Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Ruth Hazel Headley (Soderquist)

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)

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

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)

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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....

John F. Williams

John F. Williams

Oct 30, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- John F. Williams, 87, of Sioux City died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at his residence under Hospice care. Services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Wesley United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Laurice Streyffeler, former pastor, officiating, and the Rev. Merrill Muller, pastor, assisting. Burial will be in Liberty-Perry Cemetery on Granite Avenue west of Hinton, Iowa,...

Mary Jacquelyn Thies (Murphy)

Mary Jacquelyn Thies (Murphy)

Oct 30, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Mary J. Thies, 81, of Sioux City died Thursday, Oct. 30, 2008, at her residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Gerald Feierfeil officiating. Mary donated her body to the University of Iowa Department of Anatomy. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com . Mary was born Jan. 29, 1927,...

Howard J. Molstad

Howard J. Molstad

Oct 19, 2008

MOVILLE, Iowa -- Howard Jacob Molstad, 87, of Moville died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2008, at Holy Spirit Retirement Community in Sioux City. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the American Legion Wink-Sparks Post 303. Visitation will be...

Donna Marlene Newburn (Hook)

Donna Marlene Newburn (Hook)

Oct 18, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Donna (Hook) Newburn, 57, of Waterbury, Neb., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding of St. Joseph's Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in...

Kirsten Rene Haberl (Bertrand)

Kirsten Rene Haberl (Bertrand)

Oct 18, 2008

MOVILLE, Iowa -- Kirsten Rene Haberl, 45, of Moville passed away Saturday, Oct. 18, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital, after a courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, with the Rev. Mark J. Stoll officiating. Burial will be in Westfork Township Cemetery at Climbing Hill, Iowa. Visitation will be...

Blanche Louise "Sue" Tague (Cary)

Blanche Louise "Sue" Tague (Cary)

Oct 17, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Blanche "Sue" Tague, 88, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Oct. 17, 2008, at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Graveside services will be noon Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, with Captains Von and Linda Vandiver of the Salvation Army officiating. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Condolences may...

Myrna Monona Eckerman (Davis)

Myrna Monona Eckerman (Davis)

Oct 15, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Myrna Monona Eckerman, 62, of McCook Lake, S.D., formerly of the Morningside area of Sioux City, passed away following a lengthy illness Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital surrounded by her family. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Andrew Sohm of St. Stephen Martyr...

Rita Barbara Chase (CDeBaca)

Rita Barbara Chase (CDeBaca)

Oct 15, 2008

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Doris Speke Weaver (Speke)

Doris Speke Weaver (Speke)

Oct 10, 2008

MOVILLE, Iowa -- Doris Speke Weaver, 89, of Moville died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2008, at Kingsley Nursing & Rehab Center in Kingsley, Iowa. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Moville United Methodist Church in Moville, with the Rev. Ed Frank, pastor, officiating. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Monday, one hour prior to memorial services, in Arlington Township...

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