Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Doreen F. Epstein
Apr 20, 2018
Doreen Faye Epstein, 65, of Marion, formerly of Sioux City, entered into rest Friday, April 20, 2018, in Marion. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City, with Deacon Ronald Forrest officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, the family will be present 5 to 7 p.m. and...
Loretta K. Bentson
Apr 16, 2018
Loretta Katherine “Sugar” Bentson, age 78, of Sioux City died Monday April 16, 2018 at a Sioux City hospital. Loretta was born in Sioux City, Iowa on December 6, 1939, the daughter of Raymond and Etta (Johnson) Simeon. She attended Sioux City Schools and graduated from Bishop Heelan High School with the class of 1958. She was united in marriage...
Carolyn M. Johnson
Apr 15, 2018
Carolyn Marie Johnson, 81, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, April 15, 2018, at Sunrise Retirement Home. Services will be 5 p.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Visitation will be 2 p.m. until time of service Thursday at the funeral home. Carolyn, the daughter of Ernest and Wilma (Fenton) Johnson of Bronson, Iowa, was born at the Methodist...
Virgil L. Eckhoff
Apr 12, 2018
Virgil L. Eckhoff, 86 of Sioux Falls, SD died Thursday, April 12, 2018 at Sanford Hospital. Funeral Services will be Tuesday, April 17, 2018, at Miller Funeral Home-Southside Chapel (7400 South Minnesota Ave) at 10:30 am with the Rev. Jeff Eisele of Spirit of Joy Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Clark, SD. Visitation will be...
Wakae "Rose" Wesp
Apr 10, 2018
Wakae "Rose" Wesp, 93, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial of her cremains will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Friday at the funeral home. Wakae Kobayashi was born in Yokosukashi, Japan, to Shikazo...
Corleen I. Anderson
Apr 10, 2018
Corleen Anderson, 96, of Sioux City passed away April 10, 2018 at her home, with loved ones present. Services will be at 11:00 a.m., Friday, April 13, 2018, at Mater Dei Immaculate Conception Church in Sioux City, with Father Daniel Rupp officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Arrangements...
Randy J. Lura
Apr 4, 2018
Randy J. Lura, 38, died Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. No services will be held. Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside, assisted the family with arrangements. Randy James Lura, the son of Orville and Deborah (Williamson) Lura was born April 10, 1979, in Wichita, KS. Randy socialized at Goodwill in the mornings, and attended Mid-Step...
Dennis "Denny" G. Rehan
Apr 4, 2018
Dennis "Denny" Rehan, 71, of Sioux City, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, April 4, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by his family. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 14, at Immaculate Conception Church, with the Revs. Armand Bertrand and Daniel Rupp officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, followed by a luncheon in the church parish center....
Albert L. Kirchner
Mar 25, 2018
Albert L. Kirchner, 79, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, March 25, 2018 at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 6 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Drive North, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jerry Erickson officiating. Albert was born on May 27, 1938,...
Bridget "Chris" Kilpatrick
Mar 24, 2018
Bridget "Chris" Kilpatrick, 55, of Sergeant Bluff, passed away Saturday, March 24, 2018, after a courageous battle with cancer, surrounded by her loved ones. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Mary's Cemetery, Hubbard, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to...
John Detches
Mar 21, 2018
John Arthur Daniel Detches, 51, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, March 21, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. John was born...
Leland Paul Sargisson
Mar 20, 2018
Services will be at a later date. Watch www.christysmith.com for updates.
William "Bill" R. Tilton
Mar 19, 2018
William R. “Bill” Tilton, age 77, of Sioux City passed away on Monday March 19, 2018 at his residence after a short battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday March 23,2018 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes - Morningside Chapel with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior...
Linda "Linny" L. Hutton
Mar 17, 2018
Linda L. “Linny” Hutton, 69, of Sioux City, died Saturday, March 17, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Cornerstone World Outreach with visitation one hour prior. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery. Linda LaVerne “Linny” Iverson, the daughter of Wayne and Joan (Williams) Iverson, was born April 7, 1948, in Bassett, Neb. She...
Pearl C. Forst
Mar 13, 2018
Pearl C. Forst, 92, of Bronson, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Pearl Catherine Fritz, the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Cutter) Fritz, was born on Feb. 6, 1926, in Gann Valley, S.D. She was educated in a country school and then high school...
Keli R. Frye
Mar 12, 2018
Keli Frye, 33, Raleigh, formerly of Sioux City, died Monday, March 12, 2018, at Shepherd Center Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Riverside United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel,...
Rodney H. Olsen
Mar 10, 2018
Rodney Harold Olsen, 74 of Kingsley, Iowa formerly South Sioux City, NE died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Unity Point Health St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa. A Memorial service will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106 with the Chaplain Kathy Yoder officiating. Interment will be...
Gregory A. Moore
Mar 8, 2018
Gregory Alan Moore, 67, of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m.,...
Arlen Jerome Wiggs
Mar 8, 2018
Arlen Jerome Wiggs of Sioux City, went to his heavenly home on March 8, 2018, surrounded by his family, at his winter home in Texas. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a rosary at 4:30 p.m....
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