Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Albert Martin Huser
Oct 31, 2014
Albert "Al" Huser, 90, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Oct. 31, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Following the service, cremation rites will be accorded. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Al was...
Eugene Howard Anderson Jr
Oct 30, 2014
Eugene "Gene" Howard Anderson Jr., 55, of Sioux City passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family on Thursday, Oct. 30, 2014, ending his courageous battle with cancer. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a prayer...
Janice Lee Derby
Oct 28, 2014
Janice Lee Derby, 71, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Oct. 28, 2014, at her residence. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. The Rev. Steven McLoud will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 9:30 to 10:45 a.m. Friday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 2320 Outer Drive, in Sioux City. Online condolences may be...
Muriel Lucille Willford
Oct 28, 2014
Muriel L. Willford, 98, of Sioux City moved to her final home in heaven with Jesus on Oct. 28, 2014. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Bible Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Muriel Lucile Ewens was born on June 8, 1916, to Nellie W....
Vernon Dale Stolen Sr
Oct 28, 2014
Vernon Dale Stolen Sr., 85, of Sioux City was called home on Oct. 27, 2014 at Community Memorial Health Center in Hartley, Iowa, where he recently resided. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jay Denne officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8...
Paul Waldman
Oct 27, 2014
Paul Waldman, 79, of Moville died Monday, Oct. 27, 2014, at Embassy Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel,...
Daniel Washburn
Oct 25, 2014
Daniel R. Washburn, 63, formerly of Sergeant Bluff, and most recently of Sioux City, passed away on Oct. 25, 2014, at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Community United Methodist Church in Sergeant Bluff, with the Rev. Tim Reickhoff-Faris officiating. Burial will follow in Memorial Park Cemetery at Sioux City. Visitation will be...
Robert Funck
Oct 25, 2014
Robert W. Funck, 56, of Sioux City passed away Oct. 25, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Church. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. He was born July 13, 1958, in Sioux City, to...
Gordon William Hippen
Oct 25, 2014
Gordon William Hippen, 75, of Dakota Dunes passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2014, at home with his family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Teresa of Calcutta Catholic Church in Dakota Dunes, with the Rev. Joe Vogel officiating. Burial will be 4 p.m. Tuesday in St. Lawrence Cemetery at Milbank, S.D. Visitation will be 5 to 7 today,...
Patricia Ann Williams
Oct 23, 2014
Patricia A. Williams, 73, of Sioux City died Thursday, Oct. 23, 2014, at her home. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Friday, Nov. 7, at St. Mark Lutheran Church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Patricia was born April 17, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minn., the daughter of Carl and Eva (Thatcher) Wickstrom. As a young...
JoAnn Deming
Oct 19, 2014
JoAnn Deming, 85, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 19, 2014, at Countryside Retirement Center in Sioux City. Abiding by her wishes, private graveside services will be held in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Dan Lozer of Mayflower Congregational Church will officiate. The family will host a time of remembrance from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Mayflower Congregational Church....
Stanley Joseph Sponder
Oct 18, 2014
Stanley Joseph Sponder, 92, of Council Bluff, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Saturday, Oct. 18, 2014, at Regency Rehab Nursing Home in Council Bluffs. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to...
Michael John Mullen
Oct 17, 2014
Michael J. Mullen, 69, of Sioux City passed away on Friday, Oct. 17, 2014, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Boniface Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral...
Delmar Eugene Gamble
Oct 16, 2014
Delmar E. Gamble, 88, of Sioux City, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. James United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Monday at the church. Arrangements are with Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Delmar was born May 30, 1926, in...
Joyce Kaye Herdliska
Oct 16, 2014
Joyce Kaye Herdliska, 71, of Chicago, Ill., formerly of Sioux City, died Thursday, Oct. 16, 2014, at her home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, 3012 Jackson St., in Sioux City. The Rev. Daniel Rupp will officiate. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday...
Gerald Dale Moore
Oct 15, 2014
Gerald "Jerry" D. Moore, 83, of Sioux City, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at a nursing home in Cherokee, Iowa. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Gerald was born Nov. 7, 1930, in Sioux City, the son of James...
Patrick Douglas Sachau
Oct 15, 2014
Patrick D. Sachau, 52, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at a local hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. David Hemann officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a...
Ferne Norton
Oct 12, 2014
Ferne Norton, 98, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 12, 2014, at Embassy Rehab and Care Center in Sergeant Bluff. Visitation will begin at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Graveside services will follow the visitation Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery. She was born on May 19, 1916, in Brewster, Minn., to Joe and Johanna (Jaansen) Zandstra...
Eleanor J McGaffin
Oct 11, 2014
Eleanor Jean (Foster) McGaffin of Sioux City passed away Oct. 11, 2014, in Sioux City Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 8, at Sunrise Retirement Community Chapel in Sioux City. Eleanor Jean was born on April 23, 1927, in Adams County, Iowa. Eleanor "Ellie" was a lifelong Iowa resident, spending her last years in Sioux City, where she...
Catherine Maureen Dennis
Oct 10, 2014
Catherine "Cathie" Dennis, 67, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Oct. 10, 2014, at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Cathie...
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