Return to Class of 1951 05/09/2025 Betty Jean Lister (Donnelly), daughter of Steve F. and Olga May (Streveler) Donnelly, was born on January 23, 1933, in Knoxville, Iowa. Betty grew up surrounded by the charms of “Dog Patch” and “Skunk Holler,” sharing tales of working at “Pop” Dwigans’ soda shop the Ra-O-La. After high school […]
Return to Class of 1951 07/24/2024 Regina Lee (Cooper) McDonald passed away peacefully on July 24, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. A visitation will be held from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday, July 29, 2024, at Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. A funeral service will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday,
Return to Class of 1951 07/11/2023 Zella Mae (McDonald) Brown was born July 21, 1931, in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Henry Roy and Ethel (Vander Linden) McDonald. She was raised on the family farm south of Knoxville and attended country school, eventually graduating in 1951 from Knoxville High School. Zella worked in a boot
Return to Class of 1951 02/23/2023 Alberta Mae Miller was born September 26, 1933, the daughter of Dale William and Dortha Mildred (Severns) Kading. She was raised in the Knoxville area and during high school, Alberta played softball and was the basketball manager for 4 years. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class
Return to Class of 1951 03/23/2021Ronald Lee Sirpless, 87, of Oelwein, Iowa died, in his sleep, Tuesday morning , March 23, 2021 at his home. Memorial Visitation: 4:00 to 6:00 P.M. Friday, March 26, 2021, at the Jamison-Schmitz Funeral Home in Oelwein. Final Resting Place: Resthaven Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa. A Memorial Fund has
Return to Class of 1951 11/24/2020 Obituary of James E. Dreibelbeis Jim Dreibelbeis Obituary James E. Dreibelbeis, 87, of West Liberty, Iowa passed away on November 24, 2020, at the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics in Iowa City. He was born May 21, 1933, in Knoxville Iowa, the only child of Mansel and Catherine
Return to Class of 1951 05/16/2020 Beverly Jean Mooney peacefully passed away of natural causes at her home in Monticello, MN on May 16, 2020, at the age of 86. Bev was born October 17, 1933, in Knoxville, Iowa as the youngest of 4 children born to Fred and Ethel Godfrey. She was raised in
Return to Class of 1951 12/23/2019 Shirley Anne Dutton was born April 23, 1933, in Indiana, township as the daughter of Burton W. and Lois (Colvin) Dutton and lived in Knoxville, Iowa. Shirley Anne Dutton, 86, of Douglas, formerly of Knoxville, IA. She passed away peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2019 at the Central Wyoming
Return to Class of 1951 06/18/2019Marvin Eugene Miller was born June 29, 1933 in Dallas, Iowa the son of John and Alta (Loynachan) Miller. He was raised in Marion County and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1951. On December 24, 1952 Marvin was united in marriage to Alberta Kading. The couple
Return to Class of 1951 03/31/2019 Richard Henry “Dick” Hall, of Knoxville, Iowa, born January 18, 1934, passed away on Sunday, March 31, 2019, at his residence. Visitation for Dick will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2019, at the Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville, beginning at 2:00 P.M. Dick’s family will be present to
