Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Agnes Lillie Martin

Agnes Lillie Martin

Oct 27, 2011

Agnes Lillie Martin, the daughter of Steve and Louise Martin, was born March 1, 2005, in Storm Lake, IA. Agnes loved spending time with her family and friends. She enjoyed watching movies and playing with her babies. She also enjoyed her stuffed animal, her dolls, and listening to music. She was mommies and grandma's girl, but daddy's princess. On October...

Wendell P Urban

Wendell P Urban

Oct 22, 2011

WENDELL P. URBAN, 71, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday morning, October 22, 2011 with his loving family by his side. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 25, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Claude Hogle will officiate. Burial will be in Lone Tree Cemetery in Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be held on...

Darleen Della Johnson

Darleen Della Johnson

Oct 16, 2011

DARLEEN D. JOHNSON, 87, of rural Quimby, Iowa passed away Sunday, October 16, 2011 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service...

Vera Mae Gano

Vera Mae Gano

Oct 11, 2011

VERA M. GANO, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, October 11, 2011 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa after battling a 4 year courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 15, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. There will be a family...

Wanda Jean Trask

Wanda Jean Trask

Oct 9, 2011

SERVICES It was Wanda's wishes to be cremated. There are no services scheduled at this time. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT At a later date.

Lucille F. Robinson

Lucille F. Robinson

Oct 6, 2011

LUCILLE F. ROBINSON, 79, of Meriden, Iowa passed away Thursday, October 6, 2011 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Lucille was born on August 1, 1932 to William & Mary (Leners) Korleski at Mallard, Iowa. She attended Cherokee public...

Dale Virgil Wester

Dale Virgil Wester

Oct 2, 2011

DALE V. WESTER, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday evening, October 2, 2011 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 7th at 2 p.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe will officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Township Cemetery, rural Meriden. There will be military rites...

Esther Vivian Bleakly

Esther Vivian Bleakly

Sep 30, 2011

ESTHER V. BLEAKLY, 94, longtime Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away Friday morning, September 30, 2011 in the Gordon Memorial Hospital in Gordon, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 5th, 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 Cherokee, Iowa....

Joan Fox

Joan Fox

Sep 24, 2011

JOAN FOX, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday afternoon, September 24, 2011, at Careage Hills in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a family...

Kaye Lee Prokop

Kaye Lee Prokop

Sep 23, 2011

Kaye Lee Prokop was born on February 23, 1948 in Cherokee, IA to Cecil A. and Anna Louise (Klingborg) Prokop. When he was very young, his step-father George Voss entered his life and became Kaye's dad. Kaye grew up in Battle Creek and Quimby, IA. He graduated from Willow High School in 1966. He married Marilyn Kohn on September 16,...

William Nelson Eubank

William Nelson Eubank

Sep 22, 2011

William Eubank and Phyllis Tryon Eubank, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Cehrokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 27th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the church on Tuesday. Visitation...

Mark Buchanan

Mark Buchanan

Sep 22, 2011

Mark James Buchanan, the son of Arthur and Margarita (Franco) Buchanan was born August 12, 1969 in Riverside, CA. He spent his childhood years in many different locations due to his family being in the military. On June 28, 1991, Mark was united in marriage to Rebecca Hope Nicks in LeMars, IA. To this union, three daughters were born; Brandalynn...

Phyllis Mae Eubank

Phyllis Mae Eubank

Sep 22, 2011

William Eubank and Phyllis Tryon Eubank, passed away Thursday, September 22, 2011 in Cehrokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, September 27th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be military rites at graveside by the Quimby American Legion. There will be a...

Michael Lloyd Miller

Michael Lloyd Miller

Sep 21, 2011

MICHAEL L. "MIKE" MILLER, 58, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2011 at his home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, September 24, 2011 at 11 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Cary Klatt will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:45 a.m. at the funeral home Saturday morning Visitation will be held...

Robert M. Reed

Robert M. Reed

Sep 17, 2011

Robert M. Reed, who had a long career as a leader in electronic and print media, died Saturday, September 17, in Winter Park, Florida. The cause of death was respiratory failure, according to the family. Bob was born February 18, 1932, in Sheldon, Iowa. The third child of Carl and Hazel (Dockendorf) Reed, he grew up in nearby Marcus, Iowa,...

Charles 'Chuck' E. Berry

Charles 'Chuck' E. Berry

Sep 16, 2011

SERVICES Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, September 21, 2011, at the Immaculate Conception Gymnasium in Cherokee. OFFICIATING Father Armand Bertrand CASKET BEARERS Rick Glienke Dan Glienke Art Gustafson Tyler Glienke Christopher Glienke Alex Gustafson Honorary Bearers Jim Kolterman Charles Kolterman Henry Kolterman Philip Kolterman Nathan Kolterman Aaron Gustafson Paul Scharf VISITATION Visitation will begin at noon...

Joan Marie Benson

Joan Marie Benson

Sep 14, 2011

Joan Marie Benson passed away September 14, 2011 in Cherokee, Iowa after a long and courageous battle against cancer. She was born August 26, 1939 in Cherokee, the daughter of Wilbert and Ruth George. After graduating from Quimby High School in 1958 as salutatorian, she worked at Sioux Valley Hospital in the medical records area. In addition, she worked at...

Carol Swenk

Carol Swenk

Sep 14, 2011

Mrs. Carol Uhl Swenk was born in Mapleton, IA, on April 20, 1922. She moved to Orlando, FL in 1956, where she taught in St. James and Good Shepherd Schools for many years. She moved to Sparta, NC in 1983 and was evening supervisor for a branch of Wilkes Community College for several years. While in Sparta, she was a...

Theresa Marie Volkert

Theresa Marie Volkert

Sep 10, 2011

THERESA M. VOLKERT, 55, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 10, 2011 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, September 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery at Quimby, Iowa. There will...

Joyce M. Woltman

Joyce M. Woltman

Sep 7, 2011

Joyce Marie Woltman, the daughter of Arthur and Odelia 'Della' (Thorman) Kohn was born on December 29, 1941, in Cherokee, IA. Her father passed away when she was very young and she was raised by her mother and step-father Aloysius George. She was a lifelong resident of Cherokee until recently moving to the Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City, Iowa....