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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Jurline "Jeri" Nicholson
Dec 30, 2015
Jurline Mary “Jeri” Nicholson was born June 12, 1918 in Mystic, Iowa the daughter of John and Ella (Pahl) Greenwood. She was raised in the Mystic area as a girl. In 1936 Jeri was united in marriage to Bill Nicholson. Shortly after their marriage, the couple moved to Pleasantville and began farming. The couple later owned a tank truck and...
Paul William Kockler
Dec 25, 2015
Paul William Kockler was born August 26, 1934 in Armstrong, Iowa the son of Walter and Lucile (Kollasch) Kockler. He was raised in the Bancroft area and graduated from St. John's High School in Bancroft in 1952. On June 9, 1956, Paul was united in marriage to Arlene Ruby at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Ledyard, Iowa. The couple lived...
Gene Williams
Dec 24, 2015
Gene Williams was born August 20, 1922 on the family farm, in Pleasant Grove Township, the son of Charles Wesley Williams and Edna Metcalf Williams. He graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1941. On October 17, 1942 Gene was united in marriage to Wanda Viers. The couple have always farmed and lived in the Pleasantville area. In addition to farming,...
Wilma Jene Crone
Dec 11, 2015
Wilma Jene Crone was born September 17, 1912 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of William and Stella (Cass) Nutter. She was raised in the Swan area and attended school there. She had worked at the Knoxville Hospital, Continental Overall Factory and 10X as a young woman. In 1934 she was united in marriage to Leon Crone. The couple lived...
Richard Wayne Beaver
Dec 6, 2015
Richard Wayne Beaver was born April 15, 1940 in Marion County, Iowa the son of Cleo and Vera (Fridlington) Beaver. He was raised in Tracy and graduated from Tracy High School in 1958. Following high school, Dick enlisted in the Army National Guard. On May 2, 1959 Dick was united in marriage to Thelma Kingery. To this union two children,...
Hollice Lenore Ellis
Dec 4, 2015
Hollice Lenore Neal Ellis was born November 30, 1923 in Pleasantville, Iowa the daughter of Roy William Neal and Elsie Mae (Clark) Neal. Holly graduated as the Valedictorian of the Pleasantville High Class of 1941. She then attended Capital City Commercial College. Following graduation, Holly took a job with L.H. Kurtz and Company. On May 16, 1953 Holly was united...
Barbara Jean Bailey
Nov 27, 2015
Barbara Jean Bailey was born February 9, 1933 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Wentworth and Lula (Oliver) McMains. She attended school and was raised in the Des Moines area. On March 24, 1950 Barbara was united in marriage to Alva John Bailey in Leon, Iowa. The couple lived in Aurora, Colorado and few other locations while John was...
Angelo "Cookie" Chenet
Nov 23, 2015
Angelo William “Cookie” Chenet was born June 14, 1936 in Waukee, Iowa the son of Marco Angelo and Beatrice (Chambers) Chenet. He was raised in the Des Moines area and his family later moved to Harvey. As a young man, Cookie enlisted in the United States Air Force, he served four years before he was honorably discharged. He then returned...
Mary Belle Day
Nov 22, 2015
Mary Belle Day was born July 8, 1927 in Earlham, Iowa the daughter of Glenn and Hazel (Bell) Clague. She was raised in the Earlham area and her parents moved Mary Belle and her sister Ruth into an apartment in Winterset when they were in the 9th and 8th grades. This allowed the girls to complete their high school education...
Thomas Edward Mcvey
Nov 20, 2015
Thomas Edward McVey was born February 13, 1931 in Humeston, Iowa the son of Everett and Neva Olive (Williams) McVey Because he suffered from epilepsy he lived in town with his paternal grandmother, Fannie McVey who became his second mother. He was the eldest of seven sons. Tom graduated from Humeston High School in 1952. Tom was removed from school...
