Betty Lucille Forest
Sep 21, 2013
Betty Lucille Baughman, the youngest child of Cecil and Gertrude (Bonesteel) Baughman, was born on August 15, 1925, in Judd, Iowa. Raised on a farm, Betty graduated from Sioux Rapids High School in 1943 and went on to attend Buena Vista College in Storm Lake, Iowa. Because of the shortage of teachers following WWII, Betty obtained her degree early and...
Edith E. Streed
Sep 20, 2013
EDITH E. BYERLY STREED, 94,of Sun City West, Arizona and former longtime Cherokee, Iowa resident, passed away Friday evening, September 20, 2013 in Sun City, Arizona. Edith was born January 3, 1919 in Aurelia, Iowa to Dave and Judith (Helene) Polston. She attended country school in Diamond Township. She was married to Joseph Byerly on June 5, 1942. She was...
Michael R. Snyder
Sep 10, 2013
Michael Robert Snyder, the son of Robert 'Bud' and Mary Jane (Bird) Snyder, was born in LeMars, IA on September 11, 1954. He grew up in Marcus, IA, and graduated from Marcus High School in 1973. He later received an Associate's Degree in Accounting from Iowa Lakes Community College in Estherville, IA. On June 26, 1976, Mike was united in...
Marilyn R. Miller
Sep 9, 2013
MARILYN R. MILLER, 74, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 9, 2013 at the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 13th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler and Mr. Ron Brown will officiate. There will be a family prayer service...
Cletus Edward Odle
Sep 7, 2013
CLETUS E. ODLE, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, September 7, 2013 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, September 11th, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Kathy Wicks and Dr. Delmar Carlson will officiate. There will be no visitation at the funeral home. Burial will take place at...
Marlyss J. Bryant
Sep 6, 2013
MARLYSS J. BRYANT, 84, of Aurelia, Iowa and former longtime rural Larrabee resident, passed away Friday morning, September 6, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, September 10th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Kwang S. Song will officiate. Burial will be in the Cedar Cemetery at Larrabee, Iowa....
Mattie 'Doris' Heistand
Sep 2, 2013
Mattie 'Doris' (Dean) Heistand, the daughter of Robert and Bertha (Dingler) Dean, was born in Hogansville, GA on May 23, 1935. Her childhood years were spent in Georgia, where she attended the local schools and worked in the cotton mill. While working for her sister and brother-in-law in their Bar & Grill, Doris met her future husband, Robert Heistand. The...
Marian Lenore Ricker
Aug 27, 2013
MARIAN L. RICKER, 83, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 27, 2013 in the Heartland Care Center at Marcus, Iowa following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. Father Dan Guenther will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa....
Harriette Shear- Gilligan
Aug 26, 2013
Harriette Shear-Gilligan, the daughter of Dottie Smith, was born January 30, 1929, at St. Lawrence, SD. Her childhood years were spent near Miller, SD where she attended school. She was united in marriage to Randall Shear in 1947. They lived in Salix where they owned and operated a bar and she also worked in a chicken hatchery. Following the death...
Mildred A. Patterson
Aug 22, 2013
MILDRED A. PATTERSON, 99, of Cherokee and former rural Aurelia, Iowa resident passed away Thursday morning, August 22, 2013 at Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Aurelia,...
Leroy 'Herb' Ford
Aug 19, 2013
Leroy 'Herb' Ford, the son of John and Lucy (Heinen) Ford, was born on March 11, 1926, in Cherokee, IA. Herb's childhood years were spent near Cherokee, where he attended country school. In 1943, he graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee at the age of 17. Herb worked for the Illinois Central Railroad for one year before being drafted...
Maralyn Christensen
Jul 31, 2013
Maralyn Jean Christensen the daughter of Ralph and Betty Viola, was born on November 21, 1950 in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in Council Bluffs, IA where she attended school and graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1968, followed by a degree in Radiology from The Mercy School of Nursing. On July 13, 1974, she was...
Cheryl Schmidt
Jul 28, 2013
Cheryl Jean (Schultz) (Drefke) Schmidt, the daughter of Ray and Alice (Frazier) Schultz, was born on February 13, 1937 and raised on a farm near Peterson, IA. She graduated from Peterson High School. She married Larry Drefke, and was blessed with five children, Mark, Marilyn, Mike, Merry and Mitchell. The couple later divorced. On August 20, 1988, she married Melburn...
Gary Burton Doherty
Jul 26, 2013
GARY B. DOHERTY, 71, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday, July 26, 2013 while on a fishing trip in Canada. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, August 1st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be military rites at...
Devane R. Schmidt
Jul 25, 2013
DeVane R. Schmidt, 50, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday evening, July 25, 2013 at the Country Side Estates in Cherokee. DeVane was born on February 17, 1963 at Alta, Iowa to Elmer & Lois (Husman) Stykel. He attended Cherokee Community Schools. He was married to Penny Hoeppner and to this union a daughter Cassie was born. He was a...
Ida Louise Ohlendorf
Jul 23, 2013
IDA LOUISE (KIRCHOFF) OHLENDORF, 94, of Taylorsville, North Carolina and former longtime rural Remsen resident, passed away Tuesday, July 23, 2013 in North Carolina. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 31st, at 1:30 p.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Marcus, Iowa. Visitation will be from 12:30 p.m. until service time at the Church. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate. Burial...
Robert 'Bob' J. Dolph
Jul 22, 2013
Robert 'Bob' J. Dolph, the son of Russell and Bernice (Yatker) Dolph, was born on March 13, 1938, in Red Oak, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Red Oak where he attended school and graduated from Red Oak High School in 1955. Upon graduation he joined the U.S. Marine Corps and served from June 1955 to September 1960. On...
Marcella E. Glover
Jul 17, 2013
Marcella E. Glover, the daughter of John and Anna (Kohn) Rupp, was born February 14, 1915, on the farm near Maryhill. Her childhood years were spent near Cherokee where she attended country school. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee. She then attended a teacher's academy where she received a license to teach. On February 10, 1941, she was...
Darrel Moller
Jul 14, 2013
Darrel L. Moller, the son of Melvin and Esther (Jensen) Moller, was born in Holstein, IA on September 11, 1942. His childhood years were mostly spent in the Cherokee, IA area, and he graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee. He was united in marriage to Wanda Smith on October 12, 1963 in Cherokee. They first made their home in...
Lois Lorene Appleyard
Jul 12, 2013
LOIS LORENE (ABELS) APPLEYARD, 87, of Rockwall, Texas and formerly of Dallas, passed away Friday, July 12, 2013 at the Senior Care at Lake Point in Rowlett, Texas. Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, July 17th, at 10 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be on Tuesday from 5 p.m....
