Velrene Swanger
Jun 16, 2010
Velrene, the daughter of A.J. and Mary (McDermott) King, was born August 5, 1922 in Anthon. She received her education in Anthon and Kingsley. After school she worked for Cudahy Packing Plant in Sioux City for 6 years before moving to the Cherokee area. On March 6, 1947, she and Robert were united in marriage at the Immaculate Conception Catholic...
Carol S. Clark
Jun 15, 2010
CAROL S. CLARK, 62, of Battle Creek, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, June 15, 2010, in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a sudden illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 19th, at 10 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Battle Creek, Iowa. Rev. Kevin J. Freese will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Donald O. Peters
Jun 10, 2010
Donald O. Peters, age 84, of Larrabee, Iowa, died on Thursday, June 10, 2010, at the Kenyon Sunset Home in Kenyon, Minnesota. Memorial services will be held on Monday, June 14, 2010 at 11:00 a.m. at the Sutherland United Methodist Church in Sutherland, Iowa with the Rev. Judd Stover, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time at...
Dolores B. Jensen
Jun 5, 2010
DOLORES B. JENSEN, 83, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Saturday, June 5, 2010 at her home in Quimby. Funeral services will held Tuesday, June 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at...
William 'Bill' T. Pease
Jun 5, 2010
William Thomson Pease was born December 30, 1916 in Washta, and died June 5, 2010 in Cherokee at the age of 93. He was the son of LeRoy and Mary (Thomson) Pease of Pierson. He graduated from Grand Meadow High School in 1934. He married Evalyn Culler in 1938, the couple farmed near Pierson from 1939-1976, and Bill drove school...
Craig H. Frye
Jun 1, 2010
Memorial services will be held Friday, June 4th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Thursday at the Boothby Funeral Home with the family present from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com
Lyle S. Munson
May 30, 2010
LYLE S. MUNSON, 86, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away Sunday evening, May 30, 2010 at his home in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 2nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. Visitation will be from...
Darlene Mackowski
May 30, 2010
DARLENE MACKOWSKI, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa , passed away Sunday morning, May 30, 2010 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, June 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Armand Bertrand will officiate. Burial will be in the Mt. Calvary Cemetery...
Vernon L. Bainbridge
May 16, 2010
VERNON L. BAINBRIDGE, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, May 16, 2010 at Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. there will be a...
Gerald F. Coburn
May 16, 2010
GERALD FRANKLIN COBURN, 82, of Greeley, Colorado and former long time Cherokee County resident passed away Sunday May 16, 2010 in Greeley, Colorado. Memorial services will be held Thursday, September 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be...
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,...
