Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Viola Lucille Hough (Brassfield)

Viola Lucille Hough (Brassfield)

Dec 31, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Viola L. Hough, 94, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at a local nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dan Guenther officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under...

Patrick Mahlon Murray

Patrick Mahlon Murray

Dec 30, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Patrick Mahlon Murray, 60, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Kingsley, Iowa, alongside his parents. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a parish vigil service at...

Barbara Ann Wilson (Bashaw)

Barbara Ann Wilson (Bashaw)

Dec 27, 2008

LAWTON, Iowa -- Barbara A. Wilson, 79, of Sioux City, formerly of Lawton, passed away Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. today at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton. Visitation will be two hours prior to the service today at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel,...

William Arthur "Bill" Goodwin

William Arthur "Bill" Goodwin

Dec 27, 2008

LAWTON, Iowa -- William "Bill" Goodwin, 61, of Lawton died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at Kingsley Nursing and Rehab in Kingsley, Iowa, following a courageous five-year battle with ALS. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton, with the Rev. Bruce Jackson officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at...

Robert Allan Pallas

Robert Allan Pallas

Dec 25, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Robert A. Pallas, 56, of Anaheim, Calif., formerly of Sioux City, died Dec. 25, 2008, in California. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Burial will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Robert was born Oct. 25,...

Jimmy D. Warren

Jimmy D. Warren

Dec 23, 2008

MCCOOK LAKE -- Jimmy D. Warren, 47, of McCook Lake died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2008, in Sioux City due to an automobile accident. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Monday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 2320 Outer Drive North in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merrill G. Muller, pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Jimmy was cremated....

Joseph Francis Cote

Joseph Francis Cote

Dec 22, 2008

JACKSON, Neb. -- Joseph F. Cote, 94, of Jackson passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Patrick's Catholic Church in Jackson, with the Rev. Paul Albenesius officiating. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, South Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the...

Brooke Marie Goodwin (Simmons)

Brooke Marie Goodwin (Simmons)

Dec 22, 2008

CORRECTIONVILLE, Iowa -- Brooke Marie Goodwin, 32, of Correctionville passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Robert Stout officiating. Burial will be in Good Hope Cemetery, Correctionville. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present...

Virginia H. Tornell (Hutchins)

Virginia H. Tornell (Hutchins)

Dec 22, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Virginia H. "Ginny" Tornell, 67, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Gary B. Snyder officiating. The body has been cremated. Visitation with the family will be one...

Beryl Winifred Martinez (Speke)

Beryl Winifred Martinez (Speke)

Dec 19, 2008

KINGSLEY, Iowa -- Beryl Winifred (Speke) Martinez, 86, of Kingsley, formerly of Denver, Colo., died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center. In accordance with her wishes, the body was cremated. Memorial services will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville, Iowa. Condolences may be sent...

Dwight J. Monroe

Dwight J. Monroe

Dec 18, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Dwight J. Monroe, 78, of Sioux City died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Mr. Monroe will be cremated, and no services are planned at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com . Dwight was born on April 13, 1930,...

Kelly Clyde Moriston

Kelly Clyde Moriston

Dec 17, 2008

NORTH SIOUX CITY -- Kelly C. Moriston, 47, of North Sioux City passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008, at his residence. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 5206 Military Road. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the funeral home. Kelly...

Donald Roy Taylor

Donald Roy Taylor

Dec 15, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Donald R. Taylor, 84, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Todd Thelen of Evangelical Free Church in Concord, Neb., officiating. Burial will be in Floyd Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. today,...

Margaret S. Packard (Stoup)

Margaret S. Packard (Stoup)

Dec 14, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Margaret Stoup Packard, 84, of Bellevue, Neb., formerly of Sioux City, died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008, in Bellevue. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merlin Schrad officiating. Private graveside services will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary...

Margaret Ann Reitsma (Lynch)

Margaret Ann Reitsma (Lynch)

Dec 13, 2008

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Margaret Ann Reitsma (Lynch)

Margaret Ann Reitsma (Lynch)

Dec 12, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Margaret Ann Reitsma, 85, of Sioux City died Dec. 12, 2008, in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. John's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Greg Hanneman officiating. Burial of the ashes will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Margaret was born March...

Robert E. Golliday

Robert E. Golliday

Dec 11, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Robert E. Golliday, 79, of Sioux City died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Larry Adler officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, with military rites conducted. Visitation will be 2 to 4 p.m. today at the funeral home....

Ralph Steven Ferdig Jr.

Ralph Steven Ferdig Jr.

Dec 10, 2008

No obituary found for this tribute.

Margaret Ann Larsen (Whicher)

Margaret Ann Larsen (Whicher)

Dec 9, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Margaret Ann (Whicher) Larsen, 65, of San Antonio, Texas, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Dec. 9, 2008, in San Antonio following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merlin J. Schrad officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Logan Park...

Gloria Jean Trudeau (Clark)

Gloria Jean Trudeau (Clark)

Dec 8, 2008

JEFFERSON, S.D. -- Gloria "Jean" Trudeau, 77, of Jefferson died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Jefferson, with the Rev. David Roehrich officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...

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