Class of 1940 Obituaries

Wilbur Wirthle

Return to Class of 1940 02/16/1999 Funeral services for Wilbur Lawrence Wirthle, 76, of Knoxville, who died February 16, at the Pella Regional Hospital, were held February 19, 1999, at the Fielding Funeral Home in Chariton. Burial was at Chariton Cemetery. Pastor Norman Bennett officiated at the services. Pallbearers were Merlin Pierschbacher, Shawn Pierschbacher, Will […]

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Howard Robuck

Return to Class of 1940 01/07/1999Howard Ora Robuck, son of Franklin R. Stephenson and Sylvia A. Robuck, was born March 6, 1920 in Knoxville, Iowa. He was united in marriage on October 22, 1940, in Lancaster, Missouri, to Betty Lee Dixon. Howard passed away Thursday, January 7, 1999, at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital at

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Louella Winters

Return to Class of 1940 11/28/1998Louella Jane (Winters) Middleton, died November 28, 1998, age 76 years, Omaha. Jane graduated from Knoxville, IA High School in 1940. She is survived by husband, Fred E., Omaha; daughter and son-in-law, Marcia and Steven Schmitz; grandsons, Jason and Justin, all of O’Fallon, MO; brother and sister-in-law, Wendell and Jerri

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Blair Applegate

Return to Class of 1940 01/30/1998 Name: Blair Allen Applegate Birth: July 2, 1922 – Knoxville MA, Iowa Death: Jan 30, 1998 – Leon, Decatur, Iowa Children: Allen (Deb) Applegate Jo Ellen (Raymond Hartley) Bill Applegate Father: John Cathcart Applegate b: Aug. 14, 1899 Mother: Umbra Lindall Blair b: July 17, 1896 Spouse: Ellen Louise

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Paul Moon

Return to Class of 1940 01/05/1997Name: Paul Santford Moon Birth: 1 May 1923 – Marion County Death: 5 Jan 1997 – Torrance, California Father: John Santford Moon (1883 – 1960) Mother: Maude Elizabeth Moon (1887 – 1966) Spouse: Jacqueline Violet Queener (1930-2010) Burial: Green Hills Memorial Park Rancho Palos Verdes Los Angeles County, California Siblings:

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Charles Ashton

Return to Class of 1940 12/15/1996Interment services for Charles Edwin Ashton, 74, of Roswell, Ga., retired sales manager for General Foods, was born, October 4, 1922 and died December 15, 1996 were held December 19, 1996, at Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, in St. Louis, Mo. Inscription: US ARMY S SGT WORLD WAR II Charles is

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Mary Fortner

Return to Class of 1940 06/17/1996 Mary Catherine (Fortner) Marcue was born in Knoxville, Iowa on 05 Jan 1923, the daughter of Clifford and Maude (Deraat) Fortner. She married Bruce Whiting Marcue on 25 Jun 1944, son of Carl Marcue and Maria Eloise Whiting. Mary Catherine died June 17, 1996, in Sarasota, Florida. Children of

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Wanda Main

Return to Class of 1940 04/04/1996Services for Wanda L. Kinney, 74, of Des Moines, who died April 4, 1996, at Hospice Kavanagh House, in Des Moines, was held on April 8, 1996, at Southtown Funeral Home in Des Moines. Burial was at Masonic Mausoleum. Wanda was born June 3, 1921, in Moravia, the daughter of

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