Class of 1957 Obituaries

Ross Sterling

Return to Class of 1972 03/30/2024 Donald “Ross” Sterling, age 69, passed away on Saturday, March 30th, 2024, in Omaha following his 20-year battle with Parkinson’s Disease. Born on September 19, 1954, to Donald and Lily VanLoon, Ross was later adopted by Lily’s second husband Richard “Dick” Sterling. Raised in Knoxville, Iowa, Ross discovered his […]

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Carol Robuck

Return to Class of 1957 12/07/2023 Carol Sue (Robuck) McDonald, age 84, passed away on Thursday, Dec. 7, 2023. She was born in Marion, Iowa. Throughout her life, she lived in Dallas, Iowa; Knoxville, Iowa; Ames, Iowa; Black Earth, Wis.; and Cross Plains, Wis. Carol graduated high school in Knoxville, Iowa, and she received a

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Arleta Steele

Return to Class of 1957 05/09/2023 Arleta Jean Voyce was born March 5, 1939, in Corning, Iowa the daughter of Leonard and Iola (Simonds) Steele. She was raised in Knoxville, Iowa. During high school, Arleta wrote a weekly school newsletter and worked at Braida Grocery. She graduated with the Class of 1957. She then worked

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Alvin Foster

Return to Class of 1957 11/15/2022 Alvin Keith Foster was born June 3, 1939, in Chariton, Iowa the son of Loa and Wilma (Beebout) Foster. Al was raised in the Columbia, Iowa area and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1957. On August 23, 1959, Al was united in marriage to Margaret

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Loretta Spaur

Return to Class of 1957 11/12/2021 Services for Jim and Loretta (Spaur) Crozier of Chariton, will be Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. A luncheon will be held at the Chariton Christian Church – Disciples of Christ following the service. The interment will be at the Graceland

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Jim Crozier

Return to Class of 1957 10/29/2021 Services for Jim and Loretta (Spaur) Crozier of Chariton, will be Saturday, November 13, 2021, at 11:00 a.m. at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Chariton. A luncheon will be held at the Chariton Christian Church – Disciples of Christ following the service. The interment will be at the Graceland

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Richard Marshall

Return to Class of 1957 02/28/2021 Richard Gene Marshall May 12, 1938 — February 28, 2021 Funeral Services will be held on Friday, March 5, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. at the Columbia United Methodist Church in Columbia. Family will be present to greet family and friends Thursday from 4:00 pm to 6:00 p.m. at the

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Willie Larson

Return to Class of 1957 06/30/2020William Lee Larson, age 81 passed away June 30, 2020, in San Antonio, TX. He was born in Corbin, KY. On August 11, 1938, to William and Marjorie Larson. He was a loving husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather & friend to all. His kindness, generosity, and humor will be dearly missed

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Ron Fast

Return to Class of 1957 04/16/2020 Ronald Edward Fast passed away unexpectedly after a fall at his home in Palmdale, California on April 16, 2020. He was born October 23, 1938, the son of Paul and Fern (Core) Fast, and was raised on the Fast Family Farm north of Knoxville. He attended Washington rural school

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Connie Spencer

Return to Class of 1957 06/29/2019Connie Mae (Spencer) McCullough was born February 21, 1939 in Knoxville, Iowa the third of three daughters born to Prosper Spencer and Hazel Zella (Stice) Spencer. Connie attended Knoxville Schools, where she played clarinet in the band. She graduated from Knoxville High School in the Class of 1957. On July

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