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Ancestors and Descendants of
Michael Hammes, Jr & Margaretha Hammen
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 1937 - 2011 (74 years)
Has 2 ancestors and 19 descendants in this family tree.
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| Name |
Leland Gerald Knowles |
| Nickname |
Lee |
| Birth |
12 Feb 1937 |
Cedar Rapids, Linn County, Iowa  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Death |
15 Feb 2011 |
Crestview Acres Nursing Home, Marion, Linn County, Iowa |
| Burial |
18 Feb 2011 |
St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Lisbon, Linn County, Iowa |
| Person ID |
I781 |
Peter and Anna |
| Last Modified |
11 Apr 2017 |
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| Notes |
- OBITUARY
Leland Gerald “Lee” Knowles, 74, Lisbon, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2011, at Crestview Acres Nursing Home, Marion, Iowa from Parkinson’s disease complications.
Leland was born in Cedar Rapids, Iowa on February 12, 1937, the son of Leland A. and Velma (Thomas) Knowles. He attended Solon High School and served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1955 until 1959. He married Barbara Jean Heisdorffer on June 16, 1962, in Harper, Iowa. Leland was proud of the 14 years he served as a reserve officer on the Lisbon Police Department. Golf was his joy and he liked fishing with his family. He was a member of the St. John the Baptist Catholic Church and proud member of Cyclops American Legion Post # 109 Lisbon, Iowa.
Survivors include his wife, Barbara; four daughters, Linda (Dennis) DeJong, Oskaloosa, Tami Knowles, Scottsdale, Arizona, Kimberly Nelson, Phoenix, Arizona, and Diana Knowles, Cedar Rapids, Iowa; son, Stephen (Nada) Knowles of Minnetonka, Minnesota; 12 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and sisters, Barbara (Bob) Helmer, West Branch, Iowa, and Katherine (Darrell) Goodall, Chetek, Wisconsin
Preceding Leland in death were his parents, and brother, James.
Funeral Mass: 10:30 a.m. Friday, February 18, 2011 at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church, Mount Vernon, by the Rev. Rodney Allers. Friends may call from 4 until 8 p.m. today at Morgan Funeral Home, Mount Vernon, with a prayer service at 7 p.m.
Leland is to be buried in St. John the Baptist Catholic Cemetery, Lisbon, Iowa with military honors.
Morgan Funeral Home of Mount Vernon, Iowa was in charge of the arrangements. On line condolences may be extended to the family at www.morganfuneralservices.com
SOURCE: Sigourney News Review, Sigourney, Iowa, Wednesday, February 23, 2011
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