Cathy Marie Eischen
Feb 24, 2023
Cathy Marie Eischen, daughter of Raymond and Marjorie (Raasch) Timmerman, was born on December 19, 1948 in Cherokee, Iowa. She spent her childhood years in Cherokee, where she graduated from Washington High School in 1967. After graduation, Cathy attended Nettleton Business College and put that education to work, being employed by a local attorney and several banks in Cherokee.
On...
Harry Boyd Burkhardt
Feb 4, 2023
Harry Boyd Burkhardt, the son of Donald and Lois (Molgaard) Burkhardt, was born July 7, 1956, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1974. After high school, Harry worked for Schoon Construction, Peterson Motors, and then Wilson Foods, where he was a foreman for many years....
Alice Jeanette Zimmer
Feb 4, 2023
Alice Jeanette Zimmer, the daughter of Robert and Emily (Tschill) Meylor, was born February 23, 1928, in Plymouth County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Marcus, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Holy Name Parochial High School, in Marcus, IA.
On August 12, 1947, she was united in marriage to Darreld Zimmer at Holy Name Catholic...
Dale LeRoy Newell
Jan 27, 2023
Dale LeRoy Newell, the son of William and Norma (Behl) Newell, was born April 19, 1946, in Lemon, SD. During his childhood years his family lived in various communities in South Dakota and Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in Mountain Lake, MN. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served four...
Christopher "Chris" Kenneth James Jensen
Jan 26, 2023
Christopher “Chris” Kenneth James Jensen, the son of Jack Jensen and Cindy Coe was born on May 10, 1979, in Guthrie Center, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Denison, IA where he attended school and then transferred to IKM in Manning.
Following his schooling, Chris worked as a mechanic for several years in Denison and later owned...
Phillip Edward Simmons
Jan 12, 2023
Phillip Edward Simmons, the son of Claude and Mary (Pigott) Simmons was born on October 23, 1932, on a farm in Silver Township in Cherokee County, IA. His childhood years were spent near Quimby, where he attended country school. He later attended and graduated from Quimby High School in 1950.
On July 2, 1950, Phillip was united in marriage...
Wayne Michael Bush
Jan 5, 2023
Wayne Michael Bush, son of James and Eileen (Begnoche) Bush, was born on February 28, 1954, in Cherokee, Iowa. He attended parochial school at Visitation Parish Maryhill. He then attended Meriden-Cleghorn High School and graduated in 1972. He finished his education at Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Entomology in 1976. He married Linda Weber on...
Barbara Lynn Brady
Jan 2, 2023
Barbara Lynn (Cronin) Brady passed away at her home on January 2, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family and the presence of the Holy Spirit.
The daughter of Joseph and Marie (George) Cronin, Barb was born on January 25, 1963 in LeMars, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Marcus. Barb was born the ninth...
Alice Lucille Schissel
Jan 1, 2023
Alice Lucille (Clark) Schissel, the daughter of Henry N. and Ada May (Bowker) Clark, was born in Cherokee, Iowa on February 17, 1929. She lived on the family farm until her father passed away in March, 1938, from Scarlet Fever. Her mother then moved the family to Cherokee, where Alice attended school at Immaculate Conception, graduating from high school in...
Edward Earl Boger
Dec 25, 2022
Edward Earl Boger was born December 1, 1948 the son of Earl Norman and Berdena (Dena) Kollbaum in Ida Grove, IA. He attended school in Ida Grove.
Ed entered the U.S. Army in 1966 and served bravely in the Vietnam War from 1967-1969 earning a Purple Heart. He rose to the rank of Sergeant (E 5) and was honorably discharged in November 1972 at Fort Bliss, El Paso,...
Dorothy Ann Sonksen
Dec 25, 2022
Dorothy Ann Sonksen, of Cherokee, passed away in the early hours of December 25, 2022, at the age of 81. Dorothy was born on July 22, 1941 in Mitchell, SD to Gideon and Rachel Schnabel and was the second born of six children. In grade school, her family relocated to Iowa after her father found work on area farms. Growing...
Robert D. Tushla
Dec 20, 2022
Robert Dean Tushla
August 10, 1933 – December 20, 2023
Robert (Bob) D. Tushla, 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2023 at Accura Health Care in Cherokee, IA after a long struggle with dementia. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. A...
Mary Lou Martinsen
Dec 20, 2022
Mary Lou Martinsen, the daughter of Harry and Sophia (Luschen) Richards was born January 25, 1928, in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1945.
On May 7, 1949, she was united in marriage to Max Martinsen in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Following their marriage they farmed in...
Imelda M. Rupp
Dec 16, 2022
Imelda Margaret Rupp, the daughter of Bernard and Anna (Specht) Rupp, was born May 14, 1924 in Rock Township near Maryhill. She lived on the family farm her entire life, until moving to Cherokee to reside at the Beck Assisted Living, following the passing of her brother Adrian, in September of 2002.
Her childhood years were spent near Maryhill, where...
Max Ernest Mugge
Dec 5, 2022
Max Ernest Mugge, of Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away on December 5, 2022, at the age of 89. After suffering a heart attack, he died peacefully at Iowa Methodist Medical Center, in Des Moines, Iowa, surrounded by his loving family.
Max Ernest Mugge was born to Lester and Edith Mugge on July 19, 1933, in Liberty Township, on the family farm...
Rosalie M. Nehring
Dec 2, 2022
Rosalie Mae Evans Nehring, the daughter of Mayford and Eileen (Borcherding) Johnson, was born July 31, 1946, in Sac City, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Storm Lake, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Storm Lake High School in 1964. Following graduation, she worked at the Storm Lake Courthouse until 1978. After graduating from AIB (American Institute...
Ronald L. Baldner
Nov 30, 2022
Ronald Larry Baldner was born March 6, 1939 the son of Lawrence Fred and Gladiolus Gilbertson Baldner in Creston, IA. He received his education in Cherokee and attended Wayne State College in Wayne, NE, for two years. On November 1, 1961 Ronald entered the US Army at Sioux Falls, SD, and was honorably discharged on October 31, 1963 at Ft....
Cherokee Service of Remembrance
Nov 29, 2022
The Cherokee Regional Hospice along with Boothby Funeral Home, and Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home would like to invite you to honor the loved ones the community has recently lost this last year. The Service of Remembrance will take place at 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 29, 2022, at the Behtlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. For those that are unable to...
Ava Beverly Westcott
Nov 6, 2022
Ava Beverly Westcott, the daughter of James Westcott and Kary Rodriguez, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 6, 2022, with her family by her side at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She is also survived by her big sister, Aaliyah Boehmer. Private family services will be held at a later date.
Carl Lee Dowdy
Nov 2, 2022
Carl Lee Dowdy, son of Eugene and Frances Sue (Lester) Dowdy was born on March 13, 1962 in Storm Lake, Iowa. He went to school in Rembrandt, IA and graduated from Storm Lake High School. Carl was united in marriage to Carmen Klein on June 6, 1989. They just celebrated 33 years of marriage.
Carl was in the Army from...
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