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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
Dwayne Darrell Robuck
Jan 15, 2021
Dwayne Darrell Robuck was born July 4, 1942 in Knoxville, Iowa the son of Icle and Letha (Allen) Robuck. He was raised in Knoxville and graduated from Knoxville High School with the class of 1960. Following high school, Dwayne worked at the Jones & Bailey Shell Station, which he eventually purchased. On July 19, 1963 he was united in marriage...
Ronald Duane Johnson
Jan 15, 2021
Ronald Duane Johnson was born February 18, 1958 in Audubon, Iowa the son of Duane and Ramona (Bintner) Johnson. Ron attended Carlisle High School where he was a standout on the wrestling team. Following graduation, Ron began his career as a heavy equipment operator with the Union Local 234. He was a very meticulous person and took great pride in...
Roland Ernest Horn
Jan 10, 2021
Roland Ernest Horn died January 10, 2021 at West Ridge Specialty Care Center under the care of Suncrest Hospice. Roland Ernest Horn was born June 28, 1923 to Frank and Martha (Timm) Horn in Lincoln Township, Iowa County, Iowa. He graduated from Beech High School in 1941. He married Berniece Draper on June 10, 1944. They were married for 68...
Alberta Jean Mart
Jan 7, 2021
Alberta Jean Mart was born December 3, 1928 in Knoxville, Iowa the daughter of Thomas and Jessie L. (Wilson) Finarty. She graduated from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1946. Following graduation, Alberta worked for Remy Insurance Agency. On October 12, 1947 she was united in marriage to James Norman Mart. To this union four children were born. As...
Richard Lee Postma
Jan 3, 2021
Richard Lee Postma was born June 23, 1939 in Rock Valley, Iowa the son of Richard and Cornelia (Vande Vegte) Postma. He was raised in Rock Valley and graduated from Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa. Richard moved to Knoxville and worked for the local CO-OP before taking a job at Westberg’s Implement. He worked at the implement dealer...
Dorothy Mae Miller
Jan 1, 2021
Dorothy Mae Miller was born February 15, 1937 in Iowa the daughter of George and Cecil (Chiles) Oberender. She attended Spring Hill High School. Through the years, Dorothy lived in Indianola, Osceola, Pleasantville and Knoxville, Iowa. Dorothy passed away Friday, January 1, 2021 at West Ridge Specialty Care, in Knoxville, at the age of 83 years. She was preceded in...
Pat Myers
Dec 31, 2020
Howard Patrick Myers was born October 11, 1937 in Pleasantville, Iowa the son of Howard and Lorraine (Bogue) Myers. Following graduation from Pleasantville High School, Pat attended the University of Iowa where he obtained his law degree. During his undergrad at the U of I, Pat was a member of Beta Theta Pi fraternity and a member of the Iowa...
Lorane Neva Breuklander
Dec 31, 2020
Lorane Neva Mathews Breuklander passed away December 31, 2020 in Ankeny, Iowa. She was born December 5, 1933 on her grandparents’ farm in rural Bussey. She was the oldest of four kids. Lorane worked as a CNA for years doing home health care. She also volunteered at West Ridge Nursing in Knoxville and was very active in the Living Word...
Amos Orlando Spoon Jr
Dec 22, 2020
Amos Orlando Spoon, Jr. was born December 28, 1955 in rural Jasper County, Iowa. He was raised by his mother Donna Jean Richardson Spoon and his grandparents, Harold and Mabel Richardson. He attended Knoxville Schools, graduating in 1974. Amos was part of the wrestling team in high school. Following high school, Amos joined the United States Army Reserve and served...
Hazel Pierschbacher Wirthle
Dec 15, 2020
Obituary for Hazel Webb Pierschbacher Wirthle Hazel Lorraine Webb Pierschbacher Wirthle was born February 15, 1926 at the family home on a farm in English township of Lucas County to parents Raymond G. and Lula J. (Hopkins) Webb. She passed away in her sleep Tuesday, December 15, 2020 at the Westridge Nursing Center, in Knoxville, Iowa, at the age of...
