Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Cody Glienke

Cody Glienke

Mar 14, 2011

The family of CODY GLIENKE will have a private family service. The family is requesting no plants or flowers. Your prayers and thoughts are greatly appreciated. The use of memorial funds will be determined by the family. On line condolence may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com

Jana D. Brader

Jana D. Brader

Mar 13, 2011

Jan Brader, the daughter of Kenneth and VerDene (Anderson) Bramer was born on October 4, 1951 in Atlantic, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Audubon County where she attended school and graduated from Audubon High School. During her childhood, Jan enjoyed living on the family farm and helping with dairy cows. After graduation, Jan worked for the Audubon Newspaper...

Robert Eugene Grauer

Robert Eugene Grauer

Mar 8, 2011

Bob was born September 10, 1939 in Cherokee, Iowa to Fred and Cecelia (Mackowski) Grauer. He attended school in Cherokee, Iowa. Following his schooling he went to work for Berglund Motor Company in Cherokee, Iowa. Later, he worked for the City of Cherokee Water Department for several years. Finally, Bob was the night courier for the Cherokee Daily Times. In...

Lori J. Sokolowski

Lori J. Sokolowski

Mar 7, 2011

LORI J. SOKOLOWSKI, 55, of rural Holstein, Iowa passed away Monday morning, March 7, 2011 due to injuries received in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 14th at 10:30 a.m. at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. Father Armand Bertrand will officiate. Visitation will be held on Sunday at the Boothby Funeral...

Dorothy Theidel

Dorothy Theidel

Mar 7, 2011

DOROTHY M. THEIDEL, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, March 7, 2011 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at 12 noon. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church small chapel in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be at Clarendon Hills Cemetery in Darien, Illinois at a later...

Adam Daniel Craig

Adam Daniel Craig

Mar 4, 2011

Adam Craig, the son of Pam (Kolpin) Craig and Dan Craig, was born October 23, 1987, in Storm Lake, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 2006. Craig enlisted in the Iowa Army National Guard's Detachment 1, Headquarters and Headquarters Troop, 1st Squadron, 113th Cavalry, Le Mars, Iowa...

Adeline Warren Uhl

Adeline Warren Uhl

Feb 27, 2011

Adeline Lucille Uhl, the daughter of Joseph and Emmah (Davis) Stanislov was born on March 27, 1923, in Castana, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Castana where she attended school and graduated from Castana High School. Following her schooling, Adeline was united in marriage to Warren Uhl in Blencoe, Iowa in 1946. The couple farmed in the Onawa, Castana,...

Lucille M. Samuelson

Lucille M. Samuelson

Feb 25, 2011

LUCILLE M. SAMUELSON, 98, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Monday, February 28th, at 3 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be at a later date in Oak Hill Cemetery. There will be a family prayer...

Shirley (Stokes) Prunchunas

Shirley (Stokes) Prunchunas

Feb 24, 2011

Shirley Jean Prunchunas, the daughter of Leroy and Irma Fae (Cipperly) Goettsch was born October 10, 1933, in Holstein, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cushing, Holstein, and Quimby where she attended school. On August of 1953, Shirley was united in marriage to Harold L. Stokes. They resided in Sioux City for 20 years with their six children. Throughout...

Fern L. Sleezer

Fern L. Sleezer

Feb 21, 2011

FERN L. SLEEZER, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday evening, February 21, 2011 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Memorial services will be on Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. There will be a family prayer service at...

Thomas Earl Flanigan

Thomas Earl Flanigan

Feb 20, 2011

Earl Flanigan, the son of Thomas and Mary (King) Flanigan was born October 24, 1915, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm five miles south of Cherokee. He attended country school and following his schooling he enrolled at a Diesel Engineering School in Des Moines, IA. He later returned to Cherokee during the war to...

Neta M. Leonard

Neta M. Leonard

Feb 15, 2011

SERVICES Memorial graveside services will be held at a later date in the spring. OFFICIATING Rev. Magrey R. deVega CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT Oak Hill Cemetery Cherokee, Iowa

Arlene Mann

Arlene Mann

Feb 14, 2011

ARLENE MANN, 91, of Aurelia, Iowa passed away Monday, February 14, 2011 at the Sunset Knoll Retirement Home in Aurelia. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 18th at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Jeff Harris will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...

Ruth Lawler

Ruth Lawler

Feb 12, 2011

Ruth M. (Ebel) Lawler was a wonderful person who assumed many roles in life: wife, mother, grandmother, nurse and friend, to name a few. She was born in Lincoln, Illinois, to Rudy and Nita Ebel on February 25, 1928, growing up among the cornfields of rural Illinois while attending Lincoln Public Schools. Upon graduating from Lincoln Community High School in...

Celestine Eischen

Celestine Eischen

Feb 12, 2011

Celestine Eischen, the daughter of John and Josephine (Hecket) Corzilius was born on July 30, 1915 in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent near Maryhill where she attended school and graduated from Maryhill in 1928. After high school, she attended and graduated from Mount St. Mary's in May of 1932. She worked at the AAA Office prior to her...

Charlotte "Lottie" Davis

Charlotte "Lottie" Davis

Feb 11, 2011

CHARLOTTE "LOTTIE" DAVIS, 97, of Sheldon, Iowa and former long time Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away Friday morning, February 11, 2011 at the Sanford Hospital in Sheldon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 16th, 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...

Mary Ellen Fox

Mary Ellen Fox

Feb 9, 2011

MARY ELLEN FOX, 68, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Wednesday, February 9, 2011 at Barnes Jewish Hospital in St. Louis, Missouri. Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby Baptist Church in Quimby, Iowa. Dr. Robert Stout will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. Visitation will be held 11 a.m. until 8 p.m....

Emogene Clover

Emogene Clover

Feb 6, 2011

EMOGENE CLOVER, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning February 6, 2011 in the Country Side Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 9th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee. There will be a family prayer...

Betty Medick

Betty Medick

Feb 6, 2011

SERVICES Memorial services will be held at 1:30 P.M. Thursday, February 10, 2011, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. OFFICIATING Pastor Jon Riggert CASKET BEARERS HONORARY BEARERS Jennifer Borkenhagen Rev. Daniel Borkenhagen Kim Medick Katie Medick Adam Medick VISITATION A public gathering will start at Noon on Wednesday with the family present from 6:00-8:00 P.M. Wednesday night at Greenwood Funeral...

Floriene Delma Sangwin

Floriene Delma Sangwin

Jan 31, 2011

Floriene Delma Sangwin, age 93 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, January 31, 2011 at Careage Hills Care Center in Cherokee, IA. She was born on July 28, 1917 in Rochester, Minnesota. She was the eldest of 9 children of Edward and Nola Quiggle DeMars. Her childhood years were spent in Rochester, Minnesota, Jackson, Minnesota, and Meriden, Iowa. She graduated...