Tammara K. Nelson, 67, of Cherokee passed away on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee.
Private family memorial services will be held. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at a later date. Boothby Funeral Home of Cherokee, Iowa is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be left at www.boothbyfuneral.com.
Tammara was born on July 14, 1958, to Dale and Elizebeth (Schlager) Zupp. She graduated from Willow High School in 1975. She graduated from Western Iowa Tech with a legal secretary degree. She was married to Marvin McDonald in 1978 and they later divorced.
She was united in marriage to Neal Nelson on May 20, 2003, at Sioux Falls, S.D. She worked from Loughlin Law Office and also for the Council Against Domestic Abuse and Sexual Assault.
In her free time she enjoyed spending time with family and her grandchildren, painting and when she was younger, she liked playing the guitar.
She was preceded in death by her parents and a son, Joseph Dale McDonald.
Tammara is survived by her husband Neal Nelson of Cherokee; daughter Amber (Luke) Zoch of Aurelia; seven grandchildren: Justus Reichert, Phoenix Reichert, Nick McDonald, Randy Redding McDonald, Bryan Zoch, Landon Zoch and Cayden Zoch; brother Dale Zupp, Jr of Tucson, Ariz.; and sister Daletta (Larry) Patterson of Washta.
