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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Terry L Foster
Jun 8, 2019
Terry L. Foster passed away June 8, 2019 at the Comfort House in Pella. Terry was born June 30, 1948 the son of Loa and Wilma Foster. He attended school in Knoxville, graduating in 1966. Terry served in Vietnam as a Radio Specialist with the 1st Calvary Division (airmobile). He married Debbie Sulentich and they had one son, Christopher Sean....
Wanda Marie Glentzer
Jun 6, 2019
Wanda Marie (Mika) Glentzer of Trinity Center at Luther Park, Des Moines IA, formerly of Pleasantville, was born on December 31st, 1925 at home in Bussey IA to Stella (Bain) Mika and Elmer Mika. She died Thursday, June 6th, 2019 at Trinity Center in Des Moines. She married, the love of her life, James Glentzer on January 26th, 1947. To...
Janice May Stanton
Jun 3, 2019
Janice Blackman Agan Stanton was born in Knoxville, Iowa on September 24, 1924 to W.C. and Ila (Reynolds) Blackman. She passed away on June 3, 2019 at the Knoxville Hospital at the age of 94 years. She grew up in the Coalport area until her family moved to Wyoming and California where she attended school. Janice was united in marriage...
Brynlee Kay Patterson
May 31, 2019
Brynlee Kay Patterson was born Friday, May 31, 2019 at the Pella Regional Health Center. She passed away shortly after birth. Brynlee weighed 6lbs, 15.5oz and was 20 ½ inches long. Although only on this earth briefly, Brynlee left an amazing and loving impact with those who surrounded her. Those left to cherish Brynlee’s memory include her parents, Tanner and...
Karl Alan Kloster
May 30, 2019
Karl Alan Kloster was born April 6, 1953 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Alexander and Verna (Raschke) Kloster. He was raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1972. Following high school, Karl worked at Vermeer for a few years. He eventually took a job at 3M, where he retired after 37 years. Additionally he...
Viola "Bea" Waters
May 28, 2019
Viola Berniece Waters was born March 4, 1933 in Hamilton, Iowa the daughter of Glenn and Sylvia (Godfrey) Mefford. On September 12, 1952 Bea was united in marriage to Robert William Waters at the Methodist Parsonage in Lovilia. The couple worked at movie theaters for a few years, with Bea working concessions and Bob as projectionist. When Bob started his...
Freda Faye Sexton
May 22, 2019
Freda Faye Sexton passed away peacefully at the age of 96, surrounded by family on the afternoon of Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019. She was born on February 21, 1923 to Tressa Lenore and Weaver Silverthorne. She is predeceased by her sisters Lorraine, Bernice, Ruth and Lois, and brother Keith. Freda worked at Grace’s Café in Winterset, Iowa where she met...
Bonnie Elaine Adkins
May 22, 2019
Bonnie Elaine Adkins was born December 1, 1950 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Dean and Betty (Brobst) Hodgson. She was raised on her family’s farm near Pleasantville and graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1969. Following high school, Bonnie attended Des Moines Area Community College. In 1972, she was united in marriage to Steve Porter....
Ronald Edwin Simpson
May 22, 2019
Ronald Edwin Simpson was born October 11, 1935 in Hiteman, Iowa the son of Ralph Alfred Simpson and Amelia (Leggett) Simpson. He was primarily raised in the Knoxville area and graduated from Knoxville High School in 1954. Following high school, Ron went to work for Hy-Vee Food Store. On December 29, 1956 he was united in marriage to Marilyn Joan...
Ryver Lee Lane
May 7, 2019
Ryver Lee Lane was born July 21, 2003 in Pella, Iowa the son of Tina Lane and Dan Davis. Ryver was currently in the 9th grade, he received home schooling due to his illness. He loved animals, the color pink, playing his PS4, Iowa State Athletics and his favorite show was Supernatural. Ryver had met many celebrities including: T.J. Hockenson,...
