Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Richard Dean Sturgeon

Richard Dean Sturgeon

Aug 13, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Richard "Dick" Dean Sturgeon, 70, of Sioux City died Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, following a courageous battle with lung cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Westlawn Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., with...

Lola Mae "Mae" Jackson (Zeigel)

Lola Mae "Mae" Jackson (Zeigel)

Aug 11, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Lola "Mae" Jackson, 95, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Private graveside services will be held 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. Condolences may be sent online to...

Dwight Wendell "Cupcake" Renfro

Dwight Wendell "Cupcake" Renfro

Aug 11, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Our father, Dwight "Cupcake" Renfro passed away peacefully, with his family by his side, Wednesday, Aug. 11, 2010, at his residence in Sioux City following a brief illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Private graveside services will be at a later date. Visitation...

Virginia Lenore Drilling (Howe)

Virginia Lenore Drilling (Howe)

Aug 10, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Virginia L. Drilling, 87, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tony Nester officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6:30 to 8 p.m., at the...

Norma Francis Cook (Hobbs)

Norma Francis Cook (Hobbs)

Aug 10, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Norma Frances Cook, 85, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2010, at Bickford Cottage. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Matt Wentz of Morningside Church of Christ officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the...

William Lantz Wingfield

William Lantz Wingfield

Aug 9, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- William L. "Bill" Wingfield, 87, of Sioux City passed away Aug. 9, 2010, at his residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Third Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Paul Spiedel of Westlawn Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to...

June Orpha De Gunther Koberg (Malm)

June Orpha De Gunther Koberg (Malm)

Aug 9, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- June De Gunther Koberg, 92, of Sioux City died Aug. 9, 2010, following a sudden illness. She passed away at a Sioux City hospital while in the presence of her three loving daughters. June had just returned from a short trip to Minnesota, where she accompanied many of the family during a bicycling trip. The pictures of...

MaDonna May "Scoot" Jordan (McKelvey)

MaDonna May "Scoot" Jordan (McKelvey)

Aug 8, 2010

ELK POINT, S.D. -- MaDonna May "Scoot" Jordan, 62, of Elk Point died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2010, in Jefferson, S.D. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Mary Feistner of St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Elk Point, officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...

Randy Ray Collyns

Randy Ray Collyns

Aug 7, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Randy Ray Collyns, 51, of Sioux City died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. No services are planned. Abiding by his wishes, the body will be cremated. There will be a gathering after 6 p.m. Thursday at his son's residence. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be...

Doris Prescott Nash (Woodford)

Doris Prescott Nash (Woodford)

Aug 5, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Doris Nash, 92, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Lloyd Grant of Central Baptist Church officiating. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Spring Valley Cemetery, Moorhead, Iowa. Doris was born Nov. 2,...

William Robert Carter

William Robert Carter

Aug 5, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- William Robert Carter, 83, of Sioux City died Thursday, Aug. 5, 2010, at Countryside Senior Living following a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Hagberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Naval Reserves. Visitation will be 4...

Sylvia Ann Huisenga (Michaelsen)

Sylvia Ann Huisenga (Michaelsen)

Aug 4, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Sylvia Ann Huisenga, 58, of Manassas, Va., formerly of Sioux City, died Aug. 4, 2010, at Falls Church, Va. following a sudden heart attack and heart disease. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tony Nester of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....

Clifford Charles "CC" Hughes

Clifford Charles "CC" Hughes

Aug 3, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Clifford "C C" Hughes, 85, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Tony Nester officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...

Carmen Henrietta Klein (Empen)

Carmen Henrietta Klein (Empen)

Aug 3, 2010

LAWTON, Iowa -- Carmen Henriette Klein, 89, of Lawton passed away unexpectedly Tuesday, Aug. 3, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, with the Rev. Bruce Jackson officiating. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Monday at the church. Arrangements are...

Walter Douglas Walker

Walter Douglas Walker

Jul 27, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Walter Douglas Walker, 87, of Sioux City died Tuesday, July 27, 2010 in Wheeling, W.Va. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Baptist Church, with the Rev. David Sowers officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services Monday at the church. Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home is...

Elizabeth Anne Harder (Drey)

Elizabeth Anne Harder (Drey)

Jul 25, 2010

MOVILLE, Iowa -- Elizabeth Anne Harder, 61, of Moville died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, with the Rev. Mark J. Stoll and Monsignor Roger Augustine officiating. Interment will be at Sacred Heart Cemetery in Early, Iowa. Public visitation will be today...

Daniel Lee Jensen

Daniel Lee Jensen

Jul 25, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Daniel Lee Jensen, 56, Sioux City, died Sunday, July 25, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday in the Central Baptist Church. Pastor Fred Penner will officiate. Graveside service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be...

LeRoy Robert Kamm

LeRoy Robert Kamm

Jul 25, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- LeRoy R. Kamm, 85, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, July 25, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Drive, with Pastor James Travis of Calvary Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today,...

Mary Jane Julch (Andersen)

Mary Jane Julch (Andersen)

Jul 23, 2010

SIOUX CITY -- Mary Jane Julch, 84, of Sioux City died Friday, July 23, 2010, at her residence under Hospice care, following a brief illness. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James Travis, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior...

Kenneth Eugene Baird

Kenneth Eugene Baird

Jul 20, 2010

MOVILLE, Iowa -- Kenneth Eugene Baird, 87, of Moville died Tuesday, July 20, 2010, at his residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Burial will be in West Fork Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Iowa. Ken was born March 23, 1923, in West Fork Township, the son of Vern and Alice (Smith) Baird....

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