Obituaries

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)....

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jul 3, 2023

Jul 1, 2023

LIVESTREAM LINK FOR DEANNA V. HOEPPNER

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...

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...

Jun 27, 2023

Jun 27, 2023

SERVICES FOR ROBERT L. UBINAS

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...

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...

Jun 26, 2023

 

Bettendorf-- Laurie Kay Hoefling, 65 years old, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 26, 2023, in her home with loved ones at her side after a brief battle with cancer.

Funeral services and Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 1, 2023 at St. John Vianney Catholic Church, 4097 - 18th Street, Bettendorf.  The...

Jun 20, 2023

 

Faith Ilene (Hanson) Specht was born September 17, 1934, to John and Lola (Jenness) Perrett in Cherokee County, IA. She graduated from Quimby Consolidated School in 1952 and  worked as a telephone operator for the next two years. On August 8, 1954, Faith married Walter Donald (Don) Hanson in Washta, IA. They moved from Quimby to Albert City in...

Jun 20, 2023

 

Lawrence “Larry” Henry Schlichting, 75, of Cherokee, IA passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 after being involved in a motorcycle accident.

 

Larry was born August 1, 1947 in Worthington, Minnesota to Jesse and Dorothy Schlichting. He has 2 older siblings, Nina (Schlichting) Dorr, Dennis “Red” Schlichting and a younger brother, Patrick Schlichting.   He graduated from Washington High...

Jun 20, 2023

LLOYD J. MORET, 72, of Washta, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, June 20, 2023 at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.   Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate.   Visitation will be held an hour prior to the service on Saturday...

Jun 19, 2023

 

Dorothy Swain passed away peacefully on June 19, 2023 after a lengthy illness.

 

Dorothy Swain (née Wubbena) was born in 1933 on her family’s farm near Ashton, IA. She was the second of three daughters born to Joe and Josephine Wubbena.  After graduating from Ashton High School as valedictorian (of her class of three), Dorothy left the farm...

Jun 17, 2023

 

Norman P. Rupp was born January 13, 1930 to Henry and Annastasia (Kohns) Rupp on the family farm one mile east of Maryhill Church, Cherokee County, IA.  He became the 8th child of soon to be ten children.  He grew up on the family homestead farming and raising livestock, mainly cattle.  He said his dad could look at a...