Class of 1961 Obituaries

Donna Bates

Return to Class of 1961 09/01/2004 Funeral services for Donna Barbara (Bates) Williams, 61, of Knoxville, who died Sept. 1, 2004 in Des Moines, were held Sept. 6 at Williams Funeral Home. Pastor Ron C. Wallace officiated. Interment was in Zion Cemetery in Pershing. Casket bearers were Rob Hughes, Dennis Williams, Frank Williams, Gerald Williams, […]

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Ruth Lowe

Return to Class of 1961 11/26/2001Mass of Christian burial for Ruth Fitzgerald, 58, who died Monday, November 26, 2001, at North Florida Regional Medical Center, was held on Friday, November 30, at Queen of Peace Catholic Church in Gainesville. Ruth was born in Knoxville. She lived in Des Moines and Annadale, Va. before moving to

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Juanita Carter

Return to Class of 1961 06/06/2001 Funeral services for Juanita Marie Crook, 58, of Flagler, who died on Wednesday, June 6, 2001, at her home, was held on Saturday, June 9, at First Assembly of God Church in Knoxville. Pastor Darlene Mooberry officiated at the services. Music was provided by Pauline Pitt, organist, and David

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Kenneth Morgan

Return to Class of 1961 12/16/2000The family of Kenneth Boyd Morgan, with the cooperation of Vermeer Mfg., will hold a memorial service for Ken on Saturday, February 10, 2001, at 1:00 p.m. in the Vermeer Pavilion, 2110 Vermeer Road East, Pella, IA. Ken, 57, passed away at his home in Olathe, Kan. on Saturday, December

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Carole Swearngain

Return to Class of 1961 10/6/1999Funeral services for Carole Ruth Vink, 56, of Tracy, who died October 6, at the Iowa Methodist Center in Des Moines, were held October 8, 1999, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Pella. Burial was at Graceland Cemetery in Pella. The Rev. Carl A. Heuss officiated at the services.

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Linda Avery

Return to Class of 1961 07/01/1998 Funeral services for Linda Kay (Avery) Langstraat, 55, of Monroe, who died July 1, at the Pella Regional Medical Center, were held July 4, 1998, at the United Methodist Church in Monroe. Burial was at Silent City Cemetery in Monroe. The Rev. Karen E.H. Merrill, and Pastor Greg Baum

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Thomas Pope

Return to Class of 1961 10/3/1991Thomas Lee Pope, 48, of Polk City died of cancer Thursday at Iowa Methodist Medical Center. Services will be at 10:30 a.m Monday at Our Lady's Immaculate Heart Catholic Church in Ankeny, with burial at Highland Memory Gardens Cemetery. Mr. Pope was born in Knoxville, May 6, 1943, son of

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Richard Graham

Return to Class of 1961 11/15/1990Name: Richard Gary Graham Birth: 14 Jun 1942 – Knoxville MA, Iowa Death: 15 Nov 1990 Father; Richard Earl (Skip) Graham, (b.Sept 21,1910-d.Sept 2,1985) Mother: Mary Naureen Wallace Sibblings: Donald VanGorp Karen (Noel Walker) (b.1946-d.1987) Lolita (Don Deeringer) Linda (Danny Gideon) Debra (Steven Elliott)

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Mary Beard

Return to Class of 1961 12/28/1988Mary Jo was born on May 28, 1944, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daugther of Milo Merhyn and Dorothy Edwards Beard. She attended school at Ottumwa Heights and Clinton Holy Angels and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1961. She married James Rahe, Jr. on July 18, 1964 in Knoxville.

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