Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Lucille Jean Westphal

Lucille Jean Westphal

Nov 3, 2010

LUCILLE J. WESTPHAL, 89, of Sturgis, South Dakota, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, November 3, 2010 in the Sturgis Regional Care Center. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Monday, November 8th at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There...

Penny Jean Hudson

Penny Jean Hudson

Nov 3, 2010

PENNY JEAN HUDSON, 38, of Cherokee, Iowa. passed away Wednesday morning, November 3, 2010 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, November 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Chaplain Craig Cummins will officiate. Visitation will be on Friday from 4 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the...

Joseph "Joe" Mcdonald

Joseph "Joe" Mcdonald

Oct 30, 2010

JOSEPH D. "JOE" McDONALD, 28, of rural Ida Grove, Iowa, passed away Saturday, afternoon October 30, 2010 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, November 5th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 1:45...

Merlin Wayne Sawvell

Merlin Wayne Sawvell

Oct 24, 2010

SERVICES Funeral services for Merlin will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT

Dennis Ray Nelson

Dennis Ray Nelson

Oct 23, 2010

Dennis Ray Nelson 57, Cherokee, passed away Saturday, October 23, 2010, at the Cherokee Villa in Cherokee. Funeral arrangements are pending at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences may be sent at www.greenwoodfuneral.com. Dennis Ray Nelson, the son of Clyde Kenneth and Helen (Johnson) Nelson, was born Dec. 26, 1952 in Schaller. His childhood years were spent in the...

Esther Lavanche Huset

Esther Lavanche Huset

Oct 21, 2010

Esther LaVanche (Stevenson) Huset, 88, of Leroy Township, Ohio, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday afternoon, October 21, 2010. Graveside services will be held Thursday, October 28th at 2:00 p.m. at the Quimby Cemetery in Quimby, Iowa. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Visitation with the family present will be on Thursday morning from 10:00 a.m. until 12 Noon at...

Charles Paul Harold

Charles Paul Harold

Oct 20, 2010

CHARLES PAUL HAROLD, 83, passed away at home on November 20, 2010 in Portsmouth, Virginia. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. on Monday, June 27, 2011 at Quimby Cemetery, Quimby, Iowa. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. There will be military rites at the graveside. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences...

Emily M. Olson

Emily M. Olson

Oct 20, 2010

EMILY M. OLSON, 97, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, October 20, 2010 at the Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...

Thomas "Tom" Fick

Thomas "Tom" Fick

Oct 17, 2010

THOMAS E. "TOM" FICK, 55 of Quimby, Iowa, passed away suddenly Sunday evening, October 17, 2010 in the Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Missouri. Funeral services will be held on Friday October 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery in Quimby. There...

Curtis A. Conover

Curtis A. Conover

Oct 14, 2010

CURTIS A. CONOVER, 71, of Spirit Lake, Iowa and formerly of Holstein, Iowa passed away suddenly Thursday afternoon October 14, 2010 in Mission, Texas. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Holstein, Iowa, with Father David Hemann officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery...

Harvey G. Allen

Harvey G. Allen

Oct 13, 2010

HARVEY G. ALLEN, 77, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, October 13, 2010 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a lengthy illness with Alzheimer's. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Renee AuMiller will officiate. It was Harvey's wishes to be cremated. Burial of the...

Richard "Dick" Howard

Richard "Dick" Howard

Oct 8, 2010

RICHARD "DICK" HOWARD, 67, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully Friday evening October 8, 2010 surrounded by his family at his farm home southwest of Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, October 12th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Gregg Johnson will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15...

Charlotte Eisenmenger

Charlotte Eisenmenger

Sep 27, 2010

Charlotte Eisenmenger, the daughter of John and Lillie M. (Sargisson) Reilly, was born January 20, 1922, in Sioux City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Sioux City area where she attended school. The family then moved to Aurelia, IA where she attended High School and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1940. She then attended Business College in...

Lavonne G. Nielsen

Lavonne G. Nielsen

Sep 25, 2010

LaVonne G. Nielsen, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 25, 2010 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 2nd, at 2 p.m. at The Community of Christ on Clark St. in Cherokee. High Priest David Ettinger will officiaite. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee....

Keith P. Willis

Keith P. Willis

Sep 22, 2010

Keith Page Willis, the son of Vance and Margorie (Page) Bainbridge was born on August 17, 1951 in Escondido, CA. He attended San Diego schools before moving to Wilcox, AZ where he attended Wilcox Public Elementary School. The family relocated to Kingsley, IA where he graduated from Kingsley-Pierson High School in 1970. Following graduation, he attended Southern State College in...

Linda Colleen Miller

Linda Colleen Miller

Sep 21, 2010

LINDA COLLEEN MILLER, 51, of St. Helens, Oregon, passed away peacefully at her home in St. Helens on Tuesday, September 21st, 2010, following a four year battle with ovarian cancer. Memorial services will be held Saturday, October 30th at 11 A.M. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Marvin Miller will officiate. It was Linda's wishes to be...

David Wayne Renken

David Wayne Renken

Sep 21, 2010

David Wayne Renken, son of Bill and Barb (Johannes) Renken was born January 16, 1970 in San Fernando, CA. Two weeks after his birth, the family relocated to Newell, Aurelia and in 1971 settled in Meriden, IA where he spent his childhood years. David graduated from Meriden Cleghorn High School in 1988. Following high school, David joined the Navy. While...

Harold E. Mcmanus

Harold E. Mcmanus

Sep 12, 2010

HAROLD "HARRY" McMANUS, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday, September 12, 2010 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Thursday, September 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. until...

Dennis M. Brooks Jr.

Dennis M. Brooks Jr.

Sep 11, 2010

DENNIS M. BROOKS JR., 45, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, September 11, 2010 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a lengthy illness. A Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, September 18th at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. The family asks that you bring a memory...

Amos Bohnenkamp

Amos Bohnenkamp

Sep 11, 2010

Amos Joseph Bohnenkamp, the son of Frank and Julia (Ricke) Bohnenkamp, was born February 10, 1921, in Carroll, IA. His childhood years were spent in Breda, IA where he attended school and graduated from St. Bernard High School in 1939. After high school, he attended Creighton University in Omaha, NE where he received a Bachelor of Pharmacy Degree. Amos served...