Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Elsie Christine Muller
Jul 8, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Elsie Muller, 97, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, July 8, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Hagberg officiating. Burial will be in Wakefield City Cemetery, Wakefield, Neb. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are...
John Leslie "Les" Madsen
Jul 7, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- John Leslie "Les" Madsen, 86, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, July 7, 2010, at Countryside Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Presbyterian Church with the Rev. Matthew Miller, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Saturday at...
Emery Paul "Paul" Klingensmith
Jul 6, 2010
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- E. Paul Klingensmith, 87, formerly of Moville, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, with the Rev. Jer Gilbreath officiating. Burial will follow at Arlington Township Cemetery, Moville. Graveside rites will be conducted by Wink-Sparks American...
Wallace M. "Buzz" Schmidt
Jul 6, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Wallace M. "Buzz" Schmidt, 74, died Tuesday, July 6, 2010, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center following a long illness. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Riverside United Methodist Church with the Rev. Tanya Sherrill officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery with military honors conducted by the U.S. Army. Visitation will be...
Lois Lorraine Hendrickson (Fertig)
Jul 5, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Lois L. Hendrickson, 81, of Sioux City passed away Monday, July 5, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services for Lois will be at a later date. According to Lois' wishes, cremation has taken place. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com . Lois Lorraine...
Dorothy Betty Limoges (Hebert)
Jul 5, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Dorothy Betty Limoges, 87, of Sioux City passed away Monday, July 5, 2010, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center, with family members by her side. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating and concelebrated by Monsignor James Andraschko, the Rev. Shaun Haggerty and Deacon Leon Cantin. Burial will...
H. Diane Buresh (Pittenger)
Jul 3, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Helen Diane Buresh, 72, of Missouri Valley, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Longview Home in Missouri Valley. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alan Wicks of First Lutheran Church officiating. Diane was born June 23, 1938, in Sioux City, the daughter...
Harold F. "Bud" Schwagerl
Jul 3, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Harold F. "Bud" Schwagerl, 90, died Saturday, July 3, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center following a long illness. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel with Merlyne Smith officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Floyd Cemetery. Bud was born March 9, 1920, to Wencil...
Burton Floyd Sparks
Jul 2, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Burton Floyd Sparks, 80, of Sioux City died Friday, July 2, 2010, at his residence following a two-and-one-half year battle with colon cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Gaylen Elmer Manker
Jul 1, 2010
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Gaylen Elmer Manker, 81, of Moville passed away Thursday, July 1, 2010, at his residence. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. A private family burial will be at a later date in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home....
Donald R. "Don" Nolen
Jul 1, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Donald R. Nolen, 79, of Sioux City died Thursday, July 1, 2010, at his daughter's home under Hospice care. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Daniel C. Guenther officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the Army National Guard. Visitation will be 4 to...
Walter Henry Case
Jul 1, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Walter Henry Case, 83, former Sioux City resident, died Thursday, July 1, 2010, at Plymouth Manor in Le Mars, Iowa. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, with the Rev. Jason Larson, Pastor of Le Mars Methodist Church officiating, with military honors conducted. Visitation with the family present will be 4...
Elna Lorraine Ruring (Christiansen)
Jun 30, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Elna L. Ruring, 86, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, June 30, 2010, at a local nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, Iowa, with Pastor Bruce Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery at Lawton. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present...
Frederick Sartori "Fred" Lennon
Jun 29, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Frederick Sartori Lennon of Sioux City died peacefully after a brief and sudden illness due to cancer on Tuesday, June 29, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. He was surrounded by all 11 of his children and his wife, Margie, who were able to comfort him during the last hours of his life. Memorial services will be...
Mildred Rose "Milly" Pylelo (Noecker)
Jun 28, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Mildred "Milly" Pylelo, 83, of Sioux City died Monday, June 28, 2010, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. The Rev. Daniel Guenther will officiate. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 5 p.m. and...
Victor Fredrick Lahn
Jun 25, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Victor F. Lahn, 79, of Sioux City died Friday, June 25, 2010, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with the Revs. Russell Senstad and David Zirpel officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service...
Timothy Leon "Tim" Sohler
Jun 23, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Timothy "Tim" Sohler, 51, of Sioux City, formerly of Norfolk, Neb., passed away Wednesday, June 23, 2010, at the University Medical Center in Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. James Bruch officiating. Burial of the cremains will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Dow...
Petronella Cicenas (Vinicskas)
Jun 19, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Petronella Cicenas, 90, formerly of Sioux City died June 19, 2010, at Meadowbrook Manor in Naperville, Ill. following a lengthy illness. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, with Monsignor Roger J. Augustine of Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church officiating. Mrs. Cicenas was cremated. Memorial services were held June 29 at the Catholic...
Vivian Lenore Ankeny (French)
Jun 15, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Vivian Lenore Ankeny, 81, Sioux City died Tuesday, June 15, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Ed Frank will officiate. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 to 11 a.m. Friday at the funeral home. Vivian was born Nov....
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