Obituaries

Funeral services for Robert L. Sorensen, Sr., 89, of Aurelia will be 10:00 A.M. Friday, May 24, 2019, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Kim Dewey officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia. Visitation will be on Thursday from 5:00 until 8:00, with the family present, at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia. The Redig Funeral Home of Aurelia is in charge of arrangements. In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established...

C.  VERLEE  GRONEMEYER, 85, of Meriden, Iowa passed away Saturday evening, May 18, 2019 in the Heartland Care Center at Marcus, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 23rd, at 10:30 a.m. at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Graveside services for Dennis D. Reilly, 70, of Baxter, Iowa, formerly of Aurelia, will be held Saturday, May 25, 2019, at 10:00 A.M. at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Aurelia, with Pastor Bruce Rapp officiating. Military Honors will be presented by the L. ...

Dawn Sonksen, age 75 of Cherokee, IA passed away Friday, May 17, 2019, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 21, 2019 at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate. ...

Matt George, age 64 of Aurelia, IA, passed away on Friday, May 17, 2019, at Unity Point St. Luke’s in Sioux City. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, May 23rd at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Monsignor Kenneth Seifried will officiate. ...

Rodney Lee Sorensen, age 56, died unexpectedly on May 10th in Denver, Colorado. Rodney was born on August 7, 1962 in Alta, Iowa. He lived in Aurelia, Iowa and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1980. Shortly after graduation, Rodney went to live in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was employed for a siding company installing residential siding for many years...

ALICE  J.  HOEPPNER, 92,  of rural Washta, Iowa passed away Thursday, morning, May 9, 2019, at her farm home.   Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, May 21st, at 2 p.m. at the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Quimby, Iowa. Pastor David Doellinger will officiate. ...

Cheryl (Sherri) J. Ehrich, 73, of Green Valley, AZ, passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family on Thursday May 2, 2019.  She was born on her grandparents’ farm in Correctionville, IA, on August 3, 1945, the oldest daughter to John and Marjorie (Cobb) Nelson.  She graduated from Washington High School in Cherokee, IA. ...

DuWayne Pauling, age 87 of Paullina, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019, at his home in Paullina. Memorial services will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, May 11th at Zion Lutheran Church in Paullina. Rev. Daniel Wagner will officiate. Burial will be at Prairie View Cemetery in Paullina. ...

Donna Lucille (Waugh) Hansen1 831 of Pahrump, Nevada, formerly of Correctionville and Washta Iowa, entered into rest on January 2, 2019 in Las Vegas, Nevada after a long illness. Donna was born on March 29, 1935, to Fred and Goldie (Bronson) Waugh. She was one of 11 children. ...

ROBERT  M.  MAHNKE, 86, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Thursday morning, May 9, 2019 in the Cherokee Regional Medical Center.   Funeral services will be held on Monday, May 13th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate. ...

Jane Ann Steele Bigbee, age 88, of Marengo, died Wednesday, May 1, 2019, in Renton, WA while visiting her daughter. Funeral Services: 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church, Marengo, with Pastor Anni Thorn officiating. Visitation: 3:00 to 7:00 p.m. ...

Mark Murphy, age 56 of Cherokee, IA, passed away at Unity Point St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA on Wednesday, May 8, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 11, 2019, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Gregg Johnson will officiate. ...

KYLE  J.  WOLTMAN, 56, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday evening, May 5, 2019, unexpectedly at his residence.   Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

ALICE  J.  HOEPPNER, 92,  of rural Washta, Iowa passed away Thursday, morning, May 9, 2019, at her farm home.   Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Isobel “Ann” (Kubal) Wilberding, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away on May 3, 2019 at the age of 87, due to complications from a hip injury following an unfortunate fall. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. ...

Rhoda I. Grauer (nee Lange), 89, of Cherokee and formerly of rural Marcus, Iowa passed away peacefully, Friday evening, April 26, 2019 at Accura Healthcare of Cherokee.   Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, May 1st at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church at rural Marcus, Iowa. ...

John A. McAlpine, age 64 of Larrabee, IA, passed away Wednesday, April 24, 2019, at his home in Larrabee. A Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com. John “Pump” Antohny McAlpine, the son of Eugene and Ruth (Christopher) McAlpine was born October 25, 1954, in Hartley, IA. ...

Marcus, Iowa - John H. “Jack” Hueser, 85, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019 at Mercy One in Sioux City, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, May 1, 2019 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, Iowa. ...

Connie F. Biberdorf, age 69 of Cherokee, IA, passed away at her home on Thursday, March 25, 2019. Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, May 4, 2019, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. A private family burial will take place at the Quimby Cemetery at a later date. ...