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Deloris Ann Cox
May 31, 2022
Deloris “De” Ann (Johns) Cox of Scottsdale, Arizona was born on January 12, 1940, in Pleasantville, Iowa to Marie (O’Conner) and Fredrick Johns. She was raised in Pleasantville and a graduate of Pleasantville High School Class of 1957. On January 11, 1958, she was united in marriage to Gary Lee Cox, and together they were blessed with two children, LeAnn...
Colleen Louise Nichols
May 28, 2022
Colleen Louise “Coke” Nichols was born June 17, 1935 in Columbia, Iowa the daughter of Clarence Spencer Hendrix and Nancy Maude (Holliday) Hendrix. She was raised in Columbia and graduated from Dallas High School. Following graduation Colleen moved to Des Moines and worked for Standard Oil as a bookkeeper. On June 22, 1957 she was united in marriage to Arthur...
Scott Keith Brockmann
May 26, 2022
Scott Keith Brockmann was born February 14, 1952 in Le Mars, Iowa the son of Lyle and Lilas (Norgaard) Brockmann. He graduated from Le Mars High School and lived in Harlen for several years. Keith had a Master’s Degree from Drake University and worked as a mental health counselor most of his life. Prior to retirement he was the director...
Patricia Ann (Lyon) Collins
May 25, 2022
Patricia Ann (Lyon) Collins was born December 8, 1948 in Pleasantville, Iowa the daughter of Avery and Frances Helen (Vinson) Lyon. Patty graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1967. She worked for Blue Cross for several years and later moved to Oklahoma. Patty lived in the Tulsa and Broken Arrow areas for several years and attended Rhema...
Dan Crews
May 20, 2022
Daniel Leonard Crews was born November 19, 1954 in Oskaloosa, Iowa the son of Charles Leonard and Daisy Pearl (Sailors) Crews. Dan attended Twin Cedars High School, where he played football and baseball and had the leading role in the school play. He was united in marriage to Marlene Loynachan on September 16, 1972. To this union three daughters, Kelly,...
John Paul Schneider
May 16, 2022
John Paul Schneider was born October 29, 1981 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of John and Rhonda (Zeck) Schneider. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated with the Class of 2000. John then attended Des Moines Area Community College, earning a network engineering degree. He worked as a network engineer for many years for Vantage Point. He had a...
Ryan Lee Pearson
May 11, 2022
Ryan Lee Pearson was born January 19, 1983 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Danny and Carol (Kingery) Pearson. Ryan was raised on the family farm south of Knoxville, graduating with the Class of 2001. After high school he attended DMACC in Ankeny. He worked for Pizza Hut for many years, and for the last two years he worked at...
Betty Jo Metcalf
Apr 28, 2022
Betty Wing Metcalf, born January 13th, 1926, passed away peacefully at the age of 96 on April, 28th, 2022. Those left to cherish her memory are brother, Jack (Marge) Wing; daughter Karen Ackley (George Mega); son Brian (Lisa) Metcalf; son-in-law Wrede McCollum; grandchildren: Denise, Mindy, and Stephanie Ackley; Monica (Jeff) Musolf; Whitney (Ty) Cowman; Sophie (Chip) Phillips; Isabelle (Ryan) Drake;...
Richard Darrell Mesecher
Apr 22, 2022
Richard Darrell Mesecher was born February 28, 1943 in Swan, Iowa the son of William E. and Hazel (King) Mesecher. Dick graduated from Pleasantville High School with the Class of 1961. He proudly served our country in the United States Navy from 1961 to 1965. Following his honorable discharge, Dick returned home and took a job with Bell Telephone in...
John Wayne Rodda
Apr 12, 2022
John Wayne Rodda, age 74, of Pleasantville, Iowa, died on April 12, 2022, at home surrounded by his loving family. On July 21, 1947, John was born to Ivan and Vera (King) Rodda in Pleasantville, where he was raised as the youngest of 5 children. John graduated from Pleasantville High School with the class of 1965. He was a member...
