Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Betty J Blakeman
Nov 5, 2024
Betty J. Blakeman, 94, passed away on November 5, 2024. Per her family's wishes, there will be no service at this time. Christy-Smith Funeral Homes is assisting the family.
Marvis Jean Hendrickson
Nov 3, 2024
Marvis Jean Hendrickson, 100, passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024, at a local nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Funeral service will be held on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at 3:00 pm at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel with a visitation from 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm. Her final resting place will be Memorial Park Cemetery.
Marvis was born on October...
Dorothy Jean Petersen
Oct 30, 2024
(Dorothy) Jean Petersen passed away on October 30, 2024, in Mapleton Heights. A private graveside service will be held at a later date.
Jean was born in Anthon, Iowa, on December 18, 1936, the third child born to Marvin and Dorothy Ashley. She was raised on the family farm west of Anthon, Iowa.
Jean graduated from Anthon High School in 1954. After...
Richard "Dick" Thomas Stevens
Oct 28, 2024
Richard “Dick” T. Stevens, 82, of Sioux City died Monday, October 28, 2024, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, NE. Services will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, November 4 at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, with the Rev. Kevin Kirwan officiating. Burial will be in St. Thomas Orthodox Cemetery of Graceland Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation will...
Stacey Jean Groce
Oct 25, 2024
Stacey Jean Groce (Carpenter), age 50, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 25, 2024, surrounded by loved ones. She was born the daughter of Pamela (Clausi) and Gary Carpenter on March 16, 1974.
Those left to cherish her memory include her beautiful daughters, Carrie (Tim) Carpenter, Rachel Carpenter and Stephanie (Jeffery) Groce (daughter of Chris Groce); sisters, Shelly and Sarah Carpenter;...
Jacquelynn Kay Goettsch
Oct 22, 2024
Jacquelynn K. Goettsch was born in Cherokee, IA, on March 7, 1946, the first child born to Murlen and Florence (Delperdang) Goettsch. She was raised on the family farm between Holstein and Galva Iowa.
A memorial service will be 10:30 am Thursday, November 7, 2024, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with burial in Calvary Cemetery in Holstein,...
Robert James Howard
Oct 11, 2024
Robert James (Bob) Howard, 95, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 11, 2024, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Funeral service will be Friday, October 18, at Westminster Presbyterian Church at 10:30 am with visitation one hour prior. Burial at Memorial Park following the service. Arrangements are being made by Christy Smith Funeral Home.
Robert was born to Ellis and...
Gayl I. Smith
Oct 7, 2024
Gayl I. Smith, 93, died Monday, October 7, 2024, at a Long-Term Care facility in Vermillion, SD.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 am Monday October 14, 2024, at St. Peter Catholic Church in Jefferson, SD with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Gayl Ingrid Widtfeldt, the daughter of David and Nettie (Norwood) Widtfeldt was born...
Jean Marie Groves
Sep 21, 2024
Jean Marie Groves, 87, passed away peacefully with family on Saturday, September 21, 2024, at a local nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, from 5:00 – 7:00 pm at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.). Funeral service will be held on Friday, September 27, 2024, at 10:30 am at Christy-Smith...
Thomas Jefferson Eagan
Sep 20, 2024
Thomas “TJ” Eagan died peacefully at his home surrounded by family on September 20, 2024, at the age of 45.
In 2011, TJ met and fell in love with Lindsay, and they were married a year later at Okoboji, IA. TJ and Lindsay had two beautiful children: Hunter and Madison, whose birth profoundly impacted TJ’s life. He took immense pride in...
Theodore H. Wiemann
Sep 20, 2024
Theodore H. Wiemann (Ted), 93, of Sioux City, passed away on Friday, September 20th, 2024, at the Mercy One hospital Sioux City surrounded by the family. A visitation with the family will be at the Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.), on Thursday, September 26th, 2024, at 10 AM one hour prior to the burial services at Graceland...
Donald F. Goeden
Sep 14, 2024
Sioux City, IA – Donald F. Goeden, 89, died Saturday, September 14, 2024, at a local hospital.
A funeral service will be Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive North, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.
Karen Rae Quist
Sep 9, 2024
Karen Rae Quist passed away on September 9, 2024, in her home in Sioux City, Iowa. Graveside services will be held at 2:00 pm on Tuesday, September 17, 2024, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Christy-Smith Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Karen was born on October 3, 1943, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Charles and Esther (Larsen)...
Paul S. Mahaffie
Sep 9, 2024
Paul S. Mahaffie, 73, died Monday, September 9, 2024, at a local hospital in Sioux City, IA.
A memorial service will be held at a later date. Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Paul S. Mahaffie, the son of John and Ruby (Reed) Mahaffie was born September 11, 1950, in Kansas City, MO. He graduated from high...
Phillip Eugene Dillinger
Sep 8, 2024
Sioux City, Iowa – Phillip Eugene Dillinger died Sunday, September 8, surrounded by family, at a local hospital. For the last couple of years, he suffered from ongoing complications from a liver transplant. There by his side caring for him was his younger sister, Della Anne, and her family till the end.
Phillip E. Dillinger was...
Otto "Bud" C. Albrecht
Sep 4, 2024
Sioux City, IA – Otto Clayton “Bud” Albrecht, 100, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at a local hospital.
A funeral service will be 10:30 am Tuesday, September 10, 2024, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery.
Otto Clayton “Bud” Albrecht was born May 22, 1924, in Sioux City...
Stewart A Huff
Sep 2, 2024
The venerable Stew Huff, native of Sioux City, Iowa, born during the July 4th Holiday, 1940 to Wallace and Marion Huff, died due to a severe stroke suffered the Friday of our Labor Day holiday, 2024. Stew grew up in Sioux City, Iowa, attended Central High School, and then graduated from Wentworth Military Academy.
Thereafter, Stew...
Aiden J. Eilers
Aug 31, 2024
Aiden J. Eilers, 5, of Hinton, passed away Saturday, August 31, 2024, at a local hospital in Sioux City, Iowa. Per his family's wishes, a private family service has taken place.
Aiden was born on January 2, 2019, in Sioux City, Iowa, to Austin Eilers and Gretchen Miller. Aiden graduated from preschool and was enrolled in T-K (Transitional Kindergarten) at Hinton...
Leon "Lee" R. Jager
Aug 31, 2024
Leon “Lee” Jager passed away peacefully, after a long illness, Saturday, August 31, 2024, at home with his wife, Luann and his dog, Jinx while watching his beloved Nebraska Cornhuskers win.
A funeral service will be 10:30 am Monday, September 9, 2024, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 1801 Morningside Ave., with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....
Kenneth Leroy Alvarez
Aug 27, 2024
Kenneth Leroy Alvarez, 59, passed away on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, of natural causes at his residence.
Funeral service will be held at 10:30 am on Friday, August 30, 2024, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.) with a visitation taking place one hour prior. Burial will follow at Graceland Park Cemetery.
Ken was born on December 4, 1964, in...
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