Class of 1946 Obituaries

Betty Goodwin

Return to Class of 1946 05/06/2014Services for Betty June (Goodwin) Brees, 58, of Knoxville, who died May 6, 1985, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital, were held May 9, at St. Anthony's Catholic Church. Interment was in Graceland Cemetery Rev Philip Ryan officiated at the services. Music was provided by St. Anthony Adult Choir. Pallbearers were […]

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Elizabeth Oswald

Return to Class of 1946 08/02/2012Elizabeth Ruth (Oswald) Metz, 84, died Thursday, August 2, 2012, at GRMC Klein Center, Burlington. She was born June 24, 1928, in Lincoln, Nebraska the daughter of Herman Jackson and Florence Wright Oswald. She married William Bill Topping Metz on August 19, 1950, in Minneapolis, MN. Ruth was a homemaker.

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James Onstank

Return to Class of 1946 01/25/2012James Eugene Onstank was born January 29, 1928 in Knoxville, Iowa to Mink and Helene (Davis) Onstank. James was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School, class of 1946. Following high school he served in the United States Army during the Korean War. After his service James married

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Corwin Hatch

Return to Class of 1946 04/16/2011Corwin Maurice “Cork” Hatch was born February 7, 1928, in Coin, Iowa the son of Lorin Doyle Hatch and Mabel (Jenkins) Hatch. Corwin’s family moved to Knoxville in 1929 and he attended Knoxville schools. He played football in high school until dropping out in the 11th grade so he could

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Floyd Pope

Return to Class of 1946 08/01/2010 Floyd Wesley Pope was born August 21, 1928, in Tuscumbia, MO, the son of Oral Brooks and Ina (Pierce) Brooks. He attended Elementary School in Bussey and High School in Knoxville. Floyd was united in marriage to Adeline Espeland in Nashua, Iowa on March 11, 1950. The two lived

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Richard Myers

Return to Class of 1946 06/19/2010Dr. Richard Wayne “Mick” Myers was born on April 20, 1928, the youngest of eight children, to Harvey and Grace (Hill) Myers. He lived most of his life in Knoxville, with two exceptions, 5 years in Chariton and 2 years in Centerville. He was educated in Knoxville, where he participated

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Dorothy Brown

Return to Class of 1946 10/15/2009Dorothy Jean (Brown) Haynie was born December 1, 1928, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Arvid R. Brown and Helen Hyer Brown. Dorothy attended elementary school in Knoxville and graduated from KHS with the class of 1946. Following graduation, Dorothy attended Airline School in Kansas City, MO but later found

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Marjorie Hyer

Return to Class of 1946 12/01/2008Marjorie M. McCombs Maas, 79, of Knoxville, formerly of Lovilia, died Dec. 1, 2008, at the Knoxville Hospital. She was born Dec. 10, 1928, in Lang, Saskatchewan, Canada, to Clarence and Bethany (Fitzpatrick) Hyer. She married Junior Goemaat. She later married Gene McCombs and he preceded her in death in

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Fredene Kingery

Return to Class of 1946 02/09/2008Fredene Frances (Kingery) Ravera was born July 7, 1928, in Dunreath, Iowa. She was the daughter of Mabel Alice Dietrick and Fred Raymond Kingery. Fredene was united in marriage to Armond “Corky” Ravera on November 4, 1950. After graduating from Knoxville High School, Fredene worked at the Knoxville Newspaper. Later

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Wayne Anderson

Return to Class of 1946 12/18/2007 A Celebration of Life for Kenneth Wayne Anderson born March 25, 1927, of Knoxville will be held Friday, Dec. 21, 2007, at the First Presbyterian Church in Knoxville at 2:00 p.m. with Rev. R. D. Streeter officiating. A private family committal will be held at a later date at

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