Class of 1971 Obituaries

Robert Brees

Return to Class of 1971 11/01/2015 Robert Michael “Bob” Brees, age 63, of Knoxville, passed away Sunday morning, November 1, 2015, at Oakwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center of Albia. Visitation for Bob will begin at 4:00 P.M. on Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at the Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville. A Christian wake service will be […]

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John Sockriter

Return to Class of 1971 01/30/2014 Those left to celebrate John Franklin Sockriter’s life are his wife, Pam Sockriter of Newton; stepdaughter, Melissa Brown of Newton; two step-granddaughters, Madelyn Brown and Grace Brown; and his brothers and sisters, Gailand Sockriter of Knoxville, Carol (Pete) Langstraat of Hart, Michigan, James Sockriter of Knoxville, Ruby (Wes) Johnson

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Kathie Baumgarten

Return to Class of 1971 09/09/2013 Kathie Lou, age 60 of Knoxville, passed away Monday evening, September 9, 2013, at the Knoxville Hospital & Clinics Emergency Room. Kathie Lou (Baumgarten) Hull was born at the Mahaska County Hospital in Oskaloosa, Iowa on August 10, 1953, the daughter of Martin Carl and Marjorie Susanna (Dittmer) Baumgarten.

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Janet Woodard

Return to Class of 1971 02/01/2013 Janet Marie (Woodard) Rollstin, 60, passed away on February 1, 2013 with her family by her side in her home in Adelanto, California. Janet was born on September 19, 1952 in Iowa where she lived until moving to California in 1985. She married Don Rollstin in 1970 and they

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Marlin Goemaat

Return to Class of 1971 10/31/2012Marlin Duane Goemaat was born April 1, 1953 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Leonard Goemaat, Jr. and Marjorie (Hyer) Goemaat. Marlin earned his L.P.N. degree from Indian Hills Community College in Ottumwa. As a young man he spent summer months in Canada and winter months in Knoxville. On March

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Bev Wiksell

Return to Class of 1971 04/28/2011Beverly Jean (Wiksell) Corbett passed away April 28 in Springfield, MO. She was 58 years old. Born in Sioux City, Iowa. Beverly was an Assemblies of God Missionary for 26 years and traveled to 4 continents, 18 countries, and 49 of the 50 U.S. states. She was married to Doug

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Larry Swayne

Return to Class of 1971 05/17/2010 Larry Dean Swayne was born September 27, 1953, in Knoxville, Iowa, the son of Larry Swayne and Bonnie (Brown) Swayne. Following graduation from Knoxville High School, Larry joined the United States Air Force. On November 27, 1974 he was honorably discharged from the Air Force and moved back to

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Ron Buckley

Return to Class of 1971 06/12/2009 Ronald Lee Buckley was born January 27, 1953, in Monroe, Iowa, the son of Ralph Buckley and Kristine (Jensen) Buckley. Following graduation from Knoxville High School in 1971, Ron began farming. He enjoyed working on his farm and just being in outdoors. Ron also was employed at Pella Corp.

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Cindy Andrews

Return to Class of 1971 12/20/2008 Cindi Rae (Andrews) Jennings, age 55 of Monroe, died Saturday, December 20, 2008, at Mercy Medical Center of Des Moines. A memorial service for Cindi will be held on Saturday, December 27, 2008, at the Monroe United Methodist Church at 2:30 p.m. Family will be present to greet friends

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Vera Pearson

Return to Class of 1971 10/30/2008Vera Lynn (Pearson) Jacques was born December 1, 1953 in Flagstaff, Arizona the daughter of Henry Clay Pearson and Ellen Florence (Rogers) Pearson. As a girl, Vera’s family moved to Knoxville, where she graduated from high school. She then attended beauty school. Vera worked as a beauty operator for several

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