Phyllis M. Cuthrell, 94, of Aurelia passed away on Friday morning, June 5, 2026, at her home.
Funeral services will be held on Friday, June 12, at 10:30 a.m. at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Pastor David Orthmann will officiate. Burial will be in Afton Township Cemetery at Cherokee. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, June 11, at Boothby Funeral Home in Cherokee. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Phyllis was born on Aug. 15, 1931, to Fred and Ruth (Case) Hohbach on the farm in Cherokee County. She attended Rural Tilden #4 and graduated from Marcus High School in 1949. She was united in marriage to James O. Cuthrell on May 27, 1951, at Caramel Lutheran Church in Marcus. She stayed at home raising their five children and assisting Jim on the farm. She also worked for Bauman’s Bakery and Sunset Knoll Nursing Home for 32 years, retiring in 2014.
She was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Cherokee and a member of the Sunset Knoll Auxillary.
Phyllis loved taking care of people, especially her grandkids, playing piano and participating in Bible studies and going to Sunday night services.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Fred and Ruth Hohbach; siblings: Wilbur (Ardith) Hohbach, Lorna (Burnell) Schroeder, Velma (Ron) Townsend and Betty (William) Gross.
Phyllis will be lovingly remembered by her five children: Jolene Schumacher of Cherokee; James Cuthrell of North Liberty; Paul (Linda) Cuthrell of Peterson; Jerri (Chris) Klumpp of Aurelia; and Chris Cuthrell of Aurelia; nine grandchildren: Ruth Schumacher-Martinez (Joe Martinez), Jarred Schumacher, Michael (Tera) Cuthrell, Coutney (Jason) Rasmus, Katie (Matt) McKibben, Casey (Krista) Cuthrell, Andrew Klumpp, Geoffrey (Abi) Klumpp and Sophia (Jake) Lohman; 18 great-grandchildren: Gabe and Leo Martinez; Zoey, Ella, Lucy, Ivey and Reed Cuthrell; Jacob, Ellie, Brynn and Caleb Rasmus; Masyn, JB and Russell McKibben; CeeJay Cuthrell; Kamryn, Kadyn and Kennedy Klumpp; also many nieces and nephews.
