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,
Return to Class of 1955 03/09/2018 Marvin Dean “Sonny” Harvey was born July 27, 1935, in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Wesley R. Harvey and Jesse (Heaberlin) Harvey. He attended Knoxville Schools and then entered the United States Air Force in 1954. On June 16, 1958, Sonny was united in marriage to Patricia Marie Russell
Return to Class of 1955 06/03/2017Alice Arlene (White) Sexton, 79, of Topeka, Kansas died at the Rolling Hills Care Center on June 3, 2017. In Topeka, Kansas. Alice experienced an exciting, precious, and challenging life. She was born September 4, 1937, in Knoxville and is a "55" graduate of KHS. She was employed at the
Return to Class of 1955 02/28/2017 Douglas George Glime b.July 29, 1937 – d.Oct 3, 2017 Retired USAF – August 26, 2017 Lt. Colonel Douglas George Glime, 80, a 1955 Forest City High School graduate and highly decorated Vietnam fighter pilot, flew his final mission on August 26, 2017. Doug was born July 29, 1937,
Return to Class of 1955 12/13/2015 Clara Belle (Andrews) Griffioen died peacefully with her family by her side on Sunday, December 13, 2015, in Layton, Utah at the age of 77. She is survived by her children Jean Hanson of Goodell, IA, Julietta Cory of Elkhart, IA, Joe Griffioen of Belmond, IA, Paul Hunt of
Return to Class of 1955 12/09/2015 Patricia Lou (Kingery) Wallace, 79, of Chariton, passed away on December 9, 2015. A Celebration of Life will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:00 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. The family will receive friends on Friday from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at the
