Luverne L. Vannatta
Apr 9, 2013
LuVerne L. Vannatta, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, April 9, 2013 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, April 12th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis and Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at...
Vera Willemssen Goldhorn
Apr 9, 2013
VERA WILLEMSSEN GOLDHORN, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday Morning, April 9, 2013 at her home south of Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family prayer...
Charles T. Ganger Jr.
Apr 7, 2013
Charles 'Chuck' Thomas Ganger Jr., the son of Charlie and Susie (Ritter) Ganger, was born in Lake View, Iowa on June 16, 1922. His childhood years were spent in Peterson, Iowa where his family owned and operated a restaurant. He received his education in the Peterson Schools. Chuck served as a Marine Corp Raider in WWII. He was involved in...
Ronald L. Sechler
Apr 7, 2013
Ronald LeRoy Sechler, the son of Roy and Fern (Moody) Sechler, was born in Meriden, Iowa on January 20, 1933. His childhood years were spent in Meriden, and he graduated from Meriden High School in 1951. During the Korean conflict, he proudly served in the United States Air Force as a Gunner on a B29. He was united in marriage...
Robert 'Bob' Schulenberg
Apr 3, 2013
Robert "Bob" Schulenberg, the son of Harvey O. and Lois M. (Danielson) Schulenberg, was born May 21, 1955, in Lincoln, NE. His childhood years were spent in Lincoln, NE where he attended school and graduated from Lincoln Northeast High School in 1973. Bob later attended Nebraska Wesleyan University where he earned a bachelor degree in Psychology. On September 17, 1988,...
Della Ida Brodersen
Mar 28, 2013
Della Ida (Wilberding) Brodersen, the daughter of Joseph and Celia (Meyer) Wilberding, was born January 17, 1918 at Remsen, IA. She spent her early years in Remsen, and graduated from St. Mary's High School in 1935. She then moved to Cherokee, IA, and began working as a waitress. Della enjoyed playing BINGO, crossword puzzles, slot machines, playing cards, and telling...
Leroy Hans Paulsen
Mar 27, 2013
Leroy Hans Paulsen, the son of Andrew and Hilda (Kollbaum) Paulsen, was born December 14, 1935 in Anthon, IA. Following his schooling, Leroy was a SP3 in the United States Army stationed in Hanau, Germany. On February 18, 1958, Leroy was united in marriage to Annabelle Regennitter. He was confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church at Battle Creek, IA, on...
Vernon Gilbert Gregg
Mar 24, 2013
VERNON GILBERT GREGG, 82, of rural Cherokee, passed away Sunday, March 24, 2013 at his home in Silver Township. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jeff Harris will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be military rites at graveside...
Helen Fredericksen
Mar 23, 2013
Helen Marie (Wetherell) Fredericksen, the daughter of Ralph and Ila (Claybaugh) Wetherell, was born in Storm Lake, Iowa on March 22, 1928. She attended school in Newell and Sulphur Springs, Iowa. After her children were older, she graduated from nursing school, and worked as an LPN in the hospital and in nursing homes. Helen enjoyed her days working as a...
Verniece I. Larson
Mar 23, 2013
VERNIECE I. LARSON, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of Sutherland, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Saturday evening, March 23, 2013 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center, just missing her 93rd birthday by 5 days. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 27th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. John's Church of Christ, rural Peterson, Iowa. Rev. Don...
Gale Shira Evans
Mar 21, 2013
GALE S. EVANS, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, March 21, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Graveside Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 30th, at 10 a.m. at the Cedar Cemetery, rural Larrabee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. There will be military rites by L.A. Wescott Post #2253 of the V.F.W. It was Gale's wishes...
James Bush
Mar 20, 2013
Jim Bush, the son of Jacob and Lillian (Kirchoff) Bush, was born on December 3, 1929, in Cherokee, Iowa, and was the youngest of four children. He attended elementary school first at Rock Township Country School, and then at Visitation Maryhill, where he graduated from the 8th grade. He worked with his brothers on the family farm after graduation. During...
Erma Saner Johnson
Mar 20, 2013
ERMA SANER JOHNSON, 101, of Marcus, Iowa and former Cherokee resident, passed away Wednesday morning, March 20, 2013 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Marcus-Amherst Cemetery. Visitation will be on...
Erma M. Woltman
Mar 14, 2013
ERMA M. WOLTMAN, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Visitation open to the public will be held on Friday, March 15th from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Private burial will...
Vurnace 'Bud' O. Slechta
Mar 13, 2013
Vurnace "Bud" Oliver Slechta was born on December 14, 1921 to Jerome and Ernestine Slechta in Denison, IA. He attended Denison Public School and then served three years in the US Army. He served in World War II in Asiatic Pacific Theatre. On August 16, 1946 Bud was united in marriage to Virginia Brown in Deloit, IA. To this union,...
Pearl Rose Frangenberg
Mar 11, 2013
Pearl Frangenberg was born on May 30, 1919 to Ambrose and Elizabeth (Flugel) Heinis in Morris, MN. At an early age, her family moved to Marcus, IA where she attended school and graduated in 1937. On June 6, 1938, Pearl was united in marriage to Otto Frangenberg at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, IA. To this union were two...
Lillian Violet Johnson
Mar 10, 2013
LILLIAN V. JOHNSON, 94, of Cherokee and former Storm Lake resident passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jeff Harris will officiate. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery, rural Cherokee. There will be a...
Hilda W. Carstens
Mar 8, 2013
Hilda W. Carstens was born on December 12, 1922 to Andrew and Veronica (Cook) Reinert on a farm near Maryhill. She attended school in Maryhill through the 8th grade. On April 4, 1940 Hilda was united in marriage to Ernest Carstens; they were married for 65 years. They raised 10 children on a farm one and a half miles south...
Judy A. Meikle
Mar 3, 2013
JUDY A. MEIKLE, 70, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, March 3, 2013 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at a later...
Gerald 'Jerry' Vernon Britt
Mar 1, 2013
Gerald (Jerry) Vernon Britt, age 65, passed away on March 1, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD after a lengthy illness. Gerald was born to Vernon and Marie (Roeser) Britt on February 19, 1948 in LeMars, IA. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force where he spent eight years and two tours of duty in...
