Class of 1942 Obituaries

Wyoma Anderson

Return to Class of 1942 03/13/2018 Wyoma Louise (Anderson) Ellis was born on November 19, 1923 in rural Marion County, Iowa. She was the ninth of ten children born to Edgar Gerome Anderson and Hettie Jane (Towne) Anderson. Wyoma attended country grade school completing 8th grade. She then attended Knoxville High School, in Knoxville, Iowa, […]

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Laura Chambers

Return to Class of 1942 07/11/2017Laura Grace (Chambers) Calhoun age 91, died Tuesday July 11, 2017 at the Anamosa Care Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held 4:30 Thursday afternoon July 13, 2017 at the Goettsch Funeral Home, Anamosa where friends may call after 2:00 P.M. Interment will be in the Graceland

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Robert Gee

Return to Class of 1942 04/18/2017Robert “Bob” Lee Gee, 93 years old, passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 in Canon City, Colorado. He was a loving husband, a proud father and an honored veteran. Bob was born on January 7, 1924 in Knoxville, Iowa to Ralph Gee and Maude (Crouch) Gee. He was the

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Ruth Reed

Return to Class of 1942 11/03/2016Ruth Irma Statzell August 16, 1924 – Nov 3, 2016 92, Evergreen, Co., passed away Thursday, November 3, 2016, at Elk Run Assisted Living. Ruth was born on a farm August 17, 1924, to James O. and Ollie M. Reed in Knoxville, Iowa. When Ruth was six years old she

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Norma Robinson

Return to Class of 1942 07/27/2016Norma Jean Faye Sedlock, 93, of Moline, passed away Wednesday July 27, 2016 at Amber Ridge Memory Care, Moline. A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10 am Monday, August 1, 2016 at Christ the King Church, Moline. Visitation will be 2-5pm Sunday at Rafferty Funeral Home, 2111-1st St A,

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Marita Gholson

Return to Class of 1942 06/05/2016Marita Marcella Mastrofski, 91 of Indianola and formerly West Des Moines, IA died June 5, 2016 at Westview Care Center, Indianola. Born September 4, 1924, in Knoxville, IA, she was the third of twelve children of Benjamin and Nellie Gholson. After graduation from Knoxville High School, with the Class of

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Bonnie Nichols

Return to Class of 1942 04/11/2016 Bonnie Jean (Nichols) Grunhaupt, 90, of Brooklyn and formerly of Grinnell, died on Monday, April 11, 2016, at the Brooklyn Estates in Brooklyn, Iowa A funeral service was held Thursday, April 14, at the Smith Funeral Home in Grinnell with Rev. David Crow, pastor of the United Methodist Church

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Florence Finarty

Return to Class of 1942 01/23/2016 Florence Lorene (Finarty) Agan, age 91, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, January 23, 2016, at the West Ridge Nursing Home As Florence wished, her body has been cremated and a Celebration of Florence’s Life will be held at 6:30 P.M., Saturday, February 13, 2016, at the Winfield Funeral Home

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Frances Jenkins

Return to Class of 1942 01/16/2016 Frances Marion Jones, of Knoxville, was born July 26, 1924, in Knoxville to Frank Frush Jenkins, Sr. and Lois (Overton) Jenkins. Frances attended East Ward School through the third grand and Brownlee Country School through the eighth grade. Frances would rest on a rock going to and from country

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