Obituaries

Memorial services will be held for Scott Leroy Moding, at 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 16, 2019 at Warner Chapel, Spencer, Iowa with officiating Pastor Ann Dornack. Scott Leroy Moding, the son of Leslie and Irene (Grawet) Moding, was born on February 5, 1964, in Sioux City, Iowa. ...

Ronald Joseph Henke, age 74 of Marcus, IA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Father Bill McCarthy will officiate. ...

Beverly Jean Hiller, 64, of Lakewood, Colorado and formerly of rural Marcus, Iowa passed away August 14, 2019, at her residence after a courageous 2 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Beverly donated her body to her alma mater, the University of South Dakota Medical College.  Services are pending in Lakewood, Colorado.  There are no local services planned at this time.  Burial will be in the Grand Meadow Township Cemetery at a later date.  The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the local arrangements. ...

Ronald Joseph Henke, age 74 of Marcus, IA, passed away Tuesday, August 13, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, August 16, 2019, at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Father Bill McCarthy will officiate. ...

Ronald L. Rupp, 71, of Bella Vista, AR, passed away on August 8, 2019, after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born on May 5, 1948 to Lawrence and Hazel Rupp of Marcus, Iowa. Ronald attended Marcus High School. He was a veteran of the Vietnam War. He then graduated from Iowa Western Community College with a degree in welding. He retired from Tyson Foods in October, 2018...

Kim Rochelle Dalke of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Sioux City, passed away early Saturday morning, August 10, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona after a short duration of leukemia and pneumonia. She reached the age of 50 years, 9 months, and 18 days...

Bartolo Apolinar Bustos, the son of Pedro and Eutimia (Rodriguez) Bustos was born August 24, 1953 in Tetipac Gro, Mexico. His childhood years were spent in Mexico where he received his education. At the age of 22, Bartolo set off on a journey to experience the American dream. He became a United States resident and lived in Texas where he fulfilled his dream of being a farmer and working his horses...

Bartolo Apolinar Bustos, age 65 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2019 near Quimby, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, August 13, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Jeremy Wind will officiate. ...

Virgil  H.  Schlinz, 87, of Holstein, Iowa, formerly of Meriden and Cleghorn, Iowa, passed away Wednesday evening August 7, 2019 in the Good Samaritan Society at Holstein, Iowa.   Funeral services will be held on Saturday, August 10th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Marilyn Marie Immele, age 92 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday, August 01, 2019, in Cherokee, Iowa. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, August 5, 2019, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Father Mark Stoll will officiate. ...

Lois Pingel of St. Charles, MO, passed away at the age of 78 on Monday, July 29, 2019. She was preceded in death by her parents, Eitel and Frieda Mohn. Lois is survived by her loving husband, Carroll Pingel; her children, Doug (Dana) Pingel, Denise (Michael) Scoffic, and Dora (Scott) Hyslop; her grandchildren, Sarah (Aaron) Stephens, Matthew Pingel, Alex (Andrew) Capestany-Kress, and Nicholas Hyslop; her great-granddaughter, Analee Stephens; her siblings, Jim (Connie) Mohn and Myrna (Jon) Hamann; her sister-in-law, Lila (Don) Beck; Lois was also preceded in death by her brother-in-law, Lorrell (Kathy) Pingel. ...

Don was born to Theodore and Etta Werthman on July 19. 1928 in Cherokee, Iowa. 
Don was left with the responsibilities of running the family farm and caring for his younger siblings at the age of 13 after his father passed away.  Don married Joyce J. ...

Karen Elizabeth Bezoni, age 76 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2019 at Accura Health in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee. Pastor Eric Wright will officiate. ...

Memorial services for Albert R. Engdahl, 94, of Aurelia, will be 12:00 (noon) Saturday, August 3, 2019, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee with Pastor Jean Morse officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. In lieu of flowers memorials may be given to the Bethlehem Lutheran Church.  The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Marvin  W.  Peterson, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday evening, July 25, 2019 in the Cherokee Specialty Care.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, July 30th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jean Morse will officiate. ...

James  Wesley  Draper  Jr.  70, of Sioux City, Iowa and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Monday evening, July 22, 2019 in Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s in Sioux City, Iowa.   Memorial services will be held on Monday, July 29th at 10:30 a.m. at the First Church of Christ in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Cathy  Renee  Robinson, 57, of Calumet, Iowa, formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Wednesday morning, July 24, 2019 in the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.   Funeral services will be held on Saturday, July 27th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Morey Allen Carlson, age 57 of Cherokee, IA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Morey Allen Carlson, age 57 of Cherokee, IA passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 25, 2019 at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Colleen Joyce (Hanson) Hultman, born on September 28, 1934, to Ervin and Virgie (Rhone) Hanson, passed away peacefully with family by her side on July 19, 2019. She grew up in Meriden, Iowa and graduated high school in 1952. Colleen played varsity 6 on 6 basketball and made it to the state tournament twice. ...