Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
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....
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...
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