Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

Serving Cherokee

Steven A. Wood

Steven A. Wood

Mar 4, 2024

Steven A. Wood, age 71, of Ida Grove, IA, passed away Monday, March 04, 2024, at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, IA. No services are planned at this time. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.

Rhoda Mary Fishman

Rhoda Mary Fishman

Mar 4, 2024

Rhoda Mary Fishman, age 96 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, March 4, 2024, at Accura Healthcare in Aurelia, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, March 18, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, IA. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, IA. Visitation with family present will be held...

Kent Dru Martin

Kent Dru Martin

Feb 28, 2024

Kent Dru Martin, age 59, of Sioux City, IA, and formerly of Marcus, IA, passed away Wednesday, February 28, 2024, in Marcus, IA, surrounded by his family. Memorial services will take place at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024, at Grace Methodist Church in Marcus, IA. Pastor Travis Stevick will officiate. Burial will take place at a later date. Visitation...

Donna Braband

Donna Braband

Feb 26, 2024

Donna Lou Braband, age 97 of Glencoe, MN, and formerly of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, February 26, 2024, at Glenfields Living With Care Center in Glencoe, MN, surrounded by her family. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 2, 2024, at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, IA. Pastor Jay Braband will officiate. Burial will take place...

William Gauthier

William Gauthier

Feb 25, 2024

William Gauthier, age 81 of rural Cherokee, IA, passed away on Sunday, February 25, 2024, in Marinette, WI. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 16, 2024, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA. Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate. Burial will be at Cedar Township Cemetery, Rural Cherokee, IA. Visitation with family present will be held...

Veldene June Lindell

Veldene June Lindell

Feb 25, 2024

Veldene June Lindell, age 83 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 1, 2024, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, IA. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will take place at Lake Belt Township Cemetery in Ceylon, MN. Public...

Merry Ellen Farlee

Merry Ellen Farlee

Feb 19, 2024

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Merry Ellen Farlee, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 19, 2024, surrounded by her family at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa....

Gerald E. Clark

Gerald E. Clark

Feb 17, 2024

Gerald E. Clark, 79, formerly of Battle Creek, Iowa and originally of Quimby, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024 at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Beaumont, Texas.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 9, 2024 at 11:00 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate.  Burial will be...

Paul W. Taylor

Paul W. Taylor

Feb 17, 2024

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PAUL W. TAYLOR, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 17, 2024, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa, surrounded by his family.

Memorial services will  be held on Thursday, February 22, 2024 at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in...

Claudia E. Pickens

Claudia E. Pickens

Feb 15, 2024

Claudia Emma Pickens, 66, of Vermillion, South Dakota, passed away Thursday afternoon, February 15, 2024, in her residence in Vermillion.

There will be a memorial gathering on Tuesday, February 27, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Hansen Funeral Home in Vermillion, South Dakota.

Memorial services will be held on May 11, 2024...

Sandra Ann Kirchner

Sandra Ann Kirchner

Feb 11, 2024

Sandra Ann Kirchner, age 62 of rural Cherokee, IA, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 at her home in Cherokee. It was Sandra’s wish to be cremated and no services are planned at this time. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA, is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.

Rodney R. Bainbridge

Rodney R. Bainbridge

Feb 11, 2024

RODNEY R. BAINBRIDGE, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday, February 11, 2024 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, February 15, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church.  Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  ...

Terrill L. "Terry" Galvin

Terrill L. "Terry" Galvin

Feb 3, 2024

TERRILL L. "TERRY" GALVIN, 65, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at his residence in Aurelia, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 9, 2024 at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor David Lyons will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee,...

Ernest O. "Ernie" Klingborg

Ernest O. "Ernie" Klingborg

Jan 31, 2024

ERNEST O. "ERNIE" KLINGBORG, 73, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.

Public visitation with the family present will be held on Monday, February 5, 2024 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.

Private family services will be...

Joyce E. Allbaugh

Joyce E. Allbaugh

Jan 31, 2024

JOYCE E. ALLBAUGH, 78, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 31, 2024 at her home in Quimby, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 2:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Don Meyer will officiate.  Burial will be in the Grandview Cemetery at Quimby, Iowa.  Visitation with...

Victoria "Vicki" Susan Wittgraf

Victoria "Vicki" Susan Wittgraf

Jan 26, 2024

    

            Victoria (Vicki) Susan Wittgraf passed away on Friday, January 26, 2024, following a four-month battle with colon cancer. She was at home in Cherokee with her family beside her.

            Born September 21, 1949, in Iowa City, Vicki was the first child of a second-year law student, S.J. Brownlee, and his...

Roger V. Nelson

Roger V. Nelson

Jan 24, 2024

ROGER  V.  NELSON, 81, of rural Meriden, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 24, 2024 in the Sarasota Memorial Hospital in Sarasota, Florida.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 3, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. at Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa.  Burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery at rural Meriden, Iowa.  Pastor Nelson...

Mary Kay Langholdt

Mary Kay Langholdt

Jan 23, 2024

Mary Kay Langholdt (Schleef) left this world on January 23, 2024, surrounded by her husband, her children, and her sister Molly Galm. Visitation will be at Greenwood Schubert on January 31, 2024, at 5-7PM, followed by a Rosary at 7PM. The funeral mass will be at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, IA, on February 1, 2024, at 10:30AM, followed...

Tim Edward Kenan

Tim Edward Kenan

Jan 15, 2024

 

Tim Edward Kenan, age 77 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, January 15, 2024, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 22, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Dan Rupp will officiate. Burial will be at Maryhill Visitation Cemetery, rural Cherokee, IA. Visitation...

Dr. Ronald Alan Galles

Dr. Ronald Alan Galles

Jan 12, 2024

 

Dr. Ronald A. Galles, age 75, a lifelong resident of Marcus, IA, passed away Friday, January 12, 2024, at the Happy Siesta Care Center in Remsen, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s Dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 18, 2024, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, IA. Father Timothy Pick...