Gayle Ann Cedar
Sep 10, 2018
Gayle Ann Cedar, the daughter Beverly O’Connor, was born March 11, 1953, in Sioux City, IA. Her early childhood years were spent in Sioux City. The family moved to Cherokee, IA when she was in grade school and she graduated from Washington High School in 1971. After graduation, Gayle attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion. She earned a...
Natalee June Henke
Sep 10, 2018
Natalee June Henke, the daughter of Ted and Tracee (Voetberg) Henke was born June 1, 2000, in Cherokee, Iowa. Her childhood years were spent on the family farm south of Marcus. She attended school at MMC and was currently a senior at MMCRU.
In the spring of 2018, Natalee completed her CNA in preparation for nursing school. She babysat when...
Twyla Mae Ritter
Sep 10, 2018
Twyla Mae Ritter was born on February 2, 1935 in Hartley, IA to Cornelius and Pearl (Blok) DeBoom. She attended country school in O’Brien County, north of Sutherland, IA until high school. She graduated from Sutherland High School in 1953.
In March of 1954, she married Harold Maddox of Cherokee. They later divorced and she married Verl Ritter of Cherokee...
Paul L. Naab
Sep 7, 2018
Paul Lawrence Naab, 68 of Cherokee, Iowa passed away unexpectedly after a brief illness on Sept. 7 at Cherokee Regional Medical Center.
Paul was born June 7, 1950 in Mason City, Iowa and grew up outside of Ocheyedan, Iowa. After graduating from Ocheyedan High School in 1968, Paul attended Black Hills State University in Spearfish.
He joined...
Louis F. Mohning
Aug 20, 2018
Louis Frederick Mohning, the son of Louis and Wilhelmina (Wiebke) Mohning, was born July 30, 1926, in Marion Township in Plymouth County, IA. His childhood years were spent on the farm where he attended country school. On September 14, 1949, he was united in marriage to Lillian Bystrek at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Remsen. Louie worked road construction for...
Nancy Ann Brutsman
Aug 17, 2018
Nancy Ann Brutsman, the daughter of Elmer and Adelia (Knaack) Timmerman, was born on July 8, 1950, in Cherokee, IA. She was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. Her childhood years were spent on the farm near Holstein. She attended school in Holstein and graduated from Holstein High School in 1968.
Following High School, Nancy moved to Storm Lake, IA,...
Richard "Dick" W. Anderson
Jul 28, 2018
Richard “Dick” Wright Anderson of Cherokee, Iowa went home to be with his Lord and Savior on July 28, 2018.
Dick was born in Centerville, South Dakota on May 17, 1931. Dick married Marilyn Knudson on November 11, 1951. They were blessed with 60 wonderful years together. Dick served in the United States Marine Corp for two years. After...
Emil F. Pisch
Jul 28, 2018
Emil Frederick Pisch Jr. age 77, passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 28, 2018, at Careage Hills Nursing Home in Cherokee, IA. He was born September 21, 1940, in Wilkes-Barre, PA, to Emil & Sophie (Franz) Pisch.Emil worked in the meat packing industry for his entire working career, including Wilson Foods/Tyson Foods in Cherokee, IA. He was an avid NASCAR...
Mabel Marie Parrott
Jul 24, 2018
Mabel Marie (Gordon) Parrott was born in Meriden, Iowa on December 26, 1921, to Walter and Mabel (Munster) Gordon. She grew up in Meriden and graduated from Meriden High School. Following graduation she worked for Northwestern Bell Telephone in Cherokee, and during this time met Robert “Bob” Parrott whom she married in 1944. The two made their home on a...
Molly A. Lee
Jun 26, 2018
Marjean “Molly” Ann (Treft) Lee, the daughter of August and Agnes (Canton) Treft, was born May 11, 1937, in Sioux City, IA. Following her graduation from Heelan High School, she moved to Philadelphia for airline training. She then returned to Sioux City and worked as a reservationist for Delta Airlines.
Molly met Kenneth Lee when he knocked on her door...
