Dorothy Mae

McGee

Dorothy Mae McGee, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Sunday evening, September 27, 2026 at her home surrounded by her loved ones.

Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, October 1, 2026 at Boothby Funeral Home located at 207 E. Main Street in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Mark Haverdink will officiate. Burial will be in the Galva Cemetery at Galva, Iowa. Visitation will take place an hour prior to services beginning at 9:30 a.m. on Thursday morning at Boothby Funeral Home. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.

Dorothy was born on July 1, 1948 to Cecil and Marian (Herron) Sears at Cherokee, Iowa. She attended Cherokee Schools, graduating from Washington High School in 1967. She attended Rudy College of Hair in Omaha, Nebraska. She worked as a cosmetologist and moved her nail salon in-home to care for her grandchildren when they were little. She moved back to Cherokee and cared for her mother while working at Sparky’s. She was united in marriage on December 11, 2010 to Paul McGee in Ormond Beach, Florida.

In her free time she enjoyed spending any time that she could spend with her children and grandkids. She loved scrolling TikTok and shopping for things we never knew we needed.

She was preceded in death by her parents, brother James Sears and an infant brother.

Dorothy will be lovingly remembered by her husband Paul of Cherokee, Iowa; daughters Denise Culver (Larry) of Council Bluffs, Iowa and Lori McIntosh (Brian) of Ocoee, Florida; daughter by marriage Tonya Venema (Daniel) of Orange City, Iowa; 10 grandchildren and six great grandchildren; siblings Gerald and Nancy Sears of Cherokee and Carol and Don Fiser of Quimby, Iowa; also several nieces and nephews.