Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Mark W. Draper
Feb 21, 2009
MARK W. DRAPER, 39, of Quimby, Iowa, formerly of Holstein and Cherokee, passed away Saturday evening, February 21, 2009, due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident southwest of Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, February 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Jean Jenness will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be in...
Mary Frances Brickson
Feb 11, 2009
MARY FRANCES BRICKSON, 97, formerly of Alta and Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Wednesday afternoon, February 11, 2009 in the Buena Vista Manor in Storm Lake, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, March 3rd at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Chrokee. Burial will be in the Woodlawn Cemetery at Alta, Iowa. Visitation will be on Monday...
Lloyd F. Gronemeyer
Feb 7, 2009
LLOYD F. GRONEMEYER, 81, of Milford, Iowa, formerly of Arnolds Park, and former longtime Cherokee resident passed away Saturday, February 7, 2009 at his home in Milford. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 9th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. There will be military rites at the funeral home...
Marjorie C. Hicks
Feb 6, 2009
MARJORIE C. HICKS, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, February 6, 2009, in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, February 11th, at 11 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 at a later date. There...
Henry E. Johnson
Jan 27, 2009
HENRY E. JOHNSON, 82, of Washta, Iowa and former rural Aurelia area resident, passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2009 at the Sunrise Retirement Community. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 30th, at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. There...
Alice L. Cedar
Jan 27, 2009
ALICE L. CEDAR, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa and former Aurelia, Iowa resident passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 27, 2009, in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 31st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Larry Nilson will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery at rural Meriden, Iowa....
Wilbur F. Haley
Jan 23, 2009
WILBUR F. HALEY, 89, of St Joseph, Missouri, formerly of Cherokee & Mechanicsville, Iowa, died Friday, January 23, 2009 following a lengthy illness in St. Joseph, Mo. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday January 27th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Visitation will be on Monday January 26th...
Cecil M. Pannell
Jan 21, 2009
CECIL M. PANNELL, 77, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday evening, January 21, 2009 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, January 27th, at 11 a.m. at the First Congregational Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate. It was Cecil's wishes to be cremated and there will be no visitation. Online condolences...
Lucille Ryden
Jan 21, 2009
LUCILLE RYDEN, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, January 21, 2009 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 24th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jim Steen will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15...
Helga A. Lundquist
Jan 19, 2009
HELGA A. LUNDQUIST, 93, of rural Washta and former long time Meriden area resident, passed away Monday, January 19, 2009 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 22nd, at 1:30 p.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. There will be...
Robert W. Booth
Jan 14, 2009
ROBERT W. "BOB" BOOTH, 85 of rural Aurelia, Iowa passed away Wednesday, January 14, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 17th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Alan Dean of Living Word Outreach Ministries of Spencer will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant...
Edwin C. Maddox
Jan 14, 2009
EDWIN V. MADDOX, beloved husband, father, brother, grandfather, and great grandfather was peacefully released to our loving God, on January 14, 2009, at the age of 96. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, May 24, 2009, at 1:30 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be in...
Daniel H. Raymond
Jan 10, 2009
DANIEL H. RAYMOND, 51, of Denver, Colorado and former Storm Lake and Cherokee resident passed away Saturday, January 10, 2009 at the Hospice Center of North Iowa in Mason City, Iowa following a battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will...
Ronald G. Igou
Jan 7, 2009
RONALD G. IGOU, 71, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday afternoon, January 7, 2009 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center following a several month illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday , January 10th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Richard Arndt will officiate. There will be military rites by L. A....
Janet Lurene Huber
Jan 5, 2009
JANET LURENE HUBER, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday evening, January 5, 2009 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 9th, at 10:30 a.m. the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will...
Polly Vicstrum
Dec 31, 2008
POLLY VICSTRUM, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, December 31, 2008, in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a short illness. Funeral services will be on Saturday, January 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Larry Nilson will officiate. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery at rural Cherokee, Iowa. There will...
Ruby J. Kneen
Dec 26, 2008
RUBY J. KNEEN, 86, longtime Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away Friday morning, December 26, 2008, in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 30th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Missy Brown will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill...
Steven Arnold Anderson
Dec 10, 2008
STEVEN ARNOLD ANDERSON, 10 month old son of David Anderson and Amanda Klink, passed away Wednesday, December 10, 2008 at 8:41 p.m. at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 15th, at 1:30 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. John Byrd will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery...
Jewel Pearse
Nov 23, 2008
(THELMA) JEWEL PEARSE, 93, of Phoenix, AZ and former Quimby and Washta area resident, passed away Sunday evening, November 23, 2008, in Phoenix. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 13, 2008 at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor David Duncan of Milwaukee will officiate. Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery at Quimby, Iowa....
Letha I. Smith
Nov 21, 2008
LETHA IRENE (SMALL) SMITH, 90, of Aurelia, Iowa and former long time Afton Township resident, passed away Friday, November 21, 2008 at the Sunset Knoll Care and Rehab Center in Aurelia. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 25th, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in...


