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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Ruth Mary Hassman
Jul 5, 2016
Ruth Mary Hassman, 80, passed peacefully and surrounded by love on July 5th, 2016. She will be remembered by all who knew her for her tenacious spirit and kind heart. Ruth was born on February 20th, 1936 to Elmer and Mariam Johannes. She was raised in Albia with her sisters, Maxine and Betty Ann, and her brothers, Dale and Michael....
Marcia Lee Betterton
Jul 4, 2016
Marcia Lee Betterton was born July 23, 1938 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Nick and Ruby (Burt) Ver Steeg. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1956. Following high school, Marcia worked for two years in the ASCS Office in Knoxville. On February 15, 1957 she was united in marriage to Joe Betterton in Ottumwa,...
Richard Lee Devos
Jun 25, 2016
Richard Lee DeVos was born November 29, 1934 in Marion County, Iowa the eighth child of Jess and Cleta (Noftsger) DeVos. Richard worked on his family’s farm from a young age. When he was 16 years old he took a job at Rolscreen, in Pella, Iowa, on the loading dock. He left that job a year and a half later...
Beverly Gale Steger
Jun 21, 2016
Beverly Gale Steger was born at home, in Delaware County, Iowa, November 12, 1926, the daughter of Charles Ray and Cecile (Rowell) Hall. She graduated from Lamont Consolidated Schools in May of 1944. Beverly taught at rural schools in Buchanan County for 3 years, and 1 year in the Rowley School System. On June 1, 1947 Beverly was united in...
Randy Dean Van Weelden
Jun 17, 2016
A Celebration of Life for Randy Van Weelden age 62 will be held on Wednesday, June 22 at 10:30 a.m. at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Marion county Humane Society. Online condolences may be left at BertrandFuneralHomes.com. Survivors...
Kenneth Vernon Orr
Jun 13, 2016
Kenneth Vernon Orr was born April 24, 1933 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Kenneth E. Orr and Edna (Betterton) Orr. Vern was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1953. He first worked as a mechanic for Hawkeye Farm Equipment, and later attended mechanic training in Omaha. Vernon would later work for Sumner-Ramsey Pontiac in Des Moines....
Anna Marie Metcalf
Jun 4, 2016
Anna Marie Metcalf Pleasantville, Iowa Anna Marie Metcalf, 86, of Pleasantville, passed away peacefully June 4 at Kavanagh House in Des Moines surrounded by her loving family. She was born in rural Pleasantville on September 25, 1929, the daughter of Antonie and Jeanette (Klyn) Van Ryswyk. Anna Marie married the love of her life, Howard Dean Metcalf, February 22, 1947,...
Joe Ann Breese
Jun 2, 2016
Joe Ann Breese was born March 17, 1937 in Patterson, Iowa and grew up in Conger, Iowa the daughter of Henry W. and Kathryn M. (Cook) Cooper. Joe Ann knew the love of family and extended brothers and sisters. She touched the lives of many, traveling and living in numerous areas before moving to Attica in 1973. Joe Ann enjoyed...
Larry Dean Vroegh
May 29, 2016
Larry Dean Vroegh, son of the late William (Bud) and Nellie (Marie) Vroegh, was born on March 8, 1943. Larry spent his childhood on the dairy farm where he and his brother Rick Vroegh eventually took over the farming operations. Larry married his sweetheart and best friend Linda Buckley on June 6, 1970. After farming Larry moved on to work...
Kenneth Douglas Thornburg
May 23, 2016
Kenneth Douglas Thornburg was born May 29, 1951 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Floyd and Mary Avis Polson Thornburg. He attended Pleasantville Schools, where he excelled in basketball, football and track, and graduated in 1970. Kenny worked at A.M.F. for many years before taking a job at Firestone in Des Moines. He was a pipefitter at Firestone, retiring after...
Jerry Dean Harvey
Apr 27, 2016
Jerry Dean Harvey, son of Smith Edward “Bill” and Helen Agnes (Carter) Harvey, was born April 7, 1933, in Otley, Iowa. Jerry spent his childhood in Otley and Knoxville where he graduated from Knoxville High School in 1951. He participated in and earned athletic honors in football, basketball and baseball. Jerry married his high school sweetheart, Patsy Joyce Bales, on...
Alma Louise Baldock
Apr 22, 2016
Alma Louise Baldock was born January 1, 1940 in Swan, Iowa the daughter of Cecil and Ellen (Derrickson) Phillips. She was raised in Swan and attended grammar school there and graduated from Pleasantville High School. After high school, Alma worked for Allied in Des Moines. On June 21, 1958 she was united in marriage to Jerald W. Baldock in Des...
Roger Edwin Hartz
Apr 17, 2016
Roger Edwin Hartz, 65, went to be with our Lord April 17, 2016 at Taylor House in Des Moines, Iowa. Roger was born on November 8, 1950 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Edwin and Fern (Knouse) Hartz. Roger attended Milo School and Winifred Law Opportunity School when it first opened west of Indianola. Roger worked and lived at many...
Dale Harry Lockey
Apr 10, 2016
Dale H. Lockey, 86, of Swan, IA passed away peacefully at his daughter’s home in Carlisle surrounded by his family on April 10, 2016. Dale was born in Spencer, IA on August 19, 1929, the eighth of nine children. Dale served in the US Navy. He retired from Frye Copy Systems in 1989 after many years of service. His passion...
Sheila Rae Heck
Apr 8, 2016
Sheila Rae Heck was born August 22, 1937 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Clarence “Bus” VandeKamp and Velta Mae (Burt) VandeKamp. She was raised in Knoxville and attended Knoxville Schools. On October 9, 1954 Sheila was united in marriage to Paul LeRoy Heck in Osceola, Iowa. The couple first lived in Columbia and later moved to Melcher-Dallas. Sheila was...
Billie Leon Ver Steeg
Apr 5, 2016
Billie Leon Ver Steeg was born June 5, 1942 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of William B. and Leone Opal (Ghrist) Ver Steeg. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 1960. Bill started working for Hy-Vee while still in high school. On January 12, 1963 Bill was united in marriage to Marlene Shannon at the First...
Norma Maxine Jean Brent
Mar 20, 2016
Norma Maxine Jean Brent was born September 9, 1930 in Tracy, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Mary Ellen (O’Connor) Fryer. She graduated from Tracy High School. On November 7, 1948 Maxine was united in marriage to John James Robuck at the Tracy United Methodist Church. The couple farmed and Maxine worked as a bookkeeper at the Ford Garage in...
Helen Gail Jansen
Mar 4, 2016
Funeral services for Helen Jansen, age 84, will be held on Tuesday, March 8 at the Knoxville Church of the Nazarene at 1:00 p.m. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Monday at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to the Teen Challenge of the Midlands...
Juanita Faye Mosher
Mar 4, 2016
Juanita Faye Mosher was born June 20, 1943 in Rock Island, Illinois the daughter of Ivan and Dakota (Doty) Reeves. She was raised in the Pleasantville area and graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1961. Following high school Juanita worked as a secretary for Merchant’s Bonding Company. On March 20, 1965 she was united in marriage to...
Karen Rae Wadle
Mar 3, 2016
Karen R. Wadle Karen Rae Wadle, 71, of Oskaloosa, IA, passed away at 7:11 p.m. Thursday, March 3, 2016, at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. She was born May 16, 1944, in Oskaloosa, IA, to Ralph and Magdalene (DeWolf) Kempenaar. She married Joseph Wadle in Oskaloosa, IA, on Sept. 2, 1966. They made their home in Knoxville, Iowa,...
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