Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
John F. Heien
May 14, 2020
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Naomi Ruth Butcher
May 10, 2020
Naomi Butcher, 86, of Elk Point, S.D. peacefully entered eternal life on May 10, 2020 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 16, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time. Burial will follow funeral at Memorial Park Cemetery. Naomi was born July 30, 1933 to Sidney Todd...
Dorothy Dee Smith
May 3, 2020
Dorothy (Butler) Smith, 90, passed away peacefully May 3rd, surrounded by her family. Private graveside services will be at a later date in Pleasant View Cemetery in Carthage, SD. Dorothy was born on February 12th, 1930, in Atchison, KS, to Sumner and Vivian Butler. She attended school in Atchison county. She moved to Kansas City, MO after high school and...
Rick Riley DeMers
May 2, 2020
Rick Riley DeMers of Sioux City, IA passed away Saturday, May 2, 2020 in Sioux City. A memorial service will be held 11:00 am Monday, May 11, 2020, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with visitation one hour prior. Rick was born January 31, 1962, to Raymond and JoAnn (Riley) DeMers. He was born and raised in Sioux City. He...
Lorraine Ruth Henning
May 2, 2020
Moville, IA – Lorraine R. Henning, 92, died Saturday, May 2, 2020, at Whispering Creek Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA. Due to the Covid-19 virus, a private funeral service will be held at 10:30 am Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with burial in Gilman Township Cemetery in Ashton, IA. The service will be live...
Robert E. Neswick
Apr 23, 2020
Robert (Bob) Neswick, 88, of Sioux City, passed away April 23, 2020 following a lengthy battle with dementia. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic there will be no services at this time. A Memorial Mass will be held at a later date. The family will have a private burial. Robert Eugene Neswick was born March 4, 1932 in Sioux City IA...
Denise Joann (Colt) Powers
Apr 21, 2020
Denise J. (Colt) Powers, 63, died Tuesday, April 21, 2020, at her residence in Sioux City, IA. The family is being assisted with arrangements by Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. A service will be held at a later date. Denise Joann Colt, the daughter of Elmer and Vivian (Wynn) Colt was born November 17, 1956, in Sioux City, IA. She...
Andrea K. Carroll
Apr 17, 2020
Our mother, daughter, sister, and friend Andrea K. (Beaubien) Carroll, 49 of Sioux City went to be with God and her husband David Carroll on April 17, 2020. A Memorial visitation will be Wednesday, April 22 from 4 to 8 pm at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes Morningside Chapel. Private family graveside services will be at a later date. Condolences may be...
Marjorie Clausen
Apr 16, 2020
Marjorie Alice (Alberts) Clausen passed away on April 16, 2020, at her home in Sioux City at age 96. Marjorie was born in Sioux City on February 16, 1924, the daughter of Robert W. Alberts and Bessie (Cushing) Alberts. She attended Whittier Grade School, East Junior, and graduated from East High School. On October 20, 1941, Marjorie married Royle C....
Kathryn Suzanne Watterson
Apr 15, 2020
Kathryn Watterson, age 68, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, April 15, 2020 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Per her wishes there will be no services. Online condolences may be left at www.christysmith.com Kathryn Suzanne Bradshaw was born December 6, 1951, the daughter of Douglas and Mary Ann (Bortle) Bradshaw. She grew up in the area and attended Sioux City...
Velma I. Luhr
Apr 13, 2020
Centenarian Velma Luhr passed away at Sunrise Retirement Center on April 13, 2020. She was born at home on the family farm near Wakefield, Nebraska on July 24th, 1919, the eighth of eleven children of Francis J. Kimbell and Gertrude M. (FitzSimmons) Kimbell. Educated in rural schools, she took normal training in high school, graduating in 1937. She was the...
Kathleen R. Casper
Apr 11, 2020
Kathleen Ruth Casper, 78, passed away Saturday, April 11, 2020, at Touchstone Healthcare in Sioux City, IA. The private family graveside service will be held at a later date. Kathleen was born December 19, 1941, in Sioux City and lived her entire life in the Sioux City area. She enjoyed her family and loved her crafts and doing puzzles. Kathleen...

Beverly Walding
Apr 8, 2020
Beverly A Walding (Aunt Bev), 92 of Sioux City, Iowa died on Wednesday, April 8, 2020, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Our Aunt Bev deserves a beautiful tribute so a Celebration of Life service will be held at a later date. This is due to state and federal guidance on gatherings during the Covid-19 pandemic limiting...
Cynthia Adele Lofton
Mar 31, 2020
Cynthia A. Lofton, 53, died Tuesday, March 31, 2020, at her residence in Lawton, IA. The family is being assisted with arrangements by Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. A service will be held at a later date. Cynthia Adele Howard, the daughter of Bill and Judith (Williamson) Howard was born August 10, 1966, in Rogers, AR. She graduated from high...
Danny Joe Roling
Mar 27, 2020
Danny Joe Roling, age 74, passed away at home on Friday, March 27, 2020 surrounded by his family after a long battle with cancer. He will be laid to rest at Kingsley Cemetery. Visitation will be at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes – Morningside, 1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, IA on Thursday, April 2, 2020 from 4:00-8:00 p.m. Due to the Covid-19...

Gary Lynn Reising
Mar 26, 2020
On Thursday March 26, 2020 at approximately 5:30 p.m. Gary took the only flight of his life to be reunited with his wife Donna Jean, and his Lord Jesus just inside the pearly gates of Heaven. Gary was born on January 29,1936 in Ponca, Nebraska to his parents Merrill Reising and Maxine Reising (Rakow). Gary spent his young years growing...
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