Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Bernetta L. "Bernie" Madsen
Dec 15, 2021
Bernetta L. “Bernie” Madsen, 76, died Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at her residence in Sioux City, IA. A Memorial Mass will be 10:30 am Tuesday, December 21, 2021, at Mater Dei Parish-Church of the Nativity with interment in Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences may be expressed to the family at www.christysmith.com . Bernetta Lois “Bernie” Schile, the daughter of Lewis and...
Avis Sue Hefner
Dec 12, 2021
Avis S. Hefner, 89, died December 12, 2021 at Sunrise Retirement Community following a short illness. Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, December 20 at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 South Martha with Pastor Tom Lovan officiating. Visitation will be 9:00 – 11:00 AM on Monday, December 20 prior to funeral. Burial will be at Lawn Ridge Cemetery...
Diane H. Brown
Dec 12, 2021
Diane H. Brown, age 76, of Sioux City died Sunday December 12, 2021 at Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Friday December 17, 2021 at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel with her nephew Casey Brown officiating. Per her wishes she will be cremated following the service. Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 16,...
Valerie Lynn Greger
Dec 9, 2021
Valerie L. Greger, 60, died Thursday, December 9, 2021, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive N. A funeral service will be 10:00 am Wednesday, December 15, 2021, at Christy-Smith, Larkin, with burial to follow...
Peggy Marie McPherson
Dec 9, 2021
Peggy Marie McPherson, 61, of Sioux City, passed away on Thursday, December 9, 2021, in a local hospital, with her husband by her side. A Celebration of Life gathering will be held 4:00 pm to 5:30pm Sunday, December 19, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with a Memorial Service to follow at 5:30 pm. Online condenses...
Albert "Al" Erickson
Dec 6, 2021
Albert B. “Al” Erickson, 70, formerly of Sioux City, IA, died Monday, December 6, 2021, at his residence in Beresford, SD. A visitation will be 10:30 am to 12:30 pm Monday, December 13, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA. Burial will take place the same day in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery in Humboldt, SD, with...
Rick D. Solomon
Dec 4, 2021
Rick Darrell Solomon, age 63, of Sioux City died Saturday December 4, 2021 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday December 9, 2021 at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sioux City, Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:00-7:00 p.m., with a prayer service held at 7:00 p.m. at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel. Rick was...
Larry L. Lewis
Dec 3, 2021
Larry L. Lewis, 70, of Sioux City, IA, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 3, 2021, surrounded by his family. A Funeral service will be at 10:00 AM on Friday, December 10th at the Community Presbyterian Church located at 417 E. Birch Lawton, Iowa 51030 with the Pastor Ken Meissner officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City,...
Gail W. Bauerly
Nov 29, 2021
Gail W. Bauerly, 90, died peacefully Monday, November 29, 2021, at Bickford Cottage in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Thursday, December 2, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive North. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 am Friday, December 3, 2021, at Holy Cross Parish-St. Michael Catholic Church with...
Ardyce Ann Lechner
Nov 27, 2021
Ardyce Ann Lechner, 95, of Sioux City, Iowa, died on Saturday, November 27, 2021. A funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Friday at Grace United Methodist Church located at 1735 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa, with James Shirbroun officiating. Interment will be at Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa. The family will receive friends from 9:30 AM to...
Ruth Marie Taylor-Stephany
Nov 26, 2021
Ruth Marie Taylor-Stephany age 88 of Sioux City died on Friday November 26, 2021 at a local care facility. Memorial Services will be held at 10:00am Thursday December 2, 2021 at Christy Smith Morningside Chapel with Rev. Jim Shirbroun officiating. Interment will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Ruth was born...
William Robert "Bill" Hedlund
Nov 24, 2021
** UPDATE** Services have now been scheduled William Robert “Bill” Hedlund, 93, passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, November 24, 2021, in Champlin, MN. A memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 22, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be one hour prior. Private interment will be 1:00 pm that same...
Benjamin L. Flathers
Nov 16, 2021
Benjamin L. Flathers, 80, of Correctionville passed away on Tuesday, November 16, 2021 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center. A visitation will be 9:00 am to 11:00 am Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Dr. North, followed by a Celebration of Life service at 11:00 am at Christy-Smith, Larkin Chapel. Online condolences may be expressed...
Marcella Mings
Nov 15, 2021
Marcella A. Mings, 92, formerly of North Sioux City, SD, passed away Monday, November 15, 2021, at Whitney Oaks Care Center in Carmichael, CA. A funeral service will be 10:30 am Tuesday, November 30, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, IA, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in McCook Cemetery in McCook...
Helen Henrietta Eveyln Sargisson
Nov 14, 2021
Helen Henrietta Eveyln (Roepke) Sargisson, age 98, peacefully left this Earth on November 14th 2021. A celebration of life for Helen and Leland Sargisson will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave in Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Helen was born, first of...
Marco Antonio Maldonado
Nov 13, 2021
In Memory of Marco Maldonado Marco Antonio Maldonado, 28 died on Saturday, November 13, 2021, in Sioux City, IA A Funeral service will be at 3:00 PM on Saturday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106. with Father Anthony Weidner of St. Michaels Catholic Church in South Sioux City Officiating. Visitation will be from...
Evonne Carroyl Marsh
Nov 13, 2021
Evonne C. Marsh, 88, died Saturday, November 13, 2021, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 5:30 pm to 8:00 pm Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with a Prayer Service at 7:30 pm. A funeral service will be 11:00 am Thursday, November 18, 2021, at...
David Lee Dooley
Nov 13, 2021
David Lee Dooley, 75, of Sioux City, IA passed away on Saturday, November 13, 2021, unexpectedly at his home. Celebration of Life will be held from 1:30-3:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 9, 2022, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Family Resource Center, 1819 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, IA. David continued to assist others by being a tissue donor following his passing. David,...
Gene Plummer
Nov 11, 2021
Norman “Gene” Plummer, 73, died of complications from pneumonia, Thursday, November 11, 2021, at Pleasant View Nursing Home of Whiting, IA. A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 17, 2021, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Westfork Township Cemetery in Climbing Hill, IA. Online condolences may...
Donald E. Zimmer
Nov 4, 2021
Don Zimmer, owner of Creative Carpets, passed away at home on November 4th with his son by his side. He was 74. Donald Eugene Zimmer was born July 6, 1947 in Aurora, IL to Eugene and June (Pershing) Zimmer. They moved to Sioux City, IA when Don was an infant. Don grew up in Leeds and went to Leeds High...
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