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Bradley Donald Herwig

Bradley Donald Herwig

Dec 7, 2020

Bradley Donald Herwig, the son of Wayne and Marcia (Peterson) Herwig, was born September 3, 1970, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee where he received his education. After school, he worked at Countryside Estates in Cherokee as a Home Health Care Worker. He had most recently worked as an independent home care provider. This was Brad’s...

Lorraine   Boardman

Lorraine Boardman

Nov 30, 2020

Lorraine Louise Steuck Boardman, the daughter of Alfred and Louise (Ginger) Steuck, was born on July 7, 1930. She passed on November 30, 2020, at the age of 90.

 Baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith, she became a member of the Bethel Lutheran Church in Sutherland, IA. She attended rural country school and Sutherland High School and received her...

Stanley J. Sitzmann

Stanley J. Sitzmann

Nov 26, 2020

Stanley Joseph Sitzmann, the son of Edward Sitzmann Sr. and Agnes (Carel) Sitzmann of 

Hinton, IA, was born on August 29, 1930. Stan was the 9th of 13 children. Ed Jr., Billy, Dale, Mary, Howard, Marjorie, Alfred, Paul, Jermaine, Annette, Alice. One sister, Joyce, passed in infancy. His childhood years were spent growing up on the family farm south of...

Joan  B. Oentrich

Joan B. Oentrich

Nov 23, 2020

Joan Beverly Stratton Oentrich, the daughter of William and Mildred (Thomson) Stratton was born on April 15, 1935 in Quimby, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Quimby where she attended school. She graduated from Quimby High School in 1952.

 Following her schooling, Joan worked at the Cherokee Mental Health for 33 plus years. She also worked at Steele State...

Dennis  Paul Lubeck

Dennis Paul Lubeck

Nov 23, 2020

Dennis Paul Lubeck, the son of Gaylord and Velma (Halderman) Lubeck, was born May 14, 1955, in Sac City, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, IA, where he attended school. He graduated from Washington High School in 1973.

 After high school, Dennis started working on Motorcycles. He attended several Harley Davidson Schools in different states, and was awarded...

Judy Ann Wagner

Judy Ann Wagner

Nov 21, 2020

Judy (Weins) Wagner, daughter of Nick and Lillian Weins was born July 17th, 1944 in the family home in Calumet, Iowa.  Judy was baptized and confirmed in the Evangelical and Reformed Church in Calumet.  Judy attended her first nine years of school in Calumet and her last three years in Sutherland. 

 After graduation, Judy worked various places in Cherokee and...

Deborah A. Johnson

Deborah A. Johnson

Nov 20, 2020

Deborah Ann Johnson, the daughter of Russell and Mary (Filos) Benda, was born May 13, 1952, in Red Oak, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Red Oak where she and the Benda family were actively engaged in the community, including athletic activities of all kinds and social gatherings with many family friends. Childhood summers were enjoyed in Okoboji, IA. She...

Gerald Allen Pallesen

Gerald Allen Pallesen

Nov 15, 2020

SERVICES Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Leo   Jordahl

Leo Jordahl

Nov 6, 2020

Leo Jordahl, the youngest child of Christian and Caroline (Hatleli) Jordahl, was born August 6, 1926, in Albert Lea, MN. His childhood years were spent in Albert Lea where he attended school and graduated from Central High School. After high school, Leo went to work for Wilson Foods. While working at Wilson foods he was able to attend the University...

David Keith Bofenkamp

David Keith Bofenkamp

Nov 5, 2020

David K. Bofenkamp was born December 18, 1943 in Sac City Iowa, the son of Joseph Anthony and Pearl Viola (Nelson). He was baptized and confirmed in the Catholic faith. The family moved to Cherokee in 1954. He graduated from Immaculate Conception HS in 1963. He then served in the Army from 1964 to 1968, three of those years being...

Margaret Irene Lehto

Margaret Irene Lehto

Oct 25, 2020

SERVICES Memorial services will be held at a later date.