William Dean Visser
Nov 18, 2015
William Dean Visser was born June 18, 1942 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of John and Frances (Marshall) Visser. Bill grew up in Harvey, Iowa and in California. He graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1961. Bill then served in the United States Air Force. Following his honorable discharge, Bill lived in Sunnyvale, California for 30 years....
Torie Sue Galvin
Nov 15, 2015
Torie Sue Galvin the daughter of Craig Allan Galvin and Anna Marie Frazier, of Melcher, passed away shortly after birth on Sunday, November 15, 2015 at the Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines. In addition to her parents, Torie is survived by five sisters: Megan, Ashley, Tessa, Terra and Talen and many other family members. A Memorial service for Torie...
Marvin Darrel Kain
Nov 15, 2015
Marvin Darrel Kain was born August 4, 1930 in Swan, Iowa the son of Marion and Clara (Wilson) Kain. He graduated from Swan High School. He liked to joke that he was the Valedictorian of Swan High School and that they closed it down after he left in 1948. Following high school, Marv attended the East Texas State Teachers College....
Kenneth Ray Dop
Nov 5, 2015
KENNETH RAY DOP, 76, was born May 9, 1939 on a farm south of Pleasantville, Iowa, and was the youngest child of Peter and Josephine (Van Peursem) Dop. He died from health complications due to lymphoma on November 5, 2015 at West Ridge Nursing Center. In his early years, Kenneth attended Sunnyside Country School in rural Marion County, graduating from...
Erik Sorensen
Oct 29, 2015
Erik Sorensen, age 85 of Monroe, Iowa, passed away October 29, 2015 at Knoxville Hospital & Clinics. His wishes were to be cremated with no memorial service. He was born July 14, 1930 in Aabenraa, Denmark the son of Mogens and Jenssine Elizabeth Sorensen. He was raised in Aabenraa and received his formal education there. Erik served in the military...
Luella Mae Parker
Oct 24, 2015
Luella Mae Parker was born June 5, 1932 in Tracy, Iowa the daughter of John J. and Tressa (Shilling) Jones. She was raised in the Tracy area and graduated from Bussey High School in 1949. On December 22, 1951, she was united in marriage to Hubert Parker at a double ring ceremony with her twin sister. The couple made their...
Lonnie L. Crownover
Oct 14, 2015
Lonnie Leonard Crownover was born June 14, 1939 in Gassville, Arkansas the son of Leonard and Ruby (Suggs) Crownover. Lonnie was raised in Whiteville, Arkansas and from a young age, he worked with his father in the family sawmill business. As part of this work he was often transporting lumber and learned to drive a semi and other heavy equipment...
Mary Jane Mcclung
Oct 13, 2015
Mary Jane McClung, age 57 of Knoxville, Iowa passed away October 13, 2015. Mary was born October 7, 1958 in Iowa City, Iowa to Dr. Robert and Janet McClung. Her early years were spent in Iowa City, Des Moines, and then Pensacola, Florida, where her father served in the Navy. After returning to Iowa, Mary attended school in Knoxville, graduating...
Deloris "Annie" Allen
Oct 3, 2015
Deloris Ann “Annie” Allen was born May 24, 1950 in Chariton, Iowa the daughter of Dwight and Viola (Clayworth) Norton. Annie was raised in Melcher-Dallas until the age of 12 when her family moved to Knoxville. She worked at the Christian Opportunity Center in Pella for 45 years. In her spare time, Annie enjoyed jigsaw puzzles, crocheting flowers and spending...
Leslie Glen Deheer
Sep 20, 2015
Leslie Glen DeHeer was born February 2, 1937 in Red Rock, Iowa. The son of Harry and Charity (Ruckman) DeHeer. Leslie was a fork lift mechanic at Clarklift of Des Moines before starting as a welder at Van Gorp, in Pella. He retired from there in 2002. He was married to Nona McFarland for 25 years before she passed away....
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