Return to Class of 1955 07/14/2022 Jerry L. Goad, age 85, of Marion, formerly of Marengo, passed away July 14, 2022, at his home. A funeral service with military honors conducted by the Marengo American Legion Post 76 and the U.S. Army Honor Guard will be held at 12:00 noon on Wednesday, July 20, 2022, […]
Return to Class of 1955 04/24/2022 Glenna Kay (Fee) Haug Clarke, age 84, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on April 24, 2022, in Warren County, Iowa. Glenna was born on June 6, 1937, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Glenn and Helen (Graham) Fee. She grew up in Knoxville and attended Knoxville High School, Class
Return to Class of 1955 01/14/2018 Henry David Van Steenwyk was born December 1, 1936 in Pella, Iowa the son of Henry and Cornelia (Van Kooten) Van Steenwyk. Henry graduated from Knoxville High School in 1955. On April 12, 1957, he was united in marriage to Kathleen Bokhoven. The couple lived in Des Moines for
Return to Class of 1955 12/06/2020 Philip “Phil” A. Birk III, 83, of Middle Amana, Iowa, passed away at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids on December 6, 2020, from complications of COVID-19. A Celebration of Life will be held at a later date. Arrangements by Murdoch-Linwood Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Cedar Rapids. Phil
Return to Class of 1955 10/04/2020John Edward “Ed” De Joode was born April 23, 1936, to John and Lavon (Abrahamson) De Joode, north of Knoxville, Iowa. Ed grew up on two different farms northwest of Knoxville. He attended country schools through eighth grade, and was a 1955 graduate of Knoxville High School. He worked different
Return to Class of 1955 07/26/2019 John S. Burnett was born November 24, 1936 in Marion County, Iowa the son of John Carl and Elreta May (Smith) Burnett. He was raised on his family’s farm in the Knoxville area. John graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1955. Following high school, John
Return to Class of 1955 02/09/2019 Joe Edward Kennedy was born on October 1, 1936, at Knoxville, Iowa. He was the son of Marvin Dwight Kennedy and Flossie Fae (Faidley) Kennedy. Joe graduated from Knoxville High School with the class of 1955. He enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard and served from 1954 to
Return to Class of 1955 12/28/2018 Robert H. Bruinekool passed away Friday, December 28, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines. He was born January 26, 1937 to Pete and Bernice Bruinekool in Knoxville, Iowa. Bob attended Knoxville High School where he lettered in multiple sports including being a part of the 1954
Return to Class of 1955 09/14/2018 June (Williams) Herold passed away September 14, 2018 at Circle of Life Hospice in Chariton at the age of 81. Services will be held Tuesday, September 18, 2018 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul Lutheran Church in rural Lacona. Interment will follow at the St. Paul Cemetery. The family
Return to Class of 1955 04/12/2018 Nancy Louise (Shilling) Turner was born August 7, 1937 in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Raymond and Thurlene (Agan) Shilling. She grew up in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School then attended Kirkwood College. Nancy was united in marriage to James Dale Turner on September 4,
