Alan Kellen, Sr., age 76 of Cherokee, IA, passed away Friday, November 29, 2024, at Mercy One Hospital in Sioux City, IA. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 6, 2024, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Cherokee. Monsignor Kenneth Seifried will officiate. Burial will be at Mt. Calvary Cemetery in Cherokee, IA.
Military rites will be conducted by the Cherokee V.F.W. L.A. Wescott Post 2253 and the Cherokee American Legion. Visitation with family present will be held from 4:30-7:00 p.m. Thursday evening at the church. There will be a rosary at 4:30 p.m. Thursday at the church. The Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee, IA is assisting the family with arrangements. Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.greenwoodfuneral.com.
Alan Joseph Matthew Kellen, Jr., the son of Harriet Kellen, was born September 26, 1948, in Le Mars, IA. His childhood years were spent in Le Mars where he attended school and graduated from high school. He then attended college at Iowa Lakes Community College.
On February 14, 1980, Alan married Linda Reuter at Immaculate Conception Church in Cherokee, IA. Together, they made their home in Cherokee, IA. Alan worked at Tyson Foods and enjoyed delivering the Sioux City Journal, Des Moines Register and Omaha Herald, under the direction of Dave Carey, for many years.
Alan loved being outdoors where he was passionate about hunting and fishing. He also enjoyed computer work. Alan was a member of the IC Catholic Church where he was a 4th Degree Knight.
On Friday, November 29, 2024, Alan passed away peacefully at Mercy One Hospital in Sioux City, IA. He was preceded in death by his mother, Harriet Kellen and sister, Ann Whitehead.
He will be lovingly remembered by his wife, Linda Kellen of Cherokee, IA; children, Denise Tremmel of TX, Jessy Kellen of Storm Lake, IA, Michael Schmidt of Sioux City, IA, Alan Kellen of Cherokee, IA, Joey Kellen of Cherokee, IA, and Theresa Martley of St. Cloud, MN; grandchildren, Jamison, Jackson, Charlese, and Jason; other relatives and friends.
