Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
George G. Garvin
Jan 7, 2023
GEORGE G. GARVIN, 84, of Meriden, Iowa, passed away at his residence in Meriden, Iowa on Saturday, January 7, 2023.
There will be no services at this time. There will be a celebration of life later in the Spring. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may...
Wayne Michael Bush
Jan 5, 2023
Wayne Michael Bush, son of James and Eileen (Begnoche) Bush, was born on February 28, 1954, in Cherokee, Iowa. He attended parochial school at Visitation Parish Maryhill. He then attended Meriden-Cleghorn High School and graduated in 1972. He finished his education at Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Entomology in 1976. He married Linda Weber on...
Robert E. "Bob" Erdman
Jan 4, 2023
ROBERT E. "Bob" ERDMAN, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2023, at his residence in Cherokee.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 9, 2023 at 10:30 a.m. at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Caldwell will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee,...
Barbara Lynn Brady
Jan 2, 2023
Barbara Lynn (Cronin) Brady passed away at her home on January 2, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The daughter of Joseph and Marie (George) Cronin, Barb was born on January 25, 1963 in LeMars, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Marcus. Barb was born the ninth...
Alice Lucille Schissel
Jan 1, 2023
Alice Lucille (Clark) Schissel, the daughter of Henry N. and Ada May (Bowker) Clark, was born in Cherokee, Iowa on February 17, 1929. She lived on the family farm until her father passed away in March, 1938, from Scarlet Fever. Her mother then moved the family to Cherokee, where Alice attended school at Immaculate Conception, graduating from high school in...
Charles D. "Chuck" Mann
Dec 31, 2022
CHARLES D. "CHUCK" MANN, 74 , of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2022 at Mercy One Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Private family services will be held. On Saturday, January 7 th , a 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home. Pastor Mie Agnew will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Cheryll D. (Butler) Jacobson
Dec 26, 2022
CHERYLL D. (BUTLER) JACOBSON, 73, of Onawa, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, originally of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2022 at Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 6, 2023 at 11:00 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Daniel...
Edward Earl Boger
Dec 25, 2022
Edward Earl Boger was born December 1, 1948 the son of Earl Norman and Berdena (Dena) Kollbaum in Ida Grove, IA. He attended school in Ida Grove.
Ed entered the U.S. Army in 1966 and served bravely in the Vietnam War from 1967-1969 earning a Purple Heart. He rose to the rank of Sergeant (E 5) and was honorably discharged in November 1972 at Fort Bliss, El Paso,...
Dorothy Ann Sonksen
Dec 25, 2022
Dorothy Ann Sonksen, of Cherokee, passed away in the early hours of December 25, 2022, at the age of 81. Dorothy was born on July 22, 1941 in Mitchell, SD to Gideon and Rachel Schnabel and was the second born of six children. In grade school, her family relocated to Iowa after her father found work on area farms. Growing...
Susan M. Cheevers
Dec 24, 2022
SUSAN M. CHEEVERS, 65 , of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Milford, Iowa, Florence, Oregon, and Sioux Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2022, at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, Iowa.
Graveside family memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with...
Mary Lou Martinsen
Dec 20, 2022
Mary Lou Martinsen, the daughter of Harry and Sophia (Luschen) Richards was born January 25, 1928, in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1945.
On May 7, 1949, she was united in marriage to Max Martinsen in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Following their marriage they farmed in...
Joseph A. "Joe" Elsbury
Dec 20, 2022
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JOSEPH "Joe" A. ELSBURY, 65 , of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday morning, December 20, 2022, surrounded by his siblings.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, December 27, 2022 at 6:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences may be...
Robert D. Tushla
Dec 20, 2022
Robert Dean Tushla
August 10, 1933 – December 20, 2023
Robert (Bob) D. Tushla, 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2023 at Accura Health Care in Cherokee, IA after a long struggle with dementia. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. A...
George W. "Bill" Bainbridge
Dec 18, 2022
GEORGE W. "BILL" BAINBRIDGE, SR., 80 , of Alta, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 18, 2022 at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center.
Private family memorial services will be held. A celebration of life service for the public will be held later on next year. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com .
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Imelda M. Rupp
Dec 16, 2022
Imelda Margaret Rupp, the daughter of Bernard and Anna (Specht) Rupp, was born May 14, 1924 in Rock Township near Maryhill. She lived on the family farm her entire life, until moving to Cherokee to reside at the Beck Assisted Living, following the passing of her brother Adrian, in September of 2002.
Her childhood years were spent near Maryhill, where...
Donna J. Hahn
Dec 15, 2022
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DONNA J. HAHN, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa, peacefully entered into eternal rest and went to be with the Lord on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, December 20, 2022 at...
Norma M. Mahnke
Dec 12, 2022
NORMA M. MAHNKE, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Monday afternoon, December 12, 2022, at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, December 17, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...
Patrick J. Carey, Jr.
Dec 7, 2022
PATRICK J. CAREY JR., 64, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at his residence in Spirit Lake, Iowa.
Private family services will be held in Spirit Lake, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be...
Max Ernest Mugge
Dec 5, 2022
Max Ernest Mugge, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away on December 5, 2022, at the age of 89. After suffering a heart attack, he died peacefully at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by his loving family.
Max Ernest Mugge was born to Lester and Edith Mugge on July 19, 1933, in Liberty Township, on the family farm...
Shawn D. Ruden
Dec 4, 2022
SHAWN D. RUDEN, 53, of Trion, Georgia, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, December 4, 2022 at Advent Health Redmond Hospital in Rome, Georgia.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, December 15, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Mark Leeds and Pastor Ken Kraft will officiate. ...


