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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Robert J. Hanawalt Sr.
Mar 25, 2015
Robert Junior Hanawalt, Sr. was born December 31, 1944 in Prairie City, Iowa the son of George and Neva (Myers) Hanawalt. He was raised in the Prairie City, Mitchellville and Colfax areas. As a young man Bob worked for Rolscreen in Pella. On February 14, 1971 Bob was united in marriage to Shirley Shilling. To this union two sons were...
Gilbert Anthony Ortiz Iii
Mar 19, 2015
Gilbert Anthony “Fish” Ortiz III was born October 27, 1993 in Dallas, Texas. When he was 2 ½ years old he along with his family moved to Knoxville, Iowa. Gilbert graduated with the Knoxville GOAL Alternative High School Class of 2012. While still in High School he enlisted in the United States Marine Corps, in October 2012 he left for...
Thomas Clinton Irving
Mar 14, 2015
Thomas Clinton Irving was born November 28, 1928 in Dallas Township of Marion County, Iowa the son of Varel F. Irving and Velta Mae (Crandall) Irving. Tom was raised primarily in Dallas Township and as a young man he worked for the creamery in Knoxville and later worked for Maytag. In 1951 he enlisted in the United States Army and...
Kevin Douglas Smith
Mar 13, 2015
Kevin Douglas Smith was born July 29, 1951 in Des Moines, Iowa, the son of Randall and Beverly (Westerly) Smith. He was raised in the Pleasantville area and graduated from Pleasantville High School in 1969. Following graduation, Kevin attended A.I.B. in Des Moines. He worked for several different manufacturers, the last being Glass Fabricators, Inc., in Des Moines, where he...
Duane Douglas Holt
Mar 12, 2015
Duane Douglas Holt was born September 14, 1941 in Corning, Iowa the son of Odess and Thelma (Minnick) Holt. He was raised on a farm southeast of Millerton and graduated from Corydon High School with the Class of 1960. Duane worked on the family farm until 1979, when he started hauling grain for area producers. Seven years ago he left...
Helen Shirley Veselak
Mar 11, 2015
Helen Shirley (Hartsock) Veselak died Wednesday, March 11, 2015 at Comfort House, Pella, Iowa, of cancer. Helen lived in Knoxville, Iowa. Helen was born January 20, 1926 to Ralph and Hazel (Zimmerman) Hartsock at Kirklin, Indiana. She moved to Knoxville, Iowa from Los Angeles, California in 1969. She was a homemaker and a member of Saint Anthony Catholic Church, Knoxville....
Doris Lavon Krichau
Mar 11, 2015
Doris Lavon Krichau was born May 12, 1932 in Patterson, Iowa the daughter of Leo and Mildred (Hegwood) Pace. She was raised in the Patterson area and graduated from high school there. On January 12, 1952 she was united in marriage to Palmer L. Krichau. The couple farmed until the construction of Lake Red Rock took their land. Through the...
Clifford Leonard Gladson
Mar 9, 2015
Clifford L. Gladson was born December 17, 1934 in Monroe County, Iowa the son of Leo and Esther (Courtney) Gladson. Cliff attended country school in Monroe County and then entered the United States Air Force. Following his honorable discharge, Cliff would spend the rest of his life working for coal mines as a truck driver. He married Mary Pugh Black...
Geoffrey Allen Shultz
Mar 3, 2015
Geoffrey Allen Shultz was born November, 20, 1951 in Ottumwa, Iowa the son of Kenneth Elwin Shultz and Pollyanna (Goley) Shultz. He was raised on his family’s farm in the Melcher-Dallas area and graduated from Melcher-Dallas with the Class of 1970. Geoff then attended Simpson College, earning a degree in Music and Education. During college, Geoff did his student teaching...
David Nathaniel Majors
Mar 3, 2015
David Nathaniel Majors was born August 25, 1943 in Evansville, Indiana. He was raised in Indiana and also spent many of his adult years living there too. He was a welder by trade. He was a United States Army Vietnam Veteran. David passed away Tuesday March 3, 2015 at the Knoxville area community Hospital at the age of 71 years...
