Class of 1947 Obituaries

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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Marjorie Swayne

Return to Class of 1947 05/12/2014Marjorie May (Swayne) Johnson, age 85, of Oak Ridge, passed away Monday, May 12, 2014 at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center She was born May 9, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Lloyd and Kathryn Glover Swayne. Marjorie attended Liberty Country School and Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa

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Mary Sytsma

Return to Class of 1947 03/22/2014Mary Ann (Sytsma) Gruber, age 83 of Knoxville passed away at her daughters home in Knoxville on Saturday March 22, 2014. Mary Ann was born August 20, 1930 in Leighton, Iowa, the daughter of Daniel and Lena (De Hamer) Sytsma. Mary Ann went to a country school near Tracy and

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Alberta Glover

Return to Class of 1947 02/03/2014Alberta Frances (Glover) Rowley was born October 27, 1928 in Marion County, Iowa, on her family farm – south of Donnelly corners, the daughter of John Oscar Glover and Pearl Isabell (Swayne) Glover. She was raised on the farm and attended country and Knoxville schools. On June 12, 1945 she

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Mary Byers

Return to Class of 1947 01/04/2014Mary Lou (Byers) Pitt, Courtney, 84, of Knoxville died Jan. 4, 2014, at Knoxville Area Community Hospital from complications of a stroke. Mary was born Feb. 16, 1929, in Bussey and was one of 12 children of Clarence and Odessa Byers. She attended school in Knoxville where she lived her

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Lila Sparks

Return to Class of 1947 09/27/2013 Lila Pearl Carter was born on February 17, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Walter and Opal (Shotwell) Sparks. Lila grew up in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School. She was united in marriage to Gloyd Carter on June 10, 1948. She spent her entire life in

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Phyllis Oostrum

Return to Class of 1947 09/13/2013 Phyllis (Oostrum) Austin, 83, died Friday, September 13, 2013 at HCI Kavanagh House in Des Moines. Private family services were held at the Masonic Mausoleum. Phyllis was born June 29, 1930, in Oskaloosa and married Lloyd C. Austin on December 28, 1954, in Ottawa, IL. They made their home

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