Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Joan Carol Poppen
Nov 20, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Joan C. Poppen, 73, of Sioux City joined her heavenly Father and those that went before her on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Joan fought a courageous battle with multiple illnesses. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with Pastor John Hagberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...
Arthur Chapman Ralston
Nov 16, 2008
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Arthur Chapman Ralston, 81, of Moville died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Moville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Winks-Sparks American Legion Post 303 will provide military rites following the services. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m....
Margaret Marie Pierce (Kelly)
Nov 15, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Margaret M. Pierce, 87, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital, following a short illness. Graveside services for the cremated remains will be 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in Onawa City Cemetery at Onawa, Iowa, with the Rev. Todd Owen of First Christian Church of Onawa, officiating. There will be no...
Deanna J. Spink (Deming)
Nov 13, 2008
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Deanna J. Spink, 58, of Willmar, Minn., formerly of Moville, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, after battling cancer for two years. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moville United Methodist Church in Moville. Burial will be in Correctionville Cemetery, Correctionville, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at...
Howard Louis Youngberg
Nov 10, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Howard L. Youngberg, 79, of Sioux City, formerly of Bronson, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Don Botic of Morningside Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...
Jane M. Wheeler (Corkery)
Nov 9, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Jane M. Wheeler, 73, of Sioux City died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at Holy Spirit Assisted Living. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to...
Alice June "June" Widman (Heaton)
Nov 8, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Alice June (Heaton) Widman, 86, of Sioux City went to be with her Lord Saturday, Nov. 8, 2008, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Peace Reformed Church, 5200 Glenn Ave., Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at...
Owen M. Mamura
Nov 7, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Owen M. Mamura, 61, of Sioux City died Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, in Rochester, Minn. A memory and sharing service will be 7 p.m. Friday in the Monterey Room at the Marina Inn Conference Center, Fourth and B Street, South Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday in the Monterey Room....
Shawn Michael Jessen
Nov 7, 2008
DAKOTA CITY -- Shawn M. Jessen, 28, of Omaha, formerly of Dakota City, died suddenly Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael's Catholic Church in South Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m....
Ruth Hazel Headley (Soderquist)
Nov 7, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Ruth Headley, 84, of Sioux City died Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, at her residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Randy Rasmussen officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a...
Mary Ann Billars (Billars)
Nov 7, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Mary A. Billars, 96, of Sioux City passed away on Friday, Nov. 7, 2008, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Memorial services will be 10:45 a.m. Tuesday at Holy Spirit Retirement Home Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Meinen officiating. No visitation is scheduled. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Online condolences may be sent to...
Mahlon Ralph Phillips
Nov 6, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Mahlon R. Phillips, 71, of Lawton, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died suddenly at his home on Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tom LaVon officiating. Interment will be in Omaha Valley Cemetery, Homer, Neb., with military graveside rites. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m....
Sarah Beth Freeman (Newman)
Nov 6, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Sarah Beth Freeman, 33, and her infant daughter, Karsen Lynn Freeman, of Sioux City died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, in Sioux City. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with Pastor Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...
Eugene Francis "Gene" Williams
Nov 6, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Eugene Francis "Gene" Williams, 73, of Sioux City died Thursday, Nov. 6, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Church of Christ, with the Rev. Mathew Wentz officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Gene was...
Daniel Phipps Evans
Nov 3, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Daniel P. "The Rev." Evans, 61, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Nov. 3, 2008, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home....
Della Ann ""Del"" Grieshop
Nov 2, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Del Grieshop, 57, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, Nov. 2, 2008, at her residence. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Muller of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Thursday at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent...
Donovan 'Steven' "Dump" Wilcox
Nov 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Donovan Steven "Dump" Wilcox, 78, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by his entire family and friends, after a brief battle with cancer. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Westminster Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. John H. Pehrson officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military...
Donnie Ann Smith
Nov 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Donnie Ann Smith, 62, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with Galen Bennett officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online...
James Edgar Rich
Nov 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- James Edgar Rich, 81, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Daniel C. Guenther of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 9 p.m. today, with the family...
Scott T. Etzen
Nov 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Scott T. Etzen, 50, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 1, 2008, at his home in Sioux City, surrounded by his family and friends, following a 10-year illness with Huntington's Disease. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m....
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