Obituaries

Jan 18, 2025

JEROLYN F. RUDEN, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held on Thursday, February 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Mark Leeds will officiate.   Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.

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Jan 17, 2025

DELLA F. WOLF, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, was awarded her angel wings on Friday, January 17, 2025 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 24, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...

Jan 15, 2025

JoAnn Doris (Schnepf) Reinert, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa and Donna, TX passed away peacefully

on January 15, 2025, in San Antonio, TX.

Visitation, Funeral Mass, and Interment will be in Iowa in July 2025—please see the details at

the bottom.

JoAnn was born on May 16, 1933, the youngest of six...

Jan 15, 2025

Sally Kay Puhrmann, age 89 of Storm Lake, IA and formerly of Cherokee, IA, passed away Wednesday, January 15, 2025, at Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, IA. Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 24, 2025, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA. Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate. Burial will take place at...

Jan 14, 2025

Mary Ann Anderson, age 90 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Tuesday, January 14, 2025, at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 17, 2025, at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in rural Meriden, IA. Pastor Tyler Stauffer will officiate. Burial will be at Liberty Township Cemetery, rural Meriden, IA. Visitation will be held one...

Jan 11, 2025

NORMA JEAN (Courtright) HANSON, 91, of Cherokee, passed from her earthly life on January 11, 2025 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held on Saturday, April 12, 2025 at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate.   Burial will be in Grandview Cemetery at Quimby, Iowa.  ...

Jan 9, 2025

Marilyn Jean Kruse, age 81 of Granville, IA, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2025, at Orange City Area Health System in Orange City, IA. Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Marcus, IA. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.

Marilyn J. Kruse, the daughter of Carl and Vera (Hendrickson) Peterson, passed away at...

Jan 6, 2025

Paul Richard Struck, a cherished husband, father, grandfather, and friend, was born July 1, 1946, to Raymond and Helen (Thompson) Struck, in Emmetsburg, IA. Paul attended St. Mary’s Catholic Schools in Storm Lake from elementary to high school, graduating in 1964. He then attended Wayne State College for one year before transferring to Buena Vista College, where he graduated in...

Jan 4, 2025

Betty Jean Bilney, 96, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Saturday morning, January 4, 2025 in the Heartland Care Center at Marcus, Iowa. Memorial services will be held at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee on June 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Mike Agnew...

Jan 3, 2025

LOIS M. ALQUIST, 74, of Meriden, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 3, 2025 at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee, surrounded by her family.

Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 8, 2025 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Philip Beisswenger will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill...

Dec 31, 2024

B. JOAN CARSTENS, 93, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at her home in Aurelia, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation with the family present will be from 1:00 p.m. until service time on Saturday at Boothby...

Dec 31, 2024

R. WAYNE WITCOMBE, 96, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 31, 2024 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial services will be on Saturday, March 29,  2025 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Paul's United Methodist Church. Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate.    Visitation will take place from 9:30 a.m. until service time on Saturday, March 29th...

Dec 28, 2024

BUERTESS L. "BERTIE" BEALS, 103, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away, Saturday, December 28, 2024 at her home in Cherokee, Iowa.

Memorial services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 2:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Bruce Rapp will officiate.  Burial will be in the Pilot Township Cemetery at rural Cherokee, Iowa.  ...

Dec 27, 2024

SCOTT A. BINGHAM, 61, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 27, 2024 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska.

Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements.  Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com .

Scott was...

Dec 26, 2024

PHILLIP L. SEELEY, 78, of Cherokee, Iowa , passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024, at his residence in Cherokee, Iowa.

It was Phillip's wish to be cremated and there will be no services.  Burial will be held at a later date at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is...

Dec 26, 2024

JUDITH ANN "JUDY" SCHOON, 81, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 26, 2024 at Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake, Iowa.

Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 3, 2025 at 10:30 at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Don Tisthammer will officiate.  Burial will be in...

Dec 24, 2024

LaVern Dennis Johnson, 73, of Chandler, AZ, formerly of Cherokee, IA passed away Tuesday, December 24, 2024 at Sunny Days Senior Living in Mesa, AZ.

Graveside memorial services will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 at 11 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. Military rites will...

Dec 18, 2024

Robert "Ben" Jobe, 73, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, December 18, 2024 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Ben is now with his special friend, Cathy Huff.

Memorial services will be held on Sunday, January 26, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation with the family...

Dec 13, 2024

THOMAS  A.  GREEN, 72, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 13, 2024 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa.

Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 7, 2025 at 3:00 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate.    The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with...

Dec 12, 2024

DARLENE L. DOBSON, 98, of Flagstaff, Arizona, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 12, 2024 at Brookdale Senior Living in Flagstaff, Arizona.

Graveside memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 6, 2025 at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  A time of lunch and fellowship will follow the service...