Class of 1954 Obituaries

Frank Baty

Return to Class of 1954 11/25/2021 Frank Baty, 85, was born June 17, 1936, in Knoxville, Iowa, the sixth of ten children to Thomas Auten and Marie Frances Baty. He passed away on 11/25/2021. Frank quit high school as a teen to help support his family. At the age of 18, on the advice of […]

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Miles Murphy

Return to Class of 1954 08/24/2021 Myles Michael Murphy, age 85, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away, with his family by his side, Tuesday morning, August 24, 2021, at his residence in Knoxville. Visitation for Myles will be held on Friday, August 27, 2021, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Knoxville from 4:00 P.M. to 7:00

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Robert Finarty

Return to Class of 1954 03/18/2013 Robert Keith “Shag” Finarty age 76, of Knoxville passed away peacefully at his home in Knoxville on Monday, March 18, 2013. Shag was born on September 7, 1936, in Des Moines, Iowa to Robert H. “Bus” and Ruby Cletus (Seaman) Finarty. He was raised on the family farm and

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Ted Dabb

Return to Class of 1954 Name: Ted Dabb Spouse: Bette Darla Hall (b.Oct 14, 1937-d.June 21, 2017) Father: William Arthur Dabb Mother: Mildred Grace Wilson b.Aug 7, 1914-d.Nov 16, 1963) Children: 1. Steven R. Dabb (b.Oct 11, 1963-d.Nov 19, 2016) 2. Michael “Mick” (Sandra) Dabb 3. Jim (Rosemary) Dabb 4. Susan Beals Sibblings: William Arthur

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Johnnie Storm

Return to Class of 1954 05/15/2021 On Saturday, May 15, 2021, John Storm, loving husband, and stepfather, passed away at the age of 84 in Boerne, Texas. John was born on August 6, 1936, in Chariton, Iowa, to Levi and Mary Storm. He served in the United States Navy at the end of the Korean

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Marjorie Wagner

Return to Class of 1954 04/18/2021 Marjorie Ruth (Wagner) Hester, age 84, of Knoxville, Iowa passed away on Sunday April 18, 2021 at West Ridge Specialty Care in Knoxville. Marjorie was born on July 26, 1936, in Muscatine, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Erma (Shore) Wagner. She was united in marriage to Howard Hester

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Myrtle Condra

Return to Class of 1954 04/10/2021 Myrtle Marie (Condra) Molyneux, 85, of What Cheer, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 10, 2021 at her What Cheer home. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 14, beginning at 10:00 am at the Holland-Coble Funeral Home in What Cheer. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, April

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Bill McCorkle

Return to Class of 1954 12/25/2020Billy Edgar McCorkle, 84, of Chariton, passed away December 25, 2020 at Oakwood Specialty Care in Albia, Iowa. Services will be held at a later date and burial will be at the Columbia Cemetery. Pierschbacher Funeral Home will be handling the arrangements. Billy was born the son of Lena (Harvey)

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Alvin Bassett

Return to Class of 1954 12/05/2020 Alvin Earl Bassett, 84, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Independence Village in Waukee, IA. Alvin was born January 4, 1936 in rural Marion County and raised in Knoxville, graduating in 1954 from Knoxville High School. While driving truck for his father, he met Shirley J. Altes and was

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