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
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
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
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
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
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
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...
Janice Schmillen
Jan 29, 2011
Jan Schmillen, the daughter of Harold and Margaret (Smith) Aringdale, was born March 14, 1947, in Sioux Falls SD. Much of her childhood years were spent in Marathon Iowa. On January 24, 1982, Jan was united in marriage to Dick Schmillen in Cherokee, Iowa. Following their marriage they remained in Cherokee where she diligently worked to help support her family....
Lucille L. Borrink
Jan 28, 2011
Lucille was born December 23, 1920, to Mr. and Mrs. William Hantsbarger in Cherokee, IA. She graduated from Cherokee High School in 1939 and also graduated from Samuelson Beauty School. She worked many years as a beautician and always cared how her hair looked even when she was in the nursing home. Lucille married Ray Borrink on February 28, 1942....
Margaret M. Tilton
Jan 27, 2011
MARGARET M. "MARGE" TILTON, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, January 27, 2011 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, February 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Gregg Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...
Glenna M. George
Jan 26, 2011
Glenna M. George, the daughter of Glenn and Mabel (Bork) Greene, was born April 27, 1924, in Marcus, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Marcus and Cherokee where she attended school and won many spelling bees. Glenna married George Ryan in 1949, and then raised two children, Cherie and Bill, as a single parent until her marriage to Joe...
David Lee Roberts
Jan 24, 2011
David Lee Roberts, 52, of Tabor, Iowa passed away Monday, January 24, 2011 at the Methodist Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska following a courageous, 16-year battle with cancer. Services will be held on Thursday, January 27, at 11:00 a.m. at the Fremont-Mills Community School in Tabor, Iowa. Pastor Ricky Billingsley will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday from 6 p.m. until 8...
Bernard D. Bond
Jan 24, 2011
Bernard D. Bond, the son of William and Elizabeth (Eshelman) Bond, was born on July 21, 1924, in Bridgewater, IA. His childhood years were spent in Fontanelle, IA where he received his education. After his schooling, Bernard worked on a neighbor's farm. He also worked construction and was a telephone lineman. On April 14, 1956, Bernard was united in marriage...
Isabel Mae Kastengren
Jan 11, 2011
ISABEL M. KASTENGREN, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, January 11, 2011 at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines. Services will be held on Saturday, January 15th, at 11 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen and Pastor Jane Johnston will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:45 a.m. at...
Kay Ileen Chettinger
Jan 9, 2011
Kay Ileen Chettinger, the daughter of Roy and Katherine (Malone) Frentress, was born on February 4, 1939, at her home in Manchester, IA. She was raised and graduated from Manchester High School. She received a Certificate for Continuing Education in computers from Western Iowa Tech and Bachelors Degree in Accounting from LaSalle University. Kay married Gerald Chettinger on June 18,...
Luella Caroline Herron
Jan 5, 2011
Luella Caroline Herron, the daughter of Roy and Paula (Kohn) Sanders, was born January 31, 1924, in Sac County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in the Fonda and Varina areas where she attended school and graduated from Varina High School. In February of 1942, Luella was united in marriage to William Schumann. In June of 1944, William died in...
Dorothy L. Bowling
Jan 5, 2011
Dorothy L. Bowling, the daughter of Walter and Margaret (Burwell) Smith was born on July 13, 1924, in Oklahoma City, OK. Her childhood years were spent in Oklahoma City where she attended school. On July 15, 1942, Dorothy was united in marriage to Henry Clay Bowling in Oklahoma City. To this union two children were born, Donna and Michael. Following...
Barbara Virelli
Dec 29, 2010
Barbara Hope Virelli, 90, of Royal, died Wednesday, December 29 at Northshire Residence in Spencer, Iowa. Born October 20, 1920 in Providence, Rhode Island, she was the daughter of Fred Jurgensen and Ethel Hogeboom Jurgensen. She married Edgar Foley with whom she had four children and was later married to Frank Virelli, Jr. with whom she had two children. Barbara...
Myrtle M. Nixon
Dec 29, 2010
Myrtle M. Nixon, the daughter of Elmer and Ruth (Hopkins) Sapp, was born June 21, 1928, in Albany, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Nebraska where she attended school. Her family moved to Riverton, Iowa in 1934, where she went to school and worked at Simpson Caf� in Shenandoah, IA where she helped peel potatoes. Myrtle enjoyed working indoors...
Vivian Meyer
Dec 28, 2010
Vivian Ruth (Wilson) Meyer began her life's journey on September 9, 1921, at a rural farmstead in Marathon, IA. Her parents were Arthur James and Elsie Mae (Combs) Wilson. She was introduced to her three other siblings, Blanche, Oscar and Vergene. Brother, James was to come along later. Because of her father's death at her age of 5, Vivian learned...
