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...
Mary Ann Fassler
Jun 21, 2013
MARY ANN LUDVIGSON FASSLER, 75, of rural Quimby, passed away Friday, June 21, 2013 at Careage Hills in Cherokee, Iowa following a lengthy illness. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 24th at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. Burial will be at Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be...
Betty Ruth Krause
Jun 16, 2013
Betty Ruth Krause, the daughter of Fred and Anna (Edwards) Pfaff, was born December 29, 1918, in Sioux City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Sioux City where she attended school and graduated from Central High School in 1936. On August 30, 1940, she was united in marriage to Harlen E. Conard in Sioux City, IA. To this union,...
Donald F. Specht
Jun 14, 2013
Donald Francis Specht, the son of Frank and Katherine (Mansfield) Specht, was born April 26, 1931, at Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent on his parents' farm. He attended elementary school at Sheridan Township and Maryhill Catholic Schools. He graduated from Immaculate Conception High School in Cherokee in 1948. After graduation Don worked various agricultural related jobs until starting...
Steve Russell Johnson
Jun 10, 2013
Steve R. Johnson, the son of Russell Dean and Joan (Grauer) Johnson was born September 30, 1954, in Sioux City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Buena Park, CA where he attended grade school. He graduated from Savannah High School in Anaheim, CA. Following graduation, Steve enlisted in the U.S. Army where he served three years prior to his...
Geraldine Aileen Brutsman
Jun 10, 2013
Geraldine Aileen Brutsman, daughter of Arthur and Rachael Sunderlin was born August 20, 1927 in Delaware County, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on a farm near Delhi, IA. She received her education at Maquoketa Valley High School in Delhi and graduated in 1944. On December 6, 1947, Gerry was united in marriage to Harry Lester Brutsman in Delhi, IA....
Arlen H. Tucker
Jun 7, 2013
ARLEN H. TUCKER, 88, of Washta, Iowa, passed away Friday afternoon, June 7, 2013, in the Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, June 11th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Washta United Methodist Church. Rev. Carolyn Hollar will officiate. There will be a family prayer service at 10:15 a.m. at the church on Tuesday....
Dorothy Rienfeld
Jun 4, 2013
Dorothy Elaine (Nagel) Rienfeld was born June 11, 1928, at Battle Creek, IA. She was the daughter of Milton and Jeanette (Stoneberg) Nagel of Odebolt, IA. Dorothy lived on farms; first north of Arthur, IA, and then south of Arthur with her parents, and attended country grade schools. She graduated from Odebolt High School in 1945. After graduation she worked...
Pamela Kay Maxwell
Jun 1, 2013
PAMELA KAY MAXWELL, 59, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, June 1, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 5th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 10 a.m. until...
Erma M. Volkert
May 29, 2013
ERMA M. VOLKERT, 84, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away Wednesday afternoon May 29, 2013 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 1st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor Don Meyer will officiate, with Vicar Philip Beyersdorf assisting. Burial will be in the Quimby Cemetery. There will be...
Curtis L. Chisman
May 28, 2013
CURTIS L. CHISMAN, 93, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held Monday, June 3rd, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. There will be a flag presentation by the V.F.W. at the funeral home on Monday. Burial will be...
Forrest W. Vicstrum
May 25, 2013
FORREST W. VICSTRUM, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday, May 25, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 31st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jeff Harris will officiate. Burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a family prayer service...
Joseph F. Bakalyar
May 20, 2013
JOSEPH F. BAKALYAR, 90, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, May 20, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, May 24th, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Holy Trinity Lutheran Cemetery at Lakefield, Minn. There will be a family prayer service at...
Richard M. Hoeppner
May 19, 2013
RICHARD M. HOEPPNER, 76, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday, May 19, 2013 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service at...
David C. Peters
May 19, 2013
David Christy Peters was born in LeMars, IA on May 6, 1922, the son of Jay and Cora (Christy) Peters of Marcus, IA. He attended the local schools and graduated with the class of 1939. He proudly served in the U.S. Navy during WW II, and was stationed in the Pacific. On April 30, 1943, he was united in marriage...
