Obituaries

Viola was born on December 18, 1922, in Granville, IA to August Kreber and Clara (Gukeisen) Kreber. She attended St. Joseph grade school in Granville, and graduated from St. Mary's high school in Remsen. Her father passed away in 1935, and Vi helped her mother and siblings on their farm near…

 Carey Lyman Hetrick, age 78, of Cherokee, died Thursday, October 14, 2021, peacefully in his residence.  Carey was born in Doon, Iowa on September 27, 1943. He was the son of Lyman “Bud” and Geraldine (Wedlock) Hetrick. Carey graduated from Cherokee Washington High School in…

Fred Eugene Johnston, the son of Harold and Alvina (Weber) Johnston was born December 31, 1940, in Le Mars, IA. His childhood years were spent near Cleghorn, where he attended school and graduated from Cleghorn High School. Following high school, Fred attended Iowa State University where he…

Harold Arthur Larson, the son of Carl and Inez (Coombs) Larson, was born July 2, 1928, in Aurelia, IA. Harold’s childhood years were spent in Aurelia, where he attended school. Harold was always interested in athletics and earned 12 letters in high school before heading off to the Iowa State…

Judith Faye Millette, the daughter of Howard and Lorraine (Leigh) Sinclair was born July 9, 1947, in Springfield, OH. Her childhood years were spent in Mechanicsburg, OH, where she attended school and graduated from high school.  On August 15, 1977, Judith was united in marriage to Timothy…

 Brian David Cedar, the son of Leonard and Alice (Kirchoff) Cedar was born October 25, 1961, in Cherokee, IA. He was Baptized at Trinity Lutheran Church in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Aurelia, IA, where he attended school and worked for Maple Valley Wood Shavings. He played…

Ronald Lee Wolterman, the son of Merle and Dorothy (Scott) Wolterman, was born October 28, 1946, in Omaha, NE. His childhood years were spent in Carroll, IA, where he attended school and graduated from Carroll High School in 1964. Following high school, he enlisted in the US Army where he achieved…

Alice  Stephania (Hodapp) Wittkop was born on January 9, 1927, to Otto and Charlotte (Full) Hodapp, in Granville, IA. She graduated from Spalding Catholic High School.  On October 5, 1948, she was united in marriage to Irvin John Wittkop in Granville, IA. Irv and Alice farmed south of…

Mark Raymond Brighton, age 58 of Marcus, Iowa, passed away Saturday, August 28, 2021 at his home in Marcus. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 pm Friday, September 3, 2021 at the Grace United Methodist Church in Marcus. Pastor Travis Stevick will officiate. Burial will be at the Newell Cemetery…

Margy Margaret Bolinger, the daughter of Paul and Emma (Wipf) Wollman was born October 14, 1958, in Yankton, SD. As a child she lived in Hinton, Cleghorn, and Larrabee, IA, before moving to Cherokee, IA in 1963. It is here that she attended school and graduated from Washington High…

Stevan Douglas Volkert, the son of Wesley and Dorothy (Rohlk) Volkert was born June 6, 1953, in Storm Lake, Iowa. His childhood years were spent near Aurelia, IA, where he attended school and graduated from Aurelia High School in 1971. On November 15, 1975, Stevan was united in marriage to Mary…