Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Kenneth I. "Kenny" Anderson
Jul 30, 2023
KENNETH I. "Kenny" ANDERSON, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Sunday morning, July 30, 2023 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.
Graveside memorial services will be held on Sunday, October 8, 2023 at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with...
Thomas Arthur Augard
Jul 29, 2023
Thomas “Tom” Augard, age 82 of Cherokee, IA, passed away peacefully, with his family by his side on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Accura Healthcare in Aurelia. It was Tom’s wish to be cremated and no services are currently planned. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to...
Karen Jean Gravenish
Jul 28, 2023
Karen Jean Gravenish, passed away Thursday, July 27th, at her home in Rapid City, South Dakota. The daughter of Bernard Gravenish and Mary (Bork) Gravenish, she was born February 12, 1962 in Cherokee, Iowa.
She graduated from Meriden - Cleghorn in 1980. She continued her education at DMACC in Des Moines, Iowa, and graduated in 1981 with...
Goldie Fowler Robinson
Jul 26, 2023
GOLDIE FOWLER ROBINSON, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center with her family by her side.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Brad Ketcham will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Janet L. Smith
Jul 26, 2023
JANET L. (JAN) SMITH, 87, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, July 26, 2023 at Accura Healthcare of Aurelia.
Private family graveside services will be held at the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Michael Agnew will officiate. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home is assisting the family with the...
Fredrick Eugene Frangenberg
Jul 24, 2023
Fredrick Eugene Frangenberg, the son of George and Joan (Weins) Frangenberg, was born November 22, 1960, in Cherokee, IA. He passed away on July 24, 2023.
Fred is survived by his children, Luke (Heather) Frangenberg of Sioux Falls, SD, Ryan Frangenberg of Omaha, NE, and biological children, Austin and Zoe Curtis, adopted by Harlan and Trish Curtis of...
Wilfred "Willie" Husman
Jul 23, 2023
Wilfred Clair Husman, 92, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2023, surrounded by his family , at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2023, at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. Kevin Roop will officiate. Burial will be at Marcus Amherst Cemetery, Marcus,...
John K. Gordon
Jul 21, 2023
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John Kinney Gordon passed away on Friday, July 21, 2023, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa, at the age 83
Funeral services will be held on Friday, July 28th, at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor...
Gordon D. Hammond
Jul 20, 2023
GORDON D. HAMMOND , 82, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, July 20, 2023 at Accura Healthcare of Cherokee.
A come and go time of sharing memories and fellowship with the family will be held on Monday, July 24th, from 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. at Kee Stir's V.F.W. in Cherokee, Iowa. The...
Robert Allen Christensen
Jul 14, 2023
Robert Allen Christensen, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on July 14, 2023 at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center burn unit in Lincoln Nebraska, due to severe burns sustained from a fire five weeks prior.
Robert was born on Tuesday, July 27,1943, in Exira, Iowa. He is the son of the late Nels Christen Christensen and Anna Marie (Lund)....
Mary Catherine (Dunlap) Nelson
Jul 14, 2023
MARY CATHERINE (DUNLAP) NELSON, 90, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2023 in Des Moines, Iowa.
Memorial services for Mary will be held on Friday, July 21, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Private family burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...
Thayne "Jiggs" Curtis
Jul 11, 2023
Thayne Jr. “Jiggs” Joseph Curtis, age 68, died on July 11, 2023 after an unexpected health complication. He was cared for and made comfortable by the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA where he passed away peacefully.
Thayne was born March 16th, 1955 in Hawthorne, NV to his parents Thayne Sr. and Edith (O’Dell) Curtis. The family...
David Howard Laposky
Jul 7, 2023
David Laposky of Cherokee, age 69, passed away Friday, July 7, 2023 at his home residence.. The burial service will be private with a memorial service on Sunday, August 13th from 1:30PM - 3:30PM at the Depot in Cherokee. The Greenwood Schubert Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements In lieu of sending flowers, please make a donation...
Sherald Fredrick Grauer
Jul 5, 2023
Sherald F. Grauer (“Sid”), son of Fred and Cecelia (Mackowski) Grauer was born in Cleghorn Iowa, on March 7, 1934. He and twin sister, Shirley, were the fourth and fifth children in a family of nine.
The family moved to Cherokee, eventually settling on Cherry Street where they were active members of Trinity Lutheran Church where he was...
Deanna V. "Annie" Hoeppner
Jul 1, 2023
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DEANNA V. "Annie" HOEPPNER, 79 , of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday July 1, 2023 at Cherokee Specialty Care.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Dan Rupp...
James N. "Jim" Halstrom
Jun 29, 2023
JAMES N. "Jim" HALSTROM, 84, of rural Meriden, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, June 29, 2023 at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, July 3, 2023 at 2:00 p.m. at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Tyler Stauffer will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery...
Robert Luis Ubinas
Jun 27, 2023
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Robert Luis Ubinas, a resident of the Northern suburbs of Chicago, Illinois, passed away on June 27, 2023, peacefully at the age of 76. Robert was cremated and will be interred at his family cemetery, Sunset View Cemetery, in Washta, Iowa.
Robert was born December 7, 1946, in...
Richard J.H. Kruse
Jun 26, 2023
Richard J.H. Kruse, age 77, of Cherokee, IA, passed away after a long battle with dementia on Monday, June 26, 2023 at Accura Healthcare, in Cherokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Friday, July 7, 2023 at Memorial Presbyterian Church, Cherokee, IA at 11:00 am. Visitation will be Thursday, July 6, 2023 from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Greenwood-Schubert...


