Obituaries

Niann G. Cooper of Bay St. Louis, Mississippi passed away in a Mississippi nursing facility on January 8, 2022 following an extended illness. Niann was born in Cherokee, Iowa as the second daughter of William A. and Melba Lynch Grawburg on February 23, 1947. ...

Merle D. Wester, 92, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Tuesday evening, January 12, 2022, at The Gardens Assisted Living surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Saturday, January 15, 2022, at 10:30 a.m. at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church.  Pastor Tyler Stauffer will officiate.  Burial will be in the Liberty Township Cemetery at rural Meriden, Iowa. ...

       Mark Hugh Gustafson, the son of Bert and Joyce (Miller) Gustafson, was born August 27,1949, in Cherokee, Iowa and died January 9, 2022, at the Audubon County Memorial Hospital in Audubon, Iowa at the age of 72 years, 4 months, and 12 days.      Mark was baptized and confirmed at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa. He attended Aurelia Community Schools graduating with the High School Class of 1968. ...

Juanita J. Adamson, of Cherokee, Iowa, peacefully went home to her Lord and Savior on Sunday morning, January 9, 2022 surrounded by her children.  She was 92 years young. Funeral services will be held on Friday, January 14, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Oakdale Evangelical Free Church at rural Meriden, Iowa.  Pastor Tyler Stauffer will officiate.  Private family burial will be in the Good Hope Cemetery, rural Cherokee, Iowa following the service.  Public visitation will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 from 4:00 p.m. ...

David Lee Deedrick, 90, of Waukee, Iowa and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on January 8, 2022 at Mercy One Johnston Hospice Care. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at 1:30 p.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Mike Agnew will officiate.  Military rites by L.A. ...

Clayton Diischer, 65, of Alta died on January 5, 2022 at the Buena Vista Regional Medical Center in Storm Lake, IA. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at the Alta Community Center on January 29, 2022 at 3:00 P.M.  The Redig Funeral Home of Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Alvin W. “Bill” Melton, 93, of rural Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning, January 8, 2022. He was blessed to be taken care of by family at his home almost until the very end. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, January 12th, at 10:30 a.m. ...

Betty I. Wentworth, 96, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022 at Careage Hills in Cherokee, Iowa. It was Betty’s wish to be cremated.  Memorial services will be held at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

A graveside service for Norman H. Erickson, 96, will be held at 1:00 P.M. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at the Greenlawn Cemetery in Berthoud, Colorado with Chaplain Doug Mikkelsen officiating. Norman H. Erickson of Loveland, Colorado passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at the LeMay Avenue Health and Rehab in Fort Collins, Colorado...

Michael Earl Bechtel, age 71 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Sunday, January 2, 2022, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, January 6, 2022, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Marvin LeRoy Timmerman, age 75 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Thursday, December 23, 2021, at his residence in Cherokee. A Celebration of Marvin’s life will be held at 6:00 p.m. Friday, January 7, 2022, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

Memorial services for Leland Anderson and Marilyn Anderson of Aurelia will be held at 11:00 A.M. on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee, with Pastor Jean Morse officiating. Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 on Friday at the church. ...

Jaime (Jae) Elizabeth Bezoni-Johnson, 40, of Norwalk , Iowa, formerly of Cherokee passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021.  A Celebration of Life service will be held on Saturday, January 8, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at  Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Visitation will be from 9:30 a.m. until service time.  Billy Bezoni will officiate.  Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com. ...

Irvin L. Deichmann, 87, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Sunday, December 26, 2021 at his home surrounded by his loving family. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, December 30, 2021 at Peace Lutheran Church in Marcus. Rev. Kevin Roop will officiate. ...

Vernie H. Nicolaisen, 98, of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Monday, December 27, 2021 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held on Monday, January 3, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jonathan Riggert will officiate.  Visitation with the family present will be on Monday morning from 9:00 a.m. ...