Gail Foster
Apr 9, 2022
Margaret Gail Foster was born on May 6, 1940 at home in Marion County, Iowa. She was the daughter of Kenneth Don Smith and Eva Mae Bebout. Gail graduated from Knoxville High School Class of 1958. On August 23, 1959 she was united in marriage to Alvin Keith Foster in Knoxville. To this union two daughters were born: Lorri Lynn...
Arnold G Horn
Apr 8, 2022
Arnold Gus Horn was born May 16, 1932 in Victor, Iowa the son of Phillip and Alma (Stoker) Horn. Arnold graduated from Victor High School in 1950. He served in the United States Army, during the Korean War, from 1953 – 1955. He worked for Amana Refrigeration for a few years, before taking a job at Mel’s Standard station in...
Barbara Janette Raney
Apr 4, 2022
Barbara Janette Raney was born August 28, 1934 in Iowa City, Iowa the daughter of William E. Mesecher and Hazel (King) Mesecher. She was raised in the Pleasantville and Swan, Iowa areas; and lived there most of her life. Janette was a bar owner most of her working years, and she had owned the Sandyville Tap, the Fireside Lounge and...
Rodney Jolly
Apr 3, 2022
Rodney Jolly passed on April 3, 2022, at the Pleasantville care center. Born November 20, 1950, the youngest child of Lorin Richard & Ruth Irene (Adamson) Jolly. Raised on the Jolly family farm south of Pleasantville Rodney attended Pleasantville schools graduating in 1969. He would go on to attend Iowa State University earning a Bachelor’s Degree in Farm Operations in...
Patsy A Witzman
Mar 31, 2022
Patsy “Pat” Ann Witzman was born September 19, 1929 in Tama, Iowa to Paul C. Miller and Ethyl (Forsythe) Miller. She passed away Thursday, March 31, 2022 at West Ridge Nursing & Rehab in Knoxville, Iowa. Her father was a railway express agent and in 1934 the family was transferred to Atlantic Iowa. Pat graduated from Atlantic High School in...
Robin L Roush
Mar 14, 2022
Robin Louise Roush was born November 28, 1954 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Robert and June (Johann) DeMoss. She was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1973. Robin spent most of her working career as an I.T. Technician. She was at the Knoxville V.A. Medical Center for 17 years and then at...
Ralph H. Porter
Mar 12, 2022
Ralph H. Porter, 96, of Knoxville, passed away peacefully at home on March 12, 2022, at 7:15 p.m. surrounded by family members and friends. Ralph was born at home in Knoxville to Elizabeth Sowden Porter and Ralph H. Porter Sr. on February 1, 1926. He graduated from Knoxville High School in 1944. Immediately following graduation, Ralph was inducted into the...
Evelyn Giorgetti
Mar 9, 2022
Evelyn June (McCormick) Giorgetti was born to Edward McCormick and Goldie (Harris) McCormick. Evelyn grew up in Chicago, IL and attended Proviso West High school, class of 1964. She attended various colleges in the Chicago area, including the School of Art Institute of Chicago. She was a beautiful artist and seamstress. She was united in marriage to Ted Lee Giorgetti...
Lois J Turnage
Mar 7, 2022
Lois Turnage passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on March 7, 2022, after a courageous battle fighting coronavirus, breast cancer, and follicular lymphoma. Lois’ light shined bright, serving and caring for others all of her life. Born on July 27, 1955, Lois was the oldest of seven children, and looked to her parents as role models in her...
Daniel Ryan Zager
Mar 6, 2022
Daniel Ryan Zager was born November 29, 1975 in Des Moines, Iowa the son of Gerald T. and Judy K. (Sampson-Bertrand) Zager. He was raised in Knoxville, Iowa and graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1994. During high school he was active in the Jazz Band and the Concert Band. Following graduation, Dan attended the University of...
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