Marlene M. Witcombe
Sep 27, 2019
MARLENE M. WITCOMBE , 80, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, September 27, 2019 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, October 9 th , at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate....
Dwayne H. Hempel
Sep 27, 2019
DWAYNE H. HEMPEL , 78, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Friday morning, September 27, 2019 at Floyd Valley Healthcare in LeMars, Iowa.
Visitation will be held on Monday, September 30 th from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Private family graveside services will be held at...
Dana G. Williams
Sep 19, 2019
DANA G. WILLIAMS , 63, of Ames, Iowa and formerly of Washta, Iowa, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2019 at his residence.
Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 28th, at 2 p.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be in the...
Howard William Shear
Sep 11, 2019
Howard William Shear was born September 19, 1951, the son of Randall W. and Harriett (Smith) Shear. He grew up near Akron, Iowa. Following high school, Howard went into the service, serving overseas as an Army Diesel Mechanic.
He was united in marriage to Debra Boettger on November 7, 1973. He graduated from WIT with a degree in Commercial and...
June Josephine Perrin
Sep 7, 2019
June will be remembered for her friendly smile.
June Josephine Andersen was born February 20, 1922 near Viborg, South Dakota, to C. August Andersen and Beatrice Gould Andersen; arriving on a cold winter day her mother said she was “a ray of sunshine” so she named her June.
She grew up on a nice farm in South Dakota, her family...
Charles "Chuck" Edward Perrin
Sep 7, 2019
Charles “Chuck” Edward Perrin, the son of Delbert and Mary (Goodwin) Perrin was born June 18, 1927 in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school. Chuck attended two years of high school in Fort Dodge while working for the railroad. He returned to Cherokee his junior and senior year and graduated from Washington High...
Wilbur Francis Ferrin
Aug 28, 2019
Wilbur F. Ferrin, the son of Horace and Mary (Hanson) Ferrin was born May 10, 1939, in Marcus, Iowa. His childhood years were spent on the family farm. He attended school and graduated from Grand Meadow School south of Marcus. After high school, Wilbur went to the DeVry School of Technology in Chicago where he graduated with an electrician degree....
Carl E. Klingborg
Aug 25, 2019
CARL E. KLINGBORG , 91, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Sunday, August 25, 2019 in the Sunrise Manor Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Friday, August 30 th , at 11 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Kim Dewey will officiate. Burial will...
Dr. Gary D. Jobe
Aug 24, 2019
Dr. Gary D. Jobe , 70, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday evening, August 24, 2019 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center after a 5 year battle with cancer.
Graveside services will be held on Thursday, August 29 th , at 11 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Eric...
Ron Hicks Good
Aug 22, 2019
On Thursday, August 22, 2019, Ronald “Ron” Hicks Good of rural Meriden, IA, loving husband, father of one son, and 2 grand-dogs, passed away at the age of 65 at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.
Ron was born on August 11, 1954 in Cherokee, IA to William and Mildred (Leonard) Good. He graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee,...
John C. Veencamp
Aug 21, 2019
JOHN C. VEENCAMP , 95, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, August 21, 2019 at Care Initiatives (Cherokee Specialty Care) in Cherokee, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 28 th , at 2 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Eric Wright will officiate. Burial will...
Betty Lou Hantsbarger
Aug 21, 2019
Betty Lou Hantsbarge r, 95 years, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away August 21, 2019 at Accura HealthCare nursing home in Aurelia, Iowa, two days away from her 96th birthday.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, August 27 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor...
Dean C. Schmidt
Aug 17, 2019
DEAN C. SCHMIDT , 74, of rural Meriden, Iowa, passed away Saturday Morning, August 17, 2019 in the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 21 st , at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will...
Beverly Jean Hiller
Aug 14, 2019
Beverly Jean Hiller , 64, of Lakewood, Colorado and formerly of rural Marcus, Iowa passed away August 14, 2019, at her residence after a courageous 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Beverly donated her body to her alma mater, the University of South Dakota Medical College. Services are pending in Lakewood, Colorado. There are no...
Matthew Hap Lee
Aug 14, 2019
Matthew Hap Lee, the son of William and Linda (Gravenish) Lee was born October 16, 1974, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School, class of 1993. Matt went on to excel at college for the next seven years or so at WIT in Cherokee and Sioux City....
Keith Wegner
Aug 14, 2019
Keith was born on August 21, 1942 along with his twin brother to parents Walter L. Wegner and Clara (Henningsen) Wegner in Marshalltown Iowa.
Keith grew up on a farm near Gladbrook, IA and attended Gladbrook grade school and high school, graduating in 1960. Keith then entered the Iowa Army National Guard serving basic training at Fort Leonard...
Ronald Joseph Henke
Aug 13, 2019
Ron was born on June 7, 1945 to Joseph and Berniece (Peck) Henke in Cherokee, IA. Ron was raised on the farm and attended school at Maryhill Visitation Catholic Church in rural Cherokee County through eighth grade. He graduated from Cleghorn High School.
On September 1, 1965, he was drafted by the United States Army. After basic training, Ron married...
Bartolo Apolinar Bustos
Aug 7, 2019
Bartolo Apolinar Bustos, the son of Pedro and Eutimia (Rodriguez) Bustos was born August 24, 1953 in Tetipac Gro, Mexico. His childhood years were spent in Mexico where he received his education. At the age of 22, Bartolo set off on a journey to experience the American dream. He became a United States resident and lived in Texas where he...
Virgil H. Schlinz
Aug 7, 2019
VIRGIL H. SCHLINZ , 87, of Holstein, Iowa, formerly of Meriden and Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening August 7, 2019 in the Good Samaritan Society at Holstein, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 10 th , at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris...
Marilyn Marie Immele
Aug 1, 2019
Marilyn was born June 4, 1927 in Sioux City IA. She was the second of three daughters born to Charles and Gertrude (Kies) Barron. She graduated from Cathedral High School in 1945.
After graduating in 1949 from Briar Cliff College in Sioux City, she taught elementary school in Yankton, SD; Denver, CO; Bremerhaven, Germany; and finally, back home in...
