Return to Class of 1954 09/25/2026 Robert (Bob) Henry Rees was born October 23, 1936 in Marion County, Iowa, the first child of Donald and Dorothy Rees. He was blessed with 89 years of a full and happy life, marked by love, hard work, and the joy he found in family and the simple pleasures […]
Return to Class of 1954 07/31/2026 Funeral services for Charles Goodwin, 92, of Knoxville, will be held Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville. Family will receive friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment with military honors will be at Graceland Cemetery. Following the graveside
Return to Class of 1954 04/18/2026 Funeral services for Tom Nichols, 90, of Tracy, will be held Wednesday, April 22, 2026, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville. Immediately following the service, a luncheon will be held for a time of visiting and fellowship. Interment will be at Coal Ridge Cemetery. Family
Return to Class of 1954 01/26/2026 Mass of Christian Burial for Lois (Murphy) Rankin, 90, of Knoxville, will be held Monday, February 2, 2026, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Knoxville. Family will greet friends prior to the service beginning at 10:00 a.m. Interment will be at the Graceland Cemetery. A luncheon
Return to Class of 1954 07/23/2024 Bertrand Orr Dennison was born March 11, 1935, in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Robert and Beatrice (Orr) Dennison. He attended Knoxville schools and graduated with the Class of 1954. On September 5, 1955, Bert was united in marriage to Roberta Fast at the First United Methodist Church in
Return to Class of 1954 10/09/2023 Eunice Catherine DeLong December 27, 1935 — October 9, 2023, of Swartz Creek. DeLong, Eunice Catherine – Age 87, of Swartz Creek, passed away, surrounded by her children, on Monday, October 9, 2023. Funeral Mass and burial will take place in Knoxville, IA. Visitation will be held at Sharp
Return to Class of 1954 08/03/2023 Marvin Long Brooks was born February 16, 1935, in Marion County, Iowa, to J. Ray and Clarice (Long) Brooks. He died peacefully on August 3, 2023, at Westridge Care Center in Knoxville, Iowa. Friends and family are invited to attend visitation services for Marvin on Monday, August 7, 2023,
Return to Class of 1954 07/21/2023 Services for Betty Lou (Hanson) Dailey, 87, Sparta will be held Tuesday, July 25, 2023, at 1:00 P.M. with visitation starting at noon at the Snapp-Bearden Funeral Home and Crematory, Branson. Pastor Ron Hutchins will officiate. Burial will follow in the Ozarks Memorial Park Cemetery, Branson. Mrs. Dailey entered
Return to Class of 1954 06/10/2023 John Allard, 88, of Oskaloosa, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2023, at the Mahaska Health Hospice Serenity House in Oskaloosa. Orval John Allard, son of Arthur H. and Iona P. (Roland) Allard, was born November 20, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1954 and
Return to Class of 1954 05/21/2023 Larry James Bledsoe, 88, passed peacefully on May 21, 2023, after a courageous fight with Parkinson’s disease. Larry was born, on June 25, 1934, in Knoxville, Iowa, spending his childhood in Iowa which created a life-long interest in environmentalism, hunting, fishing, and habitat creation. After graduating in 1954 from
