Class of 1947 Obituaries

Robert Haning

Return to Class of 1947 12/09/2010 A celebration of life for Robert D. Haning of Knoxville was held on Monday, December 13, 2010, at the Community of Christ Church. Burial will be in the Ruckman Cemetery at a later date. Bob was born on November 20, 1926, in Red Rock, Iowa to George and Bessie […]

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Joann Grabow

Return to Class of 1947 02/25/2009 Joann M. (Grabow) Bailey, 78, passed away on February 25, 2009 after a short battle with cancer. She was born on November 17, 1930 to Lucille and Ralph Grabow in Woodburn, IA and graduated from Knoxville High School. Joann worked at Rainbow Recovery Centers assisting in establishing the Recovery

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Rebecca May

Return to Class of 1947 12/27/2008 Rebecca Jean (May) Hatch was born on January 13, 1930, in Knoxville, Iowa. She was one of seven children born to Mary Stout and William “Bill” Bingaman May. Becky attended school in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1947. On June 20, 1947, Rebecca Jean May married

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Robert Lubberden

Return to Class of 1947 12/09/2008Robert Jean Lubberden was born Friday, November 2, 1928. He married Shirley Ruth Moore (1918 – 1992)* By trade Bob was a meat cutter. Robert,80, of Des Moines and formerly Knoxville passed away on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at the Knoxville V.A. Medical Center. The body has been cremated and

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Reed Smith

Return to Class of 1947 11/25/2008Reed P. Smith passed away Nov. 25, 2008, in Rochester, Minn., at the age of 79. He is survived by his wife Bonnie; children: Kathy (Ron) Wilson of Knoxville, Vicky Ohnemus of Carlisle, and Kim (Jim) Damon of Minnesota; 11 grandchildren; and 11 great grandchildren; a brother Ken (Vi) Smith

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Margaret Heinz

Return to Class of 1947 09/15/2008Margaret (Peg) Heinz Jenkins was married to Robert Charles Jenkins (d.2013) for 59 years. They will be reunited at the Ohio Western Reserve National Cemetery in Seville, Ohio. Peg and Bob traveled extensively after Bob's retirement from Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co. in Akron Ohio after 40 years of service.

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Bob Phipps

Return to Class of 1947 07/22/2008Robert Leland Phipps was born Dec. 25, 1928, at Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Andrew and Ariel (Wright) Phipps. He died July 22, 2008, at Colonial Springs Healthcare Center, Buffalo, MO, at the age of 79 years, 6 months and 27 days. He was united in marriage with Mary Neill

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Peggy Forst

Return to Class of 1947 01/21/2008 Peggy Jane (Forst) Maitre, 78, of Knoxville and formerly of Guttenberg, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Monday, January 21, 2008. Peggy was born on March 14, 1929 in Pleasantville to Gail Harley Forst and Mary Elizabeth Steiert Forst. Her formative years were spent around Pleasantville where she

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Charles Nichols

Return to Class of 1947 07/05/2007 Charles Nichols 83, died Thursday, July 5, 2007 at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, July 8, 2007 at Hamilton. Funeral Home, 605 Lyon St. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be held at

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