Nancy Jane Parker
Apr 30, 2019
Nancy Jane Parker was born January 26, 1942 in Winterset, Iowa the daughter of Russell Eugene Purcell and Madeline (Cappellin) Purcell. Nancy was raised in Missouri and Des Moines before moving to Bussey her freshman year of high school. During high school, she was active in basketball, softball and track. Nancy was homecoming queen her senior year and graduated in...
Dannie Lee Redding
Apr 23, 2019
Dannie Lee Redding was born December 7, 1957 in Moline, Illinois the son of Robert Brose Redding and Frances Madeline (Stoops) Redding. Dannie was raised in the Quad Cities until moving to Harvey, Iowa as a teenager. He graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1975. He spent most of his life as a concrete finisher. Dannie was...
Floyd Goemaat Jr
Apr 22, 2019
Floyd Goemaat, Jr. was born February 8, 1945 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Floyd and Mildred (Wallace) Goemaat. Jr. grew up in Attica, Iowa until his family moved to Swan, Iowa. He lived in the Swan area until moving to Knoxville in 1999. In 1978 Jr. was united in marriage to Teresa Dunkin. He worked as a union carpenter...
Todd Jeffrey Hassman
Apr 16, 2019
Todd Jeffrey Hassman was born on December 21, 1960 in Burlington, Iowa to Daryl and Ruth (Johannes) Hassman. Todd was raised in Knoxville, Iowa and graduated with the Class of 1979. In 2011, he graduated from Indian Hills Community College with an Associate of Arts degree. He worked for Charles Levy Co. and most recently as a driver for FedEx....
Alicia Mae Minard
Apr 16, 2019
Alicia Mae Minard was born May 26, 1957 in Lincoln, Nebraska. Alicia was raised in Omaha, Nebraska until the age of 8 years, when her family moved to Pershing, Iowa. On September 6, 1975 Alicia was united in marriage to Rick Minard. For the last 33 years the couple has made Harvey their home. She worked as a C.N.A. at...
Jesse Dale Adams
Apr 12, 2019
Jesse Dale Adams was born November 12, 2003 in Fairview, Oklahoma. He was raised in Newton, Iowa most of his life, before his family moved to Knoxville, Iowa in September of 2018. Jesse enjoyed running cross country while in Newton. He was currently in the 8th grade at Knoxville Middle School. He liked playing video games and listening to music....
Geneva May Seddon
Apr 10, 2019
Geneva May Seddon was born September 24, 1941 in Reynolds, Missouri the daughter of William Pete Watson and Viola May (Mowery) Watson. Geneva was raised in Missouri and left school following the sixth grade to help raise her 11 siblings and work in the family sawmill business. She moved to Iowa in 1965. While in Iowa, Geneva worked for her...
Karl Vincent Schmidt
Apr 6, 2019
Karl Vincent Schmidt was born in Oskaloosa, IA on August 9, 1956 to Sammie Lee and Rose Mary (Boyd) Schmidt. His little brother Kalvin rounded out his original family. He attended Sully schools through middle school. When his family moved to New Sharon he attended and graduated from Pella High School. Karl’s rural upbringing gave him a firm foundation of...
George Douglas Roberts
Apr 6, 2019
George Douglas Roberts left this life on Saturday, April 6, 2019 at the V.A. Medical Center, in Des Moines, at the age of 72 years to be with his Savior and first family. He was born into the Christian home of U.S. Army Master Sergeant Gilbert G. and Barbara J. (Hatfield) Roberts on December 27, 1946 in Tampa, Florida. He...
Paul "Zeke" Gasparovich
Mar 24, 2019
Paul Matthew “Zeke” Gasparovich, Jr. was born October 17, 1945 in Marion County, Iowa the son of Paul Matthew Gasparovich and Josephine Elizabeth “Jo” (Connell) Gasparovich. He was raised in Melcher-Dallas, Iowa and graduated from Melcher-Dallas High School. Following high school, Zeke was drafted into the United States Army during Vietnam. Zeke worked construction most of his life, primarily highway...
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