Mary Lu Wolf
Aug 20, 2015
Mary Lu (Schrank) Wolf was born June 8, 1929 in Battle Creek, IA, the daughter of Gertrude 'Gert' (Sexton) and Simon 'Simp' Schrank. She was raised on a farm in Danbury, IA. She graduated from Danbury Public School in 1947, and was a proud member of the cheerleading squad that cheered at the State Basketball Tournament in 1947 when their...
Ellen Elizabeth Tallman
Aug 12, 2015
Ellen Elizabeth Tallman, 75, passed away at her home in Granger, Iowa on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. Ellen, daughter of the late Joseph Tallman and wife Marian, nee Shellenberger was born: October 26, 1940 in Storm Lake, Iowa. Ellen is survived by six brothers and sisters, Joseph and his wife Sue, of Newark, DE, Anne Johnston and her husband Richard,...
Marvin Wampler
Aug 11, 2015
Marvin Wayne Wampler, the son of Howard and Maude (Stuart) Wampler was born June 7, 1927 in Savannah, MO. His childhood years were spent in Floyd County where he attended school. He graduated from Stanberry High School in 1946. After school, Marvin served with the military for two years. He then attended Northwest Missouri State in Maryville, MO where he...
Mary E. Raveling
Aug 9, 2015
MARY E. RAVELING, 63, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, August 9, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 13th, at 2 p.m. from the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious and Rev. Michael Hyde will officiate. Burial will be in the Oakland Cemetery at Peterson,...
Herbert E. Kracht
Aug 9, 2015
HERBERT E. KRACHT, 88, of Peterson, Iowa, passed away August 9, 2015 in the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 13, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John's Church, rural Peterson, Iowa. Pastor Don Andrews and Mr. David Orthmann will officiate Burial will be in St. John's Church Cemetery. There...
Thad M. Moller
Aug 9, 2015
Thad Michael Moller, the son of Darrel and Wanda Moller, was born February 1, 1971, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee and Arnolds Park where he received his education. Thad had worked various jobs throughout his life in Cherokee and the surrounding area. Thad enjoyed mud bogging, making BBQ, and camping. Most of all, he loved...
Jolaine M. Tjarks
Aug 6, 2015
JOLAINE M. TJARKS, 66, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, August 6, 2015 at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 11th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be at a later date. There will be a family prayer service at...
Marjorie Lucille Brandt
Aug 6, 2015
Marge was born February 26, 1926, to Leo P. and Ethel (Barney) (Malone) Staley in Charter Oak, IA, and was raised on farms in the surrounding area. She married Vernon K. (Bud) Brandt on February 18, 1978, in Elk Point, SD. He passed away February 4, 2000. Marge was born to parents with unique histories. Her mother, Ethel Barney, came...
Edwin D. Springer
Aug 4, 2015
EDWIN D. SPRINGER, 65, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, August 4, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Edwin was born on January 4, 1950 at Cherokee, Iowa to Edwin A. & Gertrude (Retzer) Springer. He graduated from Meriden-Cleghorn High School in 1968. He was affiliated with the Cleghorn Christian Church. He had been a resident of the...
James L. Mcdonald
Aug 4, 2015
James L. "Jim" McDonald, formerly of Cherokee and Iowa City, Iowa, died August 4, 2015, at River Hills Village in Keokuk, Iowa. Jim was born to Lew and Olive McDonald on September 10, 1925, in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Cherokee High School in 1943, and on September 10, 1943, he enlisted in the United States Army. He was deployed...
Donnabeth Schwier
Aug 2, 2015
Donnabeth Bressler Schwier, the daughter of George and Venice (Hayne) Bressler was born January 21, 1932 in Wayne, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Wayne where she graduated from high school. She attended Nebraska State Teacher College where she obtained a two year degree. On August 12, 1951, Donnabeth was united in marriage to Lynnn Schwier at Redeemer Lutheran...
Mary Jean Morgan
Jul 29, 2015
Mary Jean Morgan, 86, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, July 29, 2015 at the Cherokee Villa. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, August 4th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church with Rev. Barb Dinelli officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be Monday from 2-8 p.m. at the...
Robert William Hirschman
Jul 28, 2015
ROBERT W. "BOB" HIRSCHMAN, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday afternoon, July 28, 2015 in the University of Kansas Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at...
Dr. Doyle Warren Simonsen
Jul 27, 2015
DR. DOYLE W. SIMONSEN, 96, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Monday evening July 27, 2015 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, August 3rd, at 10:30 a.m., at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby...
William G. Hurd
Jul 20, 2015
WILLIAM G. "BILL" HURD, 85, of rural Meriden, Iowa passed away Monday afternoon, July 20, 2015 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, July 23rd at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery at rural Meriden, Iowa prior to the service...
Deve K. Killian
Jul 16, 2015
DEVE K. (RITTER) KILLIAN, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, July 16, 2015 in the Countryside Estates at Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 22nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Carey Hetrick will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. with military rites...
Mark Eugene Courtright
Jul 16, 2015
Mark was born on June 18, 1951 in Cherokee, Iowa to Floyd Lavern Courtright and Margaret Mary Kohn Courtright. Mark graduated from Willow Community High School in 1969 in Quimby, Iowa. Mark enlisted in the Iowa Air National Guard out of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa on January 22, 1970. He served six years and was discharged January 21, 1976. Mark married...
Patricia Maureen Keith
Jul 9, 2015
Patricia Maureen Keith was born November 29, 1937, in Des Moines, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she graduated from Wilson High School. After school she was united in marriage to Richard Keith. They moved to California for many years while Richard was serving in the military. Patricia worked from home raising her three children. In 1972...
Phillip Edwin Hartliep
Jul 8, 2015
Phillip Edwin Hartliep, 78, of Roxton, TX., passed away Wednesday July 8, 2015 in Paris, Texas. Phillip was born on January 4, 1937 in Spirit Lake, Iowa a son of Neil and Frieda Johnson Hartliep. He graduated from the University of Minnesota with a B.S. in Political Science, served in the U.S. Air Force, and was a member of First...
Charlotte Siegel
Jul 7, 2015
CHARLOTTE SIEGEL, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday morning, July 7, 2015 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held on Friday, July 10th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. Burial of the cremains will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens. There...
