Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Warren "Pete" L. Barnes
Mar 7, 2018
Warren L. "Pete" Barnes, 83, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Holy Spirit Retirement Community in Sioux City. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Southern Hills Baptist Church. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Warren Lee "Pete" Barnes, the son of Donald and Hazel (Stratton) Barnes, was born...
Guy L. Oregon
Mar 5, 2018
Guy L. Oregon, 90, of Sioux City, passed away on March 5, 2018, at home. Guy requested that there would be no services. He and his family want everyone to remember him as the loving caring man he always was. Guy was born near Anthon, IA at home on March 4, 1928, to Ellis and Iva Oregon. He graduated from...
Margaret "Peggy" Wengert
Mar 5, 2018
Margaret A. "Peggy" Wengert, 60, of Sioux City, died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2018, in a hospital in Omaha. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Mater Dei Parish-Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7...
John "Jack" R. Mahrt
Mar 2, 2018
John R. “Jack” Mahrt, 99, of Battle Creek, formerly of Sioux City, went home to the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Morningside Chapel of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes (located at 1801 Morningside Ave. in Sioux City) with the Rev. Martin Mosier officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City....
Anne B. Postello
Mar 1, 2018
Anne B. Postello, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial will be at Floyd Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home. Anne was born...
Richard A. Green
Feb 27, 2018
Richard A. “Rick” Green, 59 born Feb. 3, 1959 in Maryville, MO entered eternal rest Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Memorial Service will be held 2:30 pm, Saturday, March 3 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes - Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service. Rick spent sometime in the USMC and was cook for 40+ years at various restaurants around...
Ruth J. Tarvin
Feb 27, 2018
Ruth Joann (Verlinden) Tarvin, 87, of Sioux City, died peacefully on Feb. 27, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. David Koehler officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ruth was born in Sioux...
Richard V. Hansen
Feb 26, 2018
Richard V. "Dick" Hansen, a long time Sioux City resident, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018 at his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Dick grew up in Britt, Iowa, where he wrestled and was one of eight children. After his...
Joseph "Jerry" Stroup
Feb 25, 2018
Joseph “Jerry” Stroup, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 at Holy Spirit Nursing Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Epiphany. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Larkin Chapel of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes with a rosary starting at 4:30 and...
Dorothy J. Clausen
Feb 20, 2018
Dorothy J. Clausen, 77, Sioux City, died on Feb. 20, 2018, suddenly, unexpectedly, and peacefully at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 S. Martha St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Darrin Vick officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the church. Arrangements...
Janice A. McMullen
Feb 20, 2018
Janice A. McMullen, 90, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Sergeant Bluff. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Graceland Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Janice was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Harold and Ethel (Bremer)...
Mary Kathleen Brown
Feb 16, 2018
M. Kathleen "Katie" Brown, 87, of Sioux City, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Katie Arnett, the...
Pamela Kay Sawyer
Feb 15, 2018
Pamela "Pam" McClary Sawyer, 68, of Sioux City, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a life long battle with diabetes. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sunnybrook Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jan King officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present...
John Leroy Haines
Feb 13, 2018
John L. Haines, formerly of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Deepwater, Mo. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. John was born on Feb. 23, 1940, to Homer and Leona (Herring) Haines, in Portland, Ore. He worked for many years as a sheet metal worker for Interstate Air...
Anne Brewer
Feb 12, 2018
Anne Brewer, 94, passed away Monday, February 12, 2018, at Whispering Creek Active Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA. A memorial service will be held Friday, April 6, 2018, at Faith United Presbyterian Church, 4327 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, at 11:00 am with Rev. David Koehler officiating. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church....
Clark E. Lewis
Feb 11, 2018
Clark E. Lewis, 69, of Sergeant Bluff, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at a local hospital surrounded by his loving family. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Inurnment will be held at a later date. Visitation will be held one...
Richard E. Kiley
Feb 11, 2018
Richard E. "Dick" Kiley, 80, of Sioux City, died Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Jerome P. Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a parish vigil service held at 7 p.m., at...
William J. Westhoff
Feb 11, 2018
William "Bill" Westhoff, 79, of Sioux City, passed away February 11, 2018, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with a time of sharing at 7 p.m., at Christy Smith Funeral Home's Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave. in Sioux City. A celebration of life service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church,...
Joan Margaret Rector
Feb 11, 2018
Joan M. Rector, 80, of Sergeant Bluff, died on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2018, at an assisted living facility in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be at 10 a.m. on Friday at St. Boniface Church of the Cathedral of Epiphany Parish in Sioux City with the Rev. Mario Sanchez officiating. Entombment will follow at the Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be on...
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