Class of 1963 Obituaries

Randall Long

Return to Class of 1963 07/12/2009 Randy Jay Long of Des Moines died Sunday, July 12, 2009, at Methodist Hospital. He was born March 7, 1944, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Henry Long and Juanita Anderson. He was married to Barbara Long for more than 40 years. He was a long-time employee of Super […]

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Roger Brown

Return to Class of 1963 05/12/2009 Roger Carroll Brown was born February 25, 1945 in Pleasantville, Iowa, the son of Ralph Brown and Berniece Heaberlin Brown. He was raised in Knoxville and joined the United States Army on April 21, 1964, in Knoxville. Roger was united in marriage to Patty VandeKamp on April 26, 1969,

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Gary Galvin

Return to Class of 1963 03/27/2009Memorial services for Gary Leroy Galvin, 64, of Melcher-Dallas, will be Wednesday, April 1, 2009 at 1 PM at the Pierschbacher Funeral Home in Melcher-Dallas. The family will receive friends on Tuesday from 6 until 8 PM at the funeral home. Memorials may be made in the care of his

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John Hess

Return to Class of 1963 03/03/2009 On Tuesday, March 3rd, 2009 John Dwight Hess lost his battle with cancer. John was born, on July 28, 1945, the son of Dwight and Tressa Hess. He is survived by his wife Carol M., son Byrom D. Hess, and sisters Karen and Karolee Hess. He now rests peacefully

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Norman Brown

Return to Class of 1963 09/19/2008 Funeral services for Brice Norman Brown MD, 63 of Winnsboro, LA will be 2 PM Thursday September 25, 2008, at New Zion Baptist Church near Winnsboro with Rev. Tommy Basco officiating under the direction of Gill First National Funeral Home in Winnsboro. Visitation will be 5-9 PM Wednesday at

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James Bruinekool

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

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Richard Garrett

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

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Merle Harrington

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

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Mike Bullock

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

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Judy Pearson

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

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