Tony Lewis Matula
Mar 12, 2010
Anton "Tony" L. Matula, the son of Joseph and Emma (Fetter) Matula, was born August 14, 1919, in Chelsea, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Chelsea. He received his education from St. Joseph Catholic School. After his schooling, Tony was drafted by the U.S. Army where he worked for the railroad. On April 26, 1945,...
Maredith 'Chris' Newell
Mar 9, 2010
Maredith "Chris" Newell, the daughter of Henry and Marion (Ludwig) Christie was born June 14, 1942, in Battle Creek, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Battle Creek where she attended School and graduated from Battle Creek High School. After graduation, Chris attended college in Indiana. Following her schooling, she moved back to the Cherokee area, where she worked as...
Ruby A. Webb
Mar 6, 2010
RUBY A. WEBB, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 6, 2010 at her home. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Chaplain Don Agostine will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. There will b e a family prayer...
Rowena Steinberg
Feb 27, 2010
ROWENA STEINBERG, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee. Rowena was born January 25, 1922 at Volga, South Dakota to John and Gertie (Vos) Dykhouse. She attended Cottonwood Elementary School in rural Volga and graduated from Volga High School in 1939. She was married to Arthur Steinberg on March 28, 1941...
Dennis L. Stewart
Feb 26, 2010
DENNIS L. STEWART, 59, of rural Aurelia, Iowa passed away Friday evening, February 26, 2010 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Missy Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be a...
David H. Jensen
Feb 23, 2010
DAVID H. JENSEN, 87, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Tuesday, February 23, 2010 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 26th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Renee AuMiller will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens. There will be a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m....
Marilyn M. Peck
Feb 22, 2010
Marilyn M. Peck, age 61, of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, February 22, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 A.M. Friday, February 26, 2010, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Armand Bertrand will officiate. Visitation will begin at Noon on Thursday, with the...
Merlin E. Grapevine
Feb 21, 2010
MERLIN E. GRAPEVINE, 81, of Aurelia, Iowa and formerly of Galva passed away Sunday, February 21, 2010 at Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia, Iowa Merlin was born October 5, 1928 at Winterset, Iowa to Merlin Conrad and Laura Bell (Seeley) Grapevine. He graduated from Galva High School in 1946. He was married to Dolores Minton in October...
Daniel L. Smith
Feb 18, 2010
Daniel L. "Bear" Smith, the son of Leland and Catherine (Curtis) Smith, was born December 24, 1957, in Cherokee, IA. He was raised on a farm near Quimby and attended school in the Quimby and Washta School districts. On May 27, 1978, Dan was united in marriage to Kathy Brodersen at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee, IA. Dan drove a...
William L. 'Bill' Walsh
Feb 12, 2010
William L. 'Bill' Walsh, the son of Joseph and Josephine (Brennan) Walsh, was born June 8, 1925, in Emmetsburg, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Emmetsburg where he attended school and graduated from Emmetsburg Catholic High School in 1943. After graduation, Bill enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1944, and served during WWII and the Korean war. He was...
Anna Mae Ward
Feb 11, 2010
Anna Mae was born March 26, 1928, in McKeesport, Pennsylvania to Anna Semko Kokayko and Samuel Kokayko. She attended school in Glassport, PA graduating from Glassport High in 1946. She worked for US Steel in McKeesport after graduating. On December 28, 1949 she married Kenneth Ward in McKeesport, PA After living in McKeesport for a short time, they moved to...
JoAnn Joyce Schmidt
Feb 11, 2010
JoAnn Joyce Schmidt, the daughter of John and Claribell (Pearson) Husman, was born on July 22, 1940, near Hinton, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Quimby, IA where she received her education and graduated from Quimby High School in 1958. On June 24, 1961, JoAnn was united in marriage to John Schmidt at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee. JoAnn...
Doris June Humphrey
Feb 8, 2010
SERVICES Funeral services are pending at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Elton Jerome Herrron
Feb 7, 2010
SERVICES Funeral services for Elton J. Herron, of Storm Lake, IA, and formerly of Chicago, IL will be held Saturday, February 13, 2010, at 11:30 A.M at Gatling's Chapel in Chicago. For more information please call Greenwood Funeral Home at 712-225-4886 or Gatling's Chapel at 1-773-881-4111. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION Visitation will begin at 11:00 A.M. Saturday, before the funeral...
B.L. "Barney" Hester
Jan 30, 2010
B. L. "BARNEY" HESTER, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully in his sleep, Saturday morning, January 30, 2010 at The Gardens in Cherokee. Memorial services will be on Saturday, February 6th, at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee at...
Florence Elizabeth Timmins
Jan 29, 2010
Florence was born September 30, 1912 in LeMars, Iowa to William and Blanche (Rice) Cowan. She attended school in LeMars, Iowa, moved to Cherokee, Iowa, graduating from Wilson High School in1930. She later attended one year of business school in Ames, Iowa. On May 7, 1933 she married Harold Timmins in Ames, Iowa. He preceded her in death in 1977....
Arthur 'Art' John Heick
Jan 21, 2010
Arthur 'Art' John Heick, the son of John and Alma (Subcliff), was born May 26, 1915 in Sutherland, IA. Following his schooling, Art farmed his dad's farm and then his own farm for many years. After an accident on his farm, he worked at Cherokee Regional Medical Center for many years until his retirement. He also drove the ambulance for...
Frank J. Humphrey
Jan 19, 2010
SERVICES Funeral services are pending at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Alta Erickson
Jan 15, 2010
ALTA ERICKSON, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, January 15, 2010 in the Country Side Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, January 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jim Steen and Dr. Delmar Carlson will officiate and burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery at rural Meriden,...
Delores "Dee" Osborn
Jan 12, 2010
DELORES "DEE" OSBORN, formerly Delores Pedersen, 76, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 12, 2010 at The Gardens in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Alta,...
