Paul Freeman Samuelson
May 5, 2017
PAUL FREEMAN SAMUELSON, 97, passed away peacefully Friday evening May 5, 2017 at Sunset Knoll Care and Rehab Center in Aurelia following a fall in his home at Welcov Assisted Living in Alta, IA. Memorial services will be held on Friday, May 12th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Norman Prather will officiate. Visitation...
Bonnie Mae Joines
Apr 18, 2017
BONNIE M. JOINES, 81, of rural Meriden, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, April 18th, 2017 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa with her family by her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, April 22nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Nancy P. Stieneke
Apr 17, 2017
NANCY P. STIENEKE, 56, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Monday morning, April 17, 2017. Funeral services will be held on Friday. April 21st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Daniel Guenther will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be on...
Jeri May Wilkie Evans
Apr 16, 2017
JERI MAY WILKIE EVANS, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, April 16, 2017 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services will he held on Wednesday, April 19th, at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Eric Wright will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:45 a.m. at the church on Wednesday. Private...
Donald Keith Mummert
Apr 6, 2017
DONALD KEITH MUMMERT, 85, of rural Aurelia, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, April 6th, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 10th, at 10: 30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill...
Nicole Peterson
Apr 5, 2017
Nicole Sofia Peterson was born in Veliko Tarnovo, Bulgaria, on April 11, 2001. Nicole and her twin sister, Natalie, overcame the odds after being born at just 30 weeks. At the age of two they were adopted by Brent and Mary Peterson and moved to the United States. Nicole was a freshman at Cherokee High School, participating in chorus, band...
Jimmy Lee Gordon
Apr 3, 2017
SERVICES Funeral services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Maxine Deason
Apr 3, 2017
MAXINE DEASON, 93, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Monday morning, April 3rd, 2017 in the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center at Aurelia, Iowa. At her request her body was donated to the University of Iowa for anatomical research to benefit others. A private burial will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is...
Ferne Rose Nicolaisen
Apr 1, 2017
FERNE ROSE NICOLAISEN, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Saturday evening, April 1st in Cherokee Regional Medical Center after an unexpected illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 5th, at 11 a.m. the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery. There will be a family prayer...
Robert 'Curly' Corrington
Apr 1, 2017
Robert D. "Curly" Corrington, the son of Vere and Darlene (Caboth) Corrington was born October 8, 1948, in Cherokee, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School. He went on to attend Wayne State College in Wayne, NE and became a teacher. He lived in North Carolina before moving back...
Joann I. More Townsend
Mar 28, 2017
JOANN I. MORE TOWNSEND, 83, of rural Aurelia, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, March 28, 2017 in the Sanford Health Senior Care Facility in Sheldon, Iowa. Visitation and a time of sharing memories with the family will be held on Saturday, April 8, 2017 from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home at Cherokee, Iowa. It...
Teresa M. Dalton
Mar 28, 2017
TERESA M. DALTON, 60, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, March 28, 2017 in Unity Point Health-St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be held on Saturday, April 15th, from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with a prayer service to follow at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. It was Teresa's wish to...
Phyllis C. Cosgrove
Mar 27, 2017
Phyllis Catherine (Smith) Cosgrove, was born December 10, 1916 on a farm near Elgin, NE to Joseph Smith and Margaret Ann Baum Smith. Phyllis attended school in Raeville, NE and graduated from Elgin High School in 1934. After working in Nebraska and attending National Business Training School (NBT) in Sioux City, Phyllis moved to Cherokee and was employed at Cherokee...
Eugene A. Pelletier
Mar 26, 2017
Eugene Pelletier was born in Gardner, Massachusetts on June 14, 1952, to Alfred and Helen (Collette) Pelletier. His childhood years were spent in the Gardner area, and he attended the local schools. He was united in marriage to Suzanne Richard. They became the parents of a son, Jeremy. Eugene was an avid fan of WWF wrestling, as well as other...
Jean T. Miller
Mar 25, 2017
Jean Theresa Miller, 92, issued a statement that her work here is done. She received a call, an offer that can't be refused, for an appointment from which she will not be returning. This assignment comes with a huge sign-on bonus; a reunion with her husband Tom, son Mark, brother Jim, parents, extended family, and friends she has not seen...
Gerald "Jerry" Hammerstrom
Mar 23, 2017
JERRY B. HAMMERSTROM, 86, of Meriden, Iowa passed away peacefully on Thursday morning, March 23, 2017 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa. Jerry was born in Sioux City, Iowa on May 22, 1930 to Roy and Gretchen (Church) Hammerstrom. He graduated from Sioux City High School and went on to serve in the Air Force from 1950 to 1954. Jerry...
Betty Lou Beck Stewart
Mar 21, 2017
BETTY L. STEWART, 85, of rural Larrabee, Iowa, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, March 21, 2017 surrounded by her family in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 25th, at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Eric Wright will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee,...
Marvin F. Zoch
Mar 20, 2017
MARVIN F. ZOCH, 92, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday morning, March 20, 2017 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee with military rites by...
Wilma Joyce Hagan
Mar 19, 2017
Wilma Joyce Hagan the daughter of Floyd and Alice (Davis) Walters was born February 16, 1935 in Pierson, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Pierson where she graduated from Pierson High School in 1953. On October 29, 1953 she was united in marriage to Gene Hagan in Pierson. Following their marriage they lived briefly near Royal, IA before moving...
Donna Wilmot Witcombe Gadke
Mar 17, 2017
DONNA WILMOT WITCOMBE GADKE, 89, of Waterloo, Iowa and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, entered into eternal rest Friday morning, March 17, 2017 at Pinnacle Specialty Care in Cedar Falls, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 22nd at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the...
