Irene M. Bloomquist
Oct 16, 2014
IRENE M. BLOOMQUIST, 98, of Cherokee, Iowa and former longtime Quimby, Iowa resident passed away, Thursday evening, October 16, 2014 in the Countryside Estates. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, October 21st, at 10 a.m. at the Quimby United Methodist Church. Dr. L. Gregory Bloomquist will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family...
Ralph R. Johnson
Oct 14, 2014
RALPH "ROD" JOHNSON, 67, of Moville, Iowa, passed away Tuesday morning, October 14, 2014 at his residence. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, October 18th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Richard Ries will officiate. Burial will be in the Silver Township Cemetery at rural Quimby, Iowa. There will be military rites by...
Richard W. Lochner
Oct 10, 2014
RICHARD W. LOCHNER, 76. of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, October 10, 2014 following a lengthy illness. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 15th from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com Richard was born...
Neal Pearson
Oct 9, 2014
IN LIEU OF FLOWERS, THE FAMILY SUGGESTS THAT MEMORIALS BE DIRECTED TO THE NEAL PEARSON FAMILY. Thank you Neal Edward Pearson, the son of John and Marlene (Menefee) Pearson, was born at Alta, Iowa, on July 26, 1968. His childhood years were spent near Aurelia, Iowa. He graduated from Aurelia High School in 1987 and Western Iowa Tech in 1989....
Esther L. Erickson
Oct 5, 2014
ESTHER L. ERICKSON, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, October 5, 2014 in the Careage Hills. Funeral services will be held on Friday, October 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee. Pastor Tom Lewis will officiate. Private family burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee at a later date. There...
Michael W. Clark
Oct 4, 2014
MICHAEL W. CLARK, 72, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of Quimby and Washta, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, October 4, 2014, at the Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, October 7th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will...
Mildred I. "Midge" Specht
Oct 4, 2014
MILDRED I. "MIDGE" SPECHT, 90, longtime Cleghorn, Iowa resident, passed away Saturday evening, October 4, 2014 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, October 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church, south of Marcus, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. Visitation will...
Ted Joseph Unkrur
Oct 3, 2014
Ted Joseph Unkrur, the son of Frank and Lucy (Weber) Unkrur was born on July 1, 1932, in Rock Township, Cherokee County, IA. His childhood years were spent near Maryhill where he attended school. Following his education, Ted served with the United States Army from 1953-1955. After his honorable discharge from the Army, Ted worked a short time with his...
John 'Dick' Bird
Sep 30, 2014
John Richard Bird was born August 14, 1931 to Leo and Clara (Berendes) Bird on August 14, 1931 near Maryhill, Iowa. The last of five children, he was a 1949 graduate of Marcus Holy Name High School. He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from Westmar College and served his country in Korea. On August 30, 1955, he married Jacqueline...
Francis "Smitty" Smith
Sep 28, 2014
FRANCIS "SMITTY" SMITH, 95, of Cherokee, Iowa and former longtime Cleghorn, Iowa resident passed away Sunday afternoon, September 28, 2014 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, October 2nd at 1:30 p.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jean Morse and Pastor Delmar Carlson will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden...
Donald Ray Sechler
Sep 24, 2014
Donald Ray Sechler Sr., the son of Frank LeRoy and Fern Norma (Moody) Sechler, was born May 14, 1937, in Meriden, IA. His childhood years were spent in Meriden where he received his education and graduated from Meriden High School. After graduation, Don worked for his dad at Sechler's Garage in Meriden. Following his father's retirement, He entered into a...
Dean Smith
Sep 24, 2014
DEAN SMITH, 79, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Wednesday, September 24, 2014 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee, Iowa A public visitation will be on Friday, September 26th, from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa with the family present from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. Pastor Jane Johnston will officiate. Family burial will be...
Fred D. Lukins
Sep 22, 2014
FRED D. LUKINS, 62, of Holstein, Iowa, passed away Monday evening, September 22, 2014 due to injuries received in a two vehicle accident. Funeral services will be held Friday, September 26th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jason Larson will officiate. Burial will be in the Holstein Cemetery. There will be a family prayer...
Margie Delene Strank
Sep 20, 2014
Margie Admire Strank, 92, of Cherokee, formerly of Davenport, Iowa, passed away Saturday afternoon, September 20, 2014 at Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center, Iowa. Her daughter, Melinda Coogan, and Pastor Kenneth Thrasher of Grace Baptist Church, Cherokee were at her side. Funeral services will be held in Wellsville, Missouri, where Margie will be buried next to her husband, Gale...
Robert L. Van Natta
Sep 16, 2014
Robert was born August 3, 1922, to Pearl L. and Myrtle (Gleason) Van Natta. He graduated from Cherokee Wilson High School in May 1940. After graduation he worked for Swanson Grocery and Illinois Central Railroad prior to going into the US Army in November 1942. He trained in the Army as a Combat Engineer at Fort Belvoir, VA. In May...
Pamela Simonsen
Sep 16, 2014
Pamela Simonsen, 63, originally of Quimby, Iowa, passed away suddenly at her home in Tucson, Arizona on September 16, 2014. She was born on August 6, 1951 to Dean & Betty (Gabrielson) Simonsen. Pam was a 1969 graduate of Willow Community High School in Quimby. She went on to study at Drake University in Des Moines, IA and finished her...
Robert Floyd Lockwood
Sep 11, 2014
ROBERT F. LOCKWOOD, 83, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, September 11, 2014 at his home northeast of Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, September 20th, at 10:30 a.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Norman Prather, Hospice Chaplain will officiate. Visitation will be on Friday, Sept. 19th from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. with...
Charles L. Weber
Sep 11, 2014
CHARLES L. WEBER, 90, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday afternoon, September 11, 2014 at the Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Graveside services will be held on Saturday, September 20th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Logan Park Cemetery in Sioux City, Iowa. Pastor Clint Hogrefe will officiate. Visitation will be on Friday from 2 p.m. until 8 p.m. with the family...
Evelyn Helkenn
Sep 10, 2014
H. EVELYN HELKENN, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away Wednesday evening, September 10, 2014 at Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. A time of visitation will be held on Monday, September 15th from 2 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. with the family present from 6 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Burial...
August 'Gus' F. Erickson
Sep 7, 2014
August F. "Gus" Erickson, the son of Henry Elmer and Mable Irene (Swihart) Erickson, was born on May 14, 1942, in Hartington, NE. His childhood years were spent in Hartington where he attended school and graduated from Hartington Public High School in 1960. Following his schooling, Gus worked at a garage in Hartington for a short time before moving to...
