Christmas Service Of Remembrance
Dec 8, 2012
THE BOOTHBY FUNERAL HOME IS NOW PLANNING OUR CHRISTMAS SERVICE OF REMEMBRANCE. IT WILL BE ON DECEMBER 8TH , AT 7 P.M. IN OUR CHAPEL ON EAST MAIN IN DOWNTOWN CHEROKEE. WE WOULD INVITE ANYONE FROM THE FAMILIES WE HAVE SERVED ALONG WITH ANYONE FROM THE PUBLIC TO JOIN US FOR AN EVENING OF REMEMBRANCE, SOME CHRISTMAS MUSIC, A SPECIAL...
Mary Ann Anderson
Dec 4, 2012
Mary Ann Anderson, age 75 of Cherokee, IA passed away at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, December 4, 2012, due to complications from pneumonia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Waldemar Fred Anderson in 2005. She is survived by her daughters Betty Ann Martin of Cherokee and Georgianna Anderson of Beaverton, MI and her granddaughter Amber...
Waldene A. Lundell
Dec 1, 2012
Waldene A Lundell, 91, a much loved mother and grandmother, passed away on Saturday, December 1, 2012 at Careage Hills Nursing Home. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 7th, at 11 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Meriden. There will be a...
James 'Jim' Dean Smith
Dec 1, 2012
James "Jim" Dean Smith, the son of Donald and Pauline (Godfrey) was born October 18, 1957, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Quimby and Washta area where he attended school. He graduated from Willow High School in 1976. After graduation, Jim worked for his parents at the Smith Feed Yards near Washta. On February 6, 1982,...
Donald George Campbell
Dec 1, 2012
Don was born February 28, 1927 in Cherokee, Iowa to Daniel Campbell Sr. and Jeanette (McDonald) Campbell. He graduated from Immaculate Conception School in Cherokee, Iowa. Following graduation he enlisted in the Army, serving in Italy during World War II. Upon discharge from the Army, he joined his father and brothers working for Illinois Central Railroad. November 7, 1949 Don...
Dorothy Crandall
Nov 25, 2012
Dorothy Jeanette Kohn was born on July 19, 1915 to Frank and Josephine (Heinen) Kohn in Cherokee, Iowa. She went to Pilot #3 rural elementary school. She graduated from St. Mary's High School in Cherokee, IA in 1933. She went to one year of nursing school in Sioux City, Iowa. Dorothy then moved to Omaha, NE and worked at Pendelton...
Leland S. Hogue
Nov 21, 2012
Leland Sanford Hogue, the son of Karl and Ruth (McCrill) Hogue, was born in Ute, IA on August 8, 1922. His childhood years were spent in the Marcus, IA area, where he graduated from high school in 1940. During WWII, he proudly served his country as a corporal in the Army Infantry. He was a member of the 86th Division,...
Nellie A Nelson
Nov 21, 2012
Nellie Alice (Ross) Nelson, daughter of Victor and Alice (Moyse) Ross, was born at Fort Pierre, SD on March 25, 1925. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee, Iowa in 1944. Following graduation she worked at F.W. Woolworth in Cherokee for many years. She was united in marriage to Garland Nelson on December 14, 1945. The couple farmed in...
Rose E. Godbersen
Nov 20, 2012
ROSE E. GODBERSEN, 79, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, November 20, 2012 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 24th, at 10:30 a.m. at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m....
Evelyn P. Carlson
Nov 17, 2012
EVELYN P. CARLSON, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday, November 17, 2012 at her home at The Beck. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 23rd, at 2 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jane Johnston will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...
Bailey Kay Cordova
Nov 11, 2012
BAILEY KAY CORDOVA, 11 year old daughter of Chris & Carrie Cordova, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Sunday morning, November 11, 2012 in the Children's Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska due to complications of open heart surgery. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will...
Margaret L. Nation
Nov 4, 2012
Margaret L. Nation was born Nov. 19, 1922, at Washta, Iowa, to Frank and Alice (Baker) Witcombe and attended school to the 11th grade in Iowa. She married Dale Nation Oct. 6, 1942, at Cherokee. They lived at Cherokee. Margaret was a housewife. She enjoyed reading her Bible, spending time with family and friends. They enjoyed traveling. Margaret was also...
Kimberly Ann Wolcott
Nov 4, 2012
Kimberly Ann Wolcott was born on January22, 1957 in Cherokee, IA to James and Virginia Wolcott. She attended and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1975. She received an Associate Degree in Radiology from Immanuel Medical Center, Omaha, NE in 1977. She moved to Houston, TX and later to Bellevue, WA, Lake Oswego, OR and then returned to Bellevue. Kimberly...
Marian E. Sears
Nov 2, 2012
MARIAN E. SEARS, 95, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday afternoon, November 2, 2012 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 5th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in the Galva Township Cemetery at Galva, Iowa. Visitation will...
Clifford Roy Stevenson
Oct 29, 2012
CLIFFORD ROY STEVENSON, 92, of Holstein, Iowa, formerly of Quimby, Iowa passed away Monday, October 29, 2012 in the Holstein Good Samaritan Center, surrounded by the family he so dearly loved. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 6th, at 2 p.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Holstein, Iowa. Pastor Carolyn Hollar and Pastor Curtis Benson will...
Lawrence Ralph Anderson
Oct 27, 2012
Lawrence Ralph Anderson, the son of Mary (Lockwood) and Arvid Anderson was born on August 26, 1924 outside Larrabee. He graduated from Aurelia High School in 1942 and served in the U.S. Navy. Lawrence was united in marriage to Donna Lou Eischen on April 23, 1947 in Cherokee, Iowa. They made their home near Aurelia, where they farmed and raised...
Jack Agnitsch
Oct 26, 2012
Jack Lee Agnitsch, the son of John and Phyllis (Hansen) Agnitsch was born September 23, 1939, in Pipestone, MN. His childhood years were spent in Minnesota where he received his early education. At age 9, he moved to Cherokee, IA with his family where he attended school. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1957. Following school, Jack went...
Corrinne McCarthy
Oct 22, 2012
Corrinne E. (Fuller) McCarthy, the daughter of John and Susana (Specht) Fuller, was born in Cherokee County, Iowa on December 25, 1926. She attended country school until the 8th grade, and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Cherokee. Following graduation she worked for the Bell Telephone Company, and also did clerical work at MHI. She was united in marriage...
Willard Erwin Lohnes Sr., M.D.
Oct 21, 2012
Willard Erwin Lohnes Sr., M.D., 88, of Greer, South Carolina, husband of Nell Jackson Lohnes, went to be with the Lord on Sunday, October 21, 2012. Graveside services will be held on Friday, October 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Willard E. Lohnes Jr. will officiate. There will be no visitation. There will...
Lucille E. Gravenish
Oct 18, 2012
Lucille E. Gravenish, the daughter of John and Beulah (Shaw) Bunney was born May 14, 1924, in Cherokee, IA. Her early childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended school. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1942. On May 9, 1946, Lucille was united in marriage to Cyril "Hap" Gravenish in Storm Lake, Iowa. They worked for many...
