Obituaries

Timothy Berton Menke, DDS, FAGD, age 69, son of Lester and Kathlyn Menke, passed away on April 8, 2021, in Spencer, Iowa, in hospice care following a short illness. Tim was born on November 21, 1951, in Cherokee, Iowa, and grew up on a farm near Calumet. ...

Lorene Wogan Heimsoth died April 11, 2021, at Accura Health Care of Aurelia, IA. Graveside services for Lorene Heimsoth, 103, of Aurelia, formerly of Alta, will be held at 11:30 A.M. Friday, April 16, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, with Pastor Henry Kuhn officiating. There will be no visitation. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements.  ...

Memorial and Masonic services for Harvey Batten, 88 of Cherokee, formerly of Aurelia, will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at the Aurelia Community Center, with inurnment at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia with Military Honors by the Grashoff-McManus American Legion Post #390 of Aurelia. There will be no visitation. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Charles F. Prunty 84, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, April 11, 2021 at the Accura Healthcare in Cherokee, Iowa. Graveside memorial services will be held on Thursday, April 15, 2021 at 11:00 a.m. at the Liberty Township Cemetery at Meriden, Iowa.  Pastor Jean Morse will officiate.  Public visitation will be held on Wednesday, April 14, 2021 at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa from 3:00 p.m. ...

Terry D. Rupp 84,  of Cherokee, Iowa  passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota following a lengthy battle with cancer. Private memorial services for family only will be held on Tuesday, April 13, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. ...

Timothy Berton Menke, DDS, FAGD, age 69, son of Lester and Kathlyn Menke, passed away on April 8, 2021, in Spencer, Iowa, in hospice care following a short illness. Tim was born on November 21, 1951, in Cherokee, Iowa, and grew up on a farm near Calumet. ...

Betty Joan Stoneking, age 86 of Cherokee, IA, and formerly Cushing, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing, IA. Pastor Bob Lewis will officiate. ...

Delmar Leigh Warner, 96, of Santa Rosa, CA, passed away Monday, February 1, 2021.   Cremation has taken place and a memorial service will be held at a later date at Sunset Cemetery, Washta, Iowa.   Delmar was born on February 28, 1924, to Charles and Neva Warner and grew up in Edison, Nebraska. ...

Dale W. Skadeland, 91, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday morning, April 4, 2021 in the Cherokee Specialty Care. Memorial services will be held on Friday, April 9th, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. ...

Betty Joan Stoneking, age 86 of Cherokee, IA, and formerly Cushing, IA, passed away on Sunday, April 4, 2021, at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 9, 2021, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Cushing, IA. Pastor Bob Lewis will officiate. ...

Graveside memorial services for Charles T. Waddell, 67, of Alta, formerly of Aurelia and Spencer, will be held at 2:00 P.M. Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, with Pastor Bruce Rapp officiating. There will be no visitation. Inurnment will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, with Military Honors by the Grashoff-McManus American Legion Post #390 of Aurelia. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

     Graveside services for John Pearson, 85, of Aurelia, will be held Wednesday, March 31, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. at the Amherst Cemetery at Marcus, with Pastor Tim Jones officiating. Visitation will be Tuesday at the First Congregational Church in Aurelia from 5:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M. with the family present. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Funeral services for Jack E. Johnson, 89, of Aurelia, will be 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 2, 2021, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jean Morse officiating.  Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. The service will be live streamed at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XvpoXUPkZ6g. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the Cherokee Medical Center Hospice or the Relay for Life...

Eric V. Johnson, 58, left this world on March 24th as a beloved husband, Dad and Papa. He was loved beyond measure. He battled his cancer like he lived life, with strength and without complaint.   Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 29, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. ...

Ashley Miller, 34 of Le Mars and formerly of Cherokee and Spencer, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on March 15, 2021 at her home.  There will be a Celebration of Life held at a later date. Expressions of sympathy may be expressed to the family through www.rexwinkelfh.com...

Marilyn L. Koch, 95, died March 19, at Deery Suites in Cedar Falls, IA, while under the care of Cedar Valley Hospice. Marilyn lived at Western Home Communities in Cedar Falls since 2011. Prior to 2011, she and her husband Lowell lived in Waverly, where they retired after their many years serving God with their Lutheran ministry...

Janet Viola (Nafe) Lindsay, 92, of Pontiac, died peacefully on Tuesday morning, March 16, 2021.   She was born January 15, 1929, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Miles and Tena (Deming) Nafe. Janet attended Westmar College in LeMars, IA, graduating as an elementary teacher. She taught...

Bernice Odle, 99, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away peacefully Saturday, March 20, 2021 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa. Private family memorial services will be held on Saturday, March 27th, at 10 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Evelyn (Evie) Jean Berglund, 98, of Cherokee, Iowa and formerly of rural Marcus, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at Cherokee Specialty Care in Cherokee, Iowa.   Private family funeral services will be held on Saturday, March 20, 2021 at 10:30 a.m. ...