Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Dr. Michael Rogers
Mar 7, 2019
Dr. Michael J. Rogers, 52 of South Sioux City, Nebraska died on Thursday, March 7, 2019, surrounded by his family. A funeral service will be at 10:30 AM on Saturday at East High School. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM on Friday, March 15, 2019, at East High School, Sioux City, Iowa. A prayer service...
Steven L. Archer
Mar 7, 2019
Steven L Archer, 62, of Smithland Iowa, passed away Thursday, March 7 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City Iowa surrounded by his loved ones. A memorial service will be held at a later date. Christy - Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, is assisting the family with arrangements. Steven Lawrence Archer, the son of Ted and Janet (Cox) Archer was born...
Wilma Sylvester
Mar 2, 2019
Wilma June (Claude) Sylvester was born in Woolstock, Iowa on June 19, 1931. Her parents were William Ira Claude and Lydia Pauline (Hilpipre) Claude. Her grandparents were Jules and Martha Claude and Paul and Mary Hilpipre. Wilma attended the Wright County Country School #8 and was the class valedictorian when she graduated from the Woolstock Community School in 1949. She...
Jo Ann Berggren
Mar 1, 2019
Jo Ann Berggren, 90, of Sioux City, died Friday, March 1, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church, 2039 S. St. Aubin, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jay Denne officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery, Sioux City, IA. Visitation will be 4 to 8...
Genece Quinn
Feb 28, 2019
Genece “Jenny” Guillaume Quinn, age 79, of Westby, Wisconsin formerly of Jefferson, South Dakota died on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at Gunderson Lutheran Medical Center in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, March 8, 2019 at St. Peter Catholic Church in Jefferson with Father David Roerich celebrating. Burial will follow in St....
William M Kohn
Feb 27, 2019
William M. Kohn, age 85, passed away Wednesday, February 27, 2019 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home where he had resided since March 2018. Memorial Services will be held at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel at 11:00 a.m., March 6, 2019. Private burial will be at a later date in Long Pine, NE. Bill was born May 2, 1933 in Montgomery,...
Lou Ann Teresa Benson
Feb 27, 2019
Lou Ann T. Benson, 84, passed into eternal rest with her family by her side on Wednesday, February 27, 2019, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 9:30 a.m., Monday, March 4, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with the family present. A funeral service will follow the visitation at 10:30 a.m., Monday at...
John Tillo
Feb 26, 2019
John Tillo, 89, of Sioux City, passed away in his sleep on Feb. 26, 2019. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Friday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Drive North, in Sioux City. Visitation will begin at 4 p.m. Friday, with the family present at 5 p.m. and a luncheon to follow at the conclusion of the service,...
Robert Frank "Bob" Jorgensen
Feb 24, 2019
Robert Frank Jorgensen, 97, of Louisville, Kentucky, passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019. Visitation will be from 10:00 am until the time of the Mass at 11:00 am on Thursday, February 28, 2019 at St. Patrick Catholic Church, (1000 North Beckley Station Road, Louisville, KY 40245). Graveside services will be held on Tuesday, March 5, 2019 at 1:00pm at...
Marguerite Grace Westly
Feb 20, 2019
Marguerite Grace Westly, 87, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2019, at her home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1 to 5 p.m. Sunday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Marguerite Grace Westly was born to George and Kathryn (Riggs) File, on Dec. 15, 1931, in Fort...
Edward Daniel Rowe
Feb 17, 2019
Edward Daniel Rowe, 87, of Sioux City, died Sunday, Feb. 17, 2019, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Edward Daniel Rowe, the son of George and Pearl...
Everett Teddy Marsh
Feb 15, 2019
Everett T. Marsh, 89, of Sioux City, died Friday, Feb. 15, 2019, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff. Service will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a prayer service at 7...
Peter F. Geeron
Feb 10, 2019
Peter F. Geeron, 89, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home under the care of Hospice. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Mater Dei Catholic Parish-Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of...
Nancy Kathleen Bookhart
Feb 9, 2019
Nancy K. Bookhart, 73, died peacefully February 9, 2019 after a brief illness. She was born January 11, 1946 in Sioux City to Edward and Elva (Jorgensen) Bookhart She was a lifelong Morningside resident, attending public school and graduating with the East High Class of 1964. She welcomed her daughter, Amy, in 1971. She was a licensed insurance agent eventually...
Peggy J Edwards
Feb 8, 2019
Peggy Joyce Edwards, 89, of Sioux City, died Friday, Feb. 8, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. A private burial will take place at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. The family was assisted with arrangements by Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. Peggy Joyce Kenny, the daughter of Ernest and Florence (Moline) Kenny was born March 21, 1929,...
Gloria Ann August
Feb 7, 2019
Gloria A. August, 93, formerly of Sioux City, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, at the Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salix, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Monday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Sioux...
Norbert Seebach
Feb 6, 2019
Norbert Eugene Seebach, 82, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2019, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, 624 Jennings St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Kenny Hsu officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, the family will be present...
Margaret K. Johnson
Feb 1, 2019
There will be no services at this time. Please visit www.christysmith.com to leave online condolences for the family.
Elem Ford
Jan 30, 2019
Elem Ford Sr., 90, of Sioux City, died Jan. 30, 2019, at home, surrounded by family, following a lengthy illness. Service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with Rev. Willie Ray Ford and Rev. Jeremy F. Robertson, Sr. officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with...
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