Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

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...