Obituaries
Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa
Serving Cherokee
Clarence Richard Hohbach
Mar 1, 2020
Clarence Richard Hohbach , 83, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, surrounded by his family.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 4th at 10:30 a.m. at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Pastor Kevin Roop and Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial...
Christopher David Wester
Mar 1, 2020
Christopher David Wester was born in Cherokee, Iowa on February 17, 1997. He lived most of his life in Cleghorn with his mom and dad, Eric and Sara (Ouderkirk) Wester, and siblings Kyle and Annie before the family moved to the farm located north of Cleghorn. He graduated from Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn High School. He continued his schooling at South Dakota State...
Lee B. Nelson
Feb 29, 2020
LEE B. NELSON , 82, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, February 29, 2020 at his home in Cherokee.
Memorial services will be held on Thursday, March 5 th , at 1:30 p.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be in...
Robert "Bob" Manning
Feb 28, 2020
Robert Scott Manning was born in Le Mars, Iowa on August 22, 1956, to Jean (Dennler) and Milo F. Manning. His childhood years were spent in Le Mars, and he graduated from Le Mars Community High School in 1974. He attended a few semesters at NWICC in Sheldon, where he studied drafting. Bob spent several years working for Wells...
Gerald A. Peterson
Feb 27, 2020
Gerald Alan Peterson, son of Mabel (Nelson) and Walter Peterson, was born February 6, 1930 on the family farm southwest of Aurelia, IA. He attended the local schools and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1948. He married Phyllis Lau in June of 1950 and they were parents to three children, Pamela, Kelley, and Brent. His family was expanded to...
Judith Lee Ferrin
Feb 26, 2020
Judith Lee Ferrin, the daughter of Lewis (Peck) Lawrence and Lovedy Conklin was born on July 14, 1935, in Cherokee, IA and graduated from Wilson High School in 1953. Following graduation, she worked secretarial jobs and met the love of her life, Harold Ferrin, when he helped her up after she had fallen down at the local skating rink.
Harold...
Beryl E. Schubert
Feb 23, 2020
Beryl Elmer Schubert, the son of Reuben and Dellav (Morrice) Schubert, was born on October 3, 1925, on a farm near Battle Creek, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm where he attended country school and a graduate of Ida Grove High School in 1943. After graduation, Beryl enlisted in the Air Corp where he served two years...
Tyson R. Stevenson
Feb 16, 2020
Tyson R. Stevenson, 44 of Quimby, IA passed away Sunday evening, February 16, 2020 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa due to an unexpected heart attack.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday February 22nd, at 2 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, IA. Pastor David Doellinger and...
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...


