Return to Class of 1961 12/19/2016Frances Elaine (Balmer) Laird was born September 27, 1942, in Knoxville, Iowa, the daughter of Burton Elmer Balmer (b.1912-d.1976) and Winifred Lorene Klootwyk (b.1916-d.1980) She graduated in Knoxville with the Class of 1961, and on August 10, 1962 was united in marriage to Charles Lee Laird, son of Marvin and […]
Return to Class of 1961 02/19/2016 Dolores Darlene (Sherwood) Becker was born on November 14, 1943 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Kermit E. Sherwood and Mable I. Loynachan Sherwood. She was raised in Knoxville and attended school there, graduating with the class of 1961 at the age of seventeen years. Dolores was in the
Return to Class of 1961 11/18/2015William Dean Visser was born June 18, 1942 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of John and Frances (Marshall) Visser. Bill grew up in Harvey, Iowa and in California. He graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1961. Bill then served in the United States Air Force. Following his
Return to Class of 1961 06/26/2015Gail Dean Rowland, 71, of Knoxville, passed into eternity on Friday, June 26, 2015 at 11:55 p.m. Gail was born in Knoxville to Myretta and Lee Rowland on November 20, 1943. Gail graduated from Knoxville High School in 1961 He began his career at the family business, Big Ben Coal
Return to Class of 1961 05/31/2015Gerald Michael “Mike” Murphy age 71, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday, May 31, 2015, at Knoxville Hospital and Clinics. Mike’s wishes were to be cremated and his memorial mass will be held at 11:00 A.M., June 3, 2015 at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church of Knoxville, with Rev. Jacob Greiner officiating.
Return to Class of 1961 5/17/2013Fredrick Marion Van Ryswyk was born June 29, 1943 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Marion and Frances (Reeves) Van Ryswyk. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1961. Following high school, Fred worked for Charlie Cook driving a truck. He then
Return to Class of 1961 3/6/2013Carolyn Louise Mueller, age 69, of Knoxville passed away Wednesday evening, March 6, 2013, at the Mercy Medical Center of Des Moines. Carolyn was born in Knoxville, Iowa on April 27, 1943. She was the daughter of Walter and Laura (Spencer) Roland. She attended Knoxville High School. Carolyn was a
Return to Class of 1961 11/29/2012 Ted Lee Dykstra, age 69, of Knoxville passed away Thursday evening, November 29, 2012 at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital Emergency Room of Knoxville, Iowa. Ted was born on September 1, 1943 in Knoxville to Leo Clark and Doris Mae (Porter) Dykstra. He was raised with his sister Patricia
Return to Class of 1961 09/18/2012 Larry Thomas Kirkwood, son of Thomas and Frances (Sherwood) Kirkwood, was born October 4, 1943 in Knoxville. He attended the Knoxville schools, graduating with the Class of 1961. He received his bachelor’s degree from the University of Missouri at Kansas City majoring in Philosophy. Larry received his master’s thesis
Return to Class of 1961 8/4/2011 Richard “Dick” M. Shilling was born August 15,1942 and passed away August 4, 2011, surrounded by his family. He owned and operated Dick’s Place in Mitchellville. Dick loved playing pool, fishing, boating, mushroom hunting and NASCAR. Dick is survived by his daughter, Julie (Jason) Ellsworth; sons, Jaimey (Geri) Shilling
