Class of 1961 Obituaries

Ted Dykstra

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 […]

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Larry Kirkwood

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

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Dick Shilling

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

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Kathy Bankus

Return to Class of 1961 07/01/2008 Kathleen Virginia (Bankus) Morris, 65, of Knoxville, Iowa died Tuesday, July 1, 2008 at Mercy Hospice in Johnston, Iowa. Kathleen was born January 10, 1943, in Helena, AR to Wendell “Breezy” and Catherine (Mitchell) Bankus. She resided most of her life in Knoxville, with the exception of 17 years

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Jolene Wilson

Return to Class of 1961 4/2/2008 Jolene Suzanne Huss was born April 25, 1943 in Jefferson, Iowa the daughter of Harold B. Wilson and Dorothy (Beebe) Wilson. Jolene’s family moved to Knoxville in 1951 and she graduated with the Knoxville High School Class of 1961. She was a loving mother, raising two children who were

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Darrell Galloway

Return to Class of 1961 1/12/2008Darrell Galloway, 64 years old, of Kearney, Mo., died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008, while moving in transition to his retirement home in Mansfield, Mo. Although spending most of his school years in Albia, he graduated from Knoxville, High School in 1961. He is survived by wife Judith, his son Deryck

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Jerry Ogden

Return to Class of 1961 7/9/2006Dwight Jerry Ogden, 62, died at his home in Ajo, Arizona on July 9, 2006. He was born October 3, 1943, in Knoxville, Iowa, to Loretta Fern (Dixon) & Lawrence Hamlet Ogden. He served in the US Marines from 1962 to 1966. On December 11, 1965, he married Jane Ann

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Wyatt McDonald

Return to Class of 1961 2/16/2006 Wyatt Asa McDonald, 63, died Feb. 16, 2006, at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Wyatt was born in Marion County with most of his school years spent in Chariton.<br /> <br /> His greatest accomplishment in high school was being chosen to All State Chorus all four years of high

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