Return to Class of 1947 06/22/2020 Ralph Earl Hedrick, age 91, of Knoxville, Iowa, died on June 22, 2020 at his residence. Ralph Earl Hedrick was born December 5, 1928 in rural Lacona, Iowa, the son of Carl and Echo (Cooley) Hedrick. Ralph grew up in rural Knoxville and attended school in Knoxville. He graduated […]
Return to Class of 1947 02/06/2020 William Eugene Freridge born in Little Rock, Arkansas December 12, 1928, passed peacefully on February 6, 2020 at the age of 91. He attended high school in Knoxville, Iowa where he met and in 1950 married his high school sweetheart. They celebrated 70 years of marriage. He is survived
Return to Class of 1947 12/26/2019 Norman Lee Den Hartog was born to John and Emma (Van Gorp) Den Hartog on February 5, 1929, in Pella, Iowa at home and moved to Knoxville in 6th grade. He was baptized at the 3rd Reformed Church in Pella. As a child, he loved playing outside sports and
Return to Class of 1947 12/11/2019 Catherine (Cathy) Elizabeth (Visser) Husted was born May 3, 1930, in Marion County, Iowa, the daughter of Gerrit and Gertrude (Bishop) Visser. Cathy graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1947. On January 15, 1950, she was united in marriage to Billie (Bill) C. Husted. The couple
Return to Class of 1947 01/03/2019 Geraldine Rae (Agan) Heck, age 89, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Westridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Geri was born on February 4, 1929, northeast of Columbia, Iowa to Raymond and Ferne (King) Agan. She attended Elm Grove rural school and later Knoxville High
Return to Class of 1947 12/20/2018Melva Don (Cox) Edwards, 88, passed away peacefully on the 20th day of December 2018. A gathering of family and friends will be held at 12pm on the 26th day of December, 2018, at Hamilton’s Southtown Funeral Home, 5400 SW 9th Street in Des Moines. Family will greet visitors two
Return to Class of 1947 02/07/2018 Betty Louise (Roff) Beal, age 89, of Albia, passed away Wednesday morning, February 7, 2018 at the Monroe Care Center in Albia. She was born on August 17, 1928 to Wallace and Cyntha (DeMoss) Roff. Betty married Elijah Junior Beal on June 28, 1948, and they were blessed with
Return to Class of 1947 01/30/2018Ann Roberta (Thompson) McClure married James Donald (Don) McClure on October 18, 1948. They had six children between 1949 and 1961: Peggy, Pat, Debbie, Dan, Thom and Mary Louis. The grandparents became lovingly known by their grandchildren as “Andy” and “Papa.” Ann began working for the IRS in 1967 and
Return to Class of 1947 11/09/2017Audrey Ann (Heckethorn) Pine passed away November 9, 2017, at 88 years. Audrey was born in Detroit, Michigan, on July 4, 1929, to John and Lois Heckethorn. She was preceded in death by her parents and her brother, John Heckethorn. As a child, Audrey excelled in dance, acrobatics and baton
Return to Class of 1947 08/31/2017 Lawrence Earl Thompson of Santa Rosa, CA, passed away on August 31, 2017, after a valiant struggle with the effects of cancer treatment. Lawrence was born in Moravia, IA on June 5, 1929 to parents Archie C. and Maggie B. Thompson. He grew up on an Iowa farm and
