Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Tacy Alice Donnell (Thorp)
Dec 21, 2013
Tacy Donnell, 98, of Albert City, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City and Moville, died Dec. 21, 2013, at a nursing home in Albert City. Services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Tacy was born on Sept. 21, 1915, in Moville, the daughter of Charles and Eula...
Sophie M. O'Keefe
Dec 21, 2013
Sophie M. O'Keefe, 94, of Sioux City died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. 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,...
Robert William Brewer
Dec 20, 2013
Robert Brewer, of Sioux City, formerly of Storm Lake, passed away Friday, Dec. 20, 2013, at Countryside Retirement Community in Sioux City. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Duane Queen officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home....
Gladys Pearl Funke (Burgett)
Dec 19, 2013
South Sioux City - Gladys Pearl Funke, 94, of South Sioux City, passed away Dec. 19, 2013 at Regency Square Care Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Ring officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home....
Patricia Ann Mead
Dec 19, 2013
Sioux City - Patricia A. Mead, 73, of Branson West, Mo., formerly of Sioux City, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2013 at Branson, Mo. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. James Mead officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery at Moville, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with...
Gerald Dean Wacker
Dec 17, 2013
Walthill, Neb. - Gerald Dean Wacker, 70, of Walthill, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital following an accident in Sioux City. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Good News Baptist Church, 3200 West 19th Street, in Sioux City. Private family graveside services will be in Wayne, Neb. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service...
Roger A. McGraw
Dec 16, 2013
Sioux City - Roger A. McGraw, 65, of Sioux City, died Dec. 16, 2013, at Countryside Retirement Community. There will be no services. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Roger was born on Sept. 5, 1948, in Anthon, Iowa, the son of Kenneth and Elizabeth (Schuldt) McGraw. He graduated from Woodbury Central High School and...
Marlin K. Baldwin
Dec 14, 2013
Marlin Keith Baldwin, 81, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2013, at home, with his beloved wife of 61 years, Bev, and their two daughters by his side. A celebration of life with reception following will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, 1735 Morningside Ave., Sioux City. A private family burial will be in...
Karen E. White
Dec 10, 2013
Karen White of South Sioux City, was called to heaven, Dec. 10, 2013, after a brief, but courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Riverside Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel,...
M. Lorraine Gareau
Dec 10, 2013
M. Lorraine Gareau, 91, of Jefferson, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2013, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Jefferson. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Catholic Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are...
Alfred 'Fred' Davenport
Dec 8, 2013
Sioux City - Alfred "Fred" Burwell Davenport, Jr., 94, of Sioux City, died Sunday, Dec. 8, 2013, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 16, at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Revs. Darrin Vick and Tom LoVan officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Public visitation will be 2 to 6 p.m....
Geraldine L. Jessen
Dec 6, 2013
Bronson, Iowa - Geraldine LeRee Jessen, 78, of Bronson died on Friday, Dec. 6, 2013 at a Sergeant Bluff rehab center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elliot Creek Presbyterian Church in Bronson, with the Rev. Cindy Ripperger officiating. Burial will be in Westfork Township Cemetery at Climbing Hill, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with...
Marie Joan Callaghan (LaFontaine)
Dec 6, 2013
Sioux City - Marie Joan Callaghan, 87, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at her home with her family members present. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church. The Rev. David Hemann will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7:30 p.m. Friday, with a parish vigil service...
Vertress Aldina Fitzpatrick (White)
Dec 6, 2013
Vertress Fitzpatrick, 95, of Plymouth, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Friday, Dec. 6, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services will be held at noon Thursday at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery in Anthon, Iowa. Visitation will be Wednesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at the funeral home. Vertress was born...
Robert John Winkler
Dec 4, 2013
Robert J. Winkler, 89, of Sergeant Bluff, passed away Wednesday, Dec. 4, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Private graveside services will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Robert was born on Feb. 16, 1924, in Reading,...
Leon G. Jacobsen
Dec 3, 2013
Sioux City - Leon George Jacobsen, 88, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at a Sioux City nursing home. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1212 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with...
Kendall R. Bauer
Dec 3, 2013
Kendall Robson Bauer, 74, of Sloan, passed away Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2013, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Sioux City. The Rev. David Miller will officiate. Interment will be in Sloan Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction...
Everett Harry Pyzel
Dec 2, 2013
Sioux City - Everett H. Pyzel, 81, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 2013, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. 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....
Frances Myrtle Hopkins (Gavin)
Nov 30, 2013
Sioux City - Frances Myrtle (Gavin) Hopkins of Sioux City, passed away peacefully at Holy Spirit Retirement Home Saturday, Nov. 30, 2013. Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Church. The service and a light luncheon will follow at the church. Graveside services will be later in the day in St. Ann’s Cemetery, Geddes, S.D. Arrangements...
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