Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jul 7, 2015

Georgia Lee Gill, was born January 16, 1951, the daughter of James and Mary Voneta (Gordon) Gill. She was baptized and confirmed at the Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee. She graduated from Meriden - Cleghorn High School, class of 1969. She attended college at Mount Marty College in Yankton, South Dakota. After college she made her home in Sioux Falls,...

Jul 4, 2015

Roxana (Holleran) (Christian) Behn, the daughter of Margaret (Hamilton) and Joseph Holleran, was born in Elmira, NY on May 10, 1935. She received her early education in Wellsboro, PA, and then attended Mt. Aloysius Catholic High School in Cresson, PA. She graduated with the class of 1953. On June 6, 1953, she was united in marriage to Ronald M. Christian...

Jun 30, 2015

NANCY L. STATLER, 75, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, June 30, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 2 p.m. until...

Jun 25, 2015

Ivan C. Theisen was born on April 20, 1927 in Le Mars, IA to John and Anna (Ruden) Theisen. He grew up near Le Mars and Oyens, IA, where he received his education. He proudly served in the U.S. Army during the Korean Conflict from 1951-1953. On January 15, 1955, he was united in marriage to Yvonne Muller in Remsen,...

Jun 23, 2015

MELINDA (ELLIS) VANCENBROCK, 55, of Knoxville, Iowa and formerly of Des Moines and Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Graveside memorial services will be held on Monday, June 29th, at 11 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Deacon LeRoy Rupp will officiate. Melinda's remains were cremated and...

Jun 23, 2015

SHERRI (HORTON) CLAYTON, 51, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, June 23, 2015 at her residence in the Autumn Park Apartments. Sherri was born on July 20, 1963 at Oakland, California to Chester & Winifred (Ploof) Horton. She finished her education receiving her G.E.D. in 1995. She was a jack of all trades. She had lived in Cherokee, prior...