Obituaries

Rodney Keith Stowater, age 74 of rural Cherokee, IA, passed away Saturday, December 7, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 11, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. ...

Lloyd Wayne Gochenour, 95, of Humboldt passed away on Friday, November 29 at the Long Term Care Unit of Humboldt County Memorial Hospital. He was born September 17th, 1924 on a farm in rural Ottosen to Elvin and Rose (Davis) Gochenour. Lloyd graduated from Ottosen High School in 1941 at the age of 16. ...

Velma Mae Garvin, age 89 of Marcus, IA, passed away Friday, November 29, 2019 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial took place at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Father Bill McCarthy and Father Gene Murray officiated. ...

Funeral services for Marilyn Jean Glienke, 91, of Aurelia, will be Wednesday, December 4, 2019, at 10:30 A.M., at the St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, with Pastor Zachary Viggers officiating. Burial will be at the Church Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5:00 to 7:00 Tuesday at the St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Gale D. Kruger, age 77 of Cherokee, IA, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, November 25, 2019 at her home in Cherokee, IA, Funeral services was held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 3, 2019, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jonathan Riggert was the officiate. ...

Joseph “Joe” Kohn, the son of Marvin and Martha (Nilles) Kohn, was born November 15, 1945, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he attended school and graduated from I.C. High School in 1964. After high school, Joe worked at Perrin Fur Farm for a short time and then worked for Lubeck Oil in Cherokee for 44 years until its closing...

Tony Raymond Morris, the son of George and Roberta (Cosman) Morris Jr. was born on August 9, 1952, at Ottumwa, IA. His childhood years were spent in Ottumwa where he attended school and graduated from Ottumwa High School. After graduation, Tony enlisted in the United States Marines where he served until his honorable discharge...

Nancy J. (Clark) Nielsen, 69, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, November 13, 2019 at her residence and she has donated her body to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.   I would like everyone to know that my work here is done. ...

Marjie A. Gauthier, 76, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed peacefully over into the Lord’s loving arms on Saturday, November 23, 2019with loved ones at her side. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 30th, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Elaine R. Meyer, 70, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening, November 20, 2019 at Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Monday, November 25th at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, Iowa. Pastor Derek Evans will officiate. ...

Ray C. Mortensen, age 95, of Fort Dodge, Iowa formerly of Alta, Iowa died on Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Friendship Haven in Fort Dodge. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in STORM LAKE. ...

Gerald “Jerry” Voge, age 81 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Saturday, November 16, 2019 at Accura Health in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, November 20, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Mark Stoll will officiate. ...

Francis Heid, 84, long-time resident of Cherokee, IA, died on Thursday, November 14, 2019 in Ames, IA. He was born on August 7, 1935 in Storm Lake, IA, the son of Andrew and Marie (Dettermann) Heid who lived in Rolfe at the time. He was baptized into the Catholic Church, attended Early Sacred Heart School, and was a loyal parishioner of Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee until his death.  His father died when he was 14 years old and he suddenly became the "man of the family," supporting his mother and two sisters, Mary and Andrea, with the help of an extended family in the Early area.  He had always hated school and so really didn't mind when he had to drop out of school and take care of the family farm.  As he got older, he would cruise the streets of Storm Lake, IA in his 1940 Ford.  There, he met the love of his life, Sandra Wilson, daughter of Stanley and Jennie Wilson.  They were married on Feb 21, 1955, and soon had three children, sons Francis Jr and Stephan and a daughter Jerri.  The family moved to Cherokee in November 1958 when Francis opened a DX gas station at the corner of Main and Locust.  Over the years, he worked at most of the garages in Cherokee: B & H Hatchery, Samsel Garage, Lubeck Oil, Peterson Motors, Bowers Ford, Lundell Construction, Bushlow’s, O’Halloran Truck, and finally running his own garage on South Fifth Street.  Even after he retired, he kept working out of the garage in the family home's back yard.   After the stint at Bowers Ford, he was always proud of being one of the "blue oval" guys, driving Fords and recommending them all the time.  . ...

Nancy J. (Clark) Nielsen, 69, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, November 13, 2019 at her residence and she has donated her body to the University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City.   I would like everyone to know that my work here is done. ...

Cassie Renae Wiseman, age 29 of Cherokee, IA, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, November 6, 2019, at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, IA. Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Thursday, November 14, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, IA. ...

Marcus, Iowa – Steve C. Strub, 92, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Friday, November 8, 2019 at Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, November 14, 2019 at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus. Rev. ...