Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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...
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...


