Obituaries

Funeral services for Viola L. Allen, 96, of Aurelia will be Tuesday, January 21, 2020 at 11:00 A.M. at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia with Pastor Kim Dewey officiating.  Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia.  The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Shirley M. Lochner, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, January 10, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services was held on Monday, January 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. ...

Lyle Letsche, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Saturday morning, Jan 11th, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee.   Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 16th, at 11 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. ...

Jane Pittman, 83, of Storm Lake, Iowa, passed away Saturday, January 11, 2020 at her residence. Private family graveside services will be held at the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. It was Jane’s wish to be cremated. There will be no visitation. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

David L. Lund, age 84, of Cherokee, formerly of Holstein, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s of Sioux City. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein with the Rev. ...

Shirley M. Lochner, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, January 10, 2020 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Meriden Evangelical Free Church in Meriden, Iowa. ...

David L. Lund, age 84, of Cherokee, formerly of Holstein, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at the UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s of Sioux City. A funeral service will be held on Saturday, January 18, 2020 at 11:00 AM at the Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home of Holstein with the Rev. ...

Rebecca “Becky” Tuttle, age 75 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020, at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 11, 2020, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jane Johnston will officiate. ...

Phyllis E. Gosmire, 101, of Cherokee, Iowa,  died on January 3, 2020, after a brief illness.  She had recently celebrated her 101st birthday. Phyllis  was born to Albert and Ruth Peterson at their home south of Meriden, Iowa, because of the overcrowding of area hospitals due to the Spanish influenza pandemic.  She had one younger sister, Mary Louise Peterson...

Sharon Clark Harold, 86, of Chester, VA passed away on January 1, 2020. Born in Quimby, Iowa, she was the daughter of the late Harold H. and Mable Smith Clark; and was also preceded in death by her husband, Chief Warrant Officer 4 Charles "Paul" Harold; a sister, Colleen Cunningham; and a grandson, Thomas "TC" Harold. ...

Brad Robert Clark, 63, of Quimby, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, January 1, 2020 at his home in Quimby. Memorial services will be held on Wednesday, January 8th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. ...

Pamela “Pam” Mohning, 63, of Marcus, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019 at home surrounded by her loved ones. Pamela Mae was born on June 8, 1956 to Keith and Twila Mae (Klingensmith) Klaschen. Pam grew up in the Grand Meadow area. Pam was baptised and confirmed at Meadow Star Church. ...

Marcus, Iowa – Rory A. Means, 62, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Tuesday, December 24, 2019 at his home following a lengthy illness. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, December 30, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. ...

Matthew Wade Simmons, 47, of Pierson, Iowa, originally from Quimby, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, December 31, 2019 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 6. 2020, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Mable LaBounty, age 82, of Storm Lake, Iowa died on Wednesday, December 25, 2019 at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, Iowa. Celebration of Life Gathering will be held on Monday, December 30, 2019 from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. Burial will be held at a later date in the Buena Vista Memorial Park Cemetery in Storm Lake. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Storm Lake is in charge of the arrangements...

Funeral services for Eddie L. Benson, 72, of Aurelia, will be Saturday, January 4, 2020, at 11:00 A.M., at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Derek Evans officiating. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 Friday at the St. Paul Lutheran Church. A memorial fund has been established. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Bridgette Ann Schwebach, 58,  Concordia, Missouri, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019 at her residence. Bridgette was born on April 12, 1961 at Primghar, Iowa to Donald & Sheryl (Woock) Schwebach.   She had worked for Tyson Foods in Cherokee for about 28 years, many of these as a foreman supervisor. While living in Concordia she worked for Millwork Manufacturing as an assembly line production leader...

Dee Enderlin, age 51 of Cherokee, IA passed away on Thursday, December 19, 2019, at the UnityPoint St. Luke’s Health Center in Sioux City, IA. There was a Celebration of Life service at 3:00 p.m. on Sunday, December 22nd at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church in rural Meriden, IA. ...