Return to Class of 1959 04/27/2017 Susan Mary (Goff) Rowland was born on February 2, 1941 on a small farm southeast of Knoxville, Iowa. Her parents were Jim and Juanita Goff. She was the second of seven children. She grew up on a 360-acre working farm with dairy cows, hogs, and sheep. Susan attended a […]
Return to Class of 1959 02/02/2017 Sally Lugene (Nash) Phillips was born May 21, 1941 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of James Vern Nash and Vivian Irene (Miller) Nash. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Knoxville High School Class of 1959. Sally then attended Parsons College in Fairfield, Iowa graduating with a
Return to Class of 1959 08/03/2016 Michael James May, age 75 of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, August 3, 2016, at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Mike’s wishes were to be cremated and visitation was held from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M., Friday, August 5, 2016, at the Winfield Funeral Home, with Mike’s
Return to Class of 1959 05/24/2016Richard Eugene Clark F.D., of Knoxville, Iowa, was born May 7, 1941. He graduated with Knoxville Class of 1959 in Knoxville, Iowa. Richard E. Clark, retired Funeral Director, passed away on May 24, 2016 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa at the age of 75. The Cremation Society of Iowa
Return to Class of 1959 01/20/2016 Jerry Lee Martinache born December 26, 1940 in Knoxville, Iowa to Earl and Hilda Martinache and grew up in Knoxville, Iowa. He passed away January 20, 2016 after a long battle with cancer. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1959. He served in the US Army from 1960-1963,
Return to Class of 1959 02/12/2015 James LeRoy “Toade” Weldon was born July 7, 1940 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Clarence Benjamin and Anna Katharyn (Hulse) Weldon. Jim served in the Marines from June 1958-1968, with two tours in Vietnam. He later retired from Pella Rolscreen after 26 ½ years of employment. His favorite
Return to Class of 1959 01/28/2015Robert Lee Dixon Sr., age 74, of Mesa, Ariz., passed away on Jan. 28 2015 at home with his family. Bob was born on Dec. 10, 1940, in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1959 where he played the trombone. Bob married his high school sweetheart Marie Davies
Return to Class of 1959 01/02/2015Joan B. (Deeringer) Crall, age 73 of Lovilia, passed away Friday, January 2, 2015, at the Hospice Comfort House in Pella. Joan was born September 10, 1941, to Don and Bertine (Slykhuis) Deeringer in Knoxville, IA. She graduated from the Knoxville High School with the class of 1959. On May
Return to Class of 1959 08/20/2014 Robert Reynolds “Rennie” Hayes, age 74 of Sidney, IA died August 20, 2014, in Nebraska City. He was born January 2, 1940, in Knoxville, IA, and worked as a truck driver for many years prior to retirement. Survivors include his special friend, Patricia Williams of Sidney, IA, and his
Return to Class of 1959 01/30/2014Florent “Tom” LeRoy Thomas, 74, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2014 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. Tom was born October 27, 1939 in Knoxville, Iowa to John “Jack” and Lena (Vancebrock) Thomas. He was a hard worker, starting work when he was barely a teenager. He was a
