Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Daniel Patrick McCarthy
May 12, 2010
Daniel Patrick MCcarthy, the son of T. James and Corrinne E. (Fuller) McCarthy was born April 26, 1949 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in 1967. He then attended Layton School of Design in Milwaukee, WI, and graduated in 1973. Dan was a design project...
Roger D. "Duke" Ducommun
May 11, 2010
ROGER D. "DUKE" DUCOMMUN, 77, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, May 11, 2010 at his home following a brief illness. Graveside memorial services for friends and family will be held on Friday, May 14th, at 11 a.m. at the Meriden Cemetery at Meriden, Iowa. Rev. Bob Blair will officiate. It was Roger's wishes to be cremated. There will...
Jone Illene Pearson
May 10, 2010
Jone Illene Pearson, the daughter of Francis and Dorthea (Sweet) Meyer, was born on May 31, 1937 in Storm Lake, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Truesdale, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Truesdale High School. On March 24, 1964, Jone was united in marriage to Dr. Harold Pearson in Rushford, MN. Following their marriage they lived...
Mary Ann Bush
May 9, 2010
Mary Ann Bush, the daughter of John and Lena (Gengler) Nilles, was born May 2, 1919, in Remsen, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Remsen where she attended Remsen Catholic Boarding School. After her schooling, Mary Ann worked as a caretaker for a family where she cooked, cleaned, and helped with their children. On January 6, 1942, Mary Ann...
Verna R. Sticha
May 8, 2010
Verna Sticha, born on October 2, 1915 to Peter and Emma (Ament) Reinert in Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on May 8, 2010. She was actively involved in the Catholic Daughters of America, and worked as a radiology technician in the Iowa State Hospital. Verna married Frances Guertin in Cherokee, Iowa, who preceded her in death. She later married August Sticha...
Rev. Richard L. Arndt
May 4, 2010
REV. RICHARD L. ARNDT, 66, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at his home. Richard was born December 23, 1943 at Blue Hill, Nebraska to Louis O. and Dorothy (Schunk) Arndt. He graduated from Blue Hill High School in 1962. He served in the U. S. Air Force during the Vietnam War from 1962 until 1968. He...
Roy E. Wester
May 4, 2010
ROY E. WESTER, 87, of rural Paullina, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, May 4, 2010 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 8th, at 2 p.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Rev. Clint Hogrefe will officiate and burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. There...
Ann Gracey Meloy
May 1, 2010
Ann Gracey Meloy, 78, of Denver, Colorado died in her sleep of heart complications on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Ann Meloy was born on February 29, 1932 in Cherokee, Iowa, a daughter of Edith Gracey Meloy and Charles Daniel Meloy. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1950. Ann received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University...
Donna Fay Morrow
Apr 30, 2010
DONNA FAY MORROW, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, April 30, 2010 at the home of her daughter in Larrabee, Iowa. Donna was born June 11, 1927 at Boaz, Wisconsin to Fay and Helen (Reed) Morton. She attended Cherokee Schools. She was married to Frankie Morrow on January 22, 1946 at Dakota City, Nebraska. She had worked in various...
Neal E. Rollison
Apr 24, 2010
NEAL E. ROLLISON, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 24, 2010 at Cherokee Regiona Medical Center. Neal was born May 7, 1922 at Quimby, Iowa to Linton and Ruth (Stevenson) Rollison. He graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in the class of 1941. He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the U. S. Army,...
Celestine "Sally" Warburton
Apr 20, 2010
CELESTINE "SALLY" WARBURTON, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2010 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 23rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a...
Thomas L. Fleshman
Apr 15, 2010
THOMAS L. "PAPA" FLESHMAN, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 15, 2010 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Thomas was born June 11, 1921 at Fresno, California to Claude and Lena (Linell) Fleshman. He grew up in California. He was married to Doris Scott on June 10, 1962 at San Jose, California. He had worked in the Post Office...
Doris Paltz
Apr 6, 2010
Doris Ann Paltz, the daughter of John and Leona (Fernholz) Kleinschmit, was born December 27, 1929, in St. Helena, NE. Her childhood years were spent in St. Helena where she attended school. On December 27, 1929, Doris was united in marriage to Kenneth Paltz. Kenneth preceded her in death in 1994. Doris stayed at home and raised their family. She...
DoraDean Kahl
Apr 6, 2010
DoraDean Kahl, the daughter of Walter and Alice (Raney) McManus, was born on November 13, 1924, in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where she received her education and graduated from Wilson High School in 1942. DoraDean was the youngest of eight siblings. She lived most of her life in Cherokee. On April 6, 1953, Dora was...
Evelyn M Burns
Apr 3, 2010
EVELYN M. BURNS, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 3, 2010 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Visitation for the public will be from1 p.m. until 7 p.m. on Monday at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family present from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. Private family services will be held on Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. at...
Jack A. Blades
Apr 1, 2010
JACK A. BLADES, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 1, 2010 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, April 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. There will be a family prayer service at...
Delores E. Robinson
Mar 29, 2010
DELORES E. ROBINSON, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, March 29, 2010 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 1st, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Richard Arndt will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Aurelia, Iowa at a...
Christopher D. Woltman
Mar 27, 2010
CHRISTOPHER WOLTMAN, 20, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, March 27, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, March 31st at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer...
Frances L. Bruning
Mar 24, 2010
FRANCES L. BRUNING, 84, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Wednesday evening, March 24, 2010 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15...
John Francis Bradstreet
Mar 24, 2010
John Francis Bradstreet, the son of Harry and Carol (Cook) Bradstreet, was born July 6, 1961, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended school. Following his schooling, John remained in Cherokee, and worked for Sanitary Services. He later was a distributor of the Des Moines Register, and most recently he worked the last eight...


