Class of 1946 Obituaries

Gene Shoemaker

Return to Class of 1946 11/03/2002Funeral services for Gene David Shoemaker, 74, of Waterloo, who died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002 at his home, were held Wednesday, Nov. 6, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church Internment was at Mt. Oliver Cemetery. Gene was born on September 18, 1928 in Knoxville, the son of Elmer Lawrence and Rita […]

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Thomas Young

Return to Class of 1946 10/12/2001Thomas Jennings Young, 73, of the 1900 block of Elm Circle in West Des Moines died of cancer Friday, October 12, 2001, at this home. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church in Indianola, of which he was a member. Burial will be at Indianapolis

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Ruth Murr

Return to Class of 1946 11/25/2000Funeral services for Ruth Marie Murr, 72, of Chariton, were held on Monday, November 25, 2000, at the Columbia Cemetery. Rev. Clyde Sparks of the Columbia Methodist Church officiated at the services Ruth was born on October 14, 1928 to Thomas Henry and Mayme Lahmon Murr. She was raised and

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Alberta Onstank

Return to Class of 1946 11/19/20001929 – 2000 Alberta (Onstank) Carter, 71, of Knoxville, passed away on Sunday, November 19, 2000 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. There will be no funeral services and private interment of the cremains will be in Graceland Cemetery. Alberta was born on September 6, 1929, in Indiana

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Robert Rinehart

Return to Class of 1946 10/15/1997Name: Robert Allen Rinehart Birth: May 22, 1929 -Iow Death: Oct. 15, 1997- Knoxville, Marion Count Iowa. Robert was the son of John Rinehart and Mary Hart. He married Margaret Kaiser (daughter of Louis Kaiser and Catherine Roth) 1 Aug 1953 in Knoxville, Marion Co., IA. They had 7 children.

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Donald Voyce

Return to Class of 1946 09/02/1997 Funeral services for Donald Lee Voyce, 69, of Knoxville, who died September 2, 1997 at the home of his daughter in lowa City, were held September 5. 1997, at Evans- McCleery Funeral Home in Knoxville. Burial was at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. The Rev. Bob Ward officiated at the

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Norma Cecil

Return to Class of 1946 08/12/1994Name: Norma Jean (Cecil) Merten Birth: May 27, 1929 – Pershing, Iowa Death: Aug 12, 1994 -Age 65 -Irma, Lincoln County, Wisconsin Burial Cremated, Ashes scattered, Specifically: Ashes scattered in woods back of home Father: Clark Roswell Cecil (b.1891–d.1968) Mother: Golda Berle “Goldie” Sparks (b.1896–d.1982) Children: Gerald Merten (b.1950–d.1997) Thomas

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Roger Batten

Return to Class of 1946 05/06/1994 Services for Roger Ellsworth Batten, 65, who died May 6, 1994, at KACH, were held May 9, at Williams Funeral Home in Knoxville. Burial was at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. The Reverend Melvin Mattox officiated. Music was provided by Darlene Mooberry, organist, and vocalist Jim Kidder. Pallbearers were Buck

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Lloyd Goad

Return to Class of 1946 12/18/1993 Funeral services for Lloyd Colwell Goad, age 65 of Knoxville, will be held on Tuesday, December 21, 1993 at 11:00 a.m. from Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Knoxville. Officiating will be Pastor Robert Wessels. Interment will be in Olive Chapel Cemetery in Marion County. Lloyd died on Saturday, December

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Keith Rankin

Return to Class of 1946 07/30/1993 Keith Ally Rankin, 64, died of leukemia Friday, July 30, 1993 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services were held Monday, August 2, 1993 at Evans – McCleery Funeral Home in Knoxville, Iowa. Dr. Dick Young, Officiating. Keith was born December 8, 1928, a lifelong

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