Harry Albright
Jun 25, 2018
Harry Howard Albright, the son of Melvin and Monda (Fort) Albright, was born April 5, 1935, in Red Oak, IA. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1953.
Harry married Sandra Pulsifer in 1954, and from this union, six children were born: Becky, Pamela, Teresa, Rick, Randy and Chris. He married Merlene Maranville in Harrisville, MO, in 1979.
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Mary Frances (Perrin) Gates
Jun 21, 2018
Mary Frances (Perrin) Gates was born on January 1, 1922 in Freeport, Illinois, the daughter of Delbert and Mary (Goodwin) Perrin. She graduated from Wilson High School in Cherokee, Iowa, in 1939. She attended St. Vincent Accredited College of Nursing earning her Registered Nursing Degree in 1943.
She enlisted in the US Navy Nurse Corps in 1944 with training at...
Leroy Vernon Satrang
Jun 19, 2018
Leroy Vernon Satrang, 78, of Dakota Dunes, SD, passed away on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, IA.
Leroy was born on June 12, 1940 to Harry and Ida (Lien) Satrang. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Leroy attended country grade school at Nordland #1 and Britton High School. After graduation, Leroy...
June Jeanette Pigott
Jun 6, 2018
June Jeanette (Nash) Pigott, was born in Cherokee, Iowa, July 18, 1932, to Frank and Della (Rovn) Nash. She attended the local schools, where she was the Drum Majorette for the award winning Wilson High School marching band. She was a very gifted musician both vocally and on the piano.
She married William Pigott on September 10, 1951. The couple...
Mary Margaret (Meg) Wilkinson
Jun 6, 2018
Mary Margaret (Meg) Wilkinson, Arvada, Colorado, died June 6, 2018 at the age of 92. She was born December 13, 1925 in Cherokee, Iowa to Dr. James H. Wise and Inez Easton Wise.
She is survived by her husband of 22 years John R. (Jack) Wilkinson, sister Virginia Phipps of Cherokee, Iowa, sister-in-law Julie Wise of Ft. Collins, Colorado; daughter...
Alice "Toni" May Ganger
May 31, 2018
Alice “Toni” Ganger, the daughter of Richard and Nellie (Watson) DeWaay, was born January 6, 1929, in Lloydminster, Saskatchewan, Canada. Her childhood years were spent on her grandfather’s farm near Archer, Iowa, with her sister and seven brothers. She graduated from Archer High School, and later from Westmar College in Le Mars, Iowa, with a teaching degree.
Toni began her...
Donna Jean Lewallen
May 23, 2018
Donna Jean Baker was born on October 3, 1949, to Helen Marie (Schott) Baker and Ervel Albert Baker. She grew up on a farm near Schaller, Iowa and attended Schaller Community Schools graduating in 1967. She then attended Wayne State College majoring in English. Graduating in 2 ½ years, she began her student teaching at age 19 in Cherokee,...
Troy Sand
May 23, 2018
Troy Robert Sand was born to John Sand and Sandra Sanow in Le Mars, Iowa on Christmas Eve, 1966. He entered into eternal rest on May 23, 2018.
Troy was a father, son, brother, uncle and farmer. He loved his three boys with all his heart. He was their super fan in all the sports they participated in—a loud voice...
Conrad Willis Lundsgaard
May 20, 2018
Conrad Willis Lundsgaard, the son of Emil and Mabel (Krogh) Lundsgaard, was born and lived in Ruskin, NE until his family moved to Quimby, IA, and then south of Cherokee, IA where he attended Wilson High School. He briefly attended college until he enlisted in the United States Air Force, and was stationed at Darmstadt, Germany. On May 27, 1956,...
Roger Lee Tewes
May 13, 2018
Roger Lee Tewes, the son of Ernest and Nellie (Baumeister) Tewes, was born July 15, 1938 in rural Hartley, IA, where he spent his childhood years and received his early education. He was one of fifteen children. On August 23, 1957, he was united in marriage to Norene “Kay” Mugge. Following their marriage, they moved to Larrabee, IA, where he...
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