Return to Class of 1965 07/19/2026 Engle Vander Veer, Jr. was born August 11, 1947, to Engle and Hazel (Milledge) Vander Veer in Harvey, Iowa. He had a sheltered childhood, with quiet Sundays reading the Des Moines Register. His mom was glad to keep house and dad was a carpenter in Knoxville. When he was […]
Return to Class of 1965 06/25/2026 Julia Peterson passed away at her home with family on Thursday, June 25, 2026. Julia Maria (Donnelly) Peterson, was born September 1, 1947 in City, IA and raised in Knoxville, IA. She graduated in 1965 from Knoxville High School and attended Centerville Community College. In 1970, Julie met the love
Return to Class of 1965 02/213/2026 Phyllis Arlene Chambers was born March 30, 1947 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Ronald and Betty Jean (Bacus) Cooper. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School. In 1968 Phyllis began her career at the Knoxville V.A. Medical Center. Through the years, she also worked
Return to Class of 1965 05/21/2025 Joel Snyder West August 7, 1947 – May 21, 2025 Joel Snyder West of Lohrville, passed away at his home on May 21, 2025 of pancreatic cancer. Joel was born on August 7, 1947, to Glen E. West and Mary (Snyder) West of Knoxville, Iowa, where Joel was raised
Return to Class of 1965 12/22/2024 Edward Dean Karr, 78, of Knoxville, died Sunday, December 22, 2024, at his home in Knoxville. He was born on September 18, 1946, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Herman and Ruby Gilchrist Karr. He graduated from Knoxville High School with the class of 1965. In January of 1966,
Return to Class of 1965 06/05/2024 Susan Rebecca (Hines) Short was born on December 4, 1946, the daughter of Frank A. Hines and Margaret. She was united in marriage to Kenneth E. Short. d: Jul 31, 2009 Surviving her are her son Dustin K. Short and Sister Marsha Cook.
Return to Class of 1965 10/29/2023 Delores “Dee” Jean (Whitlatch) Moore, 76, passed away peacefully October 29, 2023, with her family by her side after a courageous battle with cancer. Delores was born on December 27, 1946 in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Dorothy (Thomas) and the late Dale Whitlatch. She was also preceded in death by
Return to Class of 1965 10/19/2023 Robert Bate Applegate of Milan, IL passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, October 19, 2023, in Brainerd, Minnesota. Cremation rights were accorded. Bob was born to Murray Bate and Alice Avery Applegate on July 24, 1947, and joined older brother, Arthur, in their Knoxville, Iowa home. Among many achievements and
Return to Class of 1965 11/22/2022 Katherine Marie Hess was born August 30, 1947, in California the daughter of Howard Lee and Lucille Margaret (Miller) Pitt. Kathy’s family lived in California while her father was in the military. They eventually moved to Knoxville, Iowa where she attended St. Anthony’s Catholic School through the eighth grade.
Return to Class of 1965 05/28/2022 Stephen Lowell Ogden, age 76, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on May 28, 2022, at Pella Comfort House. Stephen was born on December 28, 1945, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Lawrence and Loretta (Dixon) Ogden. He grew up in Knoxville and attended Knoxville Schools, with the Class of
