Sam Lorentz Corrie

Sam L. Corrie, 88, of Bronson, died Thursday, May 18, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital.
Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Elliot Creek Presbyterian Church in Bronson. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City.
Sam Lorentz Corrie, the son of Paul E. and Elena (Lorentzen) Corrie, was born on June 4, 1928, on the family farm outside of Bronson. He was educated in the Bronson school district, where he made many lifelong friends.
On March 16, 1946, Sam was united in marriage with Betty J. Sunderland in Dakota City. Sam was a lifelong farmer. It's not only what he did, it was what he was. Sam lived and worked on the same farm all his life, until moving to Char-Mac in September 2016, and then to Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab Center in December 2016. Betty died on April 15, 2010.
Sam is survived by three children, Jean (Noel) Plummer, Paul (Ginny) Corrie, and Michelle (Scott) Schroeder, all of Bronson; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and nieces and nephews, several of whom spent summers at the farm with Aunt Betty and Uncle Sam.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Patricia; wife, Betty; sisters and brothers-in-law, Pauline (Al) Jones and Shirley (Mel) Olson; and daughter-in-law, Judy Corrie.
The family wishes to thank Char-Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa, Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab Center in Sergeant Bluff, and the caring and compassionate nursing staff of Mercy Health Center that took such good care of him.