Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
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...
Metta Irene Devine (Harman)
Nov 29, 2013
Sioux City - Metta Irene Devine, 97, of Sioux City died on Friday, Nov. 29, 2013 at her residence. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Wesley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nia Huggins officiating. Burial of the ashes will be at a later date. The Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home is handling the arrangements. Metta was born...
William 'Bruce' Bruce Wilson
Nov 28, 2013
William "Bruce" Wilson, 92, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Nov. 28, 2013, at Northern Hills Assisted Living. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday, with a 6 p.m. prayer service, with the Rev. Laurice Streyffeler officiating, at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Private family committal and memorial service will follow at a later date. He was born Aug....
Hilda Christina Visnow (Jilg)
Nov 27, 2013
Sioux City - Hilda Christina Visnow, 97, of Sioux City, went to be with our Lord on Wednesday, Nov. 27, 2013, at The Embassy Care Center in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 10:30 Thursday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Erpelding officiating. Burial will be at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m.,...
Pearl A. Fulton
Nov 26, 2013
Sioux City - Pearl Fulton, 85, formerly of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Tuesday morning, Nov. 26, 2013, at St. Anthony's Hospital in Carroll, Iowa. She was surrounded by family at her time of passing. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2039 S. St. Aubin St. in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jay Denne...
Paul J. Keleher
Nov 23, 2013
Sioux City - Paul James Keleher, 72, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at a local hospital following a lengthy illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Friday at the funeral home. Paul was born on Aug. 30,...
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