Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Anton Leo Getz Sr.
Mar 14, 2025
Anton Leo Getz, 89, passed away on Friday, March 14, 2025, at a local nursing home in South Sioux City, Nebraska.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, from 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave). Funeral service will be held on Friday, March 21, 2025, at 10:30 am at Christy-Smith Funeral...
Karen Marie Rodriguez
Mar 10, 2025
Karen Rodriguez, longtime Catholic elementary school teacher and ESL teacher, died March 10, 2025, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House.
A Memorial Service will be held 10:30am Saturday, March 29, 2025 at Blessed Sacrament Church, 3112 Jackson Street, Sioux City, Iowa. The interment will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, March 31, 2025 at the South Dakota Veteran’s Cemetery, 25965 477th Avenue,...
Robert Barney Hasler
Mar 8, 2025
Robert (Rob) B. Hasler Sr., 70, of Sioux City, passed away on Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Westwood Nursing Home, with family by his side, after a lengthy battle with heart disease.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Monday, March 17, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.). Visitation will be held one hour...
Patricia L. Beauchene
Mar 5, 2025
Patricia “Pat” Louise Beauchene, beloved mother, wife, sister, grandmother, and friend, passed peacefully away on Wednesday, March 5, 2025, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home.
Services will be Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 10:30 am at Sacred Heart Catholic Church with Father Timothy Friedrichsen officiating. Viewing and visitation will begin one hour prior to service. Burial will be at 11:00 am on...
Lamoyne Arlo Christiansen
Mar 4, 2025
Lamoyne Arlo Christiansen, 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at a local nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Lamoyne was born on March 26, 1949, in Norfolk, Nebraska, to Arlo and Karla (Ohlrich) Christiansen. He graduated from Plainview High School in Plainview, Nebraska, in 1967. Lamoyne served his country in multiple branches of the military...
Cathleen A. Wolfe
Mar 3, 2025
Cathleen “Cathy” Ann Wolfe, 69, passed away after a battle with rare cancer on Monday, March 3, 2025, surrounded by her family.
Cathy had requested that no events take place, but her children are disobeying her one last time. A visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801...
Eunice Edith Zeitler
Mar 3, 2025
Eunice Edith Petersen Crawford Zeitler
Eunice Edith Zeitler, 88, passed away on Monday, March 3, 2025, in her home in Sioux City, Iowa.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, March 14, 2025, at 11:00 am at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.) with a visitation taking place one hour prior. Her final resting place will be Memorial Park...
James Edward Skalisky
Mar 2, 2025
James “Jim” Skalisky, 69, of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, died peacefully surrounded by family on Sunday, March 2, 2025.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11:00 am on Tuesday, March 11, 2025, at Christy Smith Funeral Homes Morningside Chapel (located at 1801 Morningside Ave in Sioux City). Visitation with the family will be one...
Cheryl A. Pease
Feb 25, 2025
Cheryl A. “Shari” Pease, 73, of Abilene passed away on February 25, 2025, at Memorial Health System Hospital in Abilene, Kansas. Memorial Services will be at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.) with a visitation taking place one hour prior. Burial will be at Sioux City’s Graceland Park Cemetery.
Shari was...
John Walter Hammerstrom
Feb 25, 2025
John "Jack" W. Hammerstrom, 97, lifelong resident of Sioux City, Iowa, died on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at a local care facility in Sioux City, Iowa.
A Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church located at 1212 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, Iowa, 51106. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City, Iowa.
Online condolences may...
Billy Joe Carpenter
Feb 23, 2025
Billy “Bill” J. Carpenter
Billy “Bill” J. Carpenter, 50, passed away suddenly February 23, 2025, in Iowa.
A visitation will be 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive North. To honor Bill’s memory, the family has requested that guests wear Iowa Hawkeyes or camouflaged clothes.
Bill was born August 16th, 1974, to...
Lois "Joan" Hanson
Feb 19, 2025
Lois “Joan” Hanson, 91, died Wednesday, February 19, 2025, at a local hospital in Sioux City, IA.
A visitation will be 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive N, with a prayer service at 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at Cathedral...
Jean Marie Kahler
Feb 16, 2025
Jean M. Kahler, 79, passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at a local care facility in Anderson, South Carolina.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 am on Friday, February 21, 2025, at Redeemer Lutheran Church (3204 S Lakeport St, Sioux City, IA 51106) with a visitation taking place one hour prior. Her final resting place will be Memorial Park...
DeAune Mae Pixler
Feb 15, 2025
DeAune Mae (Boggs) Pixler, 87, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away surrounded by her family on February 15, 2025. She was born on June 15, 1937, to Cecil and Lucille (Lau) Boggs. Her stepfather, Leonard Uhl, also played an important role in her life. She attended school in Bronson, Iowa, and Luton, Iowa.
DeAune was married to Richard Pixler, and she...
Saundra Rae Larson
Feb 10, 2025
Saundra Rae Larson, 78, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully surrounded by the love of her family, on Monday, February 10, 2025, at Embassy Care Center in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. A Memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel (2320 Outer Drive North) with a visitation taking place one...
Richard Roy Schoening
Feb 9, 2025
Richard Roy Schoening, 89, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at a local nursing home in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa.
Funeral service will be held on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 11:00 am at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.) with a visitation taking place one hour prior. His final resting place will be Graceland Park Cemetery.
Richard was born...
Louise Helen Bridgett
Feb 6, 2025
Louise Bridgett, age 104, passed into the lord's hands peacefully surrounded by family in her home in Brandon, SD, on February 6, 2025. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 14, 2025, at 1:00 pm at Christy Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave, Sioux City IA). Visitation will be at 12:00 pm before the service.
Louise was born in...
Myrna Jean Beuzekom
Feb 2, 2025
Myrna Jean Beuzekom, 95, a beloved daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and cherished friend, passed away peacefully on February 2, 2025, in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa, surrounded by the love of her family. Born on November 9, 1929, in Alcester, South Dakota, Myrna was a vibrant spirit whose warmth and kindness touched everyone she encountered. Graduating from Alcester...
Shane M. Reed
Feb 2, 2025
Shane Michael Reed of Sioux City, IA, passed away on February 2nd, 2025, at the age of 64.
A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave.
Shane was born in Sioux City, IA, on February 26, 1960, the son of Charles Reed and Glenna (Edwards) Brockhaus. He grew...
Sharron Kay Ryden
Feb 1, 2025
Sharron Kay Ryden passed away on February 1, 2025, at the age of 82, at the Regency Assisted Living in South Sioux City, Nebraska. Sharron was born on December 18, 1942, in Bloomfield, Nebraska, the daughter of Alvin C. and Vivian (Vaughn) Bennar.
She went to school in Sioux City, Iowa, and could be seen delivering the Sioux City Journal before...
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