Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Eloise Julia Gormally
May 12, 2017
Eloise J. Gormally, 90, of Hubbard, passed away Friday, May 12, 2017, at her home surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hubbard. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery at Jackson, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a rosary at 5:30 p.m., and a prayer service...
Adeline K. Anderl
May 11, 2017
Adeline Kathryn Hall Anderl of Sioux City, passed away on May 11, 2017 after a long and beautiful life. At 103 she was well loved by her family and community where she made a difference in the lives of so many. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Faith United Presbyterian Church. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...
Herbert C. Payne
May 10, 2017
Herbert Charles Payne, 77, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, May 10, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the...
Wilma Bryne
May 9, 2017
Wilma Bryne, 101, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, May 9, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tom LoVan officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be offered online at www.christysmith.com . Wilma was...
James Arthur Jones Jr.
May 8, 2017
James Jones Jr., 72, of Brookings, S.D., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Monday, May 8, 2017, at the Brookings hospital. A celebration of life service will be noon Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until services time Friday at the funeral home. James was born on Aug. 23, 1944, in...
Rose "Eleanore" Smith
May 7, 2017
Rose Eleanore Hayes Smith of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, May 7, 2017, at Fountain View Assisted Living in Sioux City. Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Eleanore was born at the family farmhouse on Aug. 31, 1929, to Ora Albert and Rosa Mae (Bauer) Hayes, in Great Bend, Kan. She was named...
Jennie "Jean" Gilbert
May 7, 2017
Jennie "Jean" Gilbert, 99, of Sioux City, died Sunday, May 7, 2017, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Jennie "Jean" Haffield, the daughter Enoch and Mary Ann (Conway) Haffield, was born on July 13, 1917, in Osceola, Iowa....
June R. Ellsworth
May 6, 2017
June R. Ellsworth, 94, of Sioux City, died Saturday, May 6, 2017, at her residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith, Funeral Home. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. June Rose Burke, the daughter of Charles...
Bernice Miller
May 5, 2017
Bernice J. Miller, 88, formerly of Merrill, Iowa, died Friday, May 5, 2017, at Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Bernice J....
Susan M. May
May 1, 2017
Susan May, 61, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, May 1, 2017, at home in Sioux City, surrounded by loving family and friends. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the...
Regina J. Jacobson
Apr 30, 2017
Regina J. "Jeanne" Jacobson, 67, died Sunday, April 30, 2017, surrounded by family, at a local hospital in Sioux City. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, May 6, at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be noon Saturday at the funeral home. Regina J. "Jeanne" Jacobson, the daughter of Jack and Bonnie (Gurnsey) Church, was born Aug. 28, 1949,...
Melvin C. Finken
Apr 29, 2017
Melvin Charles Finken, 73, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, April 29, 2017, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Mel was born on March 28,...
Joyce Burdick
Apr 29, 2017
Joyce E. Burdick, 90, formerly of Sioux City, passed away April 29, 2017, in San Antonio, Texas, after a brief illness. Services will be 1 p.m., Friday May 12, at St. Luke’s Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a prayer...
Dorothy D. Stevens
Apr 29, 2017
Dorothy D. Stevens, 91, of Sioux City, died Saturday, April 29, 2017, at Westwood Specialty Care in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., at the funeral home. Dorothy Darlene Stevens, the daughter of Garrett and Harriet...
Timothy Merchant
Apr 28, 2017
Timothy William Merchant, 63, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, April 28, 2017, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tom LoVan officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel,...
Leila Mae Wingert
Apr 25, 2017
Leila Mae Wingert, 95, of Bronson passed away on April 25, 2017 at her son Larry's home in Lawton, Iowa, surrounded by family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with Deacon Fred Karpuk officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at...
Jacqueline J. Mogensen
Apr 25, 2017
Jacqueline "Jackie" Joyce Mogensen, 85, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on April 25, 2017, at her residence. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Friday at the funeral home. Jackie was born on Nov. 25, 1931, in Sioux City, the...
Jesse Espinoza
Apr 25, 2017
Jesse G. Espinoza, 87, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, April 25, 2017, at Casa de Paz Health Care Center in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 6 p.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Jesse G. Espinoza, the son of Estebon and Antonia (Ayala) Espinoza, was...
Darlene L. Funk Niles
Apr 24, 2017
Darlene L. Niles, 91, of Sioux City, formerly Darlene Funk of Moville, passed into eternity on April 24, 2017, at Bickford Cottage in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Church in Moville, with the Very Rev. Bradley C. Pelzel officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today,...
Robert Bowers
Apr 24, 2017
Robert E. "Bob" Bowers, 88, of Sioux City, died Monday, April 24, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Robert Earl "Bob" Bowers, the son of William and Alta (Katasabek) Bowers, was...
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