Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Viola Marie Allbaugh
Aug 21, 2012
VIOLA M. ALLBAUGH, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 21, 2012 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 25th, at 1:30 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a family...
Darel Heschke
Aug 20, 2012
Darel Heschke, the son of Charlie and Bessie (Moriarty) Heschke was born on November 15, 1920 in Buena Vista County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in and around Truesdale, IA, where he received his education. After his schooling, Darel worked for Everett Anderson helping on the farm. On August 16, 1941, Darel was united in marriage to Alberta Sanders...
Phyllis A. Torrey
Aug 20, 2012
PHYLLIS A. TORREY, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, August 20, 2012 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee prior to the services on Saturday morning. There...
Sherry Mae Kruse
Aug 17, 2012
Sherry Mae (Palmer) Kruse, the daughter of Marian (Harrell) and Harry Palmer, Sr., was born on August 13, 1943, in Huron, South Dakota. Her childhood years were spent in Huron where she attended school. She graduated from high school in Cass Lake, Minnesota. She married Melvin Kruse Sr. Following their marriage they lived in Deloit, IA, and the couple had...
Ronald S. Flewelling
Aug 14, 2012
RONALD S. FLEWELLING, 64, passed away Thursday afternoon August 16, 2012, at his home west of Washta, Iowa Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 23rd, at 1 p.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Philip Beyersdorf will officiate. Visitation will be on Wednesday, August 22nd from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at...
George F. Moore
Aug 12, 2012
GEORGE F. MOORE, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Sunday afternoon, August 12, 2012 at the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 18th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery north of...
Madonna R. Robinson
Aug 8, 2012
Madonna Rose (Cates) Robinson, 63, of Cherokee, Iowa formerly of San Antonio, Texas, passed away Wednesday morning, August 8, 2012 at the Cherokee Villa. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 11th at 2:30 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 2:15 p.m. at the...
Ann M. Wheeler
Aug 7, 2012
Ann M. Wheeler, the daughter of Larry and Linda (Stowater) Wheeler, was born July 30, 1961, in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she received her education. She graduated from Washington High School in 1981. Following high school, Ann went to work for Cherokee Work Services and was a loyal employee for over 30 years ....
Ruby E. Gallick
Aug 6, 2012
Ruby E. (Brown) Gallick, 95, of Indianapolis, Indiana and former Quimby, Iowa resident passed away peacefully on Monday, August 6, 2012, surrounded by friends and family at Brookdale Senior Living at Fall Creek, in Indianapolis, IN, where she had resided for the past three and a half years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 11th, at 10:30 a.m. at...
Otto Frangenberg
Aug 5, 2012
Otto Frangenberg was born on March 19, 1910, in Leonore, Illinois. He was the 9th of 14 children born to Katherine (Tutschin) and William Frangenberg, When Otto was 4 years old, the family boarded a train and moved to Iowa, where they spent 6 years in Anthon, and another 6 years in Merrill before settling on a farm near Marcus...
Wilfred 'Bill' Schmidt
Jul 30, 2012
Wilfred (Bill) Schmidt, 87, passed away Monday, July 30, 2012, at his residence following a lengthy illness. Bill was born in O'Brian County Oct. 6 1925, the son of Lillian (Wiese) and George Schmidt. He graduated from Gaza High School. Bill was united in marriage to Donna (Pettengill) Schmidt in Cherokee in 1947. They celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in...
Esther Irene Madsen
Jul 29, 2012
Esther "Irene" Madsen was born March 20, 1916 at Coalville, Iowa to Walter and Mary Mae (Crouse) Benson. She received her education in country schools in the Coalville and Swea City area. When she was 13 they moved to a farm in the Bancroft area. At 14, her mother passed away leaving a family of nine children, so that changed...
George Robert Frangenberg
Jul 29, 2012
George Robert Frangenberg (Witte), 81, died July 29, 2012 in Las Vegas, Nevada, following a brief illness. George was born May 31, 1931 in Sioux City, Iowa and raised by Fred and Ann Witte. He attended school in Larrabee, Iowa. George moved to Norwalk, California and worked for the United States Post Office for many years. Following his retirement he...
Larry Allen Watts
Jul 25, 2012
LARRY A. WATTS, 75, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday afternoon, July 25, 2012 due to injuries received in a multi-vehicle accident north of Holstein, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens Cemetery. There...
Naomi 'LaVere' Dugan
Jul 25, 2012
Naomi LaVere (Stevenson) Dugan, the daughter of Frank and Fern (Courtright) Stevenson, was born on May 19, 1925, in Quimby, IA She spent her childhood years in Quimby, and graduated from Quimby High School. Following graduation, she moved to Sioux City, IA, where she worked for a doctor. LaVere was united in marriage to Raymond Dugan, Jr., on February 15,...
Dolores "Dodie" Gaydo
Jul 16, 2012
DOLORES "DODIE" GAYDO, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday morning, July 16, 2012 at Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, July 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Gene Sitzmann will officiate. Visitation will on Tuesday, July 24th from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the...
Thayne L. Curtis
Jul 13, 2012
Thayne L. Curtis, the son of Harry and Violet (Hicks) Curtis, was born on October 27, 1933 in Quimby, IA. He attended Immaculate Conception School in Cherokee where he graduated in 1952. Upon graduation he enlisted in the Marine Corps, went to the San Diego Marine Corp Recruit Depot, and was later stationed at the Naval Ammunition Depot in Hawthorne,...
Laurine L. Lundell
Jul 13, 2012
LAURINE LUNDELL, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday afternoon, July 13, 2012 at Careage Hills in Cherokee, Iowa Funeral services will be held Monday, July 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...
Patricia Wilkie
Jul 3, 2012
Patricia Alice (Campbell) Wilkie, the daughter of Mary Ellen (Jenkins) and John T. Campbell, was born in Cherokee, IA, on March 10, 1923. She attended the local Catholic school, and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School. She lived and worked in Lincoln, NE for a short while, and then moved back to Cherokee, where she worked at the F.W. Woolworth...
Ronald M. Stevens
Jun 27, 2012
RONALD M. "RON" STEVENS, 78, of Washta, Iowa passed away Wednesday evening, June 27, 2012 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 2nd, at 11 a.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Visitation will be on Sunday, July 1st from 2 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the...


