Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Virgil E. Kunkel
Jan 26, 2014
Bronson, Iowa - Virgil Edward Kunkel, 79, of Bronson passed away Jan. 26, 2014, at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday 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. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the funeral home. He...
LaVerne Elaine Brand (Tate)
Jan 24, 2014
Sioux City - LaVerne Elaine Brand, 84, of Sioux City died on Friday, Jan. 24, 2014 at a local nursing home. Memorial Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses, 3713 Green Ave. in Sioux City, with Elder Chad Cardwell officiating. Burial will be at a later date. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are...
Lawrence Mitchell Schreiber
Jan 23, 2014
Sioux City - Lawrence "Larry" M. Schreiber, 83, of Sioux City passed away peacefully on Jan. 23, 2014, at his residence surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Military honors rendered following the service. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be...
Roger Morris Thomas
Jan 22, 2014
Sioux City - Roger M. Thomas, 93, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home under the loving care of the Holy Spirit staff and Hospice of Siouxland. A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Sunday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Interment will be at later date. Roger was born on Jan....
Helen M. Burroughs
Jan 16, 2014
Sioux City - Helen M. Burroughs, 65, of Sioux City died Thursday, Jan.16, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Nea Huggins officiating. Burial will be in Lakeview Cemetery, Spirit Lake, Iowa. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Helen...
Earl Kizzier
Jan 7, 2014
Moville, Iowa - Earl D. Kizzier, 79, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, formerly of Moville, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at his home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, with the Rev. Barb Spaulding officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a Masonic service at 5:30 p.m., at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral...
Fern M. Dunn
Jan 7, 2014
South Sioux City - Fern M. Dunn, 91, of South Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2014, at her residence. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery, Salix, Iowa. Visitation will be noon until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent...
Thelma Mae Hanson (Bush)
Jan 7, 2014
Sioux City - Thelma Hanson, 88, of Sioux City passed away Jan. 7, 2014, after a brief battle with cancer. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Thelma...
Karen J. Wilmot
Jan 1, 2014
Karen Jean Wilmot, 71, of Sioux City died on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. 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., at...
Marion E. Baker
Jan 1, 2014
Marion E. Baker, 94, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2014 at a local nursing home. Services will be held 1 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. , at the funeral home. Marion was...
Catherine 'Katie' J. LaVelle
Dec 31, 2013
Catherine Jean "Katie" LaVelle, 99, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Michael’s Catholic Church. The Rev. David Hemann will officiate. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Struble, Iowa. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under...
Mary F. Krier
Dec 31, 2013
Mary F. Krier, 69, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2013 , at a Sioux City hospital after living with Lou Gehrig's disease or ALS for the last 15 years. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave. , in Sioux City , with the Rev. Jerome Cosgrove officiating. Visitation will...
Richard 'Dick' Nettleton
Dec 31, 2013
Richard Warren "Dick" Nettleton Sr., 62, of Sergeant Bluff was taken into his savior’s arms on Dec. 31, 2013. He was surrounded by his loving family to the very end. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church, with the Rev. Steven McLoud officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m....
Ashley W. Moreland
Dec 29, 2013
Ashley W. Moreland, 24, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 29, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tim Bonney officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Ashley was born...
Ann M. Hansen (Jennings)
Dec 28, 2013
Ann Marie (Manning) Boever Hansen, 73, of Sioux City, passed away Dec. 28, 2013, at Touchstone Living Center. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences can be sent to www.christysmith.com . Ann was born on Sept. 30,...
Jerold T. Brooks
Dec 23, 2013
Jerold Thomas Brooks, 57, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at his residence. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com . Jerry was born on Nov. 13, 1956, in Sioux City...
Gene Bennett Schwedler
Dec 23, 2013
Gene B. Schwedler, formerly of Moville, passed away Dec. 23, 2013, at Correctionville Nursing and Rehab Center in Correctionville, Iowa, following a brief illness. Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, with the Rev. Barb Spaulding officiating. Private family graveside services will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Douglas Jay Edwardson
Dec 23, 2013
Douglas J. Edwardson, 65, of Elk Point, passed away Dec. 23, 2013, after a lengthy courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Interment will be in Lone Tree Cemetery, Sioux Rapids, Iowa. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. He was born...
Randall Leon Hansel
Dec 22, 2013
Sioux City - Randall Hansel, 60, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 22, 2013, at his residence. Cremation rites will take place. A celebration of life service will be 1 to 3 p.m. Sunday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home community room. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery. Randall was born on Dec. 6, 1953,...
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