Class of 1942 Obituaries

Lenna Lankford

Return to Class of 1942 03/10/2010A graveside service will be held on Saturday, March 13, at 11 a.m. at the Lincoln Cemetery in Knoxville. As a wish of Lenna, her body has been cremated. Lenna Myrtle was born in Knoxville on Jan. 22, 1925, to George and Nettie (Bingham) Lankford. Lenna passed on at home, […]

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Edith Patch

Return to Class of 1942 03/07/2010 Edith H. Hays, 85, of Knoxville, passed away on Sunday, March 7, 2010, at West Ridge Nursing & Rehab. in Knoxville. Visitation will be held on Friday, March 12, 2010, from 3-8 p.m. with family present from 6-8 p.m. A Rebekah service will be held at 7:30 p.m. at

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Ed McConville

Return to Class of 1942 07/09/2009Name: Michael Edward McConville Last Residence: 85008 Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona Born: Sept 1, 1924 Centerville, Iowa, Died: July 9, 2009 McConville, Michael Edward passed away on July 9, 2009 at the age of 84. Ed was born in St. Joseph, Missouri. He worked for McConville Coal Company as a coal

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Chester Oswandel

Return to Class of 1942 06/22/2009Chester ‘Chet OSWANDEL, 85, of Loveland, died June 22, 2009. He was born March 23, 1924, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Leslie and Ella Maye (Jones) Oswandel. He grew up in Knoxville and graduated high school in 1942. He moved to Montana for work building airplane runways. He was drafted into

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Bill Jerkins

Return to Class of 1942 03/31/2009 William Joseph Jerkins was born on Aug. 16, 1923, in Hamilton, the son of John Jerkins and Mabel (Toye) Jerkins. He graduated with the Knoxville High School class of 1942. Following graduation, Bill enlisted in the United States Army on Jan. 28, 1943, until being honorably discharged on Feb.

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Betty Croll

Return to Class of 1942 03/24/2009 Betty Lorraine Chambers was born March 19, 1924 in Knoxville, IA. She was one of four children born to Nellie C. Ver Steeg (b.1891 – d.1953) and James Croll. Betty attended school and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1942. On July 17, 1943 Betty was united in marriage

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Robert Jones

Return to Class of 1942 09/15/2008Funeral service for Robert Jones who passed away Monday, September 15th, 2008. Bob was born on January 17, 1924 in Knoxville, IA, the son of Amos Ruckman Jones and grace Elizabeth Core Jones. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1942. He married Beverly Wood on June 14, 1963 at

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Lloyd Burt

Return to Class of 1942 05/03/2008Lloyd Lyman (Whitey) Burt, 85, was born on Jan 6, 1923 in Marion County and passed away Saturday May 3, 2008 at Kavanagh House, on 56th, Des Moines, Iowa . His body has been cremated and memorial service will be held at the gravesite at Avon Cemetery Wednesday, May 7

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John Liike

Return to Class of 1942 03/28/2008John D. Liike of Knoxville, died March 28, 2008, in Clinton, Ark., after a three-year battle with prostate cancer. John was born in Knoxville on Feb. 16, 1926, to Lee Liike and Edith (Cain) Liike. He received his education in the Marion County Schools. John served in the US Army

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George Scott

Return to Class of 1942 03/01/2008George "Scotty" Scott, 85, passed away on March 1, 2008, at Helathwin Specialized Care Center in South Bend, Ind. Scotty was born May 21, 1922, in Pershing to Thomas and Marina "Minnie" Johnson Scott. He married Marjorie Fowler on April 18, 1951. Scotty was a graduate of Knoxville High School.

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