Obituaries

Terry Allen Major, age 59 of rural Knoxville, passed away at his home, surrounded by family, on Sunday, Feb. 10, 2013. Terry was born in Iowa City on April 3, 1953, the son of Edward and Ellen (Parker) Major.  He grew up and attended Albia High School.  He joined the United States Army in 1970.  Terry served his...

Geraldine Rae (Agan) Heck, age 89, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019 at Westridge Specialty Care in Knoxville.
Geri was born on February 4, 1929, northeast of Columbia, Iowa to Raymond and Ferne (King) Agan. She attended Elm Grove rural school and later Knoxville High School, graduating...

Lena Mae "Le" (Brouwer) Still-Larson, age 84 of Knoxville, Iowa died Wednesday morning, September 21, 2016, at the Comfort House in Pella.
Visitation for Le was held from 9:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M. on Saturday, September 24, 2016 at the Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville. Le's family and close friends will be...

Norma Jean Caughey Rhoads was born October 14, 1955 in Omaha, Nebraska the daughter of Bill and Lucille (Castings) Caughey.
Her family moved to Knoxville in 1957 and Norma graduated with the Class of 1973 from Knoxville High School. After graduation she worked for the Knoxville Greenhouse and Hy-Vee before taking...

Martha Mae Marti (Davis) Sharp, age 70, of Oskaloosa, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
She was born on February 15, 1948, in Oskaloosa, Iowa, the daughter of Clifford Richard and Alice (Rodabaugh) Davis.
Martha was raised in rural Eddyville and attended...

Erma Jean (Duncan) Good passed away after a short illness Monday, September 11, 2017. Jean, as she was known to her friends, was born May 24, 1934, in Bellgrade, Missouri. Her parents were Ida Mae (Nichols) Duncan and Alvis Duncan. She is survived by her daughter, Jennifer and son-in-law Mike Magee, and her sister...

Lorri Lynn (Foster) Jahner, age 56 of Knoxville, Iowa died Thursday, October 13, 2016, at the Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines.
A celebration of life service for Lorri will be held at 10:00 A.M., on Saturday, October 22, 2016 at the First united Methodist Church.  Private family burial will follow.  No...

Bette D. Ogden, 79, of Attica, Iowa passed away on June 21, 2017, at the Pella Comfort House in Pella, Iowa. A visitation for Bette will begin at 12:00 noon, Monday, June 26, 2017 at Winfield Funeral Home of Knoxville. Bette's family will be present Monday evening at the funeral home from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. A...

On the morning of October 19, 2021, Diane Dea passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family at the age of 72. She fought cancer but ultimately succumbed to its ever-increasing grip. Diane faced her future, was at peace, and didn't want anyone to be sorrowful as she as going to a better place. Diane was...

Connie Rae (Katz) Finnegan, age 79, of Knoxville, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, April 18, 2020 at MercyOne Hospital in Des Moines.
A private family graveside service will be held on Wednesday, April 22, 2020 at St. Mary's Catholic Cemetery in New Hampton, Iowa.
Connie was born April 23, 1940 in New Hampton,...

Clarice Wilma (Klootwyk) Sams, age 85 of Knoxville passed away at the Serenity House in Oskaloosa on Thursday, June 11, 2020.
A graveside memorial service for Clarice will be held on Monday, June 15, 2020 at 10:30 A.M. at the Graceland Cemetery in Knoxville.
Clarice was born November 16, 1934 at home...

Lindsey Marie (Kohrs) Rietveld, age 29, of rural Bussey passed away Thursday, December 1, 2016, at the Wal-Mart Store in Pella.
Visitation for Lindsey was held from 1:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M., Thursday, December 8, 2016, at the Winfield Funeral Home in Knoxville.  Lindsey's family greeted friends Thursday evening...