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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Gerald "Jerry" McCurry
Nov 30, 2018
Gerald Wayne McCurry Gerald Wayne “Jerry” McCurry was born September 24, 1934 in Grinnell, Iowa. He was the youngest of four children of Emma May (Lincoln) and Fred Hayes McCurry. From the age of 5, when his parents divorced, he was raised by his mother with help from his older brothers and sister. He attended Davis Elementary School and lived...
Chasen Richard Stevenson
Nov 28, 2018
Chasen Richard Stevenson was born July 2, 1987 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Richard D. and Tamra (Hunter) Stevenson. He was raised on the family farm south of Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 2006. During high school, Chasen began to hone his leadership skills with involvement in Marion County 4-H and the...
Cinda Lou Mott
Nov 22, 2018
On May 14th 1955 Cinda Lou was born to Harold and Helen Blackford. She loved wildlife and enjoyed driving through the country looking for deer, turkey and baby farm animals. She cared for stray dogs and cats as well as her own pets: a horse (Blaze), mamas dog (Mommer) and later her sheltie (Buddy), a cat (Spook) and a yellow...
Shawn De-Ray Curtis
Nov 20, 2018
Shawn De-Ray Curtis was born August 8, 1988 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Steve Hebron and Shannon Curtis. He was raised in Pleasantville and attended school there. He served in the military before moving to Wyoming. Shawn was a derrick hand on oil rigs and owned a tree service. He was also a cage fighter. In 2014 he...
Stephen Joseph Fernandez Jr.
Nov 20, 2018
Stephen Joseph Fernandez, Jr. was born April 13, 2001 in Kankakee, Illinois the son of Nicki Mull and Stephen Fernandez. He was raise in Pleasantville, Iowa and was currently a senior at Pleasantville High School. Stephen enjoyed fishing mushroom hunting and the races. His greatest joy was hanging out with his friends and family. Stephen passed away on Tuesday, November...
Gail Cowden
Oct 31, 2018
Gail Cowden was born December 7, 1932 in Lorimor, Iowa. Her parents were Andrew and Edna (Kaler) Means. Gail graduated from Lorimor High School and then worked in Des Moines. She was united in marriage to Dolan Cowden and they raised five children: Judy, Craig, Brad, Bobby and Christy. Gail was a homemaker and wife. After the kids were raised...
James Norman Chrisman
Oct 31, 2018
James Norman Chrisman passed away in Knoxville, Iowa, on Wednesday, October 31, 2018 at the age of 85 surrounded by his family. On June 2, 1933, James Norman Chrisman was born at home on the family farm in Knoxville, Iowa, to James Francis and Dorothy (Harding) Chrisman. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1951, and joined the U.S. Army...
Raymond Lloyd Peck Ii
Oct 29, 2018
Raymond Lloyd Peck II was born in Des Moines, Iowa on January 8, 1948 the son of Raymond Lloyd Peck and Holly Cora (Peterson) Peck. He was raised in Des Moines and attended East High School, where he was on the swim team, and graduated with the Class of 1966. Following graduation, Raymond worked at La Pizza House. It was...
Debra Joann Parker
Oct 18, 2018
Debra JoAnn Parker of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on October 18, 2018, at the Comfort House in Pella, Iowa, after a long struggle with cancer. Debra was preceded in death by her mother, Luella Mae (Jones) Parker, and her long-time fiancé, Steven McCurry. She is survived by her father, Hubert L. Parker of Bussey, Iowa, and her four brothers: Steve...
Anna Mae Vande Kamp
Oct 9, 2018
Anna Mae Vande Kamp was born August 10, 1923 in Beacon, Iowa the daughter of Bert and Marie Dorothy (Groenendyke) Den Burger. Anna Mae graduated from Knoxville High School and then attended beauty school in Ottumwa. On October 14, 1942 Anna Mae was united in marriage to Edgar John Vande Kamp in Lancaster, Missouri. To this union three children were...
Keith Covey
Sep 29, 2018
Keith passed away peacefully September 29, 2018 at the age of 87. Born May 22, 1931 to Wayne and Minnie (Onstank) Covey, Keith grew up on a farm south of Knoxville. He attended local country schools and graduated from high school in 1948. Following graduation he worked for a year at Maytag in Newton. Shortly after, Wayne and Minnie bought...
Norman J Kneip
Sep 28, 2018
Norman J. Kneip, 79, of Knoxville, Iowa passed away on Friday, September 28, 2018 at Mercy Medical Center of complications from heart surgery. Norm was born on December 2, 1938 in Le Mars, Iowa, the son of Peter and Alvina (Plendl) Kneip. He graduated from Gehlen Catholic High School with the class of 1957. On November 26, 1960, Norm and...
Dora Luetta Smith-Martinache
Sep 24, 2018
Dora LuEtta Smith-Martinache was born February 16, 1929 in rural Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Jess and Iona (Noftsger) DeVos. She was raised in the Knoxville area and attended country school. On October 8, 1950 she married Walter Smith in Knoxville. They resided in Knoxville during their marriage. Walt passed away July 4, 1964, and Lu stayed in Knoxville. She...
Duane William Greubel
Sep 19, 2018
Duane Greubel, Pleasantville, was born on May 10, 1948 and died peacefully on September 19, 2018. He joins his father, William Greubel, mother, Dorothy Greubel, and brother, Kenny Greubel. Greg Harold Greubel, Philadelphia, and Karissa Katherine Thompson, Philippines, miss him. Duane lived in Marion County his entire life. He attended Melcher-Dallas high school. Throughout high school, he worked at a...
Roger "Rocky" McDonald
Sep 19, 2018
Rocky McDonald was born August 2, 1943 in Knoxville, Iowa. His parents were Clara and Raymond McDonald. Rocky lived on his parents’ farm south of Knoxville while growing up. He attended Scott Valley Country School and when it closed he attended Knoxville Schools. He enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17; promising his mom he would...
Scott Adam Sloan
Sep 13, 2018
Scott Adam Sloan was born April 15, 1989 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Pat Sloan and Anna Robinson. During high school, Scott was active in cross country and track. He also sang in the Knoxville Community Choir. Scott graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 2008. He worked at Wal-Mart for several years until joining Hy-Vee in...
Jason Andrew McVay
Sep 7, 2018
Jason Andrew McVay was born February 14, 1971 the son of Robert and Janice (Stewart) McVay. Jason graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1990 and then attended Northwest Missouri State University, earning a degree in Agricultural Science. He was an active member of Sigma Tau fraternity. Following college, he returned to Pleasantville and in 1996 Jason was...
Tanya Dethrow
Sep 3, 2018
Tanya 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 she was united in marriage to William Thomas Dethrow in Knoxville. To...
Keith Allen Lawrence
Aug 31, 2018
Keith Allen Lawrence was born October 10, 1962 in Winchester, Kansas the son of Floyd Eugene “Gene” Lawrence and Doris Marjorie (Spackman) Lawrence. He was raised in Kansas and graduated from Tonganoxie High School. Following high school, he served in the Army. Through the years, Keith had worked as a CNA, for a meatpacker, for Colonial Bread and for the...
Bill Nye
Aug 30, 2018
BILL NYE OBITUARY A life well lived is all anyone can ask. Not rich, not poor. Not famous, nor influential. Never quiet and occasionally rough around the edges. Bill Nye’s life was well lived through his sense of humor, generosity, love of the land, patriotism and loyalty to his friends. Born January 20, 1939, as the only child of Dr....
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