Return to Class of 1944 08/01/2012Vivian Arlene (VanGorp) Pierschbacher was born May 31, 1926, in Otley, Iowa to Peter and Martha Van Gorp. She passed away Wednesday, August 1, 2012, at the age of 86. Over the years, Vivian worked in customer service for Pacific Bell Telephone Company. She later became a stay-at-home mom and […]
Return to Class of 1944 04/25/2011 Retired Col. Frank T. Hall, 84, of Madison, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at Hanover Health and Rehabilitation Center. He was born Feb. 25, 1927, in Columbia, Iowa, the son of Curtis Ancil and Lulu Mae Tallman Hall. He was raised in Columbia, Iowa, and was a 1944 graduate
Return to Class of 1944 11/19/2010Darlene Phyllis (McVay) Klootwyk was born on June 25, 1926, at the family home in Knoxville to Henry Ivan McVay and Ethel Imagene (Smith) McVay. As a child, Darlene worked for the North End Grocery after school and on weekends. She graduated from the Knoxville High School with the class
Return to Class of 1944 10/10/2010Bobbie Smith Harvey, 84, of Tracy, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 10,2010 at the Pella Regional Health Care Long-Term Care. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 12, 2010 beginning after noon with the family present from 6-8 p.m. at Williams Funeral Home. A funeral service will be held at
Return to Class of 1944 9/4/2009 Harlan Eugene Witt Jr. was born to Harlan and Hazel (Beebout) Witt Sr. on November 4, 1926 in rural Lucas County. The family soon moved to Columbia where Harlan attended grade school and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1944. When Harlan was a junior in high school, he
Return to Class of 1944 08/2009 Name: Ada Pauline (Sharp) Harrigan – Wilson – Lynch Birth: 28 Dec 1925 – Marion County Marriage: 03 Feb 1946 – San Francisco, CA Death: Aug 2009 – CA Father: Lennington Nathanael Sharp Mother: Mary Adell Roff When Ada Pauline Sharp was born on December 28, 1925, her father,
Return to Class of 1944 04/26/2009Name: Herbert Keith Pine Born: 14 Dec 1925 Knoxville, IA Died: 26 Apr 2009 Last Residence: 74133 Tulsa, Tulsa, Oklahoma Spouse: Rosalie Burke Father: Herbert Pine Mother: Jennie Pine Herbert Keith Pine, 83, was a retired accountant, died Sunday. Services pending. Cremation Society.
Return to Class of 1944 10/19/2008 Name: Ruth (Hunter) Hedrick Birth: Apr. 16, 1926 Death: Oct. 19, 2008 – Springfield, Greene, Missouri Burial: Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park- Salt Lake City, Salt Lake County, Utah Father: Clark Rouze Hunter Mother: Irmagard R. Brann Spouse: Lowell J. Hedrick (b.Apr 1925 – d.Jul. 20, 1982) Sibbling: Emily Jeanne
Return to Class of 1944 08/02/2008 James Edward Cummings was born February 20, 1927, in Rural Marion County to Loren H. and Mary E. (Sims) Cummings. Following his graduation from Knoxville High School in 1944, Jim enlisted in the Air Force. He served his country from December 26, 1950 to September 24, 1954. Jim was
Return to Class of 1944 06/07/2008Name: Marjorie Mary (Goebel) Laird Born: Sep 16, 1926 Died: Jun 7, 2008 Spouse:Raymond Henry Laird (b.June 13, 1920 – d.May 16, 1989) Marjorie Mary (Goebel) Laird was born in Bussey, Iowa to Mary E. (Lingle) (d.1996) and Wilbur Odious Goebel (d.1900). Marjorie is survived by her sister, Esther Mehalovich
