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....
Jack N. Olson
Jul 20, 2010
JACK N. OLSON, 75, lifelong Cherokee, Iowa resident passed away Tuesday evening, July 20, 2010 at his home, surrounded by his family, following a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 24th, 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...
Rita Mary Donaldson
Jul 17, 2010
Rita Mary Donaldson, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Kohn) Rupp, was born September 9, 1918, at Maryhill, rural Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent around the Maryhill area where she attended school. After her schooling, Rita stayed at home to help her family. On February 22, 1938, Rita was united in marriage to Harold Donaldson at the Visitation...
Georgia L. Anderson
Jul 15, 2010
GEORGIA L. ANDERSON, 81, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away Thursday evening, July 15, 2010 at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 20th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate and burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery at Meriden, Iowa. There...
Vernon Owen Ludwig
Jul 14, 2010
Vernon Owen Ludwig, the son of Alvin and Ruth (Harker) Ludwig was born November 25, 1935, in Battle Creek, IA. He graduated from Ida Grove High School where he excelled in football and track. Vernon served with the United States Army as a Paratrooper. He spent two years in Germany. On July 2nd, 1955, Vernon was united in marriage to...
Richard Thomas Steimke
Jul 9, 2010
Richard Thomas Steimke, 74, of Bloomington, Minnesota, originally from Larrabee, Iowa, passed away peacefully on July 9, 2010. Son of Clarence A.H. and Gladys I. (Dawson) Steimke, raised on the family farm near Larrabee, Iowa, graduated from Larrabee High School, Morningside College, and Mankato State University. Served his country in the US Army in Korea, spent his professional counseling career...
Donald H. Burkhardt
Jul 4, 2010
DONALD H. BURKHARDT, 82, lifelong Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away peacefully Sunday evening July 4, 2010 at his home surrounded by his wife, children and grandchildren. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 7th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Mr. Don Agostine will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee....
Frances Marguerite Russell
Jul 2, 2010
FRANCES "FRAN" MARGUERITE RUSSELL, 56, of Fort Dodge, Iowa, quietly slipped off to Heaven in the early morning hours of Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Paula J. Baber Hospice Home in Fort Dodge, after bravely battling her second bout of cancer. Fran was born on March 5, 1954 in Grand Island, Nebraska to Stanley & Phyllis (Miller) Hilty. She...
Howard L. Sadler
Jun 26, 2010
HOWARD L. SADLER, 87, of Hartley, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, evening June 26, 2010 the Community Health Center in Hartley, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 29th, 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 at Cherokee, Iowa. There...
Leo C. Alquist Jr.
Jun 25, 2010
LEO C. ALQUIST JR., 75, of Mountain Home, Arkansas and former Cleghorn area resident, passed away Friday, June 25, 2010 at the Hospice of the Ozarks Hospice House Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 1st, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Dr. Delmar Carlson will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural...
Forrest H. Smith
Jun 17, 2010
FORREST H." FROSTY" SMITH, 96, of Cherokee and former long time Larrabee area resident, passed away Thursday morning, June 17, 2010 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee following a 3 day illness. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 21st at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Renee AuMiller will officiate. Burial will be in...
