Lavern E. Frank
Oct 12, 2015
LaVern E. Frank, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, October 12, 2015 in the St. Mary's Hospital at Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Township Cemetery at rural Lytton, Iowa. There will...
Jerry Dean Niemeier
Oct 10, 2015
JERRY D. NIEMEIER, 65, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday, October 10, 2015 at his home in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, October 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be military rites by L.A. Wescott...
Bibs Schmillen
Sep 30, 2015
Bibiana 'Bibs', the 11th of 13 children born to Vincent and Julia (Pekarek) Vanis, was born on a farm near Ulysses, NE on December 2, 1928. She attended country school in grades K-8, and graduated from High School in David City, NE. She attended Nebraska University School of Nursing in Omaha, NE, and worked as Head Nurse there. She married...
Ivan Louis Bobolz
Sep 28, 2015
Ivan Louis Bobolz was born June 4, 1942 in Cherokee to Arthur and Elsie (Fagerlund) Bobolz. He grew up on a farm east of Quimby and graduated from Quimby High School in 1960. Upon graduation he farmed and worked as a carpenter with his father and brother. Ivan was a member of the Iowa National Guard and was called to...
Paul Herman Fassler
Sep 27, 2015
PAUL HERMAN FASSLER, 88, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, September 27, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, October 3rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Rev. Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be military rites by Lyle W. Barnes #398...
Geneva Emily Buenger
Sep 26, 2015
Geneva Emily Buenger, was born on a cold and snowy morning on January 21, 1924 to Bernhard C. and Emma W. (Schwartz) Buenger, the second oldest of children on the farm near Mapleton, IA. In 1940 they moved to farm near Aurelia, IA. She was baptized at St. Matthew in Mapleton on February 10, 1924. She was confirmed May 22,...
Darwin Paeper
Sep 26, 2015
Darwin Dean Paeper, the son of Chris and Leone (Spencer) Paeper, was born on November 3, 1943, in Sioux City, IA. He grew up in Newell, IA, and graduated from Newell High School in 1962. On October 11, 1963, he was united in marriage to Beverly Waterman at the Methodist Church in Newell. They lived in Storm Lake, Newell and...
Betty June Goodburn
Sep 24, 2015
Betty June Goodburn, the daughter of Frank and Margaret (Hammond) Shove, was born February 24, 1928, in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended school and graduated from high school. Following graduation, Betty worked for Royer's Jewelry and the local drugstore. On August 21, 1949, she was united in marriage to Elmer Goodburn in Cherokee....
Jimmie Dean Ulrich
Sep 21, 2015
Jimmy Dean Ulrich, the son of Anton and Margret (Nelson) Ulrich, was born February 19, 1933, in Norfolk, NE. His childhood years were spent in Norfolk where he received his education. On April 2, 1953, Jimmy joined the U.S. Army and served for two years during Korea until his honorable discharge on February 2, 1955. In 1957, Jimmie was united...
Alice L. Todd
Sep 19, 2015
Alice L. Todd, the daughter of Eli and Luvia Heath, was born October 30, 1927, in Correctionville, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Correctionville where she received her education. On November 27, 1944, Alice was united in marriage to John G. Todd at Dakota City, NE. In 1957, they moved to Quimby where they farmed for many years. Alice...
Vera M. Nelson
Sep 17, 2015
VERA M. NELSON, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday afternoon, September 17, 2015 in the Countryside Estates in Cherokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Monday, September 21st, at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a...
Ray Hanson
Sep 17, 2015
Raymond Kenneth Hanson of Marcus, IA, age 70, passed away on the 17th of September, 2015 peacefully at home surrounded by his family. He had battled COPD and heart failure since 1999. Ray was born in Cherokee, IA on the 21st of April, 1945. He was the son of Kenneth and Mary (Delperdang) Hanson of Cherokee. On the 16th of...
Jay Barton Siefken
Sep 14, 2015
JAY BARTON SIEFKEN,60 , passed away Monday morning, September 14, 2015 at his home in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 19th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be at the Lone Tree Cemetery at Sioux Rapids, Iowa on Saturday afternoon at 2 p.m. Visitation...
Joseph Neal Wood
Sep 12, 2015
Joseph Neal Wood, the son of Eugene and Dolores (Addudell) Wood was born on December 21, 1953, in Ida Grove, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Ida Grove where he attended and graduated from school. Joe was a religious man who loved to read the Bible and lead prayer services at Careage Hills Nursing Home. He was an avid...
Constance "Connie" Means
Sep 11, 2015
CONSTANCE A. "CONNIE" MEANS, 89, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, September 11, 2015 on her son Ronald's birthday, at the Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, September 17th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in...
Manfred W. Smith Sr.
Sep 6, 2015
Manfred W. Smith, Sr. the son of Bessie Omaha and Johnson Smith was born January 22, 1926, in Greenwood, South Dakota. On April 29, 1949 Manfred was united into marriage to Hildegard Shove. Following their marriage Manfred worked in the construction and maintenance field for many years. For a brief time they owned and� operated the Smith's Grocery Store in...
William 'Bill' John Foley
Sep 5, 2015
William 'Bill' John Foley was born, April 27, 1921 to John S. Foley and Sarah Esther (Mann) Foley in Anthon, Iowa. Bill attended St. Joseph's Catholic School from kindergarten to eighth grade in Anthon and graduated from Anthon High School in 1939. While in High School, Bill worked at the local grocery store in Anthon, and after high school he...
Merle Spieler
Sep 3, 2015
Merle Peter Spieler, the son of Martin "Abe" and Loretta (Schneider) Spieler was born July 1, 1940, on the family farm near Remsen, IA. Merle attended school in Marcus and graduated from Holy Name Catholic School in 1958. After high school, he worked for a couple years and then joined the Iowa Army National Guard where he served until his...
Marjorie Maxine Rabe
Aug 26, 2015
MARJORIE M. RABE, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at her home in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Burial will be in Liberty Cemetery at Meriden, Iowa. There will be a family prayer service...
Michael B. Kozora
Aug 25, 2015
MICHAEL B. KOZORA, 73, of Washta, Iowa had his final hole in one on Tuesday evening, August 25, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 29th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Don Gordon will officiate. Cremation will follow the service and there will be no burial at this time. Military rites...
