Walter L. Brenner
Feb 14, 2015
Walter Leo Brenner was born April 10, 1924 at Mapleton, Iowa, the son of Louis and Clara (Matt) Brenner. He grew up and was educated in the area. He served in the U.S. Army as a Master Sergeant during WWII. He married Patricia Heller, and settled on a farm just north of Cherokee, Iowa at the intersection of state highways...
Elmer H. Petersen
Feb 14, 2015
ELMER H. PETERSEN, 95, of Sutherland, Iowa passed away Saturday morning, February 14, 2015 in the Sutherland Care Center. Private family services will be held. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. There will be no visitation. Burial will be in the Waterman Cemetery at Sutherland, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is in charge of the arrangements. Online condolences...
Edna A. Swanson
Feb 14, 2015
Edna Arleen Swanson was born on a farm near Larrabee, Iowa, on January 6, 1918, the daughter of John and Lottie (Hill) Covell. She attended school in Larrabee until the 6th grade, when hard times forced her to leave her studies to help on the family farm. The family relocated to a farm near Aurelia, and Edna continued to work...
Larry Allan Johnson
Feb 11, 2015
LARRY ALLAN JOHNSON, 76, of Spencer, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, February 11, 2015 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Larry was born on August 24, 1938 at Bigelow, Nobles County, Minnesota to Vernon & Jessie (Engelkes) Johnson. He attended Bigelow grade school and graduated from Worthington High School in 1956. He then enlisted in the U.S. Navy...
Donald B. Johnson
Feb 11, 2015
Donald Bruce Johnson, the son of Andrew and Henrietta (Braaks), was born May 20, 1924, in Hartford, SD. His childhood years were spent in Hartford, and he graduated as Valedictorian of his class at Hartford High School. He then served his country for three years as a pilot in the Naval Air Corps. He was united in marriage to Georgia...
Arlene D. Cedar
Feb 11, 2015
Arlene Dorothy Cedar was born on December 26, 1933, in Cleghorn, IA, to Lester and Grace (Gilbert) Kirchoff. Her family lived in the Cleghorn area, and she graduated from Cleghorn High School in 1951. She worked at Central Trust & Savings Bank in Cherokee before starting her family. She married Richard Cedar on September 10, 1955, at the Peace Lutheran...
John M. Langschwager
Feb 5, 2015
JOHN M. LANGSCHWAGER, 62, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, morning, February 5, 2015. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, February 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Tom Petersen will officiate. Visitation will be on Monday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m....
Fredrick R. Luhman
Feb 4, 2015
FREDRICK R. LUHMAN, 78, of Aurelia, Iowa, formerly of Newell, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, February 4, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 7th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurelia First United Methodist Church. Rev. Tom & Nelva Petersen will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m....
Joseph F. Wiemold
Feb 3, 2015
Joseph "Joe" Wiemold, the son of Frank and Anna (Rupp) Wiemold, was born on April 17, 1919 in Cherokee County, IA. He was raised and educated in the Maryhill area. He later served his country in the Air Force for four years before being honorably discharged in 1945. On September 20, 1949, Joe was united in marriage to Mary Louise...
Marvin D. Mcdonald
Feb 3, 2015
Marvin D. McDonald, 64, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday evening, February 3, 2015 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Visitation will be on Sunday, February 8th at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA from1 p.m. until 5 p.m. with family present 2 p.m. until 4 p.m. with a prayer service open to the public at 4 p.m. on Sunday...
Ronald P. Conley
Feb 1, 2015
RONALD P. CONLEY, 84, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, February 1, 2015 at his winter home in Mesa, Arizona. Memorial services will be held on Thursday, February 12th, at 11 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee at a later...
Daryl Lee Bunch
Jan 31, 2015
Daryl Bunch, prominent throughout the mid-west as a motivator, salesman, and businessman and based in Cherokee, Iowa, passed away in Kennesaw, Georgia on January 31, 2015 from complications following a six and a half year fight with ALS. He was 60 years old. With the ability to believe and hope in anyone, in any circumstance, without bitterness or anger, he...
James A. Sears
Jan 30, 2015
JAMES A. SEARS, 71, of Denver, Colorado and originally from Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday evening, January 30, 2015 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held on Sunday, February 15th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. It was James' wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. In...
Marjorie L. Sundberg
Jan 28, 2015
MARJORIE L. SUNDBERG, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, January 28, 2015 in the Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Saturday January 31st, at 2 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert and Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be...
Sherry Lynn Mcnabb
Jan 26, 2015
Sherry L. McNabb, 54, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, January 26, 2015 due to smoke inhalation in an accidental house fire. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 31st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will be...
John R. Beazley Jr.
Jan 25, 2015
JOHN R. "JOHNNY" BEAZLEY JR., 44 of Aurelia, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, January 25, 2015 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center surrounded by his family following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 28th at 10:30 a.m. at the Aurelia First United Methodist Church. Rev. Tom and Nelva Petersen will officiate. Burial will be in...
Helen L. Dittmer
Jan 24, 2015
HELEN L. DITTMER, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of Cushing, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, January 24, 2015 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens....
Donald Lee 'Rat' Radmaker
Jan 24, 2015
With heavy hearts, we announce the passing of Donald Lee Radmaker on January 24, 2015 after a short struggle with lung cancer. Don was born on the family farm in Titonka, Iowa, February 8, 1938. He attended a one-room country school house where as a young child, was fluent in German and English. After graduating from Titonka High School in...
Harold J. Nation
Jan 22, 2015
Harold James Nation left this world and reunited with the love of his life on January 22, 2015. He was born to Alta May and James Nation on February 9, 1929 at Mt. Olive in Cherokee County. He was raised by his second parents Grace and West McGregor of Quimby, Iowa. Harold attended schools in Cherokee County. In 1946 he...
Pamela Kay Beazley
Jan 21, 2015
PAMELA K. BEAZLEY, 60, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, January 21, 2015 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Daniel Guenther will officiate. Burial will be in the Mount Calvary Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa....
