Class of 1942 Obituaries

Ira Ward

Return to Class of 1942 04/28/2023 Name: Ira John Ward B. September 24,1924 Died: April 28, 2023 Father: Thurman E. Ward Mother: Cora A. Shivvers Spouse: Phyllis Ann Beeler Married: July 1946 Children: Linda Ward- James Taylor Janet Ward- Darl Oppedal Grand Children: Robert, Kevin, Ryan, Brianne Ira John Ward, Lt COL, USA Retired, an […]

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Ruby Gilchrist

Return to Class of 1942 08/25/2022Visitation with the family present will be held on Tuesday evening, August 30, from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home, Knoxville, Iowa. Burial will be made at the Breckenridge Cemetery, near Knoxville. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to Suncrest Hospice, 5959 Village View Dr. #100,

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Duane Conrey

Return to Class of 1942 09/30/2022 Duane Moore Conrey Sr, 97, passed away on December 31, 2021, after a long bout with Parkinson’s. He was born September 8th, 1924 in Knoxville, IA to Marion Albert and Ella Athalia Conrey. He was a WWII veteran, enlisting in the Coast Guard on October 26, 1942, at age

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Ruth LeMay

Return to Class of 1942 Ruth L. (LeMay) Bergen was one of four children born to Eula Ann Kline b. Jan 1895 and Ernest Roy LeMay b.Dec 7, 1893 d.Dec 1985. She was united in marriage to Maurice Adolph Bergen b. Dec 28, 1922-d.Apr 17, 1985. Siblings: Harry Glen LeMay b.1924-d.2015 m.Betty Lucille Jenkins Donald

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Margaret Applegate

Return to Class of 1942 01/16/2021 Margaret Helen (Applegate) Bellon, age 95, peacefully went to her heavenly home on January 16, 2021. Cremation has taken place under the direction of Terpening & Son Mortuary. A memorial service will be held at a later date in her beloved Sacramento Mountains. Margaret was born January 5, 1926,

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Edna Hall

Return to Class of 1942 09/06/2020 Edna Mae Hall of Columbia la. Age 21 was united in marriage to Leroy Van Cleve, of Knoxville, la, age 23. The Lincoln Star, Lincoln NE 5, February 1947 Last known address is Richardson TX. Here is Edna Mae Van Cleve’s obituary. Please accept Echovita’s sincere condolences. Glendale, Arizona

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John Kurtz

Return to Class of 1942 01/14/2020 John Wendell Kurtz, husband, father, and man known for his collection of bowties, died Tuesday, January 14, 2020 Fiercely in love with our mother, Muriel Tarr Kurtz, they navigated family life with Lesley, Shelley, John II, and Halley. A lifelong wearer of bowties, Dad enhanced the bass section in

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Norma Morrisey

Return to Class of 1942 04/07/2019 Norma J.  (Morrisey)  Friedel, 95, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota passed away on April 7, 2019, with her daughter Jane by her side. She was born in Knoxville, Iowa on February 9, 1924, and united in marriage to Larry Friedel on May 25, 1946. She will be deeply missed

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Anna DenBurger

Return to Class of 1942 10/09/2018 Anna Mae (DenBurger) Vande Kamp was born August 10, 1923, in Beacon, Iowa the daughter of Bert and Marie Dorothy (Groenendyke) Den Burger. Anna Mae graduated from Knoxville High School and then attended beauty school in Ottumwa. On October 14, 1942, Anna Mae was united in marriage to Edgar

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Miriam Anderson

Return to Class of 1942 09/09/2018 Miriam Ruth (Anderson) Koppin b.November 12, 1924 – d.September 9, 2018 Age 93 Novi, Michigan – formerly of Bloomfield Hills Beloved wife of : Verne Thurber Koppin b.Nov 2, 1919 Married: Aug 09, 1945 Lives in Novi, MI age 98 in 2017 Beloved mother of: Elisabeth (Gary) Rickner Stephen

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