Erma Kathryn Bush

Erma Kathryn Bush

Oct 21, 2020

     Erma Kathryn Cecelia Delores, daughter of Joseph and Mary (Goetzinger) Ruden, was born on July 18, 1931, on the family farm near Oyens, Iowa. Erma’s childhood years were spent farming with her family, including seven brothers and four sisters. During her teen years, Erma worked for a physician’s wife in Alton and a local beekeeper. Erma had many fond...

Rory Ray Booth

Rory Ray Booth

Oct 14, 2020

Rory Ray Booth was born on October 31, 1972 in Le Mars, Iowa, the firstborn child of the late Gary and Sheila Booth. He graduated from Marcus-Meriden-Cleghorn High School and attended several colleges, including most recently Briar Cliff University.

 On September 24, 2005, Rory and Amber Hanson were united in marriage at Holy Name Catholic Church. They made their home...

Marlene Lucille Cave

Marlene Lucille Cave

Oct 7, 2020

Marlene Lucille Cave, the daughter of Henry and Erma (Griese) Schoeneman was born February 26, 1933, in Rock Rapids, IA her childhood years were spent in Rock Rapids. Her family moved to Milford, IA, and she graduated from Milford High School.

 On June 12, 1955, Marlene was united in marriage to Wayne Cave in Spencer. Following their marriage, they moved...

Leland "Lee" Darwin Sellers

Leland "Lee" Darwin Sellers

Oct 6, 2020

Leland Darwin Sellers, the son of Carl and Lola (Boggs) Sellers, was born May 25, 1935, in Boone, IA. He attended school in Marshalltown, IA where he graduated in 1953. Following graduation, he served in the National Guard and later enlisted in the military. While in the military, Lee was stationed in Germany, and served with the military police until...

Jeanette Helen Arndt

Jeanette Helen Arndt

Sep 30, 2020

Jeanette Helen Arndt, the daughter of Thomas and Margaret (Schall) Hart was born on June 3, 1939, in Pocahontas, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Gilmore City, IA, where she attended school. During her junior years of school, she moved to Fort Dodge, IA, where she attended and graduated from Fort Dodge St. Edmunds High School. She later attended...

Paul   Higgins

Paul Higgins

Sep 5, 2020

John Paul Higgins, the son of John and Diane (Bengford) Higgins, was born October 20, 1966, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent on the family farm near Galva, IA. He attended school and graduated from Galva-Holstein High School in 1986. After graduation, Paul attended mechanic school in Omaha.

 John moved to Des Moines, IA, and worked as a...

Elaine Ione Dyslin

Elaine Ione Dyslin

Aug 29, 2020

Elaine Ione Dyslin, the daughter of Marion and Ida Mae (Schieuer) Hackett, was born on November 1, 1938, in Woodbury County, IA. Her childhood was mostly spent in Cherokee County, graduating from Quimby High School in 1957. She then attended the Humboldt Institute of Business in Minneapolis, MN.

 On December 29, 1962, she was united in marriage to Harold Dyslin...

James "Archie" Alan Bunkers

James "Archie" Alan Bunkers

Aug 25, 2020

James “Archie” Alan Bunkers was born November 25, 1950 in Cherokee, to Derrell and Gloria (Thompson) Bunkers. He was a 1969 graduate of Washington High School. He started his college education at Iowa State University and then transferred to Oklahoma State University where he was part of the golf team and completed his Bachelor’s Degrees in Turf Management, Agronomy and...

Anthony "Tony" Eugene McAlpine

Anthony "Tony" Eugene McAlpine

Aug 21, 2020

Anthony “Tony” McAlpine, the son of John McAlpine and Marlene Prostrollo, was born on October 3, 1986, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Larrabee. He attended school in Cherokee where he graduated from Washington High School in 2005.

 Tony worked at Bogenrief Studios in Sutherland, Staple’s in Marcus, and most recently at Mummert Construction.

 Tony was known...

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