Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Betty Ruth Ferdig
Aug 27, 2019
Betty Ruth Ferdig, 94, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Whispering Creek Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sunday, September 1, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 am Monday, September 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Climbing Hill, IA. Burial will be...
Virgil L. Roberts
Aug 26, 2019
Virgil Leonard Roberts, 88, of Sioux City, went quietly to the Lord on Aug. 26, 2019. Services will be 11 a.m., Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 S. Lakeport, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Russell Senstad and Rev. David Zirpel officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family...
Sherlyn Van Dusen
Aug 25, 2019
Sherlyn Jean (Wade) Van Dusen died August 25, 2019 in Sioux City. She was 78 years old. She was born on May 17, 1941 in Sioux City to Clyde and Eleanor (Campbell) Wade. Sherry’s birth mother died when she was only two years old. She went to live with Rev. Orville and Mrs. Leota Knowlton. Mrs. Knowlton was Sherry’s mother’s...
Viola L. Bell
Aug 21, 2019
Viola Forshee Isaacson Bell, age 93, of Sioux City passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes with burial following in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Viola...
Della Mae Newman
Aug 17, 2019
Della Mae Newman, 92, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community after a lengthy battle with Dementia, surrounded by her family. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with the family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A funeral...
Fred "Fritz" William Lettau JR.
Aug 16, 2019
Fred W. “Fritz” Lettau Jr., 97, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at his residence in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Christy-Smith, with burial to follow...
Marjory I. Horton
Aug 12, 2019
Marjory Irene Horton, age 95, of Sioux City, died on Monday, August 12, 2019 at a local care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 16, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with burial following at Banner Township Cemetery in Lawton. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 15, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....
Kim Rochelle Dalke
Aug 10, 2019
Kim Rochelle Dalke of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Sioux City, passed away early Saturday morning, August 10, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona after a short duration of leukemia and pneumonia. She reached the age of 50 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 19, 2019 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith...
Catherine Anne Skuodas
Aug 6, 2019
Catherine Skuodas, 73, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at a local hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Drive North....
Dennis K. Smothers
Jul 31, 2019
Dennis K. Smothers, 72, died July 31, 2019, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A memorial visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, August 5, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. Dennis Kaye Smothers, the son of Donald and Irma (Morgan) Smothers was born January 11, 1947, in Rodney, IA. His family moved to...
George T. Harrington
Jul 30, 2019
George Thomas Harrington, 89, died at the Correctionville Care Center on Tuesday, July 30 after a long battle with dementia. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at Saint Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City, Iowa on Friday, August 2 at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. David Hemann as celebrant. Burial will follow at Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery in Salix....
Maurine Estella Solomon
Jul 30, 2019
Maurine Estella Solomon, 87 of Sioux City, Iowa died on Tuesday, July 30, 2019, in Sioux City, Iowa. A Funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106 with the Liz Tucker officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA. The family will receive...
James Eugene Tadlock
Jul 30, 2019
James Eugene Tadlock, age 75, of Sioux City died unexpectedly on Tuesday July 30, 2019 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 10:00am Friday August 2, 2019 at Mater Dai Immaculate Conception Center in Sioux City with Father Daniel Rupp officiating. Mr. Tadlock will be cremated following the service and a private family burial will be held...
William Paul "Bill" Jacobsen
Jul 26, 2019
William Paul Jacobsen, age 92, 0f Sioux City died Friday July 26, 2019 at a local care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Thursday August 1, 2019 at Morningside Lutheran Church with Pastor Tom Lo Van officiating with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. with...
Doris E. Jensen
Jul 23, 2019
Doris E. Jensen, 94, formerly of Elk Point, SD, died July 23, 2019, at her residence in Champlin, MN. A funeral service will be 1:00 pm Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Elk Point with burial to follow in Elk Point Cemetery. Doris Evelyn Davis, the daughter of Bertram and Minnie (Scott) Davis was born June 8,...
Burl Moore
Jul 19, 2019
Burl Dean Moore of Olathe, KS, formerly of Sioux City, IA, died on July 19, 2019 at the age of 84. A celebration of life service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, August 1 at Calvary Cemetery with the Rev Jerome Cosgrove officiating. In honor of Burls love for OU, Iowa and Heelan Football, and the St. Louis Cardinals, the...
Johnene "Jeanie" Derby
Jul 10, 2019
Johnene "Jeanie" Marie (Bogardus) Brownlee, Barrows, Derby, Hummel, 80, of Sioux City, grabbed her coat and got her hat and left her worries on the door step... and directed her feet to the sunny side of the street. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. A private family interment will take place at a...
Robert "Bob" Burton Draisey
Jul 10, 2019
Robert "Bob' Burton Draisey, 90, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 10, 2019, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home surrounded by his family. A celebration of life service will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. John Jensen officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family will be 3...
William J. Denzer
Jul 9, 2019
William Joseph Denzer Jr., 69, of Orange Park, formerly of Sioux City, died July 9, 2019, following a long illness. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Avenue. Bill was born March 16, 1950, in Brooklyn, N.Y. He was welcomed by his loving parents, William and Eleanora Vogler Denzer. Bill attended school in the...
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