Class of 1964 Obituaries

Gary Verwers

Return to Class of 1964 10/04/2022 Gary Lee Verwers was born July 7, 1946, in Gosport, Iowa the son of William Edward and Daisy May (Phipps) Verwers. Gary graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1964. He always said that he knew since he was a little kid what he wanted to do […]

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Doris Stevens

Return to Class of 1964 06/06/2022 Doris Ann (Stevens) Rowley, age 77, of Pella, Iowa, (formerly of Knoxville), passed away at her residence, surrounded by her family on Monday, June 6, 2022. Doris was born on January 7, 1945, in Des Moines, Iowa, the daughter of Floyd and Pauline (Parrish) Stevens. Doris grew up in

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Dianna Anderson

Return to Class of 1964 02/07/2022 Dianna Lynn (Anderson) Brause/Bangs was born on June 6, 1946, at the Knoxville Hospital to parents Clarence James & Beulah Bell Agnes Anderson. Dianna was raised on a farm at RR 3, just about 10 miles northeast of Knoxville. She had two older sisters; Margaret and Judy and a

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Jane Walter

Return to Class of 1964 11/09/2021Jane Ann (Walter) Bousman was born May 5, 1946, to Mary Esther and Chuck Walter in Knoxville, Iowa. Growing up in Knoxville, opportunities abounded for her to have adventures in the countryside near her home. Raising baby raccoons, ducks, chickens, rabbits, and lambs, often in the family kitchen, spurred her

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Gwen Koons

Return to Class of 1964 06/03/2021 Gwendolyn Fay (Koons) Bly passed away on Saturday, July 3, 2021, at Taylor House in Des Moines, IA surrounded by family and friends. Gwen was born on November 21, 1945, in Knoxville, IA to Howard, and Hildreth Koons. Her life was one of love and devotion to her family

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Jerry Mecham

Return to Class of 1964 06/07/2021 Celebration of Life Jerry Lee Mecham November 6, 1945 —June 7, 2021 Ceremony, Graceland Cemetery (North Central) Knoxville Iowa Cody Mecham Officiating Family Reflections Jerry Mecham, age 75 of Kingston, Washington passed away June 7 in a Seattle Hospital surrounded by loved ones. Jerry was born in San Diego

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Les Beaver

Return to Class of 1964 12/04/2020Leslie Johnson Beaver was born December 16, 1945, in Knoxville, Iowa, the first child of Harold “Peck” and Maryellen (Johnson) Beaver. Les was raised on the family farm in rural Harvey. He attended the Knoxville Schools and later got his GED. He worked for various businesses in Knoxville, like the

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Lonnie Davies

Return to Class of 1964 08/12/2020 Lonnie, the son of Lonnie O. and Rosalie (Jures) Davies, Sr., was born May 23, 1946, in Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1964. During high school, Lonnie worked at Hy-Vee, where his fondness of goofing off with his friends led to him getting fired (a

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Kathryn Perkey

Return to Class of 1964 03/29/2020 Kathryn Louise (Perkey) Adams of Evergreen, Colo. Died, March 29, 2020 and was born in Knoxville, Iowa, October 22, 1946, the daughter of Randolph Lester and Velma Louise (Fee) Perkey. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1964. Preceding her in death are sibblings: Randilee Jean

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Pat Wadle

Return to Class of 1964 12/07/2019 Patricia “Pat” Margaret (Wadle) Reeves, age 73 of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Pat was born on April 11, 1946, southwest of Melcher, the daughter of Matthias and Blanche (Wachter) Wadle. She was the sixth child born

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