Class of 1951 Obituaries

Ruth Bassett

Return to Class of 1951 04/25/2018 Ruth Marlene (Bassett) Edwards passed away on April 25, 2018, at the Legacy Lodge in Chariton at the age of 84 years. Funeral services will be Saturday, April 28, 2018, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. The family will receive friends prior to the service […]

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Violet VanderVeer

Return to Class of 1951 10/10/2017 Violet Louise (VanderVeer) Johnson, age 83, of Harvey, Iowa passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 10, 2017, at Brookdale Assisted Living in Grove City, Ohio, where she had resided since March 2017. Visitation and funeral service for Vi will be Saturday, October 21, 2017, at the Assembly of God

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Kathleen Osborn

Return to Class of 1951 08/01/2017 Kathleen Alyce (Osborn) Loreto, a longtime resident of Westhampton Beach and Brooklyn, died on August 1, 2017. She was 84. Born in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Thomas Sumner Osborn b. Nov 14, 1904 d.April 17, 1959, and Lillian Kissinger. She moved to New York City in 1952. She

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Celia Kester

Return to Class of 1951 06/01/2017 Celia Catare (Kester) Breyfogle, 84, of Palo Alto, California, was born April 29, 1933. In 1951 she graduated high school in Knoxville, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Newell Dwight Breyfogle (b.1930) son of George Gilson Breyfogle and Frances Elizabeth Hitchcock. Celia’s cancer had returned and she has

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Bill Roff

Return to Class of 1951 04/26/2017 A Funeral Service for Bill Lavern Roff, age 83, of Knoxville will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017, at 2:00 p.m. at the First United Methodist Church. Burial, with military honors, will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. Friday at the Bybee &

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Jack Anderson

Return to Class of 1951 01/26/2017 Jack Anderson, 83 of Des Moines passed away on January 26, 2017. A graveside service will be held in the spring. Jack was born on March 7, 1933, in Knoxville, IA to his parents Harry and Della. Jack was married to his wife Norene until she passed away in

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Lenos Hippen

Return to Class of 1951 11/07/2016 Lenos Aretha (Hippen) Whisler (83) of Bakersfield, passed away on November 13, 2016, surrounded by her beloved family. Lenos was born on November 8, 1933, the only child of John Christian (b.Feb 1, 1897-d.Feb 21, 1950) and Amie Hippen, in Knoxville, Iowa. She always believed she grew up in

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Margaret Murphy

Return to Class of 1951 09/14/2016 Margaret Jean (Murphy) Harris was born on July 03,1933 in Knoxville, Iowa to William and Carrie Murphy. There she was raised on a farm, with her brother Joseph Murphy, and that is where her love for gardening came from. In 1948 she married Vernon L. Harris (b.Sep 12,1927-d.Jan 28,

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Bonnie Bown

Return to Class of 1951 09/03/2016 Bonnie Mae (Bown) Heaberlin was born on November 10, 1932, in Indianola, Iowa. She was the only daughter of Thomas L. and Mildred (Stewart) Bown. Bonnie graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa with the Class of 1951. During high school, she participated in Y-Teens, Future Homemakers of

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Jerry Harvey

Return to Class of 1951 04/27/2016 Jerry Dean Harvey, son of Smith Edward “Bill” and Helen Agnes (Carter) Harvey, was born on April 7, 1933, in Otley, Iowa. Jerry spent his childhood in Otley and Knoxville where he graduated from Knoxville High School in 1951. He participated in and earned athletic honors in football, basketball,

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