Janice P. Lux
Dec 25, 2009
Janice Lux, the daughter of Joe and Esther (Bond) Determann, was born September 7, 1940, in Ida Grove, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Ida Grove where she received her education and graduated from Ida Grove High School in 1959. She excelled in girls basketball in high school and was crowned the 1st girls state basketball tournament queen in...
Margie (Tarbill) Van Roekel
Dec 19, 2009
MARGIE (TARBILL) VAN ROEKEL, 66, of Kansas City, Mo. and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, December 19, 2009 in the North Kansas City Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, December 23rd at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery at...
Arlene Nagel
Dec 19, 2009
ARLENE NAGEL, 84, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, December 19, 2009 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 22nd, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate and burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery at rural Cherokee,...
Edna "Betty" Littlehale
Dec 17, 2009
EDNA "BETTY" LITTLEHALE, 89, of Cherokee and former Ames, Iowa resident passed away Thursday, December 17, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 19th, at 10 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Graveside services will be at 2:30 p.m. at the Mount...
Loyce P. "Mike" Cates
Dec 16, 2009
LOYCE P. "MIKE" CATES, 77, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, December 16, 2009 in Country Side Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 18th, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Richard Arndt will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be military...
Mary Faye Trimble
Dec 16, 2009
FAYE TRIMBLE, 104, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday morning, December 16, 2009 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. On Saturday, January 9, 2010, at 11 a.m. a brief service will be held at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with burial to follow in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate. Visitation will be held...
Florence A. Heinen
Dec 15, 2009
Florence A. Heinen, 79, passed away Dec. 15, 2009 at Golden Oaks Nursing Center in Enid, Oklahoma. She was born Feb. 6, 1930 in Cherokee, Iowa to John and Mary (Albers) Umhoefer. She graduated from Cleghorn High School. She married Robert Heinen on April 26, 1950 at Maryhill, Iowa. They moved from Iowa to Canon City, Colo. and then to...
Robert W. Messerole
Dec 15, 2009
Robert W. Messerole, the son of Gordon and Gertrude (Pitts) Messerole was born December 17, 1936, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on a farm near Cleghorn. He attended and graduated from Maryhill and Immaculate Conception High School in 1955. Bob enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in Germany. On June 18, 1960, Bob was united in...
Martha Catherine Anderson
Dec 15, 2009
Martha Catherine Anderson, the daughter of Joel and Hedvig (Erlandson) Benson was born April 18, 1914, in Cherokee County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended school and graduated from Wilson High School. After graduation, Martha remained in Cherokee where she cared for her mother. She was united in marriage to Elmer H. Anderson. Following their...
Ruby G. Monroe
Dec 13, 2009
RUBY G. MONROE, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa made her final journey home on Sunday evening, December 13, 2009 surrounded by her loving family at her home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 17th at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Chaplain Don Agostine will officiate. Burial will be in the Ida Grove Cemetery....
Gwendolyn Halstrom
Dec 11, 2009
GWENDOLYN HALSTROM, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, December 11, 2009 at the home of her son in Hilton Head Island, South Carolina. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 17th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. There...
D. Duane Hackett
Dec 10, 2009
Duane was born June 20, 1934 in Sioux City, Iowa, the son of Marion and Ida Mae (Schieuer) Hackett. He married Joanne Mary Weber on June 17, 1957 and to this union two children were born, Renee Mary and Kenneth Duane. After graduating from Climbing Hill High School in 1952, Duane worked with his father on their family farm. Later...
Audrey M. Sieh
Dec 3, 2009
AUDREY M. SIEH, 82, formerly of Paullina, Iowa, passed away Thursday, December 3, 2009 at her home in Ames, Iowa where she had lived since 2000 with her son Barry. Audrey died from complication of her lungs. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 11th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler...
Roger D. Jackson
Nov 27, 2009
ROGER D. JACKSON, 58, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, November 27, 2009 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Bob Stout will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be from 1 p.m. until...
Larry D. Wheeler
Nov 26, 2009
Larry Wheeler, the son of Carl and Julia (Logue) Wheeler, was born July 22, 1938, in Knoxville, IA. At age three, his family moved to Aurelia and eventually to Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1957. Following graduation, he attended Mankato State College for two years and then attended Wayne State College. On June...
Earl F. Jacobson
Nov 26, 2009
EARL JACOBSON, 85, of Larrabee, Iowa passed away Thursday, November 26, 2009 at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be...
Gladys Martha Rupp
Nov 24, 2009
Gladys Martha Rupp was born August 5, 1920 in Holstein, Iowa, the daughter of Ernest and Hilda (Schliinz) Kuhrts. She graduated as valedictorian of her high school class in Quimby, Iowa in 1937 and attended the National Business Training School in Sioux City. She was employed at the AAA office in Cherokee until her marriage to Robert Rupp on Aug....
Mary E. Johnson
Nov 23, 2009
Mary was born on August 3, 1912 in Cherokee, IA to William and Ella (Mongan) Dreyer. Mary grew up in the Cherokee and Aurelia area graduating from Aurelia. She worked at Kruses Mercantile Store while living in Aurelia. Mary married LeRoy Johnson February 21, 1940 in Storm Lake, IA. They farmed in the Cherokee area until LeRoy's retirement. During their...
Merritt L. Jenness
Nov 23, 2009
MERRITT L. JENNESS, 84, of Marcus, Iowa passed away Monday, November 23, 2009 at his home in Marcus. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Darrell Webb will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer...
Amos A. Leonard, Sr.
Nov 20, 2009
Amos was born May 2, 1929 in Cherokee, Iowa to Herbert A. and Marvel (Filer) Leonard. He was educated in the Quimby area, graduating from Quimby Consolidated School in 1948. On July 16, 1950 he married Alma Wilmot in Cherokee, Iowa. For many years, Amos farmed and also worked for Smith Feed Yard. Following a move to Cherokee he worked...
