Helen R. Nonken
Sep 1, 2010
HELEN R. NONKEN, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, September 1, 2010 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 3rd, at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a family prayer...
Harold D. 'Buster' Maddox
Aug 30, 2010
Harold D. "Buster" Maddox, the son of William and Verna (Sleezer) Maddox, was born April 14, 1930, in Cherokee, IA. He was the first premature incubator baby in Cherokee County. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Wilson High School. Following graduation, he served with the National Guard from 1948 - 1956. Buster...
Jack George Perrin
Aug 26, 2010
Jack was born July 3, 1920, in Freeport, Illinois to Delbert D. Perrin and Mary Goodwin Perrin. He grew up in Cherokee, he attended I.C. Catholic School until 11th grade, graduating from Wilson High School in 1938. He attended Iowa State Teachers College, now U.N.I., for 3 1/2 years, leaving to enlist in the Air Force after the attack on...
Dolores M. Mahler
Aug 25, 2010
DOLORES M. MAHLER, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday morning, August 25, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Private family graveside services will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa at a later date. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com Dolores was born March 1, 1932 in Cherokee County, Iowa to William...
Arnold "Arnie" Dobson
Aug 22, 2010
GEORGE ARNOLD "ARNIE" DOBSON, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of Cleghorn, Iowa passed away Sunday afternoon, August 22, 2010 in the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Dr. Delmar Carlson and Pastor Homer Dobson will officiate. Burial...
Gladys A. Albers
Aug 20, 2010
GLADYS A. ALBERS, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, August 20, 2010 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, August 24th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Holstein Cemetery. Pastor Shari O'Bannon will officiate. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family...
Joyce M. Bengtson
Aug 19, 2010
JOYCE M. BENGTSON, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, August 19, 2010 at her home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be a family prayer service...
Charlotte L. Reis
Aug 18, 2010
Charoltte L. Reis, the daughter of Charles and Lydia (Pocta) Maly was born August 15, 1936, in Steele, ND. Her childhood years were spent in Braddock, ND where she attended school and graduated from Braddock High School. She attended college for two years and received her teaching certificate. Following her schooling, Charlotte taught at country schools near Braddock. On October...
Betty G. Simonsen
Aug 18, 2010
Betty G. Simonsen, 88, passed away on August 18, 2010 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center where she had been a resident for several years. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery at Quimby, Iowa....
Dale Wolfe
Aug 17, 2010
DALE WOLFE, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday morning, August 17, 2010 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Alta, Iowa at a later date. There will be...
Chester W. Specht
Aug 12, 2010
CHESTER W. SPECHT, 85, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, August 12, 2010 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Lance Klamer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Visitation...
Esther M. Bennett
Aug 11, 2010
ESTHER M. BENNETT, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday morning, August 11, 2010, in the Country Side Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. There will be...
Milton L. Halstrom
Aug 9, 2010
MILTON L. HALSTROM, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, August 9, 2010 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, August 11th, at 2 p.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe and Pastor Merle Wester will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. There will be...
Roger Henry Cook
Aug 3, 2010
Roger Henry Cook, 82, of Pierson, Iowa, died Tuesday evening, August 3, 2010 at the Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, Iowa. Mr. Cook was born April 11, 1928 in Oyens, the son of Henry and Agnes (Niehus) Cook. He graduated from Marcus High School. Roger married Lona Maye Herbold on June 23, 1951. Roger served in the Navy,...
Harold Stevenson
Aug 2, 2010
HAROLD STEVENSON, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa and former Spencer, Iowa resident, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Thursday, August 5th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the North Lawn Cemetery at Spencer, Iowa. There will be...
Robert R. Bergert
Aug 2, 2010
ROBERT R. BERGERT, 71, of Sioux City, Iowa and former Cherokee resident, passed away Monday, August 2, 2010 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Saturday, August 7th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Bob Blair will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...
Walter Anderson
Jul 27, 2010
Walter Carl Anderson, the son of Swedish immigrants, Axel and Betty (Forsberg) Anderson, was born November 16, 1915, in Boone County, IA. His childhood years were spent in Boone County where he received his education. With the onset of the depression era, Walt was forced to cease his formal education and go to work in an effort to make a...
Stephen Hankens
Jul 27, 2010
Steve Hankens, age 65, of Cherokee, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 27th, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center, among family and friends. Born in 1945, to Don and Ivagene Hankens, Steve was a lifelong resident of Cherokee, leaving briefly only to attend college and law school at Drake University, in Des Moines, as well as to serve in the United...
Betty J. Camarigg
Jul 21, 2010
BETTY J. CAMARIGG, 86, of Washta, Iowa passed away Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, July 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. There will be a family prayer service at...
Esther Lorraine Gaskill
Jul 21, 2010
Esther Lorraine Swanson the daughter of August and Esther (Larson) Swanson was born January 24, 1925, near Creston, IA. She attended Lincoln #9 School and attended Creston High School. On April 11, 1941, she was united in marriage to Kenneth Gaskill. She became a full-time mother to their seven children. In 1965, she became assistant cook at the Meriden School....
