Return to Class of 1963 03/11/2008James Herman Bruinekool was born on April 11, 1945 in Pleasantville, Iowa. He was one of two sons born to Bernice Irene Shivvers and Peter “Pete” Herman Bruinekool. Jim graduated from Knoxville High School in 1963 and from William Penn University. Jim just retired last year after 31 years at […]
Return to Class of 1963 06/26/2006 Richard Kendall Garrett was born on Aug. 22, 1944, in Centerville, the son of Donald R. Garrett and Delia (Scherger) Garrett. He was raised in the Centerville and Ottumwa areas before his family moved to Knoxville, where he graduated from high school. Following high school, Richard served in the
Return to Class of 1963 10/12/2005 Merle Roy Harrington was born September 5, 1945, the son of Forest and Jean Harrington of Harvey, Iowa. He received his elementary and high school education in Knoxville, Iowa, graduating in 1963. He worked at Van Gorp Manufacturing in Pella for two years. On Aug. 20, 1965, he married
Return to Class of 1963 06/01/2002Mike Bullock, age 67, of Colorado Springs, Colorado was born Sept 13, 1945 the son of Sarah Ellen (Boylan) and Loren H. Bullock. He attended school in Knoxville, Iowa. Mike married and was the father of four children. After they divorced he married Karin Berg of Germany, and they were
Return to Class of 1963 11/06/2001 Judy Kay (Pearson) Chambers – Rees was born on August 4, 1944 in Knoxville, Iowa. She was the daughter of Grace Juanita Watson and Everett Andy Pearson. Judy graduated from Knoxville High School in 1963. On November 10, 1979 she was united in marriage to Ronald Dee Rees at
Return to Class of 1963 03/22/2001 Memorial services for Diane (Claridy) Graves, 55, of Knoxville, who died on Thursday, March 22, 2001, at Iowa Medical Center in Des Moines, were held on Monday, March 26, at Evans-McCleery Funeral Home. Pastor Tim Stanwood officiated at the services. Interment was at Greenwood Cemetery in Marion County. Honorary,
Return to Class of 1963 01/15/2000Memorial services for Don Dennison, 54, of Knoxville, who died January 15, 2000 were held January 19, 2000 after a tough battle with Non Hodgkin's Lymphoma, were held at the Church of Christ in Knoxville. Officiates were Tim Stanwood, Dana Criswell , and David Nuckols. Scripture readings were by Sam
Return to Class of 1963 05/07/1999 Mike Lee, 54, of Marshalltown died of cancer Friday, May 7, 1999, at home. Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Center Street Baptist Church in Marshalltown. Burial will be at Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville. Mr. Lee was born in Knoxville. He was employed at Fisher Controls in
Return to Class of 1963 11/24/1996 Vonn Larry Comer was born on Oct. 16, 1945. He graduated with the Class of 1963 in Knoxville, Iowa Vonn married Patricia Diane Bullock on July 2, 1967. He died November 24, 1996, and his burial is in the IOOF Cemetery in Indianola, Iowa. Surviving is a brother Kyle
Return to Class of 1963 04/15/1995 LaDonna Kaye (Rankin) Godfrey, 49, of Bussey, Iowa died Saturday, April 15, 1995, at the Knoxville Area Community Hospital. LaDonna was born October 13, 1945, in Knoxville, the daughter of Laverne and Louise Jones Rankin. She had worked at 3M company in Knoxville for many years. On December 4,
