Class of 1965 Obituaries

Return to Class of 1965 12/08/1969 Sp-4, Melvin Weldon, 22 was drowned in a surfing accident in Hawaii while on R &R leaves from Vietnam. His wife, Shirley, and son, Craig Arthur survive him.

Return to Class of 1965 12/29/1968Funeral services for Mrs. Millie (Simbro) De Joode, who died December 29, 1968 at her home in Colfax, were held January 1, 1969 at Williams Funeral Home with Rev. Richard De Jong officiating. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery. Millie Marie, daughter of Gladys and Eugene Simbro, was born November 25,

Return to Class of 1965 07/06/1967 Marine Private First Class Jerry Lee Kaster, 20, was killed in action by mortar fire along with a number of other Marines in Viet Nam on July 6, 1967, according to additional information received here by his mother, Mrs. Armelda Kaster. Jerry was born, on June 27, 1947, He

Return to Class of 1965 7/11/1965 CPL. Thomas Edward Blubaugh, 19, son of Mrs. Edna Blubaugh and Harry Blubaugh was killed Sunday morning in a gun accident at Da nang Air Base where he had been stationed with the Marine corps in Viet Nam, according to the word received in Knoxville by his family. Thomas

Return to Class of 1965 10/21/1964 Funeral Services for Kenneth John Locke, born October 21, 1946, son of Mr. and Mrs. Walter Locke, who died on the evening of October 21, 1964, at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines, was held at St. Anthony Parish Hall, Saturday morning with interment in Graceland Cemetery. Locke died on