Class of 1951 Obituaries

Zella McDonald

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 […]

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Alberta Kading

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

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Ronald Sirpless

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

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Jim Dreibelbeis

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

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Shirley Dutton

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

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Marvin Miller

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

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Richard Hall

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

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Norman Chrisman

Return to Class of 1951 10/31/2018 James Norman Chrisman passed away in Knoxville, Iowa, on Tuesday, October 31, 2018 at the age of 85 surrounded by his family. On June 2, 1933, James Norman Chrisman was born at home on the family farm in Knoxville, Iowa, to James Francis and Dorothy (Harding) Chrisman. He graduated

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Robert Conklin

Return to Class of 1951 10/06/2018 Des Moines – Robert Joe Conklin, 86, died at VA Hospital in Des Moines on October 6, 2018, due to complications of diabetes. A Memorial Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, October 11 at Iles Grandview Park Chapel concluding with a 7 p.m. Masonic Service. Private

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