Obituaries

Nov 30, 2020

Lorraine Louise Steuck Boardman, the daughter of Alfred and Louise (Ginger) Steuck, was born on July 7, 1930. She passed on November 30, 2020, at the age of 90.

 Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, she became a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland, IA. She attended rural country school and Sutherland High School and received her...

Nov 27, 2020

GARY CROUCH , 88, of rural Washta, Iowa passed away peacefully Friday morning, November 27, 2020 at his farm home.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, December 3rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta,...

Nov 26, 2020

Stanley Joseph Sitzmann, the son of Edward Sitzmann Sr. and Agnes (Carel) Sitzmann of 

Hinton, IA, was born on August 29, 1930. Stan was the 9th of 13 children. Ed Jr., Billy, Dale, Mary, Howard, Marjorie, Alfred, Paul, Jermaine, Annette, Alice. One sister, Joyce, passed in infancy. His childhood years were spent growing up on the family farm south of...

Nov 24, 2020

MARGARET  OGILVY  RHODES , 97, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020 in The Gardens Assisted Living

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, May 15, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jonathan Caldwell will officiate.  Burial of the cremains will be in the...

Nov 24, 2020

JOYCE L. WOODS , 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, November 24, 2020 in the Cherokee Specialty Care.

Memorial services will be on Saturday, May 22, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Burial of the cremains will be made in the Oak Hill Cemetery.  Pastor Brad Smith...

Nov 23, 2020

Joan Beverly Stratton Oentrich, the daughter of William and Mildred (Thomson) Stratton was born on April 15, 1935 in Quimby, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Quimby where she attended school. She graduated from Quimby High School in 1952.

 Following her schooling, Joan worked at the Cherokee Mental Health for 33 plus years. She also worked at Steele State...

Nov 23, 2020

CONSTANCE K. "CONNIE" BENSON , 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday morning, November 23, 2020 in the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Private family graveside services will be held on Saturday, November 28 th , at 2 p.m. at the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Visitation...

Nov 23, 2020

Dennis Paul Lubeck, the son of Gaylord and Velma (Halderman) Lubeck, was born May 14, 1955, in Sac City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, IA, where he attended school. He graduated from Washington High School in 1973.

 After high school, Dennis started working on Motorcycles. He attended several Harley Davidson Schools in different states, and was awarded...

Nov 22, 2020

DOROTHY MERLE LOCHNER , 87, of Turlock, California, formerly of Meriden, Iowa, was called home by her Lord and Savior on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in Turlock, California.

Graveside services will be held on Monday, December 7, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Liberty Township Cemetery North of Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate....

Nov 22, 2020

LeRoy J. "Puttball" Lanxon , 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on November 22, 2020 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Private family graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 4, 2021 at 11 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Michael Agnew will officiate. There will be military...