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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Wendell "Robbie" Robinson
Jul 2, 2025
Wendell Dale “Robbie” Robinson was born June 19, 1929 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Charles Mark and Dora Ellen (Wilson) Robinson.
He attended school in the Rising Sun Neighborhood and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1947. Following graduation, Robbie enlisted in the Army (a two-year senior trip). After his discharge from the Army, he enlisted in...
Lori Gail Waits
Jun 30, 2025
Lori Gail Waits was born April 29, 1959 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Homer and Venus Pearl (Mason) Stone.
Gail was raised in the Pershing and Knoxville areas. She worked for the Knoxville School System before taking a job with Pella Corp. Gail was forced to retire, due to health issues, after 20 years with Pella Corp. In her spare...
Christian Edward Lawson
Jun 19, 2025
Christian Edward Lawson was born September 21, 1984 in Pineville, Louisiana the son of Edward Mason and Viola Cordelia (Rich) Lawson.
Christian was raised in the Russell Springs, Kentucky area until his teenage years, when his family moved to Opelousas, Louisiana. He has lived in the Knoxville, Iowa area since 2012. He enjoyed working on cars and was employed as an...
David Edward Glissman
Jun 18, 2025
David Edward Glissman, 69, of Knoxville, IA passed away on June 18, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Hospital surrounded by his wife and kids. Born on May 19, 1956 in Des Moines, IA to Hugh Earl and Marcia Jean (Nelson) Glissman.
David attended Knoxville High School and graduated with the class of 1974. He was an avid basketball player and actually, until...
Gregory Max McCarty
May 19, 2025
Gregory Max McCarty was born on December 10, 1963, in Centerville, Iowa, to Richard Max and Pamela McCarty (Briggs).
Greg often spoke fondly of the many childhood summers he spent with his great-grandma Nona. As a young teenager, he moved to the Bussey area, where he enjoyed working on the farm of Boyd and Twila Rankin. He quickly became a beloved...
Dixie Ann Brown
May 16, 2025
Dixie Ann Foraker-Brown (Beebout) was born January 25, 1933 in Attica, Iowa. She was the daughter of Charles (Pete) and Eunice (Mark) Beebout. Dixie grew up on the family farm in Attica, and loved spending her days with her dad in the fields, watching ball games, and enjoying ice cream together. She also loved riding and tending to her ponies...
Athanasios "Tom" Boutsalis
May 9, 2025
Athanasios Panagiotis “Tom” Boutsalis was born September 2, 1950 in Niata Lakonia, Greece the son of Panagiotis and Eleni (Drivas) Boutsalis.
In 1968 Tom and his father came to the United States and stayed in Owatonna, Minnesota. One year later the rest of their family immigrated from Greece. In 1974 Tom and his siblings moved to Oskaloosa, Iowa and bought Paul’s...
Karen May Caulkins
May 4, 2025
Karen Hunter Heaberlin Caulkins was born August 17, 1942 at 9:30 am at Dr. EP Bell’s hospital in Pleasantville, Iowa. Paul and Fayleta (McCoy) Hunter brought her home to the house that they built on Douglas Street in Pleasantville. Karen lived in Pleasantville nearly her whole life, graduating with the class of 1960. While in school, Karen played basketball, was...
Eugene Frank Bertrand
Apr 27, 2025
Eugene Frank Bertrand was born November 18, 1939 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Ralph and Helen (Romans) Bertrand.
He was raised in Des Moines and as a young man he started working to help support his family. On June 6, 1959 Gene was united in marriage to Judy DuBois at the Grace Lutheran Church. Gene drove a truck for...
Jerry Wayne Richards
Apr 27, 2025
Jerry Wayne Richards was born February 25, 1937 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Thomas J. and Ruby (Galvin) Richards.
Jerry graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1954. Jerry was drafted into the Army where he served three years. He married Nancy Robuck and they later divorced. Jerry later married Judy Kane and they recently celebrated their 51st...
