Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Clara M. Hahn
Dec 19, 2011
CLARA M. HAHN, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, December 19, 2011 at Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Graveside services will be held Thursday, December 22nd, at 10:30 a.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Shari O'Bannon will officiate. Visitation will be on Wednesday, December 21st, from11 a.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from...
Delphine Elizabeth Phipps
Dec 16, 2011
DELPHINE ELIZABETH (DEWAR) COON PHIPPS, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, December 16, 2011 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Branch President Terry Olson will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the...
Linda K Green
Dec 16, 2011
LINDA K. GREEN, 51, of Cherokee, passed away Friday evening, December 16, 2011 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 21st at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery. There will be a family...
Harry Lester Brutsman
Dec 14, 2011
Harry Lester Brutsman, the son of Harry and Gertrude Brutsman was born July 26, 1921, in Delaware County, Iowa. His childhood years were spent near Delhi, IA where he received his education. He graduated from Maquoketa Valley High School in Delhi. Following his education, Harry served in the United States Army where he was a male nurse on a Navy...
Delores E. Smith
Dec 9, 2011
DELORES E. SMITH, 82, of Aurelia, Iowa passed away Friday morning, December 9, 2011 at her home in Aurelia. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 12th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Missy Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Aurelia, Iowa. There will be a family...
Evalyn Pease
Dec 7, 2011
Evalyn Maxine Culler Pease, the daughter of Curtis and Orpha (Baker) Culler was born April 24, 1918 near Pierson, Iowa. She was raised on small farms close to Pierson and graduated from Grand Meadow School in 1935. She married William (Bill) Pease on February 10, 1938, beginning a marriage that lasted 72 years. Love within the family was everything to...
Fanny E. Hatterman
Dec 7, 2011
Fanny E. Hatterman, the daughter of Evert and Minnie Sleeper, was born October 31, 1924, in George, Iowa. She attended school in George until 1932 when her family moved to Cherokee. She graduated from Wilson High School in 1942. During World War II (1943-1945) she worked at an Omaha, Nebraska defense plant making airplanes. On June 14, 1946 she was...
Candlelight Service of Remembrance
Dec 7, 2011
We Remember Cecil K. Akin Ardis Kate Baker Dennis A. Baker Kathryn "Kat" Barrick Donald R. Bechtel Joan Marie Benson Charles "Chuck" E. Berry George "Ed" Bevard Esther V. Bleakly Lonny G. Boardman Bernard D. Bond Lucille L. Borrink Dorothy L. Bowling Jan Dee Brader Mark Buchanan Kay Ileen Chettinger Helen Mae Christensen Adam Daniel Craig Donnabel Cummins Celestine B....
Francis Kay Hempel
Dec 5, 2011
FRANCIS K. HEMPEL, 65, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Monday, December 5, 2011 due to an apparent heart attack while deer hunting. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, December 9, 2011 at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Dr. Robert Stout will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family...
Jeannette Langholdt
Dec 3, 2011
Jeannette Langholdt, the daughter of Martin and Elizabeth (Schiltz) Arens was born June 22, 1923, near Remsen, Iowa. Her early childhood years were spent in Remsen where she attended school. On January 30, 1943, Jeannette was united in marriage to Clarence Langholdt in Le Mars, Iowa. Following their marriage they lived in Le Mars and then Marshalltown, IA. Jeannette worked...
Jane Rosalie Johnston
Nov 28, 2011
JANE R. JOHNSTON, 88, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee & rural Cleghorn, Iowa passed away Monday, November 28, 2011 at Countryside Senior Living in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 3, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery...
Mercedee Sapp
Nov 23, 2011
Mercedee Sapp, the daughter of Juan and Feliza (Sapin) Baliola was born January 8, 1935, in Gerona, Tarlac. Following her education, she moved to Hong Kong where she was a housekeeper for an Ambassador. While in Hong Kong, Mercedee was as active member of her church where she sang in the choir. Mercedee moved to the United States with her...
Louise K Teichmann
Nov 22, 2011
LOUISE K. TEICHMANN, 86, former Upper St. Clair, PA. resident, passed away Tuesday evening in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center at Cherokee, Iowa. Louise was born on January 11, 1925 at Blue Island, Illinois to Simon & Irene (Mell) Koenig. She graduated from Mt. Lebanon High School in Pittsburg, PA. She attended college and graduated from Carnegie Tech....
Gene Hagan
Nov 21, 2011
Donald Gene Hagan, the son of Roy and Annie (Bainbridge) Hagan was born August 19, 1929, in Kingsley, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Kingsley where he attended school and graduated from Kingsley High School in 1947. Following graduation Gene enlisted in the Army and served two tours during the Korean War where he was stationed in Germany and...
Muriel L. Schmoldt
Nov 20, 2011
SERVICES Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, November 30, 2011 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. OFFICIATING Father Armand Bertrand CASKET BEARERS VISITATION Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday with the family present from 5:00-7:00 P.M. Tuesday night at Greenwood Funeral Home. There will be a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. with a rosary...
Barbara E. Rupp
Nov 17, 2011
Barbara E. Rupp, the daughter of Ignatius Paul and Anna Clara (Smydra) Sivinski, was born July 16, 1932, in Ashton, NE. She lived with her family on a farm located near the Wood River in Shelton, NE until age three when they moved to Homer, NE. The family then moved to Rosalie, NE where they endured seven years of drought...
Margaret June Polson
Nov 16, 2011
MARGARET J. POLSON, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away at her home in Cherokee. There will be memorial services held at a later date. Her remains were cremated. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is in charge of the arrangements Margaret was born on November 12, 1923 at Marcus, Iowa to Gottfrid & Julia (Bly) Polson. She graduated from Cleghorn...
Lucille Wilkie
Nov 16, 2011
LUCILLE WILKIE, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away, Wednesday, November 16th, at 3:15 p.m. at Careage Hills, where she resided for the past 4 1/2 years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 19th, at 2 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee,...
Marcella Mardell Miller
Nov 13, 2011
MARCELLA M. MILLER, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, November 13, 2011 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, November 17th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey DeVega will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be...
Opal Lorraine Waldron
Nov 9, 2011
OPAL L. WALDRON, 88, of Alta, Iowa passed away at her home on Wednesday evening, November 9, 2011. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 12, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Kevin Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery in Storm Lake, Iowa. There will be a family prayer...


