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....
Irene G. Dobson
Jul 12, 2013
IRENE GLADYS DOBSON, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, July 12, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Saturday, August 3, 2013 at 10:30 a.m.at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee prior to the memorial service. The family will be...
Robert 'Bob' Dean Nelson
Jul 3, 2013
Robert Dean Nelson was born on June 8, 1932 in Cherokee, IA to Hugo and Ellen (Nord) Nelson. He was baptized in the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee and attended country school in rural Cherokee county. He attended elementary school in Alta and Aurelia, moving to Prescott, AZ with his parents in 1944. He attended school in Prescott, graduating from...
Marjorie Sullivan
Jul 3, 2013
Marjorie J. Sullivan, the daughter of John "Ed" and Fern (Neal) Tawney, was born on April 30, 1920 on a farm near Osmond, NE. When she was six months old, the family moved to Omaha, NE, and then two years later, to Sioux City, IA. In 1935, she moved to Cherokee where she graduated from Wilson High School. She was...
Doris Lillian Gottsche
Jun 28, 2013
Doris Lillian Gottsche, the daughter of Aaron and Betty (Nelson) Alm, was born on December 29, 1926, on the family farm north of Cleghorn, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cleghorn where she attended school. She graduated from Cleghorn High School. On July 31, 1948, she was united in marriage to George Gottsche at her parent's farm. Following their...
M. Lynn Hodgdon
Jun 28, 2013
M. LYNN HODGDON, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday morning, June 28, 2013 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Barb Dinelli will officiate. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m....
Laverne Allen Wampler
Jun 22, 2013
Laverne Allen Wampler, age 50, of Johnson City, TN, and formerly of Cherokee, IA, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, June 22, 2013, at the Johnson City Medical Center in Johnson City, TN. Private family services will be held at a later date. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the...