Robin Kay Thompson
Apr 25, 2025
Robin Kay Thompson was born November 5, 1965 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Larry and Karen (Burnham) Thompson.
She attended Hartford-Carlisle elementary schools and graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1984. During high school, Robin was active in band, drill team, cheerleading, yearbook and the high school newspaper. Following high school, she earned a degree in Business...
Eva Boye Lebeck
Apr 25, 2025
Eva Boye Lebeck was born January 16, 1927 in Dedham, Iowa the daughter of Hans and Karen (Hansen) Boye.
Following her high school graduation, Eva was united in marriage to Kenny Lebeck in 1944 at Audubon, Iowa. To this union three children, Sheryl, Laurel and Jeff were born. The couple later divorced. At the age of 44 Eva graduated from nursing...
Tommy Lee Cupples
Apr 20, 2025
Tommy Lee Cupples was born May 14, 1942 in Stuttgart, Arkansas the son of Herman and Lula (Osborne) Cupples.
Tommy served in the United States Marine Corps. He worked at 3M in Knoxville, retiring as a supervisor.
Tommy passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025 at the V.A. Medical Center, in Des Moines, at the age of 82 years.
He was preceded in death...
Linda Faye Westberry
Apr 19, 2025
Linda Faye Westberry was born May 9, 1946 in Tennessee the daughter of W.L. and Margaret (Manus) Meeks.
She was raised in Tennessee and lived most of her life there. Prior to retirement, Linda worked as a legal secretary. For the last 15 years she has made Knoxville her home.
In her spare time, Linda enjoyed music, sewing and cooking. She loved...
Berneice Loraine Collins
Apr 15, 2025
Berniece Loraine Collins was born July 14, 1930 in Sandyville, Iowa the daughter of Paul Guy and Mildred (Welshhons) Long.
She was raised in the Sandyville and Beech, Iowa area and graduated from Pleasantville High School. On January 11, 1947 Berniece was united in marriage to Joseph Irl Collins in Knoxville. The couple always made their home in Pleasantville. They owned...
Nina Marie Murphy
Apr 10, 2025
Nina Marie Murphy was born September, 27, 1972 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Charley and Julie (Varner) Fisher. She was raised in Pleasantville and attended school there. In her early high school years, Nina and her family moved to Knoxville. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1991. Nina then attended Iowa State University and graduated...
James Franklin Hoffman
Apr 3, 2025
James was born in 1938 to Rudolph and Ada Hoffman of Murray, Iowa. James, known to family and friends as Jim, grew up in Murray, Iowa, learning to farm early, as his father, Rudolph, passed away when Jim was just 12 years old. Jim graduated a semester early from Murray high school, and attended Iowa State on an agricultural scholarship....
Stephen Boyd Caudill
Mar 31, 2025
Stephen Boyd Caudill was born November 22, 1964 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Boyd and Marianne (Kemper) Caudill. Steve was raised in Ankeny and graduated from Ankeny High School with the Class of 1983. He worked at a gas station and a parking garage before taking a job with Arnold Motor Supply. He worked for Arnold at their...
Shirley Jeanette Houseman
Mar 29, 2025
Shirley Jeanette Houseman was born August 25, 1936 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Harry H. and Gertrude H. (Sommerfeld) Riley. She was raised in the Des Moines area. Shirley was united in marriage to Warren Houseman on December 9, 1955. The couple enjoyed camping, showing horses and trail riding at Stephens State Forest for over 30 years. Shirley...
Jerry Don Raymie
Mar 23, 2025
Jerry Don Raymie was born October 7, 1937, in Albia, Iowa, the son of Charlie and Angie (Ansley) Raymie. He was raised in Albia, where he excelled in football and basketball, and held the long jump record for decades. Following his graduation from Albia High School, Jerry enlisted in the United States Navy. He served four years prior to his...
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