Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Daniel A. Thomas
Mar 27, 2017
Daniel Allan Thomas, 47, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be noon Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Henry Witte officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Daniel was born on...
Laurence K. Welch
Mar 23, 2017
Laurence K. "Larry" Welsh, 89, of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Private family graveside services will be today in Calvary Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. today at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Laurence Kenneth "Larry" Welch, the son of Martin and Maude (Carroll) Welch, was born March 3,...
Darin J. Maas
Mar 21, 2017
Darin J. Maas, 48, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Darin J. Maas, the son of William and Karen (Wilson) Maas, was born on Sept. 18, 1968, in Battle Creek, Iowa. He attended high school in Ida Grove, Iowa. On...
John P. Nelson
Mar 19, 2017
John Phillip Nelson, 60, of Sioux City, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, after a brief illness surrounded by friends and family. A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merrill G. Muller officiating. Visitation with the family will be 1 p.m. until service...
Helen May Sager
Mar 19, 2017
Helen May Sager, 87, of Sioux Falls, formally of Sioux City, IA, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Southridge Healthcare in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 23 at 11:00 AM at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Graceland Park Cemetery. Helen...
Luella S. Mutz
Mar 17, 2017
Luella S. Mutz, 93, of Sioux City, formerly of Pender, Neb., died Friday, March 17, 2017, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Sioux City (previously known as Morningside Presbyterian Church). Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, in Rose Hill Cemetery at...
Ruth Haafke
Mar 17, 2017
Ruth Marie Haafke, 82, of Bronson, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Life Community Church, 4800 Stone Ave., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jonathon Young officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be 9...
Ronald G. Roupe,
Mar 16, 2017
Ronald G. Roupe, 78, lifelong resident of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 618 Florence Ave., Sioux City, with the Rev. Tim Squier officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6...
Coleen Marie Harsma
Mar 13, 2017
Coleen M. Harsma, 56, of North Sioux City, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at home. A celebration of life service will be 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at North Sioux City Community Center, 205 Sodrac Drive. Arrangements are with Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Coleen Marie Phillips was born on Sept. 28, 1960, in Sioux City the daughter of Roy...
Patty Lou Sturtevant
Mar 10, 2017
Patty Lou Sturtevant, 74, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at her residence. Per her wishes, private graveside services will be held in Logan Park Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Patty was born in rural Plymouth County, Iowa, on Nov. 19, 1942, the daughter...
Linda Rusk
Mar 7, 2017
Linda M. Rusk, 72, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Community. A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2017, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dale Smith officiating. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Linda's life. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Linda...
Bonnie M. Hurley
Mar 7, 2017
Bonnie Mae Hurley, 89, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Norwalk Nursing and Rehab in Norwalk, Iowa, from complications of Alzheimer's. As per Bonnie’s request, the body will be cremated. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 5206 Military Rd., in Sioux City. Bonnie was born on May 22, 1927....
Lee Delphis Lambert
Mar 6, 2017
Lee D. Lambert, 88, Sioux City, died on March 6, 2017, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 South Lakeport, in Sioux City, with the Revs. Russell Senstad and David Zirpel officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hinton, Iowa, with military...
June Nyreen
Mar 5, 2017
June Nyreen, 77, of North Sioux City, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4130 War Eagle Drive, in Sioux City. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. In loving remembrance of my wife: June Nyreen was born on Dec. 27, 1939....
Gloria Fay Flair
Mar 5, 2017
Gloria F. Flair, 72, of South Sioux City, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Regency Square in South Sioux City. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kevin Roach officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Gloria was born on Feb. 11, 1945, in...
Susan Janelle Saul
Mar 3, 2017
Susan "Sue" Janelle Saul, 42, lifelong resident of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. Services will be 10 a.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City. Interment will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.christysmith.com . Susan was born...
Darlene Kay Cole
Mar 3, 2017
Darlene K. Cole, 83, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, at a Council Bluffs hospital. Private graveside services will be held in Graceland Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Darlene was born on June 12, 1933, in Mitchell, S.D., to Charles and Catherine (Weiland) Torbet....
James Triplett
Mar 3, 2017
James Robert Lee Triplett, 83, of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Westwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Louis D Hicks
Mar 3, 2017
Louis D. Hicks, 94, of Akron, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at his residence. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith...
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