Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Marguerite E. Osterling
Sep 18, 2020
MARGUERITE E. OSTERLING , 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, September 18, 2020 in the Cherokee Specialty Care.
Private family funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 22 nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Kathleen Ann (Froehlich) Abels
Sep 15, 2020
KATHLEEN Â ANN Â FROEHLICH Â ABELS , 71 of Omaha, Nebraska, originally from Cleghorn, Iowa passed away on September 15, 2020 in Omaha.
Graveside Memorial services will be on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Liberty Township Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Caldwell will officiate. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is...
Donald O. Todd
Sep 15, 2020
DONALD O. TODD , 93, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, September 15, 2020 at his farm home surrounded by his family.
Private family graveside services will be held at the Quimby Cemetery in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor David Doellinger will officiate. There will be military rites at the graveside by the...
Delores A. Blades
Sep 13, 2020
DeLores A. Blades, 89, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away on Sunday, September 13, 2020 at her residence in Sioux City, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 18 th at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa. Pastor Kathy Martin will officiate. Burial of the...
Margaret L. Nelson
Sep 12, 2020
Margaret "Maggie" Nelson , of Cherokee, Iowa and former longtime Washta, Iowa farming resident passed away, Saturday, September 12, 2020 enveloped in the love of her son and daughter.
Visitation and a time of sharing memories with the family present will be held on Thursday September 17th from 5 p.m. til 7 p.m. at...
Dale L. Cline
Sep 11, 2020
DALE L. CLINE , 86 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, September 11, 2020 following an extended illness.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 25 th , at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...
Fred D. Stieneke
Sep 9, 2020
FRED D. STIENEKE , 75, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, September 9, 2020 at Select Specialty Care in Sioux Falls, S.D.
Graveside memorial services will be held on Wednesday, September 16 th , at 2 p.m. at the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor David Hall will officiate. It...
Dorris M. Kintigh
Sep 8, 2020
DORRIS M. KINTIGH , 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2020 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Memorial services will be held on Tuesday September 15, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Duane Queen will officiate. Burial of the...
Paul Higgins
Sep 5, 2020
John Paul Higgins, the son of John and Diane (Bengford) Higgins, was born October 20, 1966, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Galva, IA. He attended school and graduated from Galva-Holstein High School in 1986. After graduation, Paul attended mechanic school in Omaha.
John moved to Des Moines, IA, and worked as a...
William L. Beazley
Sep 5, 2020
William L. Beazley , 65, of Correctionville, Iowa, passed away the evening of Sept. 5, 2020 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City.
Graveside Memorial Services will be Saturday, Sept. 12th at 1:30 p.m. at the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. Internment will follow. Pastor John Riebhoff will officiate. There will...
Lois I. Vetter
Sep 1, 2020
LOIS I. VETTER , 92, of Larrabee, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, September 1, 2020 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Private family memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Â Pastor Robin...
James Dale Jenness
Aug 30, 2020
JAMESÂ DALEÂ JENNESS , 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Quimby, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, August 30,2020 in the Iowa Veteran's Home at Marshalltown.
Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 12th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Military rites will be...
Elaine Ione Dyslin
Aug 29, 2020
Elaine Ione Dyslin, the daughter of Marion and Ida Mae (Schieuer) Hackett, was born on November 1, 1938, in Woodbury County, IA. Her childhood was mostly spent in Cherokee County, graduating from Quimby High School in 1957. She then attended the Humboldt Institute of Business in Minneapolis, MN.
On December 29, 1962, she was united in marriage to Harold Dyslin...
Joan G. Johnson
Aug 25, 2020
JOAN G. JOHNSON , 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 29 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor David Hall will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak...
James "Archie" Alan Bunkers
Aug 25, 2020
James “Archie” Alan Bunkers was born November 25, 1950 in Cherokee, to Derrell and Gloria (Thompson) Bunkers. He was a 1969 graduate of Washington High School. He started his college education at Iowa State University and then transferred to Oklahoma State University where he was part of the golf team and completed his Bachelor’s Degrees in Turf Management, Agronomy and...
Larry W. Maxwell
Aug 25, 2020
LARRY W. MAXWELL, 73, of Calumet, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 in the Cherokee Specialty Care.
Funeral services will be held on Friday. August 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will be made in...
Barbara Sue Nichols
Aug 23, 2020
Barbara Sue Nichols 77 , of Cherokee, Iowa passed away peacefully in her sleep on August 23, 2020 at the Cherokee Specialty Care Nursing Home. She was lovingly cared for by amazing hospice nurses in her final days.
There will be no funeral services at this time. It was Barbara's wish to be cremated. The...
Anthony "Tony" Eugene McAlpine
Aug 21, 2020
Anthony “Tony” McAlpine, the son of John McAlpine and Marlene Prostrollo, was born on October 3, 1986, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Larrabee. He attended school in Cherokee where he graduated from Washington High School in 2005.
Tony worked at Bogenrief Studios in Sutherland, Staple’s in Marcus, and most recently at Mummert Construction.
Tony was known...
Glenn Eugene Harris
Aug 14, 2020
GLENN EUGENE HARRIS , 65, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday, August 14, 2020 at his residence, surrounded by his family.
Visitation and a time of sharing memories will be held on Saturday, August 22nd from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Burial will...
Sandra Marie Pingel
Aug 9, 2020
Sandra Marie Pingel, the daughter of Harold C. and Gloria (Stadtmueller) Ford was born on May 29, 1958, in Anamosa, IA Mercy Hospital. Her childhood years were spent in Anamosa, IA where she attended school and graduated in 1976. While in school, she was active in sports and music.
She then attended Iowa State University, where she met LeDen Pingel....


