Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Richard Wakeman
Mar 7, 2014
Richard Wakeman, 62, of North Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 7, 2014, in Milan, Mo. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Riverside Cemetery at Akron, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Richard was born on Feb. 8, 1952, in Akron, Iowa, to...
John Dale Smith Jr.
Mar 5, 2014
Sioux City - John D. Smith Jr., 54, of Sioux City died Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. today at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. John was born on May 6, 1959, in Sioux City, the son of Jack and Thelma Smith. He grew up in...
Joy Dell Harmes (Alloway)
Mar 5, 2014
Moville, Iowa - Joy D. Harmes, 85, of Moville passed away Wednesday, March 5, 2014, at Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery in Moville. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements...
Mary F. Van Waart
Feb 28, 2014
Mary Frances Van Waart, 59, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Feb. 28, 2014, at her residence. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Mary was born on July 9, 1954, in Sioux City, to Hans and Frances (Dimmig) Van Waart. She attended Immaculate Conception Grade School,...
Vonley Keith Hanson
Feb 26, 2014
Vonley Keith Hanson, 79, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Lutheran Church . Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m. Sunday, with the family present 4 to 6 p.m. and a prayer service at 5 p.m. ,...
Arta Jean Hull
Feb 26, 2014
Sioux City - Arta Jean Talsma Hull, 78, of Walnut Creek, Calif., formerly of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2014, at her residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Arta was born...
James G. Beacom
Feb 25, 2014
James Gerard "Jim" Beacom, 62, of McCook Lake died unexpectedly Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2014, in Elizabeth City, N.J. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Jefferson, S.D. The Rev. Robert Lacey will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m....
Alice Sylvia Thompson
Feb 24, 2014
Alice S. Thompson, 84, of Sioux City died Monday, Feb. 24, 2014, at her home. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Burial will be in St. Clair Township Cemetery, Ute, Iowa. Visitation will be noon until service time Monday at the funeral home. Alice was born on March...
Jeannette Mae Karolick (Anderson)
Feb 21, 2014
Sioux City - Jeannette Mae Karolick, 82, of Sioux City passed away Feb. 21, 2014 at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church. Visitation will be one hour prior to services. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Jeannette was born Dec. 20, 1931, in Sioux City, to...
Charles M. Ashley
Feb 21, 2014
Moville, Iowa - Charles Marvin Ashley, 73, of Moville died Friday, Feb. 21, 2014, at his home. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Charles was born on May 21, 1940, on the family farm in the Anthon, Iowa, area. He attended a country school and graduated from...
Bernard A. Muth
Feb 20, 2014
McCook Lake - Bernard A. Muth, 94, of McCook Lake died Thursday, Feb. 20, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery at Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation will be noon until service time at the church. Arrangements are under...
Robert C. Burdick
Feb 19, 2014
Sioux City - Col. Robert C. "Bob" Burdick (USA Ret.), 94, of Sioux City passed away Feb. 19, 2014, at Sunrise Retirement Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a Masonic...
Debra S. Petronis
Feb 17, 2014
Debra Sue Petronis, 56, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at her residence surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Debra was born on March 15, 1957, in Alexandria,...
Virginia Marie Hamner
Feb 17, 2014
Sioux City - Virginia Hamner, 91, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church. Inurnment will be at Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy Smith Funeral...
Richard Joseph Svoboda
Feb 17, 2014
Sioux City - Richard J. Svoboda, 73, of Red Oak, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Monday, Feb. 17, 2014, at Montgomery County Hospital in Red Oak. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at...
Scott J. Bradshaw
Feb 15, 2014
Sioux City - Scott Jay Bradshaw, 58, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Feb. 15, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital from complications of a lengthy illness. A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at...
Virginia M. Bornholtz
Feb 14, 2014
Virginia M. Bornholtz, 90, of Sioux City died Friday, Feb. 14, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be noon Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Virginia was born on May 2, 1923, at Casper, Wyo., the daughter...
Wanda J Speck
Feb 13, 2014
Services for Wanda J. Speck, 85, of Sioux City, Iowa will be 11:00 Monday, February 17, 2014 at Riverside United Methodist Church with Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Visitation will be 2:00 to 4:00 Sunday, with a 3:00 prayer service at Berkmier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Wanda died Thursday, February 13, 2014 at a...
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