MARILYN L. HINKELDEY, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, May 7, 2026 at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, May 15, 2026 at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, Iowa. Pastor Merritt Demski will officiate. Burial will be in the St. John Church Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be on Thursday, May 14, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa, located at 207 East Main St. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com. 

In lieu of flowers of flowers, memorials can be made in Marilyn’s honor to the Hanover Historical Society.