In Memory
Honoring our classmates who are no longer with us.
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Robert Kuefner
1940-07-04 2022-04-08
Urbandale - Robert Charles Kuefner, Sr., 81, passed away April 8, 2022. Services will be held Monday, April 18, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, 8301 NW Aurora Ave. in Urbandale, IA with visitation one hour prior. The service will be livestreamed. Burial will follow at Sunny Hill Cemetery in Grimes, IA.
Bob was born July 4, 1940 to Grace (Rittgers) and Herbert Kuefner. He spent his career in the finance industry including Capital City Bank and Brenton Bank. In his free time, Bob was active in his investment club, golf, and was a member of the Greater Des Moines Bowling Association, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church, and a former member of Mt. Olive Lutheran Church.
Charles Corwin
1941-05-31 2017-06-19
Charles C. Corwin, 76, passed away Monday, June 19, 2017 surrounded by family and dear friends. A friend said it best, “he admired and appreciated people of all walks of life and set the example of what all of us hope our legacy will someday be.” He devoted his life to service to others and touched many lives.
Visitation will be held Friday, June 23, 2017 from 4:00 to 6:00 pm at Hamilton’s on Westown Parkway, 3601 Westown Parkway in West Des Moines, IA. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 24 at 11:00 am at Central Presbyterian Church, 3829 Grand Avenue in Des Moines.
Chuck was born May 31, 1941 to Charles McMillan Corwin and Carol Smith. He was raised i...
Carolyn McLaughlin (Manbeck)
1941-08-27 2021-07-07
Carolyn Manbeck McLaughlin, 79, passed away July 7, 2021 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, IA. She was born on August 27, 1941 to Earl and Betty Manbeck in Des Moines, IA.
Carolyn graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1959. In 1962, she married Robert A. McLaughlin. Carolyn spent her life in Des Moines, Spencer and Sarasota, Florida.
She is survived by her sons, Kelly McLaughlin of Coon Rapids, IA and Joseph McLaughlin of Des Moines, IA; two granddaughters, Maddison McLaughlin of Coon Rapids, IA and Monique Giordano of Ft. Myers, FL; and great-granddaughter, Emery Giordano of Ft. Myers, Fl.
Carolyn was preceded in death by her infant dau...
Mary Annette Miller (LeCocq)
1942-03-02 2021-04-08
Mary Annette Miller, passed away at her home on April 8, 2021. She was born March 2, 1942 in Des Moines, Iowa to Doyle LeCocq and Mary Louise LeCocq. She was affectionately known as Annette to family and friends. At the time of her passing she was surrounded by her loving family; husband Charlie Miller, daughter Deanna Miller Laubacker, son-in-law Matthew, grandson Joshua, and her brother Rex LeCocq.
Annette’s marriage to her husband Charlie, is a beautiful story. They first met in nursery school as children, and they began dating her senior year of high school after she called him to go to a school dance. He stated that he was too shy to ever ask her out but loved her the min...
Kenneth Drews
1940-05-25 2020-08-05
Kenneth Alvin Drews, 80, of Delray Beach Florida died Wednesday, August 5, 2020, at the Delray Medical Center.
Ken was born on May 25,1940, in Jackson, Tennessee to Alvin and Margaret Drews. He and his parents remained in Jackson until 1946 when they moved to Des Moines Iowa where his father worked for the Des Moines Register.
In Des Moines Ken later attended Franklin Junior High School and Theodore Roosevelt High School where he played on their very successful and celebrated football team. After graduation in 1959 he attended Drake University for two years before he enlisted in the Army in January of 1962.
Upon his transfer to the US Army Res...
Joanne Haakinson
1941-04-17 2023-01-08
Joanne Jessica Haakinson, 81, affectionately known as J.J. or Jay by family and friends, passed away Sunday, January 8, 2023, due to complications from influenza. Born April 17, 1941, in Sioux Falls, SD. Joanne was preceded in death by her parents, William and Mary Haakinson.
She is survived by her two children, Bill (Ocean) Waller of Indianapolis, IN and Antoinette (Jonathan) Lessuk of Los Angeles, CA; two sisters, Betty Elgin and Gwen Haakinson-Brown of Des Moines; brother, William (Lori) Haakinson of Des Moines; and her beloved grandchildren Jasmine, Jessica, and Jonah; great grandchildren and many nieces, grandnieces and grandnephews.
Joanne was a strong w...
Jeffery Stanley
1941-02-11 2019-01-15
Dolph 'Jeffery' Stanley: Madison, WI - Dolph 'Jeffery' Stanley known to many as the 'Hamburger King,' died at the age of 77 on the 5th January surrounded by family. He appeared on the planet February 11,1941, born to legendary Wisconsin basketball coach Dolph Stanley and Laura Jane Dial of Taylorville Illinois. Jeff was a larger than life character and had the ability to befriend most anyone he met in life. He grew up in Beloit, WI, and moved to Des Moines IA for his final high school years where his father was the athletic director at Drake University. He earned a degree at Parsons College, which he insisted must have been the inspiration for the movie 'Animal House.'
He even...
Daniel Grimm
1941-02-07 2018-05-03
Daniel Jay Grimm: February 7, 1941 - May 3, 2018
Dan passed away on May 3, 2018, under hospice care in Lincoln County, North Carolina of Parkinson’s disease and dementia.
He was born in Perry, Iowa on February 7, 1941, to the late Clifford and Claire Grimm and lived there until moving with his family to Des Moines where he attended Roosevelt High School. He received an athletic scholarship to the University of Colorado where he played football for four years. He was drafted by the Green Bay Packers, then went on to play for the Atlanta Falcons, Washington Redskins, and Baltimore Colts.
Following his career in the NFL, he became a partner in a...
Sandra Wood (Schroeder)
1941-09-20 2019-01-07
Sandra Schroeder Dustin Wood
Des Moines - Sandy was born September 20, 1941 to Frances and Vern Schroeder in Des Moines. She graduated in 1959 from Roosevelt High School where she was a member of the Sharks Synchronized Swimming Club. In 1963 she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Education at the University of Iowa where she was a member of Kappa Kappa Gamma. She married James H. Dustin and had two children, Jennifer Deets (Chris) of Edina, MN, and Phillip Dustin of Des Moines. They were born in Darien, CT, where the family resided for 12 years.
Returning to Des Moines, Sandy became a member of The Junior League and P.E.O. She was the owner's assistant for Excel Offi...
Donna Menken (Butler)
2022-11-19
Donna Jean (Butler) Menken went peacefully to Heaven on Saturday, November 19, 2022.
She was the eldest daughter of Don and Doris (Devol) Butler. Donna called Des Moines, Iowa her hometown. She graduated from Theodore Roosevelt High School in 1959 and attended Iowa State Teachers College (now University of Northern Iowa) where she met, and then married, Don Menken in 1961. They moved, with their young children, Deanne and Dennis, to "beautiful northeast Iowa" and Donna resided in Elkader for 33 years.
After several short-term jobs, Donna worked her way through the ranks at the local newspaper, The Clayton County Register, and eventually became the Editor and Ad...
