Obituaries

Robert L. “Bob” Grant of Cherokee, 89, passed away peacefully Friday evening, August 11, 2017 at his home in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 25th, at 1:30 p.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee, with Rev. Cris Decious officiating. ...

Gladys Marie (Luetkeman) Jipp of Sioux City, age 90, formerly of Storm Lake and Aurelia, passed away on Tuesday, July 25th at a local care facility. A private family service will be held on Monday, August 14th, at Meyer Brothers Funeral Home in Sioux City, with Pastor David Koehler of Faith United Presbyterian Church officiating, and a private burial for the family will be at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hartley. The Meyer Brothers Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements...

Jim  F.  Smith of Cherokee, Iowa, 80, passed away Saturday morning, August 12, 2017 in the Accura Healthcare in Cherokee. It was Jim’s wish to be cremated and there be no services. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with the arrangements.  Online condolences can be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com...

Verona D. Koth of Galva, Iowa, 89, died Thursday, August 10, 2017 at the Good Samaritan Society in Holstein, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 14, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover, and burial will follow in the church cemetery. Visitation will take place Sunday, August 13, 2017 from 5-7:00 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements. ...

Funeral services for Myrna J. Huseman of Aurelia, 90, will be Thursday, August 17, 2017, at 10:30 a.m., at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Aurelia, with Pastor Jon Riggert officiating. Burial will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery, rural Aurelia, at a later date. Visitation will be at the church on Wednesday from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m., with the family present, The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia is in charge of arrangements...

Lester Hicks of Spencer, 79, passed away at his home in Spencer, Iowa on Thursday, August 3, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 10 a.m. on Wednesday August 9th at Grace United Methodist Church in Spencer, with Pastor Paul Frederiksen officiating, and interment will be in Waterman Cemetery in Sutherland. Funeral arrangements are by Warner Funeral Home in Spencer, and condolences may be sent to www.warnerfuneralhome,com...

Brad W. Utesch, age 63, passed away on Friday, August 04, 2017 at his home in rural Washta.  A funeral service will be held on Wednesday, August 09, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the Grace United Methodist Church of Correctionville, with Pastor Ron Rice officiating, and burial will be at the Good Hope Cemetery in rural Correctionville. ...

James Wesley Haritage, age 92 of Dakota Dunes, SD and formerly of Cherokee, IA, passed away Wednesday, August 2, 2017 at StoneyBrook Suites Assisted Living in Dakota Dunes. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, August 8, 2017 at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. ...

Beulah Mae Torgerson, 68, of Fort Dodge, passed away Thursday, June 29, 2017 at the University Of Iowa Hospital & Clinics in Iowa City. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at the First Presbyterian Church in Fort Dodge. A time of gathering for family and friends will be from 10 a.m. ...

Leland H. Radke, age 88, of Alta, Iowa died Thursday, July 27, 2017 at Methodist Manor Retirement Community in Storm Lake. Funeral services were held Monday, July 31, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul Lutheran Church in Alta. Burial is in the Woodlawn Cemetery in Alta. Visitation took place Sunday, July 30, 2017 from 4 to 6 p.m. at the Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta. The Fratzke & Jensen Funeral Home in Alta was in charge of the arrangements...

William Arthur McLaughlin, age 92 of Clearwater, Florida and formerly of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away May 11, 2017 under hospice care at Tierra Pines Center in Largo, Florida. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 5, 2017, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, IA. ...

Edward J. Beazley, 90, of Correctionville, Iowa, passed away Saturday morning July 29, 2017 in the Correctionville Specialty Care. Memorial services will be held on Friday, August 4th, at 11 a.m. at the Grace Lutheran Church in Correctionville. Iowa. ...

Mike Berg, 69, of Oskaloosa and formerly of Grinnell and Montezuma passed away Sunday, July 23, 2017, from complications due to Alzheimer’s disease at Oskaloosa Care Center, Oskaloosa, Iowa. Michael Dennis Berg, son of Walter H. and Viva (Dean) Berg, was born February 22, 1948, in Cherokee, Iowa. ...

Helen M. Hodge, 92, of rural Washta, passed away on Monday, July 24, 2017 at the Heartland Care Center in Marcus, surrounded by her family. Funeral services take place at 10:30 a.m. on Friday, July 28, 2017 at Meadow Star United Methodist Church, rural Washta. ...

Lillie Keller of Cherokee, age 95, passed away on Sunday, July 23, 2017, at the Accura Healthcare Center in Cherokee. A Celebration of Life service will be held at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee on Thursday, July 27th at 7:00 p.m. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Oakhill Cemetery. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee is assisting the family with the arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Robert D. “Bob” Lundell, 88, of Cherokee, Iowa, passed away Friday morning, July 21, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee, with Rev. ...

Tammy Lee Hercha-Brown of Cherokee, age 54, passed away Saturday, July 15, 2017, at her home, surrounded by her family and friends. A Memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 27, 2017, at the Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee and burial will take place at a later date. ...

Robert D. “Bob” Lundell, 88, Cherokee, passed away Friday morning, July 21, 2017 at his home surrounded by his family. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 26th, at 10:30 a.m. at the St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Cris Decious will officiate. ...