Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Frances Wanda Doherty (Washburn)
May 23, 2014
Hornick, Iowa - Frances W. (Washburn) Doherty, 90, of Whiting, Iowa, formerly of Hornick, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014, at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Whiting. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Sunday, during the regular worship service, at Holly Springs Bible Fellowship Church in Holly Springs, Iowa. The Rev. Jim Thomas will take some time to honor Fran's...
Evelyn M. Plueger
May 18, 2014
Sioux City - Evelyn M. Plueger, 88, of Sioux City died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Chris Frank officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Evelyn was...
Roseanne Cutler
May 18, 2014
Roseanne F. Cutler, 85, of Sioux City passed away following a brief illness Sunday, May 18, 2014, at her daughter’s home surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael Catholic Church. The Rev. David Hemann will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer...
Gary R. Monkelien
May 18, 2014
Sioux City - Gary Robert Monkelien, 70, of Sioux City died Sunday, May 18, 2014, at a local nursing home. A celebration of life service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Andel officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family will be 5 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel,...
Rosalie Luse
May 17, 2014
Sioux City - Rosalie Virginia Luse, 53, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, May 17, 2014, at Courage Homes. Visitation will be noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville, Iowa. Private graveside services will be in Arlington Cemetery, Moville. Rosalie was born on April 17, 1961, in Sioux City, the youngest of four children...
Bernadine 'Bun' Sullivan
May 16, 2014
Bernadine G. “Bun” Sullivan, 97, of Jackson, NE died on Friday, May 16, 2014 at a Sioux City Hospital after a brief illness. Funeral Services will be at 10:30am Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Jackson, NE. Fr. Paul Albenesius will officiate. Burial will be in South Creek Cemetery, Ponca, NE. Visitation will from 4:00pm to...
Jonita 'Joni' Woodbridge Jacobsen
May 15, 2014
Jonita "Joni" Kay Woodbridge Jacobsen, 58, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, May 15, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Immediate family was at her side when Joni passed away, following a four-year struggle with breast cancer. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be 1 to...
Debroah A. Way
May 11, 2014
Deborah A. (Ann Fritz) Way, 57, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, May 11, 2014, at her residence following a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 12:30 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Deborah was born on Nov. 8, 1956, in St. Louis, Mo.,...
Stanley J. Fjeldos
May 10, 2014
Stanley J. Fjeldos, 88, of Moville died Saturday, May 10, 2014, Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center in Kingsley, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Stanley was born on Dec. 23,...
Ellen 'Bobbi' B. Maximona
May 10, 2014
Ellen "Bobbi" Maximona of Sioux City went to be with her husband and son on Saturday, May 10, 2014. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Bobbi was born on Oct. 19, 1929, in Sioux City, the seventh of nine children to...
Veryl B. Merrill
May 8, 2014
Veryl Benton Merrill, 83, McCook Lake died peacefully Thursday, May 8, 2014, at a hospital in Terre Haute, Ind., where he was visiting his eldest daughter and her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Jefferson, S.D., with the Rev. David Roehrich officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation...
Charles C. Moriston
May 8, 2014
North Sioux City - Charles C. "Charlie" Moriston, 84, of North Sioux passed away May 8, 2014 at his residence. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Charlie was born Jan. 13, 1930, in Stevens, S.D., to Charles W. and Emily L. (Kincaid) Moriston. He served in the U.S. Army during the Korean conflict....
Linda Lee Axlund (Peterson)
May 7, 2014
Sioux City - Linda L. Axlund, 65, of Sioux City died Wednesday, May 7, 2014, at Kingsley Nursing Home after battling Multiple Sclerosis most of her life. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vivian Derochie officiating. Visitation will begin 1 p.m. prior to the service. Linda was born on July 13,...
Roy Everett Nickum
May 7, 2014
McCook Lake, S.D. - Roy Everett Nickum, 90, of McCook Lake passed away May 7, 2014 at a Sioux City hospital. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Roy was born on Dec. 23, 1923, in Sioux City, to Elic and Annetta...
Olive Hegstrom
May 4, 2014
Sioux City - Olive Marie Hegstrom, 83, of Sioux City, formerly of Lawton, Iowa, passed away Sunday, May 4, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton. 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....
Betty M. Stywater
May 3, 2014
Betty Marie Stywater, 84, of Sioux City passed away peacefully Saturday, May 3, 2014, at Touchstone Living Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church. The Rev. Paul Johnson will officiate. Burial of the ashes will be in Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Arrangements...
Elaine A. Calkins
May 2, 2014
Elaine A. Calkins, 76, of Sioux City passed away Friday, May 2, 2014, at Countryside Retirement Home. Cremation rites have been accorded. Burial will be at a later date. Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel is assisting the family. Elaine was born on July 20, 1937, in Sioux City, to Carl and Helen (Landers) Wingert. She graduated from Bronson High in 1956. She...
Thomas C. Hulleman
May 2, 2014
Thomas C. Hulleman, 85, of Sioux City died Friday, May 2, 2014, at a local hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5000 Military Road in Sioux City, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Interment will be at Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family...
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