Class of 1953 Obituaries

Mark King

Return to Class of 1953 08/13/2024 Mark Andrew King, age 88, of Omaha, Nebraska passed away peacefully in his sleep on Tuesday, August 13, 2024. Mark was born August 27, 1935, to Thomas Greely King and Joycy Crandall King. He attended Knoxville High School, graduating in the class of 1953. After high school, he graduated […]

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Phyllis Crabb

Return to Class of 1953 12/31/2022 Phyllis Colleen (Crabb) Harvey was an only child born to Paul and Mabel (Welch) Crabb. She was born on February 24, 1935, in Milo, Iowa. Phyllis graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa in 1953 and attended AIB in Des Moines, Iowa. Phyllis and Teddy Lee Harvey were

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June Johann

Return to Class of 1953 10/08/2022 June Marie (Johann) DeMoss was born June 7, 1935, in Collinsville, Illinois the daughter of Henry Martin and Iva G. (Smith) Johann. She was raised in Illinois until her family moved to Knoxville, Iowa during her teenage years. On February 9, 1952, June was united in marriage to Robert

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Lorna Bernahl

Return to Class of 1953 10/03/2022 Lorna (Bernahl) Bingham, age 86, passed away Sunday, October 3, 2022. Lorna was born September 13, 1935, to Carl and Ida Bernahl in Meservy, Iowa on the family farm. She attended school there until the age of ten. In 1945 she moved to Knoxville, Iowa, where she graduated high

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Marilyn Bacus

Return to Class of 1953 05/23/2022After battling Alzheimer’s Disease for many years, Marilyn Arlene (Bacus) DeZwarte was called home to Heaven on Monday, May 23, 2022. She was 88 years old. Marilyn was born in Knoxville on February 24, 1934, to Charles and Josephine (née Glasgow) Bacus and welcomed home by her older siblings, Armelda

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Allene Keller

Return to Class of 1953 03/02/2022 Allene (Keller) Deitrick was born to Howard and Hazel (Bebout) Keller on April 7, 1935, in Green City, Missouri. She was raised in Hampton, Iowa until her family moved to Knoxville, Iowa. She graduated from Knoxville High School in the Class of 1953. On May 8, 1955, she was

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Phyllis Crabb

Return to Class of 1953 01/31/2022 Phyllis Colleen Crabb was an only child born to Paul and Mabel (Welch) Crabb. She was born on February 24, 1935, in Milo, Iowa. Phyllis graduated from Knoxville High School in Knoxville, Iowa in 1952 and attended AIB in Des Moines, Iowa. Phyllis and Teddy Lee Harvey were united

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James Clark

Return to Class of 1953 01/21/2022 James Raymond Clark, 86, of Victoria, Texas went to be with our Lord on Friday, January 21, 2022. He was born on May 21, 1935, in Knoxville, Iowa to the late Ruth E. Burgess and G.T. Clark. He moved to Victoria, Tx in 2002. In his early years, James

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Frieda Harvey

Return to Class of 1953 09/21/2021Frieda Mae (Harvey) Karr was born on February 5, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa. She was the oldest of five children that were born to Wesley and Jessie (Heaberlin) Harvey. Frieda attended the Knoxville schools. Frieda met Leland Meredith Karr while they were learning to dance together. On June 30, 1950,

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