Return to Class of 1961 06/28/2024 Sharon Beth (Roberts) Hutchings, age 81, of Des Moines, Iowa passed away on Friday, June 28, 2024. Sharon Beth Roberts was born on January 1, 1943, in Chariton, IA. She was the first child of Lee Roberts and Kathleen Wilson Roberts. A little sister, Gini, was born 5 years […]
Return to Class of 1961 04/04/2024 Dixie Diane (Harsin) Loynachan was born April 22, 1943, in Knoxville, Iowa to Donald and Jennie (Shawver) Harsin. She was raised in Marion County. Her parents were farmers, and she was a member of the Cheery Chix 4H club. Dixie attended McMillian Country School until 8th grade. While at
Return to Class of 1961 08/03/2023 Marilyn Kay (Padgett) Vander Linden, age 80, of Monroe, Iowa, passed away on August 3, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A memorial service in Marilyn’s honor will be held at the First Baptist Church in Monroe at 10:30 AM on Monday, August 7, 2023. The family is requesting casual
Return to Class of 1961 07/14/2023 Judith Justine Avery, 82, passed away Friday, July 14, 2023, in Indianola, Iowa and services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2023, at the Overton Funeral Home, 501 W. Ashland Avenue, Indianola, IA 50125, 515-961-5121. Burial was at the Coal Ridge Church Cemetery, rural Marion County,
Return to Class of 1961 12/31/2022 Paul Edwin Wagner, KHS Class of 1961… grew up in Knoxville, Iowa, had lived in Montana, and recently moved back to Iowa. He suffered for several years from dementia, which progressed to Alzheimer’s. He was one of those guys with many talents, who could fix or build anything. His
Return to Class of 1961 09/08/2022 Karon’s service will be LIVESTREAM on her tribute wall at the time of the service. For those unable to view live, the Memorial service will appear later for viewing. Memorials may be given to Pella Community Bible Study or Liberty Evangelical Free Church. Karon Rae Bousquet (Durham) Dykstra was
Return to Class of 1961 08/02/2022 Dennis Lee Kingery, 79, passed away peacefully on August 2, 2022, at the VA Medical Center in Tucson, AZ. Dennis was born on December 5, 1942, in Knoxville, Iowa to Earnest D. and Marian (Currier) Kingery. Dennis graduated from Knoxville High School in 1961. He attended Iowa State University
Return to Class of 1961 01/30/2022 Elizabeth Ann (Andrews) Hogan, 78, of Jackson, Missouri died Sunday, January 30, 2022. She was born April 21, 1943, in Knoxville, Iowa to Guy F. Andrews and Elizabeth Custis Andrews. She grew up on the family farm and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1961. She completed her baccalaureate
Return to Class of 1961 01/30/2022Janice “Jan” M. (White) Adamson, age 78, passed away September 13, 2021, in Omaha. Jan was born, on April 17, 1943, in Knoxville IA., to the late Galen and Mary White. She graduated from Knoxville High School, with the Class of 1961 and later received her Bachelor’s Degree in Fine
Return to Class of 1961 08/22/2021 Paula Mae (Clark) Ratliff was born May 25, 1943 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Ray and Erma (Mohler) Clark. Paula graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1961. Shortly after high school, Paula was united in marriage to Harold Trude. Harold died of Leukemia in 1973.
