Phyllis Mae Elliott
Feb 28, 2013
PHYLLIS M. ELLIOTT, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, February 28, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery at rural Cherokee, Iowa. There...
Jean Hogue
Feb 22, 2013
Jean DeMeris (Bass) Hogue, the daughter of William W. and Blanche O. (Ulstead) Bass, was born in Marcus, Iowa on March 11, 1923. Her early childhood years were spent in Marcus, and she graduated from Marcus High School in 1940. She then attended the National Business Technical School in Sioux City. Following her schooling, Jean worked as a secretary for...
Frances 'Charlene' Mongan
Feb 22, 2013
Frances Charlene (Sechler) Mongan, daughter of LeRoy and Frances (Dunn) Sechler, was born on August 22, 1927 in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Meriden area where she graduated from Meriden High School in 1945. Charlene was united in marriage to Donald Mongan on June 6, 1950 at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee, Iowa. To this union...
Edith Ehrich Holler
Feb 22, 2013
Edith E. Ehrich Holler, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013, at Char-Mac Assisted Living Center in Lawton, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted by Rev. Magrey deVega at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 4, 2013, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee under the direction of Boothby Funeral Home with interment...
Zoe Ann Madsen
Feb 22, 2013
Zoe Ann E. (Stubbe) Madsen, 62, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013, after battling breast cancer for more than a year.� Zoe was born May 22, 1950 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Chas H. and Jean Stubbe.� Zoe earned her bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1971, and married her high school sweetheart, Bob, just...
Frances Reinert
Feb 21, 2013
Frances (Kirchoff) Reinert was born on August 10, 1927, to Louis and Elsie (Weber) Kirchoff at Cleghorn, IA. She attended a rural school in Amherst Township, as well as high schools in Cherokee and Marcus, Mesa, AZ, and finally returned to Cleghorn where she graduated in 1946. Most of France's life was spent on farms in Cherokee County. Prior to...
Stephanie Ann Meadows
Feb 20, 2013
Stephanie was born April 4, 1973, in Cherokee, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended Lincoln School. She graduated from Fairview High School in Chico, CA and then attended Butte College. She was very artistic and made jewelry which she sold at the Farmer's Market in Chico....
Caleb Goodburn
Feb 19, 2013
Caleb Allen Goodburn, the son of Robert and Susan (Combs) Goodburn, was born in Sioux City, Iowa on October 2, 1985. His childhood years were spent mostly in the Marcus, IA area, where he attended school. He was active in sports, excelling in both football and wrestling. Caleb enlisted in the Army National Guard during his junior year in high...
David L. Means
Feb 17, 2013
David L. Means, the son of Vernon and Gladys (Geringer) Means was born February 7, 1950, at Le Mars, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marcus, IA where he attended school and graduated from Marcus High School in 1968. After graduation, David worked at Lubeck's in Cherokee. Through the years, he also worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad, Love...
Colene F. Green
Feb 13, 2013
Colene Frances Green, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away peacefully on February 13, 2013 at a care center in Eureka, Illinois. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a...
Ralph Eugene Sutton
Feb 12, 2013
RALPH E. SUTTON, 86, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his home in Marcus, Iowa. Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. There will be military rites at the graveside by L.A. Wescott Post #2253 of the...
Patricia 'Pat' Ann Bittner
Feb 6, 2013
Patricia 'Pat'Ann Bittner, the daughter of Roy and Adelaide (Kreul) Eichler, was born January 27, 1948, in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Pocahontas where she received her education and Graduated from Pocahontas Catholic High School in 1966. After high school, she attended business school in Nebraska. On March 29, 1969, Pat was united in marriage to Rick...
Gillian 'Jill' E. Ament
Feb 4, 2013
Gillian 'Jill' E. Ament, the daughter of Del and Mary (Reilly) Ament, was born January 23, 1959, in Cherokee, IA. She was a 1977 graduate of Washington High School and in 1981 she graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS with a B.A. in political science. Jill moved to Washington DC in 1981. She worked at a number of Washington...
Lois C. Johnson
Feb 2, 2013
LOIS C. JOHNSON, 80, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Milford, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 5th, at11 a.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...
Owen Walter Hiniker
Feb 1, 2013
Owen Walter Hiniker, the son of Walter and Cecelia (Aurit) Hiniker, was born January 18, 1925 in Mankato, MN. His childhood years were spent in Mankato where he received his education. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1943. Following graduation, Owen served in the Navy during WWII as a Seabee helping with the building of the Landing bases on...
Howard Dean "Tiny" Witcombe
Jan 30, 2013
HOWARD D. "TINY" WITCOMBE 78, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, January 30, 2013 in the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 4th, at 10:30 a.m. from the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Rev. Missy Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...
Merlyn M. Cronin
Jan 28, 2013
Merlyn Mary (McIntire) Cronin, the daughter of Clair and Mildred (Goodburn) McIntire, was born in Cherokee County, Iowa on August 8, 1923. Her childhood years were spent in the Marcus, Iowa area. She graduated from Marcus High School in 1941. She then attended Westmar College, and received her teaching certificate. She taught in country schools near Marcus. With her mother's...
Lucille L. Ohlson
Jan 26, 2013
Lucille L. (Larson) Ohlson, the daughter of George A. and Myrtle (Casey) Larson, was born in Cherokee, IA on August 26, 1935. She was educated in the local schools, and graduated from Wilson High School in 1953. Except for a brief time in California, Lucille spent the majority of her life in Cherokee. In March of 1976, she was united...
Vernon L. Riedemann
Jan 26, 2013
Vernon Lee Riedemann, the son of Vernon H. and Gladys (Otte) Riedemann, was born June 22, 1942 in Valley City, ND. His early childhood years were spent on a farm near Sutherland, IA. The family later moved to Primghar, where Vern graduated from Primghar High School. Following graduation he worked for a time at the Berkley Co. in Spirit Lake,...
David Lee "Monk" Cline
Jan 21, 2013
DAVID LEE "MONK" CLINE, 65, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at at 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...
