Obituaries

Mar 15, 2023

Dolores was born March 31, 1931, to Walter and Verna Schilling of LeMars, Iowa. She was baptized April 26, 1931 and confirmed April 02, 1944 at St. John’s American Lutheran Church in LeMars. She grew up on the family farm outside of LeMars, Iowa, attended rural school through sixth grade, and then attended public school in LeMars, graduating from LeMars...

Mar 9, 2023

Mary L. Tinkham, 80, of Meriden, Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 09, 2023 at Good Samaritan Society nursing home in Holstein, Iowa. 

 

Public visitation with family present will be held on Saturday, March 25, 2023 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s United Methodist Church in Cherokee. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. with Pastor Mike Agnew...

Mar 3, 2023

Feb 28, 2023

Bernadine Marie Riggs, the daughter of Louis and Clara (Smith) Rogers, was born May 3, 1943, in Sioux City, IA. Her childhood years were spend in Sioux City, where she attended school and graduated from Central High School in 1960.

 

On August 27, 1961, she was united in marriage to Ralph Riggs. They resided in Sioux City, where she...

Feb 23, 2023

Judy was born August 27, 1942 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to James J Whitty and Patricia (Murphy) Whitty.  She grew up in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania where she graduated high school at Bishop McDevitt in 1960.   She attended West Chester State College for 2 years in Harrisburg and later finished her degree at Western Iowa Tech in 1989. On April 4, 1964 she...

Feb 20, 2023

Stanley G. Tinkham (86) of Meriden, Iowa went home to be with the Lord on Monday, February 20, 2023.  Stanley Gale was born to Guy and Sylvia (Jordan) Tinkham on October 5, 1936 in Fairbury, Nebraska.  He lived on a farm near Powell before his family moved to Oshkosh, Nebraska to ranch.  Stan developed a good work ethic on the ranch...

Apr 15, 2023

 

Susan Joyce Wede, the daughter of Everett and Marga (Rahubsch) Wede, was born on July 1, 1954, in Cherokee, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where she attended school and graduated from Washington High School. Following high school, she attended nursing school.

 

Susan was a cardiac nurse at Sioux Valley Hospital. She was very dedicated to...

Feb 24, 2023

Cathy Marie Eischen, daughter of Raymond and Marjorie (Raasch) Timmerman, was born on December 19, 1948 in Cherokee, Iowa.  She spent her childhood years in Cherokee, where she graduated from Washington High School in 1967.  After graduation, Cathy attended Nettleton Business College and put that education to work, being employed by a local attorney and several banks in Cherokee.   

 

On...

Feb 4, 2023

Harry Boyd Burkhardt, the son of Donald and Lois (Molgaard) Burkhardt, was born July 7, 1956, in Cherokee, IA. His childhood years were spent in Cherokee, where he attended school and graduated from Washington High School in 1974. After high school, Harry worked for Schoon Construction, Peterson Motors, and then Wilson Foods, where he was a foreman for many years....

Feb 4, 2023

Alice Jeanette Zimmer, the daughter of Robert and Emily (Tschill) Meylor, was born February 23, 1928, in Plymouth County, IA. Her childhood years were spent in Marcus, IA, where she attended school and graduated from Holy Name Parochial High School, in Marcus, IA.

 

On August 12, 1947, she was united in marriage to Darreld Zimmer at Holy Name Catholic...

Jan 27, 2023

Dale LeRoy Newell, the son of William and Norma (Behl) Newell, was born April 19, 1946, in Lemon, SD. During his childhood years his family lived in various communities in South Dakota and Minnesota. He attended and graduated from Mountain Lake High School in Mountain Lake, MN. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and served four...

Jan 26, 2023

Christopher “Chris” Kenneth James Jensen, the son of Jack Jensen and Cindy Coe was born on May 10, 1979, in Guthrie Center, IA. His childhood years were spent in the Denison, IA where he attended school and then transferred to IKM in Manning.

 

Following his schooling, Chris worked as a mechanic for several years in Denison and later owned...

Jan 12, 2023

Phillip Edward Simmons, the son of Claude and Mary (Pigott) Simmons was born on October 23, 1932, on a farm in Silver Township in Cherokee County, IA. His childhood years were spent near Quimby, where he attended country school. He later attended and graduated from Quimby High School in 1950.

 

On July 2, 1950, Phillip was united in marriage...

Jan 5, 2023

 

Wayne Michael Bush, son of James and Eileen (Begnoche) Bush, was born on February 28, 1954, in Cherokee, Iowa.  He attended parochial school at Visitation Parish Maryhill.  He then attended Meriden-Cleghorn High School and graduated in 1972.  He finished his education at Iowa State University and graduated with a degree in Entomology in 1976.   He married Linda Weber on...

Jan 2, 2023

Barbara Lynn (Cronin) Brady passed away at her home on January 2, 2023, surrounded by the love of her family and the presence of the Holy Spirit. 

The daughter of Joseph and Marie (George) Cronin, Barb was born on January 25, 1963 in LeMars, Iowa. She grew up on the family farm south of Marcus. Barb was born the ninth...

Jan 1, 2023

Alice Lucille (Clark) Schissel, the daughter of Henry N. and Ada May (Bowker) Clark, was born in Cherokee, Iowa on February 17, 1929. She lived on the family farm until her father passed away in March, 1938, from Scarlet Fever. Her mother then moved the family to Cherokee, where Alice attended school at Immaculate Conception, graduating from high school in...

Dec 25, 2022

Edward Earl Boger was born December 1, 1948 the son of Earl Norman and Berdena (Dena) Kollbaum in Ida Grove, IA. He attended school in Ida Grove.

Ed entered the U.S. Army in 1966 and served bravely in the Vietnam War from 1967-1969 earning a Purple Heart. He rose to the rank of Sergeant (E 5) and was honorably discharged in November 1972 at Fort Bliss, El Paso,...

Dec 25, 2022

Dorothy Ann Sonksen, of Cherokee, passed away in the early hours of December 25, 2022, at the age of 81.  Dorothy was born on July 22, 1941 in Mitchell, SD to Gideon and Rachel Schnabel and was the second born of six children. In grade school, her family relocated to Iowa after her father found work on area farms. Growing...

Dec 20, 2022

  Robert Dean Tushla

August 10, 1933 – December 20, 2023

 

Robert (Bob) D. Tushla, 89, passed away on Tuesday, December 20, 2023 at Accura Health Care in  Cherokee, IA after a long struggle with dementia. A celebration of life service will be held on Saturday, February 11, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. at Greenwood-Schubert Funeral Home in Cherokee. A...

Dec 20, 2022

 

Mary Lou Martinsen, the daughter of Harry and Sophia (Luschen) Richards was born January 25, 1928, in Newcastle, NE. Her childhood years were spent in Newcastle where she attended school and graduated from high school in 1945.

On May 7, 1949, she was united in marriage to Max Martinsen in Fort Smith, Arkansas.  Following their marriage they farmed in...