Return to Class of 1978 07/19/2023 Randy Dean Test was born September 12, 1959, in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Floyd Elmer and Barbara Jean (Beaver) Test. He was raised in Knoxville and as a young man, he began a career in construction. Randy worked in commercial construction all of his life, retiring from […]
Return to Class of 1978 01/03/2023 Sharon Elaine Ethell, age 63, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away at her residence on Tuesday morning, January 3, 2023. Sharon’s wishes were to be cremated with no services planned. A private family burial will be held at Coal Ridge Cemetery in rural Knoxville at a later date. Sharon was
Return to Class of 1978 02/06/2021William “Bill” Pitt, age 61, of Tracy and formerly of Pella and Knoxville, Iowa passed away at his home on Saturday, February 6, 2021. Bill’s wishes were to be cremated and a visitation with Bill’s family present will be held on Friday, February 12, 2021, at the Winfield Funeral Home
Return to Class of 1978 01/31/2021Elizabeth “Beth” (Klug) Hancock, 61, passed away peacefully in her home, Sunday morning, January 31, 2021. Beth was born to Donald and Virginia Klug in Des Moines, Iowa on September 25, 1959. She attended Knoxville schools until her senior year, when she graduated at Pella High School in 1978. She
Return to Class of 1978 08/18/2020Tonya Ree Betterton, 60, of Breckenridge, Colorado passed away on August 18, 2020, in Breckenridge. She was born December 18, 1959, in Knoxville, Iowa to David Clarke and Marion Glenadean (Van Zee) Betterton. Tonya graduated from Knoxville High School in Iowa in 1978. She worked for Western Electric as a
Return to Class of 1978 12/11/2019Debra Sue (Reynolds) Willemsen was born November 17, 1959, in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Kenneth James Reynolds and Violet (Breese) Reynolds. She was raised on her family’s farm in the Knoxville area. Deb attended Knoxville schools and in 1980 she was married to Greg Willemsen. The couple had
Return to Class of 1978 08/01/2019 Virginia “Ginny” (Laird) Hubler, age 58, of Columbia, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, August 1, 2019, at her residence, surrounded by her family. Ginny was born in Little Rock, Arkansas on March 26, 1961, the daughter of Ralph and Patricia (Wright) Laird. She was united in marriage to Dan
Return to Class of 1978 12/08/2018Holly Ann Haug, age 58, of Colorado, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday, December 8, 2018. Holly was born on Februrary 1, 1960, in Knoxville, Iowa. She is the daughter of Robert and Helen Severns. Holly grew up in Knoxville and graduated from the Knoxville High School, class of 1978. Holly
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Return to Class of 1978 08/28/2018Michele Beth Madsen (Shafer) Hupp, 58, of Webster City, died August 28, 2018 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines. Memorial services will be held at 1:30 p.m. on Tuesday, September 11, 2018 at Asbury United Methodist Church with Pastor Jeff Flagg officiating. Burial will be held at a later
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Return to Class of 1978 07/28/2018 Patricia Sue “Tricia” (Kauzlarich) Feagins of rural Attica, Iowa, passed away at her home surrounded by her family on July 28, 2018. Visitation for Tricia will begin at 11:00 A.M. on Tuesday, July 31, 2018, at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville. Tricia’s family will be present from 5:00