Nancy Jolene Anderson
Feb 28, 2015
Nancy Jolene Anderson was born July 14, 1962 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Billy Eugene Finck and Becky Joyce (Beaver) Finck. She was raised in Omaha, Nebraska and graduated from high school in Omaha. While in high school, she played flute in the band. Nancy later married and had one son, Garrett. Several years later, Nancy moved to...
Stephen Howard Hamler
Feb 22, 2015
Stephen Howard Hamler was born April 5, 1951 in Marshalltown, Iowa the son of Howard and LaVonne (Ziemke) Hamler. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1969. On July 14, 1973 Steve was united in marriage to Cherol Lanphier in Knoxville. From a young age, Steve worked with his father at Hamler...
James Leroy Weldon
Feb 12, 2015
James LeRoy “Toade” Weldon was born July 7, 1940 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Clarence Benjamin and Anna Katharyn (Hulse) Weldon. Jim served in the Marines from June 1958-1968, with two tours in Vietnam. He later retired from Pella Rolscreen after 26 ½ years of employment. His favorite hobbies were fishing and the shooting range. Jim was a wonderful...
Phillip Core
Feb 4, 2015
Phillip Lloyd Core, son of Lloyd Ellsworth and Dolores Mae (Loynachan) Core was born on March 17th, 1958 in Oskaloosa, Iowa. Phil attended Pleasantville Schools, graduating in 1976. While in school, he excelled in academics, sports, and FFA. He was named FFA Iowa Star Farmer in 1976 and was an Iowa State FFA Officer. He held the high-jump record at...
Marvin Eric Estness
Jan 31, 2015
Marvin Eric Estness was born June 18, 1951 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin the son of Lloyd and Gladys (Mathe) Estness. He was raised in Milwaukee and graduated from high school there. As a young man, Marv moved to Des Moines, Iowa. Through the years he has worked for Betts Cadillac and Rowat Cut Stone and Marble Co. In the last twenty...
Richard "Dick" Miller
Jan 30, 2015
The world lost a gentle, kind man on January 30, 2015. Richard (Dick) Glen Miller left this earth and finally breathes easier. Dick was born March 27, 1933 to Mervin Glen and Alberta Marie (Shupe) Miller, in Melcher, Iowa. He was raised in Melcher, graduated from Melcher High School, and attended AIB. He joined the U.S. Army, and was stationed...
Orpha V. Ulm
Jan 27, 2015
Funeral service for Orpha V. Ulm age 99 will be held on Friday, January 30 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Melcher. Burial will follow in the Pleasantville Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the church. Memorials may be made to St. John Lutheran Church. Mason Funeral Home of Pleasantville...
Olga Vivian Gasparovich
Jan 16, 2015
Olga Vivian Gasparovich was born April 27, 1923 in Gary, Indiana the daughter of Jacob “Jack” and Katie (Poverzenic) Pintar. Olga was raised in Gary and following high school she attended and graduated from Palmer Business School. During WWII, she was working at a factory in Chicago assembling parts for the war effort. During this time, she met a young...
Mitchell Pearson
Jan 6, 2015
Mitchell Pearson was born May 20, 1934 in Chariton, Iowa the son of Pearl Mitchell Pearson and Martha Marie (Cocklin) Pearson. Mitchell was raised on the Pearson Homestead south of Knoxville. He graduated from Attica Consolidated High School with the Class of 1952. Mitchell worked at Maytag in Newton from 1956 until his retirement on August 8, 1986. He most...
Frances Eliose Kennedy
Jan 5, 2015
Frances Eliose Kennedy was born January 19, 1936 In Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Howard and Tressa (Brown) Kennedy. Frances has lived in the Knoxville area all her life and has worked for the overall factory and for the local 5 and dime. For the last several years, she has worked in the kitchen at the Knoxville Middle School....
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