Marion County
Return to Class of 1939 12/27/2013 Doris Maxine (Bonebrake) Spaulding was born in Marion County, Iowa on February 28, 1921, to Clyde Chester and Eva May (Spencer) Bonebrake. She passed away on December 27, 2013, at Mountain View Healthcare, Mountain View, Missouri at the age of 92 years, 10 months. She was preceded in death
Return to Class of 1939 11/06/2013 Margaret Louise (Smith) Askren, 92, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 6, 2013, at the Chariton Nursing and Rehab Center. Margaret was born on May 7, 1921, near Columbia, Iowa to Ray and Gladys Reineke Smith. She graduated from Knoxville High School in 1939. On March 10, 1941, she
Return to Class of 1939 09/07/2013 Lawrence John Breuklander was born on September 25, 1921, in Pella, Iowa, the son of John and Tryntje (Oostrum) Breuklander. He was the oldest of four children. Early childhood was spent in Pella, Monroe, and then Knoxville, where he graduated from Knoxville High School in 1939. He graduated from
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