Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Irene E. Kruithoff
Jan 3, 2015
Irene Evelyn Kruithoff, 96, of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. James United Methodist Church, 2032 South Cypress St., in Sioux City. The Rev. Ryan Christenson will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 6...
Gene R Mead
Jan 2, 2015
Gene Richard Mead, 82, of Yankton, S.D., formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Gene...
Selma Ella Herfel
Jan 1, 2015
Selma E. Herfel, 93, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery, Allen, Neb.. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Selma was born on Sept. 17, 1921, in Emerson, Neb.,...
Ruth Kokjohn
Dec 31, 2014
Ruth Knight Kokjohn, 91, of Sioux City died Dec. 31, 2014, after a brief illness. In accordance with her wishes, no services were held. She was interred on Jan. 4, 2015, in Memorial Park Cemetery. The gravemarker she shares with Walt includes the inscription "To Be Continued," their favorite and often repeated quip. For them and all their many friends...
Elaine Beryl Meyer
Dec 30, 2014
Elaine Beryl Meyer, 91, of Sioux City died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at a Sergeant Bluff nursing home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Rev. Russell Senstad will officiate. Burial of the ashes will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...
Leo Dennis Trobaugh
Dec 27, 2014
Leo Dennis Trobaugh, 71, of Sioux City passed away Dec. 27, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. A reception will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 4-6 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. He was born on April...
Stanley Larry Eriksen
Dec 21, 2014
Stanley L. Eriksen, 63, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, Dec. 21, 2014, at his residence. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Stanley was born on January 18, 1951, in Sioux City, to Raymond and...
Lee R Messenger
Dec 20, 2014
Lee Messenger of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2014, in Sioux City. At his request, Lee donated his body to the University Of Iowa Medical School for research. Ultimately his body will be returned to Sioux City and services will be scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Lee was born on Jan....
Gayle Miille
Dec 19, 2014
Gayle M. Miille, 75, of Sioux City died Friday, Dec. 19, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, Iowa, with the Rev. Bruce Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a...
Joyce Marie Carnes
Dec 18, 2014
Joyce Marie Carnes, 76, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Dec. 18, 2014, at her residence, surrounded by her family, after a lengthy illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith...
Joyce Elizabeth Safin
Dec 17, 2014
Joyce E. Safin, 86, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Sharon Cates officiating. Visitation will be noon until service time Monday at the funeral home. Joyce was born on Feb. 10, 1928, in Steelville, Mo., the daughter...
Melvin Lee Olson
Dec 16, 2014
Melvin Lee Olson, 88, of Sioux City died peacefully at his home Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2014. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Tess Panamarrow officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home....
Jeffrey Pease
Dec 16, 2014
Jeffrey T. "Tom" Pease, 65, of Sioux City passed away Dec. 16, 2014, at his home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Tom was born on Aug. 4, 1949, in Sioux City, to Jack and Joanne Pease. He married Shari his beloved wife of 45 years...
Patrick K. Burnight
Dec 14, 2014
Local business legend Patrick K. Burnight, 94, of North Sioux City entered into eternal life Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. This inspiring man left too soon as he said, "I have five more years of work to do." Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Burial...
Dale Louis Mahin
Dec 13, 2014
Dale L. Mahin, 76, of Sergeant Bluff passed away Saturday, Dec. 13, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Grace United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Dale was born on March 16, 1938,...
Phyllis Cloud
Dec 11, 2014
Phyllis Cloud, 76, of McCook Lake passed away at home surrounded by her family on Thursday, Dec. 11, 2014. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Burial will be in McCook Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Phyllis was born...
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