Ross A. Aduddell, 64, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday, December 24, 2021 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Visitation and a time of sharing memories will be held on Thursday, January 6, 2022 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa. Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Ronald Eugene Morgan, age 54 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at University of Iowa Hospital in Iowa City, IA. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 3, 2022, at Grace Fellowship Church in Hartley, IA. Pastor Lynn Dau will officiate. ...

Phyllis M. Lindgren, age 92 of rural Meriden, IA, passed away Monday, December 27, 2021, at Accura Healthcare in Aurelia, IA. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 31, 2021, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee. Pastor Jane Johnston and Don Tisthammer will officiate. ...

Pauline M. Brown, 83, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Monday, morning December 27, 2021 at Careage Hills Nursing Home.  Funeral services will be on Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at 11:00 a.m. at the Memorial Presbyterian Church in Cherokee, Iowa.  Pastor Jonathan Caldwell will officiate.  Public visitation will be on Monday, January 3, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. ...

Funeral services for Mary K. Whited, age 91, of Marcus who passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Her funeral mass will be at 11:00 A.M. on Monday, January 3, 2022, at St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Primghar...

Shirlee B. Nelson, 87, of Marcus, Iowa passed away on Friday, December 24, 2021, at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus. Funeral services will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus, Iowa. ...

Orville J. Tapper, 95, of Marcus, Iowa passed away Sunday morning, December 26, 2021 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, Iowa surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Friday, December 31st, at 10:30 a.m. at the Faith Lutheran Church in Marcus, Iowa. ...

The family of Nancy Andrea (Smith) Pugh, 75, is sad to announce her passing on December 27, 2021. Nancy was born February 21, 1946 in Cherokee, IA to Howard and Maxine (Rhode) Smith.  Nancy was the oldest of four siblings and spent her childhood years working on the family farm with her dad.  She graduated from Willow High School in Quimby, IA and went on to attend Iowa State University where she met her partner, lover and future husband Dennis Pugh.  She and Dennis were united in marriage on November 24, 1968 in Quimby, IA.  After graduating from college and marrying Dennis the very next day, Nancy became a teacher at Bennett Community School in Bennett, IA where she taught German and Art for many years before retiring to raise her daughters.. ...

Joan Z. Kelly, 81, of Larrabee, Iowa passed away on Wednesday evening, December 22, 2021 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, Iowa. Public memorial services will be held in Spring 2022.  The Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Ardis LaRae (Cipperley) Jensen age 84 of Iowa Park, TX passed on Saturday, December 25, 2021 peacefully in her home surrounded by family. Funeral services will be Friday December 31, 2021 at 11:30am at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Wichita Falls, TX with a family visitation Thu. December 30, 2021 from 6-8pm at Dutton Funeral in Iowa Park. Arrangements will be under the direction of Dutton Funeral Home...

Naomi C. Kintigh, 81, of Meriden, Iowa passed away on Sunday, December 19, 2021 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held on April 30, 2022 at 10:30 a.m. at Meriden Evangelical Free Church.  Pastor Larry Ostercamp will officiate.  Burial of the cremains will be in the Meriden Cemetery at Meriden, Iowa.  Visitation will be on April 29, 2022 from 3:00 p.m. ...

Mr. Lyle Driesen, age 62, of Alton, passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021, at the Orange City Area Health System. There will be a funeral service on Monday, December 20, at 11:00am, at the Oolman Funeral Home in Orange City. The Rev. Robert Drenten will officiate. Interment will follow the service at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family will be from 10:00am to 11:00am on Monday, at the funeral home...

Julie Ann Bradstreet, age 54 of Cherokee, IA, passed away at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee, IA. A Celebration of Life Service will take place at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 22, 2021, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

Robert Alan Smith, age 67 of Sioux City, IA, passed away Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Mercy One in Sioux City, IA. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Shirley J. Hanson, 88 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away on Thursday, December 16, 2021 at Accura Healthcare of Aurelia.  Funeral arrangements are currently pending at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa.  Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Linda Lee, age 74 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Care Center in Holstein. A Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. Monday, December 20, 2021, at the Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...