Obituaries

Local Obituaries for Families in Cherokee, Iowa

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Lillian Violet Johnson

Lillian Violet Johnson

Mar 10, 2013

LILLIAN V. JOHNSON, 94, of Cherokee and former Storm Lake resident passed away Sunday, March 10, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 14th, 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. There will be a...

Hilda W. Carstens

Hilda W. Carstens

Mar 8, 2013

Hilda W. Carstens was born on December 12, 1922 to Andrew and Veronica (Cook) Reinert on a farm near Maryhill. She attended school in Maryhill through the 8th grade. On April 4, 1940 Hilda was united in marriage to Ernest Carstens; they were married for 65 years. They raised 10 children on a farm one and a half miles south...

Judy A. Meikle

Judy A. Meikle

Mar 3, 2013

JUDY A. MEIKLE, 70, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, March 3, 2013 in the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, March 6th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at a later...

Gerald 'Jerry' Vernon Britt

Gerald 'Jerry' Vernon Britt

Mar 1, 2013

Gerald (Jerry) Vernon Britt, age 65, passed away on March 1, 2013 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD after a lengthy illness. Gerald was born to Vernon and Marie (Roeser) Britt on February 19, 1948 in LeMars, IA. After graduation, he joined the United States Air Force where he spent eight years and two tours of duty in...

Phyllis Mae Elliott

Phyllis Mae Elliott

Feb 28, 2013

PHYLLIS M. ELLIOTT, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Thursday morning, February 28, 2013 at Countryside Estates in Cherokee after a long illness. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 2nd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. Burial will be in the Afton Township Cemetery at rural Cherokee, Iowa. There...

Jean Hogue

Jean Hogue

Feb 22, 2013

Jean DeMeris (Bass) Hogue, the daughter of William W. and Blanche O. (Ulstead) Bass, was born in Marcus, Iowa on March 11, 1923. Her early childhood years were spent in Marcus, and she graduated from Marcus High School in 1940. She then attended the National Business Technical School in Sioux City. Following her schooling, Jean worked as a secretary for...

Frances 'Charlene' Mongan

Frances 'Charlene' Mongan

Feb 22, 2013

Frances Charlene (Sechler) Mongan, daughter of LeRoy and Frances (Dunn) Sechler, was born on August 22, 1927 in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent in the Meriden area where she graduated from Meriden High School in 1945. Charlene was united in marriage to Donald Mongan on June 6, 1950 at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee, Iowa. To this union...

Edith Ehrich Holler

Edith Ehrich Holler

Feb 22, 2013

Edith E. Ehrich Holler, 94, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Friday, February 22, 2013, at Char-Mac Assisted Living Center in Lawton, Iowa. A Celebration of Life Service will be conducted by Rev. Magrey deVega at 10:30 AM on Monday, March 4, 2013, at St. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee under the direction of Boothby Funeral Home with interment...

Zoe Ann Madsen

Zoe Ann Madsen

Feb 22, 2013

Zoe Ann E. (Stubbe) Madsen, 62, passed away Friday, February 22, 2013, after battling breast cancer for more than a year.� Zoe was born May 22, 1950 in Rock Rapids, Iowa, to Chas H. and Jean Stubbe.� Zoe earned her bachelor's degree in Education from the University of Northern Iowa in 1971, and married her high school sweetheart, Bob, just...

Frances Reinert

Frances Reinert

Feb 21, 2013

Frances (Kirchoff) Reinert was born on August 10, 1927, to Louis and Elsie (Weber) Kirchoff at Cleghorn, IA. She attended a rural school in Amherst Township, as well as high schools in Cherokee and Marcus, Mesa, AZ, and finally returned to Cleghorn where she graduated in 1946. Most of France's life was spent on farms in Cherokee County. Prior to...

Stephanie Ann Meadows

Stephanie Ann Meadows

Feb 20, 2013

Stephanie was born April 4, 1973, in Cherokee, Iowa. She was baptized at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee where she attended Lincoln School. She graduated from Fairview High School in Chico, CA and then attended Butte College. She was very artistic and made jewelry which she sold at the Farmer's Market in Chico....

Caleb Goodburn

Caleb Goodburn

Feb 19, 2013

Caleb Allen Goodburn, the son of Robert and Susan (Combs) Goodburn, was born in Sioux City, Iowa on October 2, 1985. His childhood years were spent mostly in the Marcus, IA area, where he attended school. He was active in sports, excelling in both football and wrestling. Caleb enlisted in the Army National Guard during his junior year in high...

David L. Means

David L. Means

Feb 17, 2013

David L. Means, the son of Vernon and Gladys (Geringer) Means was born February 7, 1950, at Le Mars, Iowa. His childhood years were spent in Marcus, IA where he attended school and graduated from Marcus High School in 1968. After graduation, David worked at Lubeck's in Cherokee. Through the years, he also worked for the Burlington Northern Railroad, Love...

Colene F. Green

Colene F. Green

Feb 13, 2013

Colene Frances Green, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away peacefully on February 13, 2013 at a care center in Eureka, Illinois. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, February 23rd at 11 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Rev. Ethan Sayler will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. There will be a...

Ralph Eugene Sutton

Ralph Eugene Sutton

Feb 12, 2013

RALPH E. SUTTON, 86, of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 12, 2013 at his home in Marcus, Iowa. Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, February 16th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. There will be military rites at the graveside by L.A. Wescott Post #2253 of the...

Patricia 'Pat' Ann Bittner

Patricia 'Pat' Ann Bittner

Feb 6, 2013

Patricia 'Pat'Ann Bittner, the daughter of Roy and Adelaide (Kreul) Eichler, was born January 27, 1948, in Laurens, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Pocahontas where she received her education and Graduated from Pocahontas Catholic High School in 1966. After high school, she attended business school in Nebraska. On March 29, 1969, Pat was united in marriage to Rick...

Gillian 'Jill'  E. Ament

Gillian 'Jill' E. Ament

Feb 4, 2013

Gillian 'Jill' E. Ament, the daughter of Del and Mary (Reilly) Ament, was born January 23, 1959, in Cherokee, IA. She was a 1977 graduate of Washington High School and in 1981 she graduated from Benedictine College in Atchison, KS with a B.A. in political science. Jill moved to Washington DC in 1981. She worked at a number of Washington...

Lois C. Johnson

Lois C. Johnson

Feb 2, 2013

LOIS C. JOHNSON, 80, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, February 2, 2013, surrounded by her family at her daughter's home in Milford, Iowa. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday, February 5th, at11 a.m. from the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Rev. Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Meriden Cemetery at a later date. Visitation...

Owen Walter Hiniker

Owen Walter Hiniker

Feb 1, 2013

Owen Walter Hiniker, the son of Walter and Cecelia (Aurit) Hiniker, was born January 18, 1925 in Mankato, MN. His childhood years were spent in Mankato where he received his education. He graduated from Mankato High School in 1943. Following graduation, Owen served in the Navy during WWII as a Seabee helping with the building of the Landing bases on...

Howard Dean "Tiny" Witcombe

Howard Dean "Tiny" Witcombe

Jan 30, 2013

HOWARD D. "TINY" WITCOMBE 78, of Aurelia, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, January 30, 2013 in the St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, February 4th, at 10:30 a.m. from the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Rev. Missy Brown will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery...