Obituaries

Sep 29, 2018

MILDRED L.  STEVENSON , 90, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa,  passed away Saturday morning September 29, 2018 at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, rural Aurelia, Iowa. Rev. Jeff Harris will...

Sep 27, 2018

 

Donna Jean Schmidt, the daughter of Fay and Ora (Young) Pettengill, was born on January 11, 1930, in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended school. She graduated from Wilson High School.

 Donna was united in marriage to Wilfred “Bill” Schmidt in 1947. They made their home in Cherokee and she worked from home...

Sep 26, 2018

HELENE M.  PRUNTY, 100, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully, Wednesday morning September 26, 2018 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

It was Helene's wish to be cremated and have private family graveside services at the Liberty Township Cemetery, rural Meriden, Iowa. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is...

Sep 25, 2018

DON W.  VETTER , 88, of Larrabee, Iowa, passed away  Tuesday morning, September 25, 2018 at  Accura Healthcare in  Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, October 6 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Robin Thomas will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Sep 20, 2018

SERVICES Honoring the family's wishes, no formal services are planned at this time.

Sep 16, 2018

ROGER M.  PLANTZ, 78, of LeMars, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, September 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 18, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Paul Gengler from LeMars will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton...

Sep 10, 2018

Natalee June Henke, the daughter of Ted and Tracee (Voetberg) Henke was born June 1, 2000, in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the family farm south of Marcus. She attended school at MMC and was currently a senior at MMCRU.

In the spring of 2018, Natalee completed her CNA in preparation for nursing school. She babysat when...

Sep 10, 2018

Twyla Mae Ritter was born on February 2, 1935 in Hartley, IA to Cornelius and Pearl (Blok) DeBoom. She attended country school in O’Brien County, north of Sutherland, IA until high school. She graduated from Sutherland High School in 1953.

 In March of 1954, she married Harold Maddox of Cherokee. They later divorced and she married Verl Ritter of Cherokee...

Sep 10, 2018

Gayle Ann Cedar, the daughter Beverly O’Connor, was born March 11, 1953, in Sioux City, IA.  Her early childhood years were spent in Sioux City. The family moved to Cherokee, IA when she was in grade school and she graduated from Washington High School in 1971.  After graduation, Gayle attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She earned a...

Sep 9, 2018

MARJORIE L.  LUNDQUIST , 98, of rural Meriden, Iowa passed away peacefully Sunday morning, September 9, 2018 in Careage Hills at Cherokee, Iowa

Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 14 th , at 11 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Burial will...

Sep 7, 2018

 

Paul Lawrence Naab, 68 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sept. 7 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

 Paul was born June 7, 1950 in Mason City, Iowa and grew up outside of Ocheyedan, Iowa. After graduating from Ocheyedan High School in 1968, Paul attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish.

 He joined...

Aug 20, 2018

Louis Frederick Mohning, the son of Louis and Wilhelmina (Wiebke) Mohning, was born July 30, 1926, in Marion Township in Plymouth County, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm where he attended country school. On September 14, 1949, he was united in marriage to Lillian Bystrek at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen. Louie worked road construction for...

Aug 20, 2018

SHIRLEY M. THOMAS , 83, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, August 20, 2018 at Unity Point St. Luke's Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held Friday, August 24 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa   Rev. Cris Decious will officiate.  Burial will be in Oak...

Aug 17, 2018

Nancy Ann Brutsman, the daughter of Elmer and Adelia (Knaack) Timmerman, was born on July 8, 1950, in Cherokee, IA. She was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Her childhood years were spent on the farm near Holstein. She attended school in Holstein and graduated from Holstein High School in 1968.

 Following High School, Nancy moved to Storm Lake, IA,...

Aug 16, 2018

JOAN K.  PERCEY , 75, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday afternoon, August 16, 2018 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Visitation and a time of sharing memories with the family will be held on Tuesday evening August 28 th from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa....