Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Carl Simmons

Carl Simmons

Jun 20, 2008

CARL SIMMONS, 79 of rural Danbury, Iowa, passed away Friday evening June 20, 2008 in the Maple Heights Nursing Home in Mapleton, Iowa following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, June 24th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Danbury, Iowa. Father Terry Roeder will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery...

Hobert K. Johnson

Hobert K. Johnson

Jun 17, 2008

HOBERT K. JOHNSON, 85 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, June 17, 2008 at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, June 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega, Rev. Herbert Johnson and Rev. Ron Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in...

Darlene J. Klockgether

Darlene J. Klockgether

Jun 16, 2008

DARLENE J. KLOCKGETHER, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, June 16, 2008 at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center following a short illness. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Faith in Christ Fellowship in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Pinky Person and Pastor Ted Greaves will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak...

Donald E. Wright

Donald E. Wright

Jun 4, 2008

DONALD E. WRIGHT, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2008 at the Arbor Care Facility in Ridgeland, Mississippi. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at...

Viviann V. Specht

Viviann V. Specht

Jun 2, 2008

VIVIANN V. SPECHT, 103, of Marcus, Iowa and former long time Cherokee resident, passed away Monday, June 2, 2008 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 6th,at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee....

Cela Mae Rhoads

Cela Mae Rhoads

May 22, 2008

CELA MAE RHOADS, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa became ill suddenly and passed away peacefully on Thursday evening, May 22, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 28th, 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....

Gene A. Cedar

Gene A. Cedar

May 21, 2008

GENE A. CEDAR, 63, of rural Meriden, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2008, at 12:38 a.m. at his farm home due to an apparent heart attack. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, May 24th, at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler and Rev. Ray Kruger will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Crystal (Borer) Shankles

Crystal (Borer) Shankles

May 16, 2008

CRYSTAL L. (BORER) SHANKLES, 46, of Derby, Kansas, passed away Friday evening, May 16, 2008 in the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa following a 16 year battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday evening, May 21, 2008 at 7 p.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church in Washta, Iowa. Pastor Charles Wolff of...

Donald L. Groff

Donald L. Groff

May 4, 2008

DONALD L. GROFF, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday, May 4, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a one year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, May 8th, at 2 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jim Steen and Pastor Delmar Carlson will officiate. Burial will be at the Pleasant...

Louise Ockerman

Louise Ockerman

May 1, 2008

LOUISE OCKERMAN, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Adel, Iowa, passed away Thursday evening, May 1, 2008 in the Careage Hills in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Church at Adel, Iowa. Pastor Tony Thurston will officiate. The family will be present at the Church on Saturday morning from 9:30...

Clark V. Skaggs

Clark V. Skaggs

Apr 30, 2008

CLARK V. SKAGGS, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa and former long time rural Cleghorn resident passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2008 at his home following a two month battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 3rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty...

Adella E. Springer

Adella E. Springer

Apr 29, 2008

ADELLA E. SPRINGER, 81, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Fairfield, Nebraska, passed away Tuesday evening, April 29, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 2nd, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Richard Arndt and Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Graveside services and burial will be on Saturday,...

Lavonne M. Reed

Lavonne M. Reed

Apr 25, 2008

LaVonne M. Reed, 86, of Norfolk, Nebraska and former long time Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away Friday afternoon, April 25, 2008, in the Edgewood Vista in Norfolk. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis and Pastor Gregg Johnson will officiate. Burial will be...

James A. Pearse

James A. Pearse

Apr 23, 2008

JAMES ALLEN PEARSE, 62, of Phoenix, AZ and former Quimby area resident, passed away Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008, in Phoenix, AZ. A memorial service will be held in conjunction with services for his motherJewel Pearse this Saturday, December 13th, at 10:00 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. The Reverend David Duncan of Milwaukee, WI will officiate. Initial services were...

Thomas J. Christensen

Thomas J. Christensen

Apr 16, 2008

THOMAS J. CHRISTENSEN, 47, of Aurelia and former long time Cherokee resident passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at his home in Aurelia, Iowa. Thomas was born April 13, 1961 in Cherokee, Iowa to James R. and Margaret (Tippy) Christensen. He graduated from Meriden-Cleghorn High School in 1980. He was married to Karen Ernst on June 3, 1994 at the...

Willard Fabian Carlson

Willard Fabian Carlson

Apr 11, 2008

WILLARD FABIAN CARLSON, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 15th, at 2 p.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 military rites at the...

Iola H. Ross

Iola H. Ross

Apr 10, 2008

IOLA H. ROSS, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 10, 2008 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 14th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service...

Joy Wieland Sweet

Joy Wieland Sweet

Apr 9, 2008

JOY WIELAND SWEET, 73, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center following a several month illness. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 12th at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Richard Arndt will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will...

Joseph Francis Rupp

Joseph Francis Rupp

Feb 1, 2008

JOSEPH F. RUPP, 66, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, February 01, 2008 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. There will be a time of sharing for family and friends on Saturday, February 9th from 1 p.m. until 3 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. The family would invite everyone to the upper level of the Cherokee...

Patricia K. Chase

Patricia K. Chase

Dec 21, 2007

PATRICIA K. CHASE, 73, of rural Washta, Iowa passed away Friday, December 21, 2007 at her home. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, July 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Rev. Richard Layman will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is in...