Class of 1952 Obituaries

Donna Long

Return to Class of 1952 07/12/2013 Donna Jean (Long) Randol, age 78 of Knoxville, passed away Friday evening, July 12, 2013, at the Iowa Methodist Medical Center of Des Moines, Iowa. Donna was born at home in Pershing on July 13, 1934, the twin daughter of Clyde and Birdie Mae (Roberts) Long. Donna’s family moved […]

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Jack McCann

Return to Class of 1952 07/5/2013 Jack Dwight McCann, 79, of West Haven, Utah, passed away July 5, 2013,  surrounded by his family. Jack was born in Joplin, Missouri on January 27, 1934. He graduated from Knoxville High School in Iowa and proudly served his country in the Korean War as a member of the

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Paul Chrismore

Return to Class of 1952 05/21/2013 Paul Harold Chrismore, 78, of Newton, passed away Tuesday evening, May 21, 2013 at his home in Newton. A private family service will be held at a later date, Pence – Reese Funeral Home in Newton, has been entrusted with the arrangements. Paul, the son of Harold and Mildred

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Vernon Little

Return to Class of 1952 12/02/2012 Vernon Alfred Little, 80, of Evansdale, died Sunday morning, December 2, 2012 at Allen Memorial Hospital. He was born April 19, 1932, in Marysville, the son of Thomas J. and Hannah J. Comstock Little. He married Eldeen F. Chiri on June 30, 1951, in Chariton. He served in the

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Mary McDonald

Return to Class of 1952 02/04/2012 Mary Martha (McDonald) Peek, 77, of Riverside, formerly of Knoxville, Iowa and Mt. Carroll, Illinois, went to heaven on Saturday, February 4, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Iowa City following a courageous battle with cancer with family by her side. Funeral services for Mary will be 12:00 p.m. on

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Darlene Sellers

Return to Class of 1952 01/18/2011 Darlene Ruth (Sellers) Vernon was born August 21, 1933, in Dunreath, Iowa the daughter of George G. Sellers and Fay (Templeton) Sellers. As a girl, Darlene was raised in Monroe, Reasnor and Nepas. She graduated from Knoxville High School. Following high school, Darlene worked for Bellamy Telephone. On May

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Frances Gholson

Return to Class of 1952 01/06/2011 Frances Anne (Gholson) Fountain, 76, of Pukalani, passed away on January 6, 2011, in Pukalani. She was born on August 8, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa. Services were held on Monday, Jan 17 at 189 Piimauna St, Pukalani. Francesanne was a retired Legal Secretary. She is survived by her daughter,

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Lester Stevens

Return to Class of 1952 12/2/2010 Les, 76, was born Jan. 30, 1934, in Knoxville, to parents Frances Stevens and Aimee (Stroud) Stevens/Amsberry. He was the oldest of three children. His sister, Mary Kay Saxe, lives in Charleston, S.C., and brother Ken Stevens preceded him in death. Ken lived in Santa Clarita, Calif. Les passed

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Ronald Morse

Return to Class of 1952 11/5/2010 Ronald C. Morse was born in Knoxville, Iowa on April 30, 1934 to Clyde and Anna (Burch) Morse. Ron married Jerry Allen on July 17, 1952. To this union, they were blessed with four boys Larry, Randy, Mike, and Jeff. They later divorced. On June 25, 1983, Ronald and

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Jim Wolfe

Return to Class of 1952 09/16/2010 James W. Wolfe, 76, passed away Thursday, September 16, 2010 at Taylor House Hospice in Des Moines. James was born November 20, 1933, to C. Reese and Magdaline Wolfe in Pershing, IA. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1952, attended Graceland College for one year and worked at

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