Class of 1963 Obituaries

Charles Galeazzi

Return to Class of 1963 08/20/2024 Chuck (Charles) William Galeazzi, passed away, on August 20, 2024, at home surrounded by his family. He will be greatly missed by all who knew him, including his family: wife, Elaine Galeazzi; children: Tim (Staci) Galeazzi, Tony (LeAnn) Galeazzi, Troy (Amanda) Galeazzi, Ty Galeazzi, Chaz Galeazzi, and Jay (Elizabeth) […]

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CD Johnson

Return to Class of 1963 06/04/2024 Charles David Johnson (C.D.) passed away on June 4, 2024. He is survived by his wife of 57 years, Linda Johnson; his son, Chad Johnson; his sister, Jennifer Moore; and his granddaughter, Emma Johnson. C.D. was born in Knoxville, Iowa, on October 11, 1945. He attended Morning Side College,

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Donald Derringer

Return to Class of 1963 02/21/2024 Donald Martin Derringer, 80, of Pella passed away on Wednesday evening February 21, 2024, at the Hospice of Pella Comfort House. He is survived by his wife, Elaine (Ver Ploeg-Stursma) Derringer of Pella; 5 children, Michael Derringer of Pella, Melinda Stibolt of Leon, IA, Mark and Brenda Stursma of

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Mike Brooks

Return to Class of 1963 12/17/2023 Michael R. Brooks February 25, 1944 – December 17, 2023 Knoxville, Iowa A celebration of life service for Mike Brooks, 79, of Knoxville, will be held Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 1:00 p.m. at the National Sprint Car Hall of Fame. The short service will be followed by a

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Lee Beller

Return to Class of 1963 08/31/2023 Lee Roy Beller, 77, was born in Marshalltown, IA on December 1, 1945, to Roy and J. Nadine (Horney) Beller. They lived in Minburn, IA before moving to Knoxville, IA where Lee attended Knoxville High School. Lee started working for Vermeer Corporation in approximately 1968. He spent his entire

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Ron Cox

Return to Class of 1963 08/19/2023 Ronald Lee Cox, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and brother passed away peacefully on August 19, 2023, in Des Moines, Iowa. A visitation will be held on August 23, 2023, from 10:30 AM to 12:00 PM at Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Knoxville, Iowa. Immediately following the visitation, a

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Judith Carpenter

Return to Class of 1963 07/12/2023 Born November 1, 1944, in Des Moines, IA, passed peacefully on July 12, 2023, in Sparks, NV. Judy attended KHS Class of 1963, she spent most of her young life in Knoxville, IA where she had many friends. She then relocated to Phoenix, AZ before moving back to Norwalk,

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Jeff Faber

Return to Class of 1963 01/02/2023 Jeffrey Paul Faber, 77, of Molalla, passed away at his home Monday, January 2, 2023, of liver cancer. He was born January 12, 1945, to Paul Marshall Faber and Nayda Lee Amos in Baltimore, Maryland. Jeffrey was raised in Knoxville, Iowa. He lived in the Molalla, Ore. area for

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Phillip Monroe

Return to Class of 1963 06/02/2022 Philip Leroy Monroe was born September 23, 1945, in Knoxville, Iowa to Hoyt and Catherine Monroe. He spent the first eight years of his life on a small family farm, attending a two-room schoolhouse in Columbia, until moving into the “city” of Knoxville. He graduated from Knoxville High School

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Mary Jones

Return to Class of 1963 02/24/2022 Mary Rachel (Jones) Kuiper, age 76, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 24, 2022, at MercyOne West Des Moines Medical Center. Mary was born on December 22, 1945, in Knoxville, Iowa, the 7th child of Harry and Rachel (Miller) Jones. She grew up in Knoxville and attended

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