Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Howard A. Tveitnes
Feb 16, 2020
HOWARD A. TVEITNES , 91, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, February 16, 2020 at his farm home.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 21 st , at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak...
Leroy William Miller
Feb 14, 2020
LeRoy William Miller, 73, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, February 14, 2020 at Accura Care Center in Aurelia, Iowa surrounded by his loving family.
LeRoy was born on March 26, 1946 in Ida Grove, Iowa. He was one of 8 children born to Royal and Betty (Nellist) Miller. He graduated from high school in 1964 in Toledo, Iowa. ...
Alexa Lee Brewster
Feb 13, 2020
ALEXA LEE BREWSTER , 25, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, February 13, 2020 due to injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 22 nd at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Eric Wright will officiate. Visitation will be...
Claus Roger Anderson
Feb 12, 2020
CLAUS ROGER ANDERSON , 78, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, February 12, 2020 in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. following a short illness.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 18th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial...
Robert E. "Bob" Cresap
Feb 9, 2020
ROBERT E. "BOB" CRESAP, 60, of Holstein, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, February 9, 2020 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, February 14 th , at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Daniel Rupp will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Duane J. Driesen
Feb 2, 2020
Duane Jay Driesen was born July 25, 1950, in Canton, SD. He was one of ten children born to Ed and Elsiena (Kooima) Driesen. He was raised on the family farm near Rock Valley, IA, and attended the local schools. In 1969, he married Sheila Hevern, and the couple became parents to two children, David and Cindy. Duane was engaged...
Virginia S. Kohn
Jan 30, 2020
Virginia Sue Grindle, the daughter of Rhea (Greenwood) and Virgil Grindle, was born July 5, 1955, in Hamburg, IA. She grew up in Glenwood, IA, where she attended the local schools. Following graduation she attended Beauty School, and enjoyed working in a hair salon. Virginia was set up on a blind date with Douglas Kohn, and the two were...
Delbert Duane Medick
Jan 24, 2020
Delbert Duane Medick, the son of Andrew and Edna (Noah) Medick was born on September 12, 1932 at the family farm south of Cleghorn, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm where he attended country school until 8th grade. He then attended and graduated from Cleghorn High School in 1952.
On August 25, 1952, Delbert was united in...
Steven Richard Casey
Jan 20, 2020
Steven Richard Casey, the son of Freeman and Hilda (Torbensen) Casey was born on October 8, 1952, at Moorhead, IA. At an early age, his family moved to Cherokee where he attended school and Graduated from Washington High School in 1971. While there, Steve was a member of the Cherokee Young Singers led by Gary Leatherman. He also excelled in...
David J. Stodden
Jan 20, 2020
DAVID J. STODDEN , 64, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Monday morning, January 20, 2020 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 24th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Kevin Roop will officiate. Burial will be in the Trinity Lutheran...
Tamra "Tammy" Lee Gravenish
Jan 19, 2020
Tamra Lee Gravenish , the daughter of Vernon “Gus” and Marlyce “Mavis” (Bengtson) Bergstrom was born April 27, 1953, in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1971.
On December 29, 1972, she was united in marriage to Dennis “Bim” Gravenish. They were blessed with one daughter,...
Rev. Delmar Duane Carlson
Jan 18, 2020
Delmar Duane Carlson was born July 27, 1930, in Stromsburg, Nebraska, to Ernest and Edna (Carlson) Carlson. Hi died January 20, 2020. Delmar grew up speaking both Swedish and English and enjoyed all things Swedish—even Lutefisk. He graduated from Stromsburg High School where he was a member of National Honor Society, music, band and basketball. He received BA from Bethany...
Susan C Glouser
Jan 11, 2020
Susan C. Glouser 75 passed away unexpectedly in her home on January 11, 2020. Susas was born December 10, 1944 in Sioux City, IA. She graduated from Heelen High School in Sioux City, and attended college in Lincoln, NE. Susan loved her family and also loved animals.
She is preceded in death by her husband, James C. Glouser, Jr. in...
Jane Pittman
Jan 11, 2020
JANE PITTMAN , 83, of Storm Lake, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her residence
Private family graveside services will be held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. It was Jane's wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee,...
Lyle L. Letsche
Jan 11, 2020
Lyle Letsche , 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday morning, Jan 11 th , 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee.
Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 16 th , at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in...
Scott M. Faris
Jan 10, 2020
SERVICES Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee.
Shirley M. Lochner
Jan 10, 2020
SHIRLEY M. LOCHNER , 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, January 10, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp and Pastor Andrew...
Rebecca "Becky" Tuttle
Jan 7, 2020
Rebecca “Becky” Tuttle, the daughter of Erick and Josephine (Curtis) Johnson was born on April 8, 1944 in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where she was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. She graduated from Washington High School in 1962. After graduation, she attended NBT in Sioux City, IA.
On April 14, 1963, Becky was...
Phyllis E. Gosmire
Jan 3, 2020
Phyllis Evelyn Peterson Gosmire
December 21, 1918 – January 3, 2020
Phyllis Gosmire died on January 3, 2020, after a brief illness. She had recently celebrated her 101st birthday.
Phyllis was born to Albert and Ruth Peterson at their home south of Meriden, Iowa, because...
Sharon (Clark) Harold
Jan 1, 2020
Sharon Clark Harold, 86, of Chester, Virginia, formerly of Quimby, Iowa, passed away on January 1, 2020 in Chester, Virginia.
Graveside memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 7, 2021 at Grandview Cemetery in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. The family will receive friends following the service at the Quimby Community...


