Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Leota L. Schindler
May 5, 2009
LEOTA L. (GOODBURN) SCHINDLER, 87, of Camp Hill, Pennsylvania, passed away Tuesday, May 5, 2009 in Hendersonville, North Carolina. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 9th at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will...
Maxine B. Grauer
May 2, 2009
MAXINE B. GRAUER, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday morning, May 2, 2009 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 5th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Cleghorn Christian Church. Pastor Bob Blair will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at...
Stewart G. Wilson
Apr 30, 2009
STEWART G. WILSON, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 30, 2009 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 4th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. There will be military rites at the...
Evelyn M. Sassman
Apr 22, 2009
EVELYN M. SASSMAN, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, April 22, 2009 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 24th, at 1 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Mr. Joey Dyslin will officiate. Burial will be in the Poland Township Cemetery at Marathon, Iowa. Visitation will be on Thursday from...
James Weins
Apr 21, 2009
Jim was born September 1, 1950 in Cherokee, Iowa to Nick and Lillian (Boysen) Weins. He attended high school in Sutherland, Iowa, graduating in 1968. Jim served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War from 1968-1972. He was very proud of his military service. Jim had 2 tours of Vietnam and later served with Air America for 1...
Robert L. Cole
Apr 19, 2009
ROBERT L. "BOB" COLE, 58, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Graveside services will be held on Thursday, April 23rd at 3 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Mr. Don Agostine will officiate. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. at...
Bernard Krommendyk
Apr 12, 2009
BERNARD "BERNIE K" KROMMENDYK, 88, was received by the Lord on Easter morning, April 12, 2009 with his wife of 65 years, his children and his grandchildren at his bedside as he made the journey. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate....
Arlin "Slim" Boothby
Apr 11, 2009
ARLIN "SLIM" BOOTHBY, 93, long time Correctionville, Iowa resident, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2009 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church in Correctionville, Iowa. Pastor Sheryl Ashley will officiate. Burial will be in the Correctionville Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Jon W. Roberts
Apr 9, 2009
JON W. ROBERTS, 48, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, April 09, 2009 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 11th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer...
Joani Ziegenbusch Bohm
Apr 6, 2009
Joani Catherine (Ziegenbusch) Bohm died at Sanford Foundation Hospice Cottage on April 6, 2009, at age 61 after a seven-year battle with breast cancer. She was born in Cherokee, Iowa, on January 2, 1948, the daughter of James and Shirley Ziegenbusch. After finishing high school in Cherokee in 1966 she attended the University of Iowa, receiving a Bachelor of Arts...
Thomas L. Stoneking
Apr 6, 2009
THOMAS L. STONEKING, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday. April 6, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Graveside services will be held Friday, April 17th, at 3:30 p.m. at the Prairie View Cemetery at Paullina, Iowa. It was Tommy wishes to be cremated. There will be no visitation. On line condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...
Dorothy C. Hansen
Apr 5, 2009
DOROTHY CATHERINE HANSEN, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away, Sunday, April 5, 2009, at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Thursday, April 9th, 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 in Cherokee. There will be a...
Ruby A. Wester
Apr 3, 2009
RUBY A. WESTER, 79, of rural Cleghorn, Iowa passed away Friday afternoon, April 3, 2009 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe and Pastor Ryan Petersen will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Meriden,...
Margaret E. Stanford
Mar 26, 2009
MARGARET E. STANFORD, 86, of rural Larrabee, Iowa passed away Thursday evening, March 26, 2009 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 30th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Jud Stover will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be a...
Sophie M. Ducommun
Mar 24, 2009
SOPHIE M. DUCOMMUN, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday evening, March 24, 2009 at The Gardens in Cherokee following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Jud Stover will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa. There will be...
Delores J. Cave
Mar 22, 2009
DELORES J. CAVE, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, March 22, 2009 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 26th at 10 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Burial will be in the Marcus-Amherst Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 9:45...
Evelyn C. Bierman
Mar 17, 2009
EVELYN C. BIERMAN, 83, of Holstein, Iowa, and former Cherokee resident passed away Tuesday evening, March 17, 2009 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, Iowa Memorial services will be held Saturday, March 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Burial will be at the Oak Hill...
Barbara Tamm Berglund
Mar 14, 2009
BARBARA TAMM BERGLUND, 80, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, March 14, 2009 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 18th, at 10:30 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 at Cherokee. There...
Irma "Daisy" Boothby
Mar 13, 2009
IRMA "DAISY" BOOTHBY, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, March 13, 2009 at her home in Cherokee following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, March 17th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Prairie View Cemetery at Paullina, Iowa. Visitation will...
Charles Francis Rassel
Mar 11, 2009
CHARLES FRANCIS RASSEL, 80 of Camdenton, Missouri, passed away March 11, 2009 at his home. Funeral services will be held Monday, March 16th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Liz Pfeifle will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation will be on Sunday from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with...


