Class of 1970 Obituaries

Stuart McAdam

Return to Class of 1970 07/02/2024 Born on January 20, 1952 in Palo Alto, California. Passed away on July 02, 2024, in Prescott, Arizona. Son of Alexander and Frances McAdam. Brother to Douglas, Bruce, and Gregory. Stuart is survived by his children Ryan McAdam and Erin Collins. Stuart’s childhood was that of an adventurous “army […]

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John VanRees

Return to Class of 1970 02/07/2024 John Andrew VanRees was born 1952, in Oskaloosa, Iowa to Lenora Jane (Paltzer) and Vernon VanRees. He was raised in Knoxville, Iowa along with his older sister, Bonnie VanRees. On July 7, 1972, she married Melvin Leroy Nichols in Parkersburg, Iowa. Together they raised their two children: Scott and

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Sean Fridlington

Return to Class of 1970 Sean John Fridlington was a native of Oskaloosa, Iowa,passed away on January 7, 2024, at his home in Highland Park. One of the Fridlington boys, Sean, Pat, Kevin and Brian. Sean also held dual citizenship between the US and Ireland. John received his bachelor’s degree in political science from Saint

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Kelly McMillen

Return to Class of 1970 09/22/2023 Kelly Linn McMillen  January 2, 1952 — September 22, 2023  Melcher-Dallas Kelly McMillen, 71, of Melcher-Dallas, Iowa passed away peacefully on September 22, 2023, after a courageous battle with cancer. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Saturday, September 30, 2023, at 10:30 a.m. at the Sacred

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Gary Shives

Return to Class of 1970 08/21/2023 Garry Lee Shives, 71, of Newton died on Monday, August 21, 2023, at his home. The family will greet friends with a lunch from 12-2 p.m., Friday, September 8, at the Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory. Memorials in Garry’s name (checks made payable to Linda Shives) may be

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Dennis Williams

Return to Class of 1970 06/25/2022 Dennis Dwight Williams, Sr. was born July 14, 1952, in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Charles Dwight Williams and Phyllis LaVaun (Efnor) Williams. Dennis was raised in Knoxville and was active in the FFA. During high school, he worked at Dick Rowland’s service station. He graduated from Knoxville High

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Rex Seibert

Return to Class of 1970 04/25/2022 Rex Lee Seibert, age 69, of Harvey, Iowa, passed away on Monday, April 25, 2022, at his residence. Rex was born on August 29, 1952, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the son of Wilfred and Helen (Guthrie) Seibert. Rex grew up in Harvey and graduated from Knoxville High School, Class of

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Alan Carter

Return to Class of 1970 08/28/2020 Alan Dale Carter, 68 of Melcher-Dallas, passed away Friday August 28, 2020 at the Comfort House in Pella. Alan Dale Carter was born August 24, 1952, at Camp Pendleton, California to Gloyd and Lila Sparks Carter. When Alan was three the family moved to Knoxville, Iowa. He graduated from

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Bob Hook

Return to Class of 1970 07/17/2020 Robert “Bob” Michael Hook, age 68, of Centerville, passed away Friday, July 17, 2020 at his home. Bob was born on July 12, 1952, in Waterloo, Iowa, the son of Kenneth and Alice (Weiland) Hook. After graduating from Knoxville High School, he entered the United States Navy and served

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Tanya DeZwarte

Return to Class of 1970 09/03/2018 Tanya (DeZwarte) Dethrow was born January 6, 1952 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the daughter of Burdette and Evelyn (Amos) DeZwarte. She attended Washington Country School until the 5th grade. Tanya then attended North Elementary and Knoxville Junior and Senior High Schools with the Class of 1970. On December 21, 1968,

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