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Obituaries for Knoxville, Pleasantville, and surrounding areas
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....
Jane Ellen Buffo
Jan 4, 2015
Jane Ellen Buffo was born December 9, 1926 in Princeton, Iowa the daughter of Charles and Mildred (Cousins) Carter. She attended Princeton Country School and graduated from Clinton High School in 1944. Following high school, Jane worked at flower shops in Clinton and Omaha. She met her future husband, Joe Buffo, in Omaha. They were united in marriage on April...
Zona "Molly" Kain
Jan 3, 2015
Zona "Molly" Kain was born September 30, 1920 in Percy, Iowa to Wilby and Nettie (Sanders) Cowman. She attended Swan Schools until about 8th grade, and then went to help on the family farm. On January 4, 1939 she was united in marriage to Orville "Hubby" Kain in Des Moines, Iowa. The couple farmed in the Swan area for many...
Eileen Mae Loynachan
Dec 28, 2014
Eileen Mae Loynachan was born November 23, 1938 in Nevada, Iowa the daughter of Dearold Everet Dodds and Mae Myrtle (McDaniel) Dodds. Eileen was raised in the Knoxville area, graduating from Knoxville High School with the Class of 1956. On July 13, 1958 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Loynachan, although the marriage eventually dissolved, the couple remained close...
Harold "Peck" Beaver
Dec 26, 2014
Graveside funeral services for Harold “Peck” Beaver age 89 of Knoxville will be held at the Breckenridge Cemetery on Tuesday at 11:00 a.m. Visitation will begin after 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Bybee & Davis Funeral Home where the public is invited to a Masonic Service at 6:00 p.m. and the family will receive friends until 8:00 p.m. In lieu...
Dorothy Lorraine Porter
Dec 20, 2014
Memorial services for Dorothy Lorraine (Sweem) Porter, 88, of Knoxville, who died on December 20, 2014, will be held on Saturday December 27, 2014, at the First United Methodist Church in Knoxville at 11:00am. Reverend Lane Riggle will officiate at the service and music will be provided by Geoff Shultz and Josh Greubel. Visitation will begin after 12:00 p.m. Friday...
Greta Magdalene Van Zee
Dec 14, 2014
Greta Magdalene Van Zee of Knoxville, Iowa died on December 14, 2014 of complications from dementia. She was 84 years old. She had been a resident of Westridge Nursing Center since May 2013. Greta was born on January 25, 1930 in Malcolm, Iowa, the daughter of Ray and Lydia (Seigel) Nelson. She graduated from Brooklyn High School. She attended Central...
Evelyn Darlene Mooberry
Dec 1, 2014
Evelyn Darlene Mooberry was born August 14, 1920 in Truro, Iowa the daughter of Ralph Isaiah Muselman and Carrie Mae (Sinn) Muselman. Darlene was raised in the Truro area and graduated from Truro High School in 1938. She then attended Iowa State Teachers College in Cedar Falls. Following the completion of her studies, Darlene taught in a 1-room country school...
Helen Marie Sampson
Nov 30, 2014
Helen Marie Sampson was born to Croation immigrants June 26, 1918, in Ankeny, Iowa the daughter of Louie “Luka” and Diana “Danica” (Blazevich) Kauzlarich. As a girl, Helen’s family moved around central Iowa with her father working at various coal mines. At the age of 18 months, Helen’s father was killed in a coal mining accident and her mother moved...
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