Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Merville Andrew Sorensen
Jan 18, 2015
Merville "Andy" Sorensen, 89, of North Sioux City died Sunday, Jan. 18, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Merville Andrew "Andy" Sorensen was...
Rose Dickinson
Jan 15, 2015
Rose Marie Dickinson, 73, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2015, at her residence. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Rose was born May 5, 1941, in Sioux City, to Edward and Helen (Lubanski) Smith. She...
William Eugene Raasch
Jan 14, 2015
William "Bill" Raasch, 70, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at his home. Visitation with the family present will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. There will be no services. Bill was born July 13, 1944, in Sioux City, the son of Carrol and Marie (Schleis) Raasch. He grew up in Sioux...
Charles R. Green
Jan 14, 2015
Charles R. Green, 77, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Jan. 14, 2015, at Hallmark Care Center in Sioux City, with his family by his side. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, 2100 Jackson St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Kenneth Wells officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church....
Lucymae Jones
Jan 12, 2015
Mother Lucymae Jones, 93, of Sergeant Bluff died Monday, Jan. 12, 2015, at Embassy Healthcare Community in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Mount Zion Baptist Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service...
David E. Hintz
Jan 11, 2015
David Eugene Hintz, 57, of Plainview, Neb., formerly of Sioux City, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 11, 2015, at his home. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville, Iowa. David was born on July 7, 1957, in Sioux City. He was the son of LeRoy and Wanda (Bordwell)...
Margaret M. Byers
Jan 10, 2015
Margaret Mary Byers, 96, of Moville died Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at her residence. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Salem Lutheran Church in rural Correctionville, Iowa, with the Rev. Renee Tecklenburg officiating. Visitation will be 1:30 p.m. until service time Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Margaret...
Connie 'Cookie' J. Hamilton
Jan 10, 2015
Connie Jean "Cookie" (Garner) Hamilton, 69, of Sioux City went into the arms of her beloved husband, Edward, on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, after a brief but courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7...
Patricia Ann Haupt
Jan 10, 2015
Patricia A. Haupt, 89, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Jan. 10, 2015, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Church of the Nativity. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 6 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Patricia was born on...
Howard Tom Youngberg
Jan 8, 2015
Howard "Tom" Youngberg, 62, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Jan. 8, 2015, at a Cherokee, Iowa, nursing home after a courageous battle with dementia. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux City. Inurnment will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a...
Michael William Wiggs
Jan 6, 2015
Michael W. Wiggs, 51, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2015, in Sioux City. Visitation will be 3 to 6 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Michael was born on Dec. 29, 1963, in Sioux City, to Charles and Monica (Stanislav) Wiggs. He was raised in Sioux City, graduating from North High School. After graduation, he...
Brandon M Bryan
Jan 5, 2015
Brandon M. Bryan, 40, of Grand Forks, N.D., formerly of Moville, died Monday, Jan. 5, 2015, in Grand Forks. Visitation with the family will be after 6 p.m. Wednesday at the home of Joel and Patti Bryan in Moville. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Brandon was born on Jan. 4, 1975, in...
Mary Lou Steffe
Jan 4, 2015
Mary Lou Steffe, 86, of Sioux City died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2015, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, 5000 Military Road, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Interment will be at a later date in Arlington Township Cemetery, Moville, Iowa. Visitation with the family...
Alan L. Dale
Jan 3, 2015
Alan Leonard Dale, 99, of Hinton died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at a Sioux City assisted living facility. Graveside services were held in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Arrangements were under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Alan was born in Great Falls, Mont., on Oct. 15, 1915, the son of Louis and Hilda (Olson) Dale. He moved...
Irene E. Kruithoff
Jan 3, 2015
Irene Evelyn Kruithoff, 96, of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2015, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. James United Methodist Church, 2032 South Cypress St., in Sioux City. The Rev. Ryan Christenson will officiate. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 6...
Gene R Mead
Jan 2, 2015
Gene Richard Mead, 82, of Yankton, S.D., formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, Jan. 2, 2015, at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Gene...
Selma Ella Herfel
Jan 1, 2015
Selma E. Herfel, 93, of Sioux City passed away Thursday, Jan. 1, 2015, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery, Allen, Neb.. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Selma was born on Sept. 17, 1921, in Emerson, Neb.,...
Ruth Kokjohn
Dec 31, 2014
Ruth Knight Kokjohn, 91, of Sioux City died Dec. 31, 2014, after a brief illness. In accordance with her wishes, no services were held. She was interred on Jan. 4, 2015, in Memorial Park Cemetery. The gravemarker she shares with Walt includes the inscription "To Be Continued," their favorite and often repeated quip. For them and all their many friends...
Elaine Beryl Meyer
Dec 30, 2014
Elaine Beryl Meyer, 91, of Sioux City died on Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2014, at a Sergeant Bluff nursing home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Redeemer Lutheran Church. The Rev. Russell Senstad will officiate. Burial of the ashes will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Arrangements are...
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