Return to Class of 1953 09/19/2018 Charles “Chuck” Wooldridge, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on September 19, 2018 at the Comfort House in Pella. Charles Allen Wooldridge was born November 5, 1935 in Marion County Iowa. He was the 9th of 16 children to Dale and Verda (Davis) Wooldridge. He attended school in Knoxville, Iowa. […]
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Return to Class of 1953 02/17/2018 Jana Lou (Popma) Brower-Havel, age 82 of Prairie City, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2018, at Skiff Medical Center in Newton. Private family graveside services will be held at Waveland Cemetery in Prairie City. Memorials may be directed to the Prairie City Public Library or the Prairie City
Return to Class of 1953 02/13/2018Donald M. Neal, age 83, passed away February 13, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa. From his birth on August 10, 1934 to his death he lived by faith and the love for his family. He was born in Knoxville, Iowa to Archie and Lucille Neal and
Return to Class of 1953 01/31/2018Bonnie Dale (Burnett) Anderson, age 82, passed away at the Knoxville Community Hospital on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. Bonnie was born February 28, 1935, in Gary Indiana, the daughter of Leslie and Myrtle Elizabeth (Williamson) Burnett. On July 3, 1954, in Des Moines Bonnie and Lloyd E. Anderson were united
Return to Class of 1953 01/09/2018 WILMA ANN THOMPSON of Santa Rosa, CA, passed away on January 9, 2018. Wilma was born in Centerville, IA on November 12, 1935 to parents Clarence and Ferol Dee Chamberlain. She grew up on an Iowa farm and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1953. She continued her education
Return to Class of 1953 01/06/2018William Robert "Bill" Awtry of Harvey, Iowa passed away January 6, 2018 at Legacy Lodge of the Circle of Life Hospice in Chariton, Iowa. Visitation for Bill was held from 11:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 11th, 2018 at the Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville. Bill's family greeted
Return to Class of 1953 12/27/2016Mary Jean Kirchner, 81 of Lone Tree, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 27, 2016, at Bickford Cottages in Iowa City after a long illness. There will be no public services. The Sorden-lewis Home for Funeral and Cremation Services is caring for Mary Jean's arrangements and her family. Memories and
Return to Class of 1953 11/12/2016Normajean (Vogleman) Gerdes, age 81, was born on August 3, 1935, in Strong City, KS, the daughter of Philip and Doris (Brassfield) Vogelman. She attended schools in Burns, KS (the first consolidated school in Kansas), Spirit Lake, IA, and graduated from high school in 1953 at Knoxville, IA. After graduating
Return to Class of 1953 06/26/2016 David A. “George” Goebel, 80, passed peacefully on June 26, 2016, at Mercy Hospice in Johnston. He was born in Bussey, Iowa to Mary E. (Lingle) (d.1996) and Wilbur Odious Goebel (d.1980). David served as a ham radio operator using Morse code from 1957 to 1968 for the U.S.
Return to Class of 1953 06/13/2016Kenneth Vernon Orr was born April 24, 1933 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Kenneth E. Orr and Edna (Betterton) Orr. Vern was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1953. He first worked as a mechanic for Hawkeye Farm Equipment, and later attended mechanic training in Omaha.
