Audrey A. Dushinske
Mar 12, 2019
Audrey Ann Dushinske (Howard), 83, of Cherokee passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019 under hospice care at her residence in The Beck.
A mass of Christian burial will be held Monday, March 18 at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee. Burial will follow the service at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be Sunday, March 17 from 2 to...
Kenneth Edwin Kistenmacher
Mar 11, 2019
Kenneth Edwin Kistenmacher, the son of Edwin and Katherine (Spiese) Kistenmacher, went home to be with his heavenly father on March 11, 2019. He was born on July 1, 1955 in Cherokee, Iowa. He spent his childhood years on the family farm in Diamond Township, Cherokee, County, south of Aurelia. He was baptized and confirmed in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran...
Paul Anthony Lux
Mar 10, 2019
Paul Anthony Lux, son of Maydar and Anna (Henke) Lux was born in Cherokee on March 25, 1936. He lived his entire life on the Lux Century farm west of Cherokee. He attended Maryhill Catholic School and later graduated from IC School in 1955, where he was an avid basketball player. He spent his younger years on the farm,...
Ruth Ann Tippy
Mar 10, 2019
Ruth Ann Tippy, the daughter of Roy and Marie (Fuhrman) Tippy, was born in Cherokee, IA on August 17, 1937. She attended I.C. Catholic Schools, and graduated with the class of 1956. Following graduation, Ruth attended X-ray and Lab School in Minneapolis. Her first job was working as a lab technician in Ames, IA. She also worked in X-ray and...
Steven R. Canny
Feb 28, 2019
Steven Russell Canny was born on December 22, 1954 in Osage, Iowa, to parents Clair Russell and Janice Sue (Julius) Canny. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Steve attended and graduated from Rockford High School in 1973, where he was a long-time high school record holder for the 220 yard dash. He qualified to run in the...
Bessie R. Hight
Feb 28, 2019
BESSIE R. HIGHT , 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Thursday morning, February 28, 2019 in Accura Healthcare.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday, March 3 rd at 3 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at...
Kenneth A. Morgan
Feb 25, 2019
Kenneth A. Morgan, son of the late Cecil and Marion Morgan was born June 9, 1950 and passed away February 25, 2019. Ken’s early years were spent on the farm near Webb, Iowa where he was involved with many shenanigans with his two older brothers. The family then moved to the farm near Rembrandt, Iowa in 1963. He graduated from...
Beverly Irene Paeper
Feb 25, 2019
Beverly Irene (Waterman) Paeper was born in Sac City, Iowa on July 6, 1945, the daughter of Paul and Iva (Geary) Waterman. She attended the local schools and graduated from Sac City High School.
She was united in marriage to Darwin D. Paeper on October 11, 1963, and the couple lived in several northwest Iowa communities before making their home...
Germayne I. Johnson
Feb 25, 2019
GERMAYNE I. JOHNSON , 90, of Sutherland, Iowa, passed away Monday afternoon, February 25, 2019 in the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Merlin O. Hunt, Jr.
Feb 15, 2019
Merlin Oliver Hunt, Jr., was born in Cherokee; IA on July 11, 1957, the son of Barbara (Kaus) and Merlin Hunt, Sr. He grew up in the Quimby, IA area, and graduated from Willow H.S. in 1975. Following graduation, Merlin served in the Marines, where he was stationed in Sicily, Italy from February of 1976 until March of 1979.
He...
Roger K. Frisbie
Feb 14, 2019
ROGER K. FRISBIE , 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday evening, February 14, 2019 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 18 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Susan A. (Odle) Erickson
Feb 14, 2019
SUSAN A. (ODLE) ERICKSON , 70, of Urbandale, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee and Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, February 14, 2019 in the Unity Point Health-Iowa Methodist Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa.
Memorial services will be held on Friday, February 22 nd , at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in...
Phyllis J. Briese
Feb 10, 2019
Phyllis J. Briese (1935-2019)
Phyllis J. Briese
Sioux Falls. SD- Phyllis J. Briese passed away on Sunday February 10, 2019 at South Ridge Care Center in Sioux Falls after a short illness.
Phyllis J. Briese was born on April 16, 1935 to James and Annie (Meyer) Barnick in Dawson, ND. Phyllis was the 5th of 14 siblings. Phyllis was...
Harold Monteno Leonard
Feb 8, 2019
HAROLD MONTENO LEONARD , 86, of Washta, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 8, 2019 in the Good Samaritan Society of Holstein.
Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 12 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church in Washta, Iowa. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in...
Joanne Mary Hackett
Feb 4, 2019
Joanne Mary Hackett, the daughter of Louis and Dorothy (Heller) Weber was born on January 12, 1933, in Marcus, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Marcus area where she attended Amherst Township School #8 until 8th grade. She then attended and graduated from Holy Name High School in 1951. She then attended MBT Business College in Sioux City,...
Wilma Marie Starkey
Jan 31, 2019
Wilma Marie (Sievert) Starkey was born on a family farm near Galva, Iowa, on October 13, 1931, to William and Louise (Rusch) Sievert. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Galva.
She attended and graduated from the Alta Community School District in 1949. Wilma then attended and graduated from the Lutheran Hospital School of Nursing in...
Phyllis G. Peterson
Jan 24, 2019
Phyllis Georgene was born in Yankton, SD on August 11, 1930, to Edna (Ideker) and George Lau.
Her childhood years were spent in the Hinton, Iowa area where she attended country school and graduated from Hinton High School in 1946. She received her teaching certificate from Morningside College and taught in a country school near Cleghorn. Through the years, Phyllis...
Beverly Anderson Zieman
Jan 24, 2019
Beverly Anderson Zieman was born Sept. 14th, 1926 to parents Frederick Elmer and Alyce (Lyckholm) O’Connor in St. Paul, MN. She graduated from East High School in Sioux City, IA in 1944 and attended the University of South Dakota. She married William R. Brandsma (deceased in 1953) and had two daughters, Linda Jean and Gayle Ann. In 1955 she married...
Elizabeth M. Moles
Jan 22, 2019
ELIZABETH M. MOLES , 78, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, January 22, 2019 in Careage Hills.
Memorial services will be held on Sunday, March 10 th , at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...
