Class of 1943 Obituaries

Elizabeth Clarke

Return to Class of 1943 11/10/2014Elizabeth H. “Betty” (Clarke) Clark, 89, of Pekin, passed away at 1:15 p.m. Monday, November 10, 2014 at Pekin Hospital. Born February 25, 1925, in Spencer, Iowa to Irl H. and Lola M. (Webb) Clarke, she married Robert F. Clark on February 16, 1947, in Knoxville, Iowa. He survives. Also […]

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Ardith Stokesberry

Return to Class of 1943 06/16/ 2014Ardith S. (Stokesberry) Pink was born, the daughter of Floyd and Maude Stokesberry, on July 12, 1924, in Knoxville, Iowa. She lived in Newton, Iowa, in 1935 and moved to Logansport, Indiana, sometime between 1935 and 1986. She married John Clifford Pink, in Newton on January 22, 1949. Ardith

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Bonnie Mark

Return to Class of 1943 05/30/2014Bonnie Jean (Mark) Findley, age 88, of Knoxville passed away Friday evening, May 30, 2014 at the West Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville. Bonnie was born in Ottumwa, Iowa, on January 12, 1926. One month later she was adopted by Jack Garfield and Miriam Edith (Rankin) Mark, who

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John Hudson

Return to Class of 1943 04/20/2014John Benjamin Hudson, noted cattle breeder and livestock judge, died Sunday, April 20, 2014; he was in his 89th year. Hudson is survived by his wife Martha; children Todd, Betsey and her husband Jack Wengryniuk, Meloney, and Benjamin and his wife Aileen; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Hudson was originally

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Geraldine Jerkins

Return to Class of 1943 01/12/2014Geraldine Theresa “Jerri” (Jerkins) Winters, age 87, of Brooklyn and formerly of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away early Sunday morning, January 12, 2014 at the Brooklyn Community Estates in Brooklyn. Jerri was born in Hamilton, Iowa, on February 11, 1926, the daughter of John Martin and Mabel Amelia (Toye) Jerkins. Jerri

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John Queener

Return to Class of 1943 5/25/2013John Paul Queener, 88, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013, after a 30-year battle with cancer. He was born August 24, 1924, to Andrew and Anna Queener in Virginia. John graduated from Knoxville High School and married his high school sweetheart, Dorothy Brooks, while she was still a senior before

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Shirley Mark

Return to Class of 1943 02/19/2013Name: Shirley Jo (Mark) Holtom Birth: Oct. 5, 1926 – Prairie City, Jasper County,Iowa Death: Feb. 19, 2013 – Fairfield, Solano Cout California Spouse: Holtom Children: 1. Mark Richard b.Mar 26,1949 -d.Sept 26,1970 2. Christopher Kent 3. Gregory Lane Holtom Father: Fredrick Donald Mark (1895 – 1954) Mother: Mabel Evangeline

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Willis Harsin

Return to Class of 1943 01/29/2013 Willis Marion Harsin age 88 of Knoxville passed away at his home on Tuesday morning, January 29, 2013. Willis, the sixth child of six children, was born to Gilbert Edward “G.E.” and Irena Arvilla (Smith) Harsin on November 10, 1924, at Walnut Valley, of the Clay Township of Marion

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Marvin Bassett

Return to Class of 1943 11/10/2012Marvin Dale Bassett, 86, of Knoxville, passed away Saturday, November 10, 2012 at Westridge Nursing & Rehab Center in Knoxville. A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, November 14 at 10 a.m. at Williams Funeral Home in Knoxville with Rev. Neil Montz officiating. Burial, with military honors provided by

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Eloise Hedrick

Return to Class of 1943 05/27/2012Eloise Jean (Hedrick) Houser, Born June 26, 1925 in Knoxville Iowa. She was married to Robert W Houser, for 53 years. They moved to Arizona in 1961. She worked for the Valley National Bank for 25 years. Eloise died on May 27, 2012. She is survived by her two daughters,

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