Return to Class of 1947 11/05/2016Paul R. Frost, 88 of Camden, AR passed away Saturday, November 05, 2016. He was born March 25, 1928 in Bussey, IA to Cecil and Johita (Lomax) Frost. He served in the Air Force in World War II and Korean Conflict. He was preceded in death by his parents; and […]
Return to Class of 1947 10/11/2016Ruth Ellen (Hollingsworth) Shoemaker, 86, of Waterloo, died at Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2016, at UnityPoint Health-Allen Hospital. She was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Chicago, daughter of Frank and Esta Mae (Borrall) Hollingsworth. Ruth graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1947. She married Gene D. Shoemaker on
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Return to Class of 1947 08/05/2016 Charlotte Irene (Thomas) Klootwyk was born on October 6, 1929 to Elizabeth and Walter Thomas in Pershing, Iowa. After losing her father at the tender age of 6, Charlotte and her younger brother, Leonard, spent their early years as children of a single mom in the midst of the
Return to Class of 1947 07/10/2016Junior Noel Shinn age 87, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday morning, July 10, 2016, at his residence in Knoxville. Junior Shinn was born in Knoxville, Iowa on December 9, 1928, the son of Noel Dunbar and Callie Elizabeth (Ivey) Shinn. He was raised in Knoxville and attended Knoxville High School.
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.
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.
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
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
Return to Class of 1947 02/18/2015 Name: Verla Norlene (Kennedy) Crooks Died: Feb 18, 2015 Spouse: James Leroy Crooks
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
