Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Wayne C. Bell
May 17, 2012
SIOUX CITY - Wayne C. Bell, 87, of Sioux City, died Thursday, May 17, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday in St. Paul’s Lutheran Church. The Rev. Kenneth Hsu will officiate. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be noon until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements...
Donald Joseph Carman
May 17, 2012
SIOUX CITY | Don Carman Sr., 75, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, May 17, 2012, at his residence, surrounded by his loved ones. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery, Emerson, Neb. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service Tuesday at the funeral home. Don was...
Lorene O. Haire (Erlemeier)
May 15, 2012
SIOUX CITY | Lorene O. Haire, 83, of Sioux City died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Services will be 10:30 Thursday at Holy Spirit Retirement Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Meinen officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a reception with the family immediately following the service at 95 West Clifton....
Ruth A. Schleis
May 15, 2012
Climbing Hill, Iowa - Ruth A. Schleis, 90, Climbing Hill died Tuesday, May 15, 2012, at a Sioux City nursing home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, Iowa. Monsignor Kenneth Seifried will officiate. Burial will be in Westfork Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a...
Link Edward Eberly
May 14, 2012
SIOUX CITY | Link Eberly, 62, of Sioux City passed away Monday May 14, 2012, at Countryside Nursing Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton, Iowa. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of...
James R. "Jim" Ward
May 14, 2012
SIOUX CITY - James R. Ward, 77, of St. Paul, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, passed away May 14, 2012. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City, with the Rev. Gary Snyder of St. Michael Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be one...
William D. Dufault
May 13, 2012
SIOUX CITY - William D. "Bill" Dufault a resident of Sunrise Care Center in Sioux City passed away peacefully Sunday, May 13, 2012, at his residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a parish vigil service at 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Condolences may...
Marilynn E. Lyon
May 12, 2012
SIOUX CITY | Marilynn E. Lyon, 82, of Sioux City died May 12, 2012, at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City. There will be no services. Her body has been donated to the University of South Dakota. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Marilynn was born on Nov. 20, 1929, in Sioux City, the daughter...
Thomas J. Brennan
May 10, 2012
SIOUX CITY | Thomas J. Brennan, 64, of Sioux City died Thursday, May 10, 2012, at Countryside Nursing Home following a lengthy illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Revs. Gerald Feierfeil, cousin of the deceased, and Daniel Guenther co-celebrating. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be...
Mary Katherine Cook
May 6, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Mary K. Cook, 92, of Sioux City died May 6, 2012 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service Thursday at the funeral home. Mary was born...
Woodrow Paul "Woody" Klouda
May 6, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Woodrow Paul "Woody" Klouda, 66, of Sioux City died Sunday, May 6, 2012, at his home. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Bible Church. The Rev. Terry Embke will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel,...
Betty JoAnn Johnson (Nyreen)
May 4, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Betty J. Johnson, 87, of Sioux City died Friday, May 4, 2012, at Casa de Paz in Sioux City. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kenny Hsu officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to...
Barbara Gail Brown (Gamble)
May 1, 2012
SERGEANT BLUFF -- Barbara G. Brown, 53, of Sergeant Bluff died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ryan Christenson officiating. Private family graveside services will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 10...
Bonner Rose "Bonnie" Draper (Dievs)
May 1, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Bonner "Bonnie" Draper, 86, of Sioux City died Tuesday, May 1, 2012, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Sylvia Kennedy officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the...
Rose C. Rodecker
Apr 30, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Rose Catherine Rodecker, 92, of Sioux City joined her husband in eternal peace early Monday, April 30, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital very unexpectedly. A celebration of life service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Cathedral of the Epiphany Catholic Church, 1000 Douglas St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Lingle officiating. Burial will be in...
Frances Fay Bower
Apr 28, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Frances Fay Bower, 93, of Sioux City died peacefully Saturday evening, April 28, 2012. Service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Salix Community United Methodist Church in Salix, Iowa. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer...
Luella Goodnow (Sylvester)
Apr 26, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Luella M. Goodnow, loving mother and grandmother, 96, of Sioux City passed away peacefully in her sleep Thursday, April 26, 2012. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Church. The Rev. Merlin Schrad will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 6 p.m. today, with a rosary at 4 p.m.,...
Donald E. Law
Apr 26, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Donald E. Law, 83, OF Sioux City died Thursday, April 26, 2012 at a Sergeant Bluff nursing home. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Cindy Rippenger of Lawton Community Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton, Iowa. Donald was born on July 26,1928 in...
Marlene Lois Schwartz (Heckman)
Apr 26, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Marlene Lois Schwartz, 75, of Sioux City died Thursday, April 26, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Marlene...
Kenneth J. Moore
Apr 23, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Kenneth J. Moore, 87, of Sioux City peacefully passed away Monday, April 23, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. There will be a gathering of friends and family at 10 a.m. Friday at the home of Robert and Betty Bowers. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Kenneth was born on Oct. 27,...
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