Arlene Harris
Dec 13, 2020
Delia Arlene Cooper Harris was born November 3, 1931 to Mr. & Mrs. John Cooper in Flagler, Iowa; and went to be with the Lord on December 13, 2020. She passed away at Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. She never really liked Delia, so she always went by Arlene. She graduated 8th grade from Flagler School and did not get...
Nellie Lorana Prothero
Dec 12, 2020
Nellie Lorana Prothero was born January 16, 1924 in Des Moines, Iowa the daughter of Hugh Franklin Pontious and Nellie Elizabeth (Roff) Pontious. She was raised in Des Moines and graduated from Lincoln High School. Following graduation she attended Iowa State Teacher’s College, and after earning her degree, Nellie taught kindergarten in Redfield, Iowa. On January 18, 1945 Nellie was...
Alvin Earl Bassett
Dec 5, 2020
Alvin E. Bassett, 84, died Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Independence Village in Waukee, IA. Alvin was born January 4, 1936 in rural Marion County and raised in Knoxville, graduating in 1954 from Knoxville High School. While driving truck for his father, he met Shirley and was married December 21, 1958. Shortly thereafter, he was assigned his post in Korea...
Tamara Lynn Bonnett
Dec 5, 2020
Tamara Lynn Bonnett, 62, a 1976 Pleasantville High School graduate, passed away on the morning of December 5, 2020 in her home surrounded by her loving family. Her death was due to complications of advanced cancer. Tammy was born on May 31st, 1958 to Gary and Shirley Wallace in Des Moines, Iowa at Des Moines General Hospital. She attended the...
Leslie Johnson Beaver
Dec 4, 2020
Leslie Johnson Beaver was born December 16, 1945, in Knoxville, Iowa, the first child of Harold “Peck” and Maryellen (Johnson) Beaver. Les was raised on the family farm in rural Harvey. He attended the Knoxville Schools and later got his GED. He worked for various businesses in Knoxville, like the Ford garage and Farm Implement dealers. From there he worked...
Pearl Pauline Minard
Dec 3, 2020
Pearl Pauline Minard was born December 8, 1926 in Marion County, Iowa the daughter of Samuel Worth Simmons and Gladys (Beaver) Simmons. Pearl lived most of her life in and around Marion County, Iowa. She always wanted to help others, and for 30 years, Pearl volunteered at Helping Hands in Knoxville. Pearl passed away Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Mercy...
Bonnie Bell Geery
Nov 30, 2020
Bonnie Bell Geery was born November 21, 1929 in Newton, Iowa the daughter of James and Charlotte (Teal) Cooper. Bonnie’s parents passed away at a young age and she was raised by her aunt in Russell, Iowa. After graduating from Russell High School, Bonnie attended Simpson College. She earned her teaching certificate and began teaching in Harvey, Iowa. In 1949...
Daniel Klockow
Nov 19, 2020
Daniel Klockow, age 72, of Knoxville, IA passed away on Thursday, November 19, 2020 at home. Dan was born to parents, Edward and Esther (Ningen) Klockow in Marshall, MN. He was brought up in the Lutheran church and attended Marshall High School. He was an active teenager who loved playing tennis and basketball with friends. He left home and went...
Matthew Reed Miller
Nov 16, 2020
Matthew Reed Miller was born May 18, 1989 in Iowa City, Iowa the son of Trisha Jill Hagen and Daniel Carl Miller. Matt was raised in Knoxville and graduated in 2007. He had an amazing work ethic, whether he was raking his Grandma’s leaves or working at Joe’s Crab Shack or Spectators. He loved to tinker and had a passion...
Virginia Kirkpatrick
Nov 12, 2020
Virginia Kirkpatrick Over the 100 years of her life, Virginia Kirkpatrick became friends with hundreds of people living in and around Pleasantville, Iowa. With always a smile, a positive outlook, and rarely a complaint, she could be counted on to listen and respond with a word of advice and a helping hand. She was born Helen Virginia Long on January...
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