Class of 1947 Obituaries

Marion Klootwyk

Return to Class of 1947 03/07/2016 Marion Edward Klootwyk passed into the arms of the Lord on March 7, 2016. Born on May 6, 1929 to Henry and Mary Klootwyk, he was raised in Knoxville, Iowa, and attended the University of Iowa for one year before enlisting in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. […]

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George Dailey

Return to Class of 1947 01/02/2016 George Calvin Dailey was born January 31, 1927, in Kenosha, Wisconsin the son of Earnest Calvin Dailey and Esther Eldora (Thomas) Dailey. George was raised in Knoxville and was the fourth of nine children. At the age of 13, he went to work for Harold Behrens Dairy delivering milk.

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Marvin Loynachan

Return to Class of 1947 12/01/2015 Marvin Lee Loynachan, age 85, of Pershing, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, December 1, 2015, at Pella Comfort House. He was united in marriage to Phyllis Darlene Chilcote. Visitation for Marvin will begin at 9:00 A.M. on Saturday, December 5, 2015, at Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville. Marvin’s family

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Freda Godfrey

Return to Class of 1947 03/21/2015 On the second day of spring, March 21, 2015, Freda Marilyn (Godfrey) Keller, 85 of Indianola, passed away surrounded by her family (four sons and their spouses). Freda was born July 9, 1929 in Pleasantville, IA, the daughter of Frederick Thaddeus and Florence Ethel (Billingsly) Godfrey. In 1947 she

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Ted Giorgetti

Return to Class of 1947 01/11/2015 Ted Lee Giorgetti of Knoxville, age 85, passed away January 11, 2015 at the West Ridge Nursing & Rehab Center. Ted was born October 22, 1929, the son of Clarence “Ted” and Faye (Smith) Giorgetti in Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1947 and served in

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Maxine Oswandel

Return to Class of 1947 12/12/2014Maxine (Oswandel) Zimbelman was born March 25, 1930 in Knoxville, Iowa to Leslie and Maye (Jones) Oswandel, and entered into rest on December 12, 2014 at the Sterling House in Loveland, Colorado at the age of 84. Maxine was married to Merlyn Zimbelman on December 26, 1946 in St. Francis,

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Margaret Bucklew

Return to Class of 1947 12/04/2014Eloise Margaret (Bucklew) Langstraat age 84 of Oskaloosa, Iowa and formerly of New Sharon, Iowa passed away Thursday at the Oskaloosa Care Center in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Burial in the Friends Cemetery in New Sharon, Iowa. Margaret Eloise Bucklew was the daughter of William and Bessie Miley Bucklew. Eloise attended the

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William McCarthy

Return to Class of 1947 07/03/2014Name: William Philip McCarthy Born: Nov 12, 1929 …Osceola, IA Died: July 3, 2014 Age: 84 Cemetery: Miramar National Cemetery San Diego, Calif. Rank: LT COL War: KOREA; VIETNAM Branch of Service: US AIR FORCE Father: William M. McCarthy Mother: Helen Marie McEvoy Sibblings: 1. Mary McCarthy 2. Alice Joann

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Ted Jones

Return to Class of 1947 06/23/2014Teddy Mac (Ted) Jones July 12, 1929 – June 23, 2014 Ted was the beloved husband of Judy: father to Jeff (Cindy), Jennifer (Daniel), Linda (Dave) and Shane (Kristin); grandfather to Alicia, Johanna, Anna Sophia and Kyle; and uncle to many nieces and nephews. Ted was born in Knoxville, Iowa

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