OPAL M. CRIPPEN, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center.
Funeral services will be held Friday, March 13th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be in the Pilot Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee. Visitation will be on Thursday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
Opal was born November 30, 1923 in Cherokee County, Iowa to Fred and Mary Jane (Brownmiller) Crippen. She had lived in the Cherokee area all her life. She did babysitting for many families in Cherokee.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews and cousins.