Obituaries

Harlan Wayne Sealman, 59, passed away on September 22, 2020 in Cherokee, Iowa following a short illness.    A celebration of life will be held on Saturday, October 3rd from 4-6 p.m. at the Spring Lake Park Shelter house in Cherokee, Iowa. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Marguerite E. Osterling, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, September 18, 2020 in the Cherokee Specialty Care. Private family funeral services were held on Tuesday, September 22nd at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Dale L. Cline, 86 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, September 11, 2020 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jean Morse will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation will be on Thursday, September 24th from 3 p.m. ...

Private graveside services for Eleanor Anderson, 101, of Aurelia, will be held Saturday, September 19, 2020, at the Afton Township Cemetery, with Pastor Karen Berg officiating. There will be no visitation. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Dr. Thomas Michael Gary passed away on September 14, 2020, at Avera Hospice in Yankton South Dakota after battling brain cancer.  Tom was born on July 8, 1935 in Denison Iowa to Fredrick and Mary Gary.  He married Georgiana Lee Frost on April 16, 1960.  He served in the United States Public Health Services and was stationed in Seattle, Detroit, and San Francisco.  In 1965 he moved his family from San Francisco to Cherokee and practiced family medicine until his retirement in 2006.  He retired to Yankton, South Dakota where he enjoyed biking, kayaking, skiing and spending time with family and friends.  He is survived by his wife Lee of Yankton, SD; and his three children: Steven Gary and his wife Sheila (Wiese) Gary of Carmichael, CA.  Dawn Gary and her husband Joe Wenzl of Omaha, NE; Mark Gary and his wife Christy (Lahaug) Gary of Omaha, NE; four grandchildren; and two great grandchildren.. ...

Donald O. Todd, 93, of rural Quimby, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, September 15, 2020 at his farm home surrounded by his family. Private family graveside services will be held at the Quimby Cemetery in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor David Doellinger will officiate.  There will be military rites at the graveside by the Quimby American Legion, L.A. ...

Margaret “Maggie” Nelson, 82, of Cherokee, Iowa and former longtime Washta, Iowa farming resident passed away, Saturday, September 12, 2020 enveloped in the love of her son and daughter.
 Visitation and a time of sharing memories with the family present will be held on Thursday September 17, 2020 from 5 p.m. til 7 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Elaine Ruth Buenger, 94, of Spencer, formerly of Aurelia, will be held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Alta. The Rev. Zachery Viggers will officiate. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, following the service...

DeLores A. Blades, 89, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, passed away on Sunday morning, September 13, 2020 at her residence in Sioux City, Iowa.   Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 18th at the Wesley United Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa. ...

Dale L. Cline, 86 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Friday evening, September 11, 2020 following an extended illness. Funeral services will be held on Friday, September 25th, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jean Morse will officiate.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery at Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation will be on Thursday, September 24th from 3 p.m. ...

Graveside services for Bradley K. Peterson, 46, of Aurelia, will be Saturday, September 19, 2020 at 1:15 P.M. at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, with Pastor Kim Dewey officiating. Visitation will be Saturday from 12:00 to 1:00 P.M. at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia. The Redig Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Fred D. Stieneke, 75, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, September 9, 2020 at Select Specialty Care in Sioux Falls, S.D.   Graveside memorial services will be held on Wednesday, September 16th, at 2 p.m. at the Afton Township Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa. ...

William L. Beazley, 65, of Correctionville, Iowa, passed away the evening of Sept. 5, 2020 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City. Graveside Memorial Services will be Saturday, Sept. 12th at 1:30 p.m. at the Sunset View Cemetery at Washta, Iowa. ...

Dorris M. Kintigh, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away Tuesday afternoon, September 8, 2020 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Memorial services will be held on Tuesday September 15, 2020 at 1:30 p.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. ...

Lois I. Vetter, 92, of  Larrabee, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly Tuesday afternoon, September 1, 2020 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Private family memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m.  on Saturday, October 3, 2020 at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Visitation for Loyd Reineke, 80, will be held on Sunday, August 30, 2020 from 1:00 P.M. until 5:00 P.M. at the Aurelia Community Center, with the family present. Masks and social distancing are required. Private family burial will take place at the Sunset View Cemetery in Washta at a later time. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

James D. Jenness, 75, of Marshalltown, Iowa, formerly of Quimby, Iowa passed away Sunday evening, August 30, 2020 in the Iowa Veteran’s Home at Marshalltown, Iowa.   Graveside memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Elaine Ione Dyslin, age 81 of Norfolk, NE and formerly Aurelia, IA, passed away on Saturday, August 29, 2020, at her residence in Norfolk. Funeral services will occur at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, September 2, 2020, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

James “Archie” Alan Bunkers, age 69 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Tuesday, August 25, 2020, at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee. A memorial gathering will take place with family present on Wednesday, September 2, 2020, from 5:00-7:00 p.m. at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

Larry W. Maxwell, 73, of Calumet, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, August 25, 2020 in the Cherokee Specialty Care.  Funeral services will be held on Friday. August 28, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.    Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. ...

Joan G. Johnson, 85, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday afternoon, August 25, 2020 at her home, surrounded by her family. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 29th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor David Hall will officiate. ...