Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Charles E. Daugherty
Jul 29, 2014
Charles E. Daugherty, 85, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, July 29, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Wolff officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at...
Beverly May Kass (Borland)
Jul 24, 2014
Beverly Mae Kass, 93, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, July 24, 2014 at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Beverly was born on Oct. 21, 1920, in Peterson, Iowa, to David and...
Lola Virginia Haskins (Eyres)
Jul 23, 2014
Lola Virginia (Eyres) Haskins, 85, retired Lawton postmaster, died July 23, 2014, in Sioux City, following a long struggle with Alzheimer's disease. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton, with the Rev. Cynthia Ripperger officiating. Visitation will be 2 to 5 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 4 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral...
Ruth Arlene Boysen (Niemeier)
Jul 23, 2014
Ruth A. Boysen, 80, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Sunrise Manor. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday in St. John’s Cemetery at Galva, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home....
Glen T. Hanson
Jul 22, 2014
Glen Thomas Hanson, 81, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Holy Spirit. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy Smith...
Mary Vakulskas
Jul 20, 2014
Mary Vakulskas, 91, of Sioux City, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of the Nativity, with her son, the Rev. John A. Vakulskas Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Catholic Daughters of Americas...
Raymond 'Swede' A. Nelson
Jul 20, 2014
Raymond A. "Swede" Nelson, 100, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014, at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with the Rev. Daniel Rupp officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil service at...
Leona M. Gibbs
Jul 17, 2014
Leona M. Gibbs, 84, of Akron, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Akron Care Center following a short illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Westfield (Iowa) Congregational UCC. Private family burial will be at a later date. Visitation with family present will be one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are with Christy-Smith Funeral Home...
Virgil R. Weigel
Jul 17, 2014
Virgil R. Weigel, 98, of Elk Point, S.D., former Sioux City resident, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at an Elk Point Care Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Merrill Muller will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time...
Audrey Georgesen
Jul 16, 2014
Audrey Opal Georgesen, 91, of Moville passed away Thursday, July 16, 2014, at an assisted living facility in Shawnee, Kan., after a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Moville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery at Moville. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction...
Nancy L. Unger
Jul 14, 2014
Nancy Lee Unger, 88, of Sioux City passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Jerome Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Visitation with the family will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday with a parish vigil service at 7...
Carol M. Scott
Jul 11, 2014
Carol Marguerite Scott, 80, of Sioux City passed away Friday, July 11, 2014, at Sunrise Retirement Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jonathan Young of New Life Community Church officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home....
Emma Maggie Haring (Jahn)
Jul 11, 2014
Emma M. Haring, 104, of Sioux City passed away Friday, July 11, 2014, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Anthon United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Janet Reickhoff officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...
Hugh M. Payne Jr.
Jul 5, 2014
Hugh M. Payne Jr., 60, of Sioux City, died Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Bill Yanney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a...
Delores Maxine Hinds (Peters)
Jul 2, 2014
Delores M. Hinds, 82, of Bronson died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes , with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Delores was born Sept. 5, 1931 , at Danbury , Iowa , the...
Richard G. Betz
Jul 1, 2014
Richard G. Betz, 85, of Sioux City died on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Patrick Behn will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Richard was born on Jan....
F. Joseph Carpenter
Jun 30, 2014
F. Joseph Carpenter, 72, of Sioux City died on Monday, June 30, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital after being stricken at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery at Jackson , Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today...
Viola Mary Downey (Petrello)
Jun 29, 2014
Viola Mary Downey, 87, of Aitkin, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. The Rev. Donald Ries will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral...
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