Obituaries

May 4, 2014

GAYLE  ANN  GORE , 61, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday afternoon, May 4, 2014 at her residence in Autumn Park.

Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, May 7 th , at 2 p.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. It was Gayle's wish to be...

Apr 28, 2014

John Dean, Jr., the son of John and Agnes (Schiewe) Dean, Sr. was born November 27, 1947, in Cherokee, IA. In 1948, John was diagnosed with cerebral palsy and several other medical conditions that required him to reside at various medical facilities and hospitals. John had lived at Woodward State Hospital School, Gregg's Hilltop Care Center, in Cherokee, IA, and...

Apr 24, 2014

VERENA E. HUGHES, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, April 24, 2014 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a...

Apr 19, 2014

HAZEL I. MOORE , 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away, Saturday morning, April 19, 2014 in the Countryside Estates.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, April 23 rd , at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery,...

Apr 19, 2014

LISA ANN HUNTER WILSON , 37, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 19, 2014 in the University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Funeral services will be held Friday, April 25 th , at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be at...

Apr 18, 2014

SYLVIA E. KERNS , 94, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of Quimby, passed away peacefully, with her family by her side, Friday afternoon, April 18, 2014, in the Countryside Estates.

Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, April 22nd, at 11 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. There will...

Apr 12, 2014

BERTHA "TEENY" WEILAND , 75, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, April 12, 2014 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 16 th , at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta,...

Apr 11, 2014

WESLEY E. HIRSCHMAN , 98, of Marcus, Iowa and former long-time Fielding and Cherokee Iowa resident, passed away Friday April 11, 2014 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 16 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler and Bob...

Apr 1, 2014

PAUL G. FISCHER , 82, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, April 1, 2014 in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 5 th at 11 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church....

Mar 31, 2014

Michael Francis Waters, the son of Francis and Leone (Carr) Waters, was born in Sioux City, IA on September 6, 1926. When he was 3 years old the family moved from their home in Anthon, IA, to Cherokee, IA, where he received his early education. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Cherokee, and later studied Liberal Arts for...

Mar 31, 2014

Janet Marlene Larsen , 70, Cherokee, passed away at the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center on Monday morning, March 31, 2014 following a six month battle with cancer.

Memorial services will be held Friday, April 4 th , at 11 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. Visitation will...

Mar 30, 2014

Nicole (Nicki) Sue Bunkers was born in Mitchell, SD to Richard and Judy Kayser on July 15, 1967. She went to school at Hanson School in Alexandria, SD and graduated in 1987. She married Jim Bunkers on May 1, 1992 in Mitchell. She graduated from Mitchell Technical Institute for Early Childhood Development in 1988. She worked as an Owner/Operator along...

Mar 28, 2014

Richard 'Dick' J. Hirschman, the son of Ivo John 'Nick' and Irene (Davies) Hirschman, was born May 31, 1932, in Hartington, NE. He graduated from Holy Trinity High School in Hartington, NE in 1949. From 1949 - 1953, he worked at the Ford garage in Hartington. He was drafted and served in the United States Army in 1953. His tour...

Mar 27, 2014

Rosemary (Rose) Theresa Steichen Lux was born in 1924 on a farm near Alton, IA to Nichols and Mary (Henricy) Steichen. Rose grew up on the farm with 9 half and 11 full brothers and sisters. Rose met her spouse, Orman Lux at the Avalon Ballroom in Remsen, IA, dancing to Lawrence Welk during the turmoil's of WW II. Rose...

Mar 24, 2014

DONALD M. JOHNSON , 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, March 24, 2014, in the Countryside Estates at Cherokee, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 29 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the Mt. Olive Baptist Church, rural Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jeff Harris will officiate. Burial will be in the...

Mar 23, 2014

RICHARD D. "RICK" STEVENSON JR. , 65, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, March 23, 2014 in Bryan Medical Center West in Lincoln, Nebraska

Funeral services will be held on Friday, March 28 th , at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer and Vicar Scott Strohkirch will officiate. Burial...

Mar 23, 2014

Aleen M. Hassard, the daughter of Al and Evelyn (Schuler) Hanson, was born March 2, 1939, in Oakland, California. Her childhood years were spent in Oakland where she attended school and graduated from St. Elizabeth's High School. In 1962, Aleen moved to Oak Park, IL where she owned and operated a home interior decorating business for many years. In 1981,...

Mar 22, 2014

RICHARD "DICK" ROBINSON , 67, of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, March 22, 2014 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.

Funeral services will be held on Thursday, March 27 th , at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Gregg Johnson will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery...

Mar 16, 2014

GAYLE A. FARLEE , 77, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday afternoon, March 16, 2014 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center after a three year battle with Parkinsons.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 19 th , at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Tom Lewis will...

Mar 15, 2014

WILLIAM L. "BILL" STOVER , 62, of Quimby, Iowa passed away Saturday morning, March 15, 2014 in the Countryside Estates.

A prayer service and time of sharing memories will be held on Monday evening, March 17 th , at 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Visitation...