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...
Raymond L. Flewelling
Jun 25, 2012
RAYMOND L. "BUD" FLEWELLING, 72, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, June 25, 2012, at his home in rural Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Friday, June 29, 2012 at Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in Pilot Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be held on...
Eleanor Matula
Jun 24, 2012
SERVICES Funeral services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Alberta Heschke
Jun 24, 2012
Alberta Marie (Sanders) Heschke, the daughter of Lela (Dearth) and Earnest Sanders, was born in Story County, Iowa on April 26, 1921. When Alberta was 8 years old, her family moved to the Newell and Varina, IA areas. She attended the local schools. She then went to work as a housekeeper in Newell. On August 16, 1941 she was united...
Leontine Mckay
Jun 22, 2012
Leontine "Tina" McKay,95, of Cherokee, Iowa, went to be with her Lord on Friday evening, June 22, 2012 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 26th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m....
Donald Schubert
Jun 22, 2012
SERVICES Funeral arrangements are currently pending at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Roseanna Damrau
Jun 21, 2012
Roseanna Pearl (Heistand) Damrau, the daughter of Bert and Jennie (Benscoater) Heistand, was born near Little Sioux, Iowa on October 10, 1919. She attended the local schools, and graduated from Little Sioux High School. On September 30, 1944, she was united in marriage to Walter Damrau. They lived and farmed in the Peterson and Sutherland, Iowa areas. In addition to...
Frances M. Niemeier
Jun 21, 2012
FRANCES M. NIEMEIER, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, June 21, 2012 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 23rd, at 10 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at...
Patti Lyn Winterhof
Jun 17, 2012
PATTI LYN WINTERHOF, 61, of Aurelia, Iowa passed away June 17, 2012 at her home in Aurelia, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 30th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate. Burial will be in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake, Iowa. Visitation will be on...
Carol E. Hetrick
Jun 16, 2012
Carol E. (Lochner) Hetrick was born to John Henry and Edith Merle (Jackson) Lochner in Meriden, Iowa on June 13, 1947. She was married to Carey Hetrick on September 9, 1972. They had three children: Tina, Coree, and Tayla. In 1982, she opened the Christian Book, Music, and Supply Store. She enjoyed helping to equip the area churches in their...
Marilyn R. Anderson
Jun 15, 2012
Marilyn Ruth Anderson of Cherokee, Iowa went home to be with her Lord and Savior on June 15, 2012. Marilyn was born in Centerville, South Dakota on September 30, 1931. Marilyn married Richard Anderson on November 11, 1951. They were blessed with 60 wonderful years together. They raised their family in Cherokee, Iowa. Marilyn worked at Cherokee State Bank and...
