Frances M. Marx

Frances "Fran" Mae Marx of Sioux City was lifted up to the Lord on eagle's wings on July 27, 2013. She went peacefully in her sleep after a brief illness.
Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Revs. Armand Bertrand and Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary at 4 p.m., the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Online condolences may be sent to www.christysmith.com .
Fran was born on Nov. 23, 1924, in Sioux City, in which she was a lifelong resident. She was the youngest of six children being born to Albert and Mattie (Amick) Brostrom. She was raised Lutheran having attended Augustana Lutheran Church, which her father helped design and build. Fran attended Cooper Elementary, East Junior, and East High School, graduating in 1943. After graduation, she attended Wayne State Teaching College.
After she married, she became a longtime member of I.C. Catholic Church. She married Richard Marx on April 16, 1947, at I.C. Church in Sioux City. To this union two sons were born. Richard passed away Feb. 18, 1986. She met her special friend, Leonard Johnson on a bus trip to Branson, Mo., in 1990, and have been together ever since.
Fran was a homemaker, a member of the Extension Homemaker Club, and served on the Woodbury County Home Economics Committee. In 1972, she was chosen Woodbury County Urban Homemaker of the Year. If you were ever entertained by Fran, you would know why she was selected for this prestigious award. Fran loved to knit, crochet, and needle point.
When her sons were younger she helped with Cub and Boy Scouts, was a past member of the Scandinavian Club, lifetime member of the Siouxland Senior Center, and a member of the Pioneer Valley Heritage Travel Club. The Club took Leonard and Fran on many trips for which she was always grateful. Fran was always active at I.C. Church and helped with the Carmelite Nuns. She loved to play cards and belonged to I.C. 500 Club. A thrill for Fran was that she was an extra in the movie Flight 232. Above everything, Fran loved her family and always put them first.
Survivors include her sons, Richard Marx from Azle, Texas, and Scott Marx and his wife, Risa, of Sioux City; grandchildren, Jason Marx of Azle, Theresa (Marx) and her husband, Kiel Miller of Glen Rose, Texas, Josh Marx of Hinton, Iowa, and Marissa Marx of Omaha; great-grandchildren, Colton, Cayden, and Callyn Miller of Glen Rose; a special friend, Leonard Johnson of Sergent Bluff; two sisters-in-law and brother-in-law, Joann Marx and Bob and Alice Marx of Sioux City, and George Marx of Maryland; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Marx; her parents; three brothers, Lambert, Robert, and Donald Brostrom; and two sisters, Thelma Janssen and Meryle Motts.
Pallbearers will be her grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Special thanks to Leonard for always being there for Fran. To Ginny for always being a friend. Thank you to Hospice of Siouxland for the support that allowed Fran to remain in her home.
To Mom/Grandmother, thanks for giving us life and teaching us to live life to the fullest. We will cherish your memories until we see you again.