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
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
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
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
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
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...
Merlyn M. Cronin
Jan 28, 2013
Merlyn Mary (McIntire) Cronin, the daughter of Clair and Mildred (Goodburn) McIntire, was born in Cherokee County, Iowa on August 8, 1923. Her childhood years were spent in the Marcus, Iowa area. She graduated from Marcus High School in 1941. She then attended Westmar College, and received her teaching certificate. She taught in country schools near Marcus. With her mother's...
Lucille L. Ohlson
Jan 26, 2013
Lucille L. (Larson) Ohlson, the daughter of George A. and Myrtle (Casey) Larson, was born in Cherokee, IA on August 26, 1935. She was educated in the local schools, and graduated from Wilson High School in 1953. Except for a brief time in California, Lucille spent the majority of her life in Cherokee. In March of 1976, she was united...
Vernon L. Riedemann
Jan 26, 2013
Vernon Lee Riedemann, the son of Vernon H. and Gladys (Otte) Riedemann, was born June 22, 1942 in Valley City, ND. His early childhood years were spent on a farm near Sutherland, IA. The family later moved to Primghar, where Vern graduated from Primghar High School. Following graduation he worked for a time at the Berkley Co. in Spirit Lake,...
David Lee "Monk" Cline
Jan 21, 2013
DAVID LEE "MONK" CLINE, 65, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, January 21, 2013 at his residence. Graveside memorial services will be held on Saturday, June 1, 2013 at at 1:30 p.m. at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...
Kevin Edward Weir
Jan 15, 2013
SERVICES Private family services will be held at a later date. OFFICIATING CASKET BEARERS VISITATION MUSIC INTERMENT
Charles 'Chuck' Henry Massmann
Jan 10, 2013
Charles "Chuck" Henry Massmann, 73 of Cherokee passed away on January 10, 2013 in Cherokee. Chuck was born June 2, 1939 in rural Paullina, IA to Melborn and Henrietta (Fegebank) Massmann. He attended school in Paullina and was later drafted into the US Army and served during the Cuban Crisis. Upon completion in the Army, Chuck came home and farmed...
Mabel C. Wolff
Jan 9, 2013
MABEL C. WOLFF, 102, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, January 9, 2013 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 11th, at 10:30 a.m. from the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee. There will be a family prayer service...
David W. Rohwer
Jan 8, 2013
David William Rohwer, the son of Richard and Lois (Phipps) Rohwer, was born in Cherokee, Iowa on December 8, 1952. He was baptized in 1952, and confirmed in 1966. His childhood years were spent in northwest Iowa. He attended school in Sheldon, Iowa, and graduated with the class of 1971. He received training in auto repair from NCC in Sheldon....
Margaret Louise Ferrin
Jan 2, 2013
Margaret Ferrin was born on October 22, 1927 daughter to Byron and Alice (Anderson) Furgason and passed away peacefully on January 2, 2013 at Gretna Community Living Center in Gretna Nebraska. . She grew up in the Quimby/Cherokee area and graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee in 1947. She worked as a dental assistant with Dr. McCallister& also worked...
Arlene M. Brown
Jan 1, 2013
ARLENE M. (KRACHT) BROWN, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Tuesday, January 1, 2013 after battling cancer for thirty years. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Friday, January 4, 2013 at St. John's Church of Christ, rural Peterson, Iowa. Dave Orthmann will officiate. Burial will be in the Church Cemetery. There will be a family prayer service at 1:45...
Jean Alice Dilocker
Dec 31, 2012
JEAN A. DILOCKER, 84, of Aurelia, Iowa and former long time Cherokee resident, passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia, Iowa. Funeral services will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, January 4th, 2013 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jon Riggert & Pastor Larry Lemke will officiate. Burial will be in the...
Douglas Allen Seel
Dec 31, 2012
DOUGLAS ALLEN SEEL 58, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday, December 31, 2012 at Cherokee Villa Nursing & Rehab Center due to a heart condition. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 5, 2013 at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jon Riggert will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee....
Dale Allen Dalton
Dec 29, 2012
DALE ALLEN DALTON, 53 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Saturday morning, December 29, 2012 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee, Iowa following a short battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Saturday, January 5th, at 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Father Dan Guenther will officiate. Visitation will be on Friday, from 3 p.m....
Delores Ann Short
Dec 26, 2012
DELORES ANN SHORT, 75, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, December 26, 2012 at her residence in Cherokee. Private family visitation and sharing of memories will be held Saturday, December 29th, from 9:30 a.m. until 11 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Public visitation will be on Friday, December 28th, from 1 p.m. until 8 p.m....
