Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
George Nassiff
Nov 2, 2019
George J. Nassiff, 88, of Sioux City died Saturday, November 2, 2019, at a local hospital. Services will be at 10:30 AM, Wednesday at Christy-Smith Funeral Home Morningside Chapel with son, David Nassiff presiding. Visitation will be Tuesday, 4:00-8:00 PM. Family present 6:00-8:00 with prayer service at 7:00. George was born June 25, 1931 in Sioux City, to Frank and...
Harland D. Johnson
Nov 1, 2019
Harland D. Johnson, 89, of Sioux City, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, in Sioux City. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 South Lakeport, Sioux City, with Pastors Russell Senstad and David Zirpel officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 5:30...
Mary Mullin
Nov 1, 2019
Mary Elizabeth Mullin, age 82, of Sioux City died on Friday November 1, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday November 6, 2019 at Holy Cross Parish- Blessed Sacrament Church. Graveside Services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Wednesday at Mount Calvary Cemetery in Cherokee, Iowa. Visitation will...
Lois Marie Hansen
Oct 29, 2019
Lois M. Hansen, 99 of Sioux City, Iowa died on Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, Iowa. A Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Friday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106 with the Rev. Del L. Olivier officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux...
Donald Eugene Olsen
Oct 29, 2019
Donald E. “Don” Olsen, 71, died Tuesday, October 29, 2019, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Friday, November 1, 2019, with family present, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 S. Lakeport Ave., with a memorial service at 7:00 p.m. at the church. Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, is assisting the...
Margaret R. Gerch
Oct 28, 2019
Margaret R. Gerch, 91, of Sioux City, died Monday, Oct. 28, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Mater Dei Parish-Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, with a parish vigil at 6:30 p.m., at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. Margaret Rose Rozendal, the daughter...
Shirley Ann Hahn
Oct 28, 2019
Shirley Ann Hahn-Cox, 79, of Evansville, formerly Sioux City, died Oct. 28, 2019, in Evansville. Services will be 1 p.m., Thursday, Nov. 7, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service on Thursday at the funeral home. Shirley was born in Evansville on...
Marcella J. "Marcie" Moore
Oct 26, 2019
Marcella "Marcie" J. Moore, 93, of Sioux City, died on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, at Immaculate Conception Church, Mater Dei Parish, 1212 Morningside Avenue in Sioux City, with the Rev. Andrew Galles officiating. Interment will be in St. Martin's Cemetery at Odebolt, Iowa. Visitation will...
Diana Coil Gobell
Oct 26, 2019
Diana Coil Gobell, 53, passed away in the evening of October 26, 2019 after a tenacious and brave battle with cancer. She was at home surrounded by her family and dog. Diana will be remembered for her go-getting, optimistic, and selfless personality as well as her constant display of strength and determination. She was an incredible mother, wife, daughter, sister,...
David Lynn Davenport
Oct 25, 2019
David L. Davenport, 66, a life-long Sioux City resident, died on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, following a stroke. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church located at 1735 Morningside Avenue in Sioux City, with James Shirbroun officiating. The family will receive friends from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, located at 1801...
Yoke Chan "Nancy" Nguyen
Oct 25, 2019
Yoke Chan “Nancy” Nguyen, 59, of Sioux City, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2019, at her residence in Sioux City. Service will be 10 a.m. Sunday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Chapel, 2320 Outer Drive North. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home. Nancy, the daughter of Fook and Kim (Low) Yap was born May 10,...
Logan Robert Wold
Oct 22, 2019
Logan Wold, 22, of Sioux City, IA, lost his battle with Epilepsy early Tuesday morning, October 22, 2019. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 26, 2019 at Morningside Lutheran Church with Reverend Tom LoVan officiating. Burial will be at Emmanuel Lutheran Cemetery in Abercrombie, ND. Visitation will be held from 9:30 a.m. until service time on...
Charlene M. Williams
Oct 18, 2019
Charlene Williams, 88, died Friday, October 18, 2019 at her residence in Sioux City. A visitation will be 3:00-7:00 p.m., Monday, October 21, 2019 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes Morningside Chapel with the family present 5:00-7:00 p.m. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 22, 2019, at Morningside Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom LoVan officiating. A burial will take place...
Lyle B. Mason
Oct 14, 2019
Lyle B. Mason, 92, of North Sioux City, passed away Monday, October 14, 2019, at a Sioux City hospital. Visitation will be 12:00-2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 19, 2019 with Funeral Service to follow at 2:00 p.m. at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Lyle was born on April 12, 1927 in Ideal, SD to William H. and Ival A. (Lenker) Mason....
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Potter
Oct 13, 2019
Elizabeth Jane “Betty” Potter, 80, died Sunday, October 13, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community. A visitation will be 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, October 17, 2019, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. A funeral service will be 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 18, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with burial to follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Elizabeth Jane “Betty”...
Loretta Annabelle Johnson
Oct 8, 2019
Loretta Annabelle Johnson, 96, lifelong resident of Sioux City, Iowa died on Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City, Iowa. A Funeral service will be at 11:00 AM on Monday, October 14th with Chaplain Jon Moravec of Sunrise Retirement Community officiating at the Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106. Private...
Viola Shirley Bremmer
Oct 7, 2019
Viola Shirley Bremmer, 92, Hawarden formerly Sioux City, died Monday October 7, 2019, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral will be 1:00 pm Thursday, October 10, 2019, at the Larkin Chapel of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, located at 2320 Outer Drive North with Pastor David Halaas of St. Mark Lutheran Church officiating, Visitation will be one hour prior...
Daniel Joseph "Dan" Rodriguez
Oct 6, 2019
Daniel J. “Dan” Rodriguez, 66, died Sunday, October 6, 2019, surrounded by his family, at MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City, IA after losing a short battle with cancer. A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Wednesday, October 9, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with a parish vigil service at 7:00 pm. Mass of Christian Burial will...
Galen Eldean Gehrts
Oct 4, 2019
Galen Eldean Gehrts, 92, died Friday, October 4, 2019, at a local hospital. A memorial service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, October 11, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel. Galen Gehrts, the son of Marvin and Lydia (Meyer) Gehrts was born September 3, 1927, in Holstein, IA. He graduated from Holstein High School in 1945. Galen was a farmer...
Ronald Wayne "Ron" Coon
Oct 2, 2019
Ronald W. “Ron” Coon, 86, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, October 2, 2019, at Happy Siesta Health Care Center in Remsen, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Tuesday, October 8, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with the family present from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm and a prayer service at 7:00 pm. A funeral service...
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