Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Janet Lurene Huber

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

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

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

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

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

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...

Lavon G. Grienke

Lavon G. Grienke

Nov 13, 2008

LaVon G. Grienke, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 15th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Mr. Don Agostine will officiate. Burial will be in the Storm Lake Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be on Friday...

Helen M. Alquist

Helen M. Alquist

Nov 8, 2008

HELEN M. ALQUIST, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, November 8, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, November 11th, at 2:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jim Steen and Pastor Erik Gronberg will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will...

Barbara R. Frey

Barbara R. Frey

Nov 7, 2008

BARBARA R. FREY, 61, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, November 7, 2008 near Beresford, South Dakota due to injuries in an automobile accident. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 12th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. The Rev. Ethan D. Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee....

Ethel C. Ehrich

Ethel C. Ehrich

Nov 5, 2008

ETHEL C. EHRICH, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, November 5, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family...

Steven F. Colvert

Steven F. Colvert

Nov 2, 2008

STEVEN F. COLVERT, 63, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, November 2, 2008 at his home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 5th, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Richard Arndt will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...

Olga L. Bern

Olga L. Bern

Oct 24, 2008

OLGA L. BERN, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, October 24, 2008 in the Sunset Knoll Retirement Home in Aurelia, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 28th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate and burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will...

Robert L. Redman

Robert L. Redman

Oct 20, 2008

ROBERT L. REDMAN, 76, of Knoxville, Iowa and originally from Cherokee, passed away Monday, October 20, 2008 at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Friday, October 24th, 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. There...

Eveline S. Dunn

Eveline S. Dunn

Oct 18, 2008

EVELINE SOPHIA DUNN, 102, of Aurelia, Iowa and former longtime Correctionville area resident, passed away Saturday, October 18, 2008 at the Sunset Knoll Retirement Home in Aurelia. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 22nd, from 11 a.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Private family...

Ronny L. Weiland

Ronny L. Weiland

Oct 9, 2008

RONNY L. WEILAND, 71, of LeMars, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, October 09, 2008 at the Good Samaritan Society of LeMars, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, October 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa....

Paul L. Roethler

Paul L. Roethler

Oct 8, 2008

PAUL L. ROETHLER, 62, of Cherokee, Iowa, died Wednesday morning October 8, 2008 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Private family services will be held at a later date. It was Paul's wishes to be cremated. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements. Paul was born on June 26,...

Jolane Ann Hartliep

Jolane Ann Hartliep

Sep 30, 2008

JoLane Ann Hartliep, 70, of Roxton, Texas passed away Tuesday, September 30, 2008 in Paris, Texas after an extended illness. Graveside services will be held Monday, October 6th, at 11 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. On line condolences may be sent to www.boothbyfuneral.com JoLane was born August 19, 1938 in Whittemore, Iowa, the daughter of Delbert...

Theo L. Stevenson

Theo L. Stevenson

Sep 27, 2008

THEO L. STEVENSON, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, rural Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Larry Nilson will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Aurelia, Iowa. There will be military rites...

Clifford M. Booth

Clifford M. Booth

Sep 27, 2008

CLIFFORD M. BOOTH, 83, of Des Moines, Iowa and former long time Cherokee resident passed away Saturday, September 27, 2008 at the Taylor House in Des Moines. Funeral services will be held Thursday, October 2nd, at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in...

Adele A. Fogleman

Adele A. Fogleman

Sep 26, 2008

ADELE A. FOGLEMAN, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday, September 26, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Private family services will be held at a later date. Adele was born on August 27, 1922 in Brooklyn, New York to Albin & Elsie (Hanson) Johnson. She attended schools in Brooklyn, New York. She was married to James Fogleman on...