Obituaries

Jerra Hons (03/19/10)
Jerra Hons, 79, of Kingsley, passed away early Monday evening, March 15, 2010, at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington,Minn., following a sudden illness. A "Celebration of Life" memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 20, 2010, at the United Methodist Church in Kingsley, with the Rev. Roger Kurtenbach officiating. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Kingsley City Cemetery...

Doris Laursen (03/19/10)
Funeral services for Doris E. Laursen, 73, of Cherokee, formerly of Spencer and Rush City, Minn., were held on Thursday, March 18, 2010, at the Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia, with Pastor Missy Brown officiating. There was no visitation. The Redig Funeral Home in Aurelia was in charge of funeral arrangements...

Van D. Parker (03/19/10)
Van D. Parker, age 83, of Alta, passed away on Saturday, March 13, 2010 at his residence in Alta Trinity Lutheran Church in Alta. Military Rites were conducted by Alta VFW Post 6172. Burial will be at a later date. The Nicklas D. Jensen Funeral Home in Alta is in charge of the arrangements...

Alice Dunn (03/18/10)
Alice Dunn, 94, of Marcus, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Presbyterain Home of Arden Hills, Minn. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, March 20, 2010 at Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus. Father Armand Bertrand will officiate. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday at the church. Stories, memories and expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...

Ralph E. Woltman (03/18/10)
Ralph E. Woltman, 91, of Cherokee, passed away Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 20 at 10:30 a.m. at St.. Paul's United Methodist Church in Cherokee. Rev. Magrey deVega will officiate. ...

Donald "Ike" Morrow (03/17/10)
Donald "Ike" Morrow, 59, of Larrabee, passed away Monday, March 15, 2010 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 19, at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Chaplain Don Agostine will officiate. ...

Alice Dunn (03/17/10)
Alice Dunn, 94, of Marcus, passed away on Sunday, March 14, 2010 at the Presbyterain Home of Arden Hills, Minn. Funeral arrangements are pending with the Earnest -- Johnson Funeral Home of Marcus. Stories, memories and expressions of sympathy may be directed through www.mauerjohnsonfh.com...

Maredith "Chris" Newell (03/12/10)
Maredith "Chris" Newell, age 67, of Meriden, passed away Tuesday, March 9, 2010 at her residence. Funeral services were held at 10:30 a.m., today at Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor James Steen officiated. Visitation was at 3 p.m. on Thursday with the family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. on Thursday night at Greenwood Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent at www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

Larry Eugene Sargent (03/10/10)
Larry Eugene Sargent, the son of Lester L. and Mary B. (Robeson) Sargent, was born on November 4, 1947, in Cherokee, Iowa. He graduated from Washta-Quimby (Iowa) High School in 1967, and attended Western Iowa Tech Community College in Sioux City, Iowa, studying Auto Mechanics. ...

Ruby A. Webb (03/10/10)
Ruby A. Webb, 86,Cherokee, passed away peacefully at her home on Saturday, March 6, 2010. Funeral services will be held today at 10:30 a.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Chaplain Don Agostine will officiate. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Cherokee. ...

Rowena Steinberg (03/03/10)
Rowena Steinberg, 88, of Cherokee, passed away Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010 at Country Side Estates in Cherokee. At Rowena's request, a family interment will be held at Trinity Cemetery near Volga, S.D. at a later date.The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee is handling the arrangements for the family. On line condolences may be left at HYPERLINK "http://www.boothbyfuneral.com" www.boothbyfuneral.com. Memorials may be directed to the Cherokee Area Archives or the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Cherokee...

Irma I. Galvin (03/03/10)
Irma I. Garvin, 92, of Marcus, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 27, 2010, at the Cherokee Villa Nursing and Rehab Center in Cherokee. The Mass of Christian Burial was held at 10:30 a.m. today at the Holy Name Catholic Church in Marcus, with the Rev. Armand J. Bertrand officiating. Interment will be in the Holy Name Parish Cemetery in Marcus...

Dennis L. Stewart (03/03/10)
Dennis L. Stewart, 59, of rural Aurelia, passed away Friday evening, Feb. 26, 2010 at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center. Funeral services were held Tuesday, March 2, at 10:30 a.m. at the First United Methodist Church in Aurelia. Pastor Missy Brown officiated. ...

Marilyn Peck (02/25/10)
Marilyn Peck, age 61, of Cherokee, passed away Monday, Feb. 22, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 26 at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. ...

Daniel L. "Bear" Smith (02/25/10)
Daniel L. "Bear" Smith Daniel L. Smith, age 52, of Quimby, passed away Thursday, February 18, 2010, at the Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Memorial services will be held at a later date in the spring at the Quimby United Methodist Church in Quimby. Greenwood Funeral Home in Cherokee is in Charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to HYPERLINK "http://www.greenwoodfuneral.com" www.greenwoodfuneral.com...

David H. Jensen (02/25/10)
David H. Jensen, 87, of Quimby, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2010 at Careage Hills in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held Friday, Feb. 26, at 2 p.m. at the Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor Renee AuMiller will officiate.Burial will be in the Cherokee Memory Gardens.There will be a family prayer service at 1:45 p.m. at the funeral home on Friday...

Merlin E. Grapevine (02/24/10)
Merlin E. Grapevine, 81, of Aurelia, formerly of Alta and Galva, passed away Sunday, Feb. 21, 2010 at Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center in Aurelia. It was Mr. Grapevine's wish to be cremated. There will be no services in this area. Burial of the cremation ashes will be in Ohio at a later date. The Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee has charge of the arrangements...

Anna Mae Ward (02/18/10)
Anna Mae Ward, age 81, of Cherokee and formerly of McKeesport, Pa. passed away Thursday, Feb. 11, 2010, at Cherokee Regional Medical Center in Cherokee. Funeral services will be held at 1:30 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Presbyterian Church, in Cherokee. ...