Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Richard 'Dick' Nettleton

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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,...

Tacy Alice Donnell (Thorp)

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

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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)

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...

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