Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

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...

Marion W. Cresap

Marion W. Cresap

Sep 20, 2008

MARION W. CRESAP, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, September 20, 2008, at his home in Cherokee due to an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate. Marion will be cremated following the services and burial will be...

Herbert R. Larson

Herbert R. Larson

Sep 18, 2008

HERBERT R. LARSON, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, September 18, 2008 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a brief illness. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 24th, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey de Vega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill...

Yvonne Petrich Miletich

Yvonne Petrich Miletich

Sep 17, 2008

YVONNE PETRICH MILETICH, 88, of Rochester, Minnesota, former long time Waterloo resident and originally from Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday evening September 17, 2008 at the Samaritan Bethany Heights in Rochester. Funeral services will be held on Monday, September 22nd, at 2 p.m. at the Cleghorn Christian Church in Cleghorn, Iowa. Rev. Bob Blair will officiate. Burial will be...

Edith G. Cresap

Edith G. Cresap

Sep 13, 2008

EDITH G. CRESAP, 75, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 13, 2008 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Mr. LeRoy Rupp will officiate. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until...

Charlotte Leonard

Charlotte Leonard

Sep 2, 2008

CHARLOTTE LEONARD, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, September 2, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Graveside memorial services will be held on Friday, September 5th, at 11:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. Mr. Ed Ford will officiate. Mrs. Leonard's remains were cremated. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is...

John Letsche

John Letsche

Aug 28, 2008

JOHN LETSCHE, 80, of rural Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, August 28, 2008 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa, following heart by-pass surgery, after suffering a heart attack on the previous Saturday. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate and...