Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Ruth Arlene Boysen (Niemeier)

Ruth Arlene Boysen (Niemeier)

Jul 23, 2014

Ruth A. Boysen, 80, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2014, at Sunrise Manor. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Faith Lutheran Church. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday in St. John’s Cemetery at Galva, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home....

Glen T. Hanson

Glen T. Hanson

Jul 22, 2014

Glen Thomas Hanson, 81, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, July 22, 2014 at Holy Spirit. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy Smith...

Raymond 'Swede' A. Nelson

Raymond 'Swede' A. Nelson

Jul 20, 2014

Raymond A. "Swede" Nelson, 100, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, July 20, 2014, at home. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with the Rev. Daniel Rupp officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil service at...

Mary Vakulskas

Mary Vakulskas

Jul 20, 2014

Mary Vakulskas, 91, of Sioux City, died Sunday, July 20, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Church of the Nativity, with her son, the Rev. John A. Vakulskas Jr., officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with a Catholic Daughters of Americas...

Virgil R. Weigel

Virgil R. Weigel

Jul 17, 2014

Virgil R. Weigel, 98, of Elk Point, S.D., former Sioux City resident, passed away on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at an Elk Point Care Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 22 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Merrill Muller will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time...

Leona M. Gibbs

Leona M. Gibbs

Jul 17, 2014

Leona M. Gibbs, 84, of Akron, died Thursday, July 17, 2014, at Akron Care Center following a short illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Westfield (Iowa) Congregational UCC. Private family burial will be at a later date. Visitation with family present will be one hour prior to services Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are with Christy-Smith Funeral Home...

Audrey Georgesen

Audrey Georgesen

Jul 16, 2014

Audrey Opal Georgesen, 91, of Moville passed away Thursday, July 16, 2014, at an assisted living facility in Shawnee, Kan., after a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Moville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery at Moville. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction...

Nancy L. Unger

Nancy L. Unger

Jul 14, 2014

Nancy Lee Unger, 88, of Sioux City passed away Monday, July 14, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Jerome Cosgrove officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery . Visitation with the family will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday with a parish vigil service at 7...

Carol M. Scott

Carol M. Scott

Jul 11, 2014

Carol Marguerite Scott, 80, of Sioux City passed away Friday, July 11, 2014, at Sunrise Retirement Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Jonathan Young of New Life Community Church officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be two hours prior to services Tuesday at the funeral home....

Emma Maggie Haring (Jahn)

Emma Maggie Haring (Jahn)

Jul 11, 2014

Emma M. Haring, 104, of Sioux City passed away Friday, July 11, 2014, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at the Anthon United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Janet Reickhoff officiating. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery at Anthon, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...

Hugh M. Payne Jr.

Hugh M. Payne Jr.

Jul 5, 2014

Hugh M. Payne Jr., 60, of Sioux City, died Saturday, July 5, 2014, at Mercy Medical Center-Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Bill Yanney officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a...

Margaret R. Norton

Margaret R. Norton

Jul 4, 2014

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Delores Maxine Hinds (Peters)

Delores Maxine Hinