Return to Class of 1950 02/08/2020 Dr. Leland G. Den Hartog, 87 of Centerville passed away Saturday, February 8, 2020. Lee was born to John & Emma (Van Gorp) Den Hartog in Pella, Iowa, on June 7, 1932. He received his education by graduating from Knoxville High School in 1950. Lee attended college at Central […]
Return to Class of 1950 10/28/2019 Donna Jean (Fee) Dyer, age 87, of rural Pleasantville, passed away Monday, October 28, 2019 at Westridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Donna was born September 15, 1932, the daughter of Glenn and Helen (Graham) Fee. Donna attended Knoxville High School and graduated with the Class of 1950. During high
Return to Class of 1950 10/12/2019Pauline W. (Nichols) Klootwyk was born at the Nichols Family Farm on July 13, 1932 east of Dallas in Marion County, Iowa to William and Fern (Dainty) Nichols. Pauline attended rural schools until high school when the family moved to Knoxville, Iowa. She was baptized on April 3, 1947, at
Return to Class of 1950 08/16/2019 Phyllis Julienne, (DesCamps), Mart, age 87, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Friday, August 16, 2019, at the Comfort House in Pella. Phyllis was born on February 26, 1932, in Flagler, Iowa, the daughter of Rene and Minnie (Carter) Descamps. Phyllis attended country school in Flagler and then attended
Return to Class of 1950 04/15/2019 John Joseph Jenkins was born January 27, 1932 in Knoxville, Iowa to Frank Frush Jenkins, Sr. and Lois Virginia Overton. He was the fifth child of seven. John grew up on the farm, learning to drive a tractor at an early age. He attended Brownlee County School through the
Return to Class of 1950 03/07/2019 Roberta Lee (Cronkhite) Marro, age 86 of Hudson, died peacefully on March 7, 2019, at Woodland Hill surrounded by her loving family. Roberta was born on September 9, 1932, to Robert and Verna (Rowley) Cronkhite in Knoxville, Iowa where she spent her childhood. She attended Knoxville High School, graduating
Return to Class of 1950 02/09/2019 Dorothy JoAnn (Mark) Bernard, age 86, of San Antonio, Texas, passed away on February 9, 2019. Born on May 2, 1932, in Knoxville, Iowa to Dewey M. Mark and Hazel Blanche Hedrick. She is survived by her Son: James Edwin Bernard; Daughters: Mary Kathleen Cockrell and Susan Weston; 9
Return to Class of 1950 02/24/2018Betty Ann (Jones) Lister was born April 3, 1932, the daughter of Vern and Opal (Cobble) Jones. She was raised in Knoxville and lived there all her life. Betty worked at Maytag in Newton for 30 years. She was an assembly line inspector. On April 13, 1963, Betty was united
Return to Class of 1950 02/15/2018Jo Anne (Welch) Rogers, 85, passed away Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at St. Luke's Hospital following an extended illness. From her birth, on July 23, 1932, to her passing on Thursday, she was steadfast for her love of family, music and faith. She was born in Madison County, Iowa, to
Return to Class of 1950 11/14/2017Edward Clayton Nichols, age 84, died at his home in West Des Moines on November 14, 2017. Ed was a member of the Knoxville High School class of 1950 and also a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (University of Northern Iowa). He had life-long friends from both places. He
