Class of 1940 Obituaries

Alberta Speed

Return to Class of 1940 08/03/2011 Alberta Marie (Speed) Bivans was born October 31, 1922 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Homer and Ola (Frush) Speed. Bertie graduated from Knoxville High School, and then worked at the Community National Bank in Knoxville. On January 25, 1945, she was united in marriage to Glen Bivans. […]

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Elmer Speer

Return to Class of 1940 05/22/2011 Name: Elmer Leonard Speer Birth: 3 May 1922 Birth Place: Marion County, Iowa Spouse: Helen Tadewald Death: 22 May 2011 Death Place: Helena, Lewis and Clark County, Montana Cemetery: Montana State Veterans Cemetery Elmer Leonard Speer, 89, of Helena passed away May 22, 2011, at his home in Helena.

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Mildred Miers

Return to Class of 1940 12/10/2010 Mildred Mildred Louise (Miers) Gross Snyder, age 88, of Kennesaw, GA, formerly of Vero Beach, FL, and employed at Roundabout for 29 years, passed away on December 10, 2010. Mildred was born on October 18, 1922. She is survived by a daughter, Marjorie Lyons, and husband Dennis of Kennesaw,

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Alma Woody

Return to Class of 1940 10/14/2010Alma Gene (Woody) McCombs passed away on October 14, 2010 at Southern Hills Specialty Care Center in Osceola, Iowa. Gene was born on the family farm east of Knoxville on October 13, 1923, to Elda Ray & Faye Lucille Woody (Pearson). Gene knew from a very early age that teaching

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Virginia Robuck

Return to Class of 1940 07/31/2010 Virginia Naida (Robuck) Kingrey, age 87 of Monroe, died Saturday, July 31, 2010, at the Knoxville Hospital. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2010, at the Monroe United Methodist Church, with burial following at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. The daughter of Ora and Myrtis Robuck, Virginia was

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Dorothy Roll

Return to Class of 1940 05/10/2010Dorothy Mary (Roll) Flanagan – Price, 87, passed away May 10, 2010, at Iowa Methodist Hospital, Des Moines IA. Dorothy was born, on January 16, 1923, at Attica, IA, to Stanley and Allie Grace Roll. She graduated from Knoxville High School and lived all of her adult life until retirement

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Connie Hart

Return to Class of 1940 02/27/2010Constance “Connie” Colene (Hart) Beebe, 86, of Knoxville, IA; passed away on Saturday, February 27, 2010, at West Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 1, 2010, from 3-8 p.m. with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. Funeral services

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Raymond Wing

Return to Class of 1940 2/8/2010 Raymond Gale Wing Birth: September 09, 1921 Death date: February 08, 2010, Raymond Gale Wing, age 88, of Prairie City died Monday, February 8, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 12, 2010, at 10:00 a.m. at the Christian Reformed

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Lorraine Roff

Return to Class of 1940 10/7/2009Helen "Rainie" Lorraine Helen (Roff) Evans, 87, passed away October 7, 2009 at Valley Eldercare in Grand Forks, North Dakota. Rainie was born June 6, 1922, in Knoxville, Iowa to Charles and Ramona (Bodine) Roff. She graduated from Knoxville High School, received a teaching degree from Pella College, and a

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