Class of 1942 Obituaries

Marjorie Nichols

Return to Class of 1942 12/25/2015 A visitation was held from 10-11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 29, at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare in Winterset with funeral services beginning at 11 a.m., Tuesday. Burial was in the Lincoln Cemetery, Knoxville, and memorials to the HCI Hospice Care Services. Margery Nichols, the daughter of William and Fern […]

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Myron Gleason

Return to Class of 1942 09/01/2015Myron W. Gleason, age 90, of rural Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 1, 2015, at his home in rural Knoxville. Per Myron’s wishes, his body has been cremated and no services are planned. Myron was born on May 30, 1925, to Arthur and Marvel (Hadley) Gleason, in Lacona,

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JoAn Monroe

Return to Class of 1942 07/18/2015JoAn Ruth Monroe Ramsay, born in Knoxville, Iowa on Dec. 27, 1924, passed away peacefully on July 18, 2015 in her apartment at Highgate Senior Living in Prescott, Arizona. She was 90 years old. Her husband George William "Bill" Ramsay preceded her in death in 2002. She is survived by

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Ruby Wilson

Return to Class of 1942 12/18/2014Ruby Mildred Oxford was born Feb. 8, 1924, the daughter of Mack Donald Wilson and Signe Victoria Peterson. She was united in marriage to James Russell Oxford in Los Angeles, California on Jan 6, 1946. He was the son of James Russell Oxford and Jennie Pearl Downey. Ruby, 90, of

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Margaret Zimmerman

Return to Class of 1942 01/12/2014 Margaret (Zimmerman) Sievers, 89, passed away Sunday, January 12, 2014, at Lutheran Hospital in Des Moines. Margaret was born October 2, 1924, in Knoxville, Iowa to Gay and Della (Chaulkins) Zimmerman. She was a past president of the Polk County Legal Secretaries and a lifetime member of the Antique

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Dorothy Crosby

Return to Class of 1942 12/10/2013 Name: Dorothy C. (Crosby) Poor Born: 9 Oct 1924 Died: 10 Dec 2013 -Saint Louis, Missouri Age: 89 Spouse: Johnson Poor Father: Oliver Boyd Crosby Mother: Margery Jane Shives Sibblings: 1. Wilbur Crosby 2. Richard Lee Crosby (10/22/1917 – d) 3. Virginia Clare Crosby (3/11/1921- 9/06/1933) 4. Laura Annette

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James Hollingshead

Return to Class of 1942 04/04/2012 James V. “J.V.” Hollingshead, age 87, of Knoxville, passed away April 4, 2012 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital. He was born to George Lee and Thelma Mae (Rowley) Hollingshead on May 3, 1924 in rural Knoxville, Iowa, on the family farm. J.V. attended Knoxville High School and was

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Leona Breuklander

Return to Class of 1942 12/29/2010Leona King of Marshalltown, Iowa and formerly of Schaller, Iowa died December 29, 2010 in Marshalltown. Leona Thelma Breuklander was born June 20, 1925 in Pella, Iowa the daughter of John and Tryntje “Tunie” (Oostrum) Breuklander. She grew up in Knoxville, Iowa and attended grade school at West Ward in

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Gene Bane

Return to Class of 1942 05/20/2010 Gene M. Bane 85, resident of Sun City West, Arizona formerly of Knoxville and Iowa City Iowa died Thursday May 20, 2010 at Hospice of the Valley, Sun City, Arizona. Gene was born in Knoxville, Iowa, July 27, 1924, to Loren (Tom) Bane and Barbara Menefee Bane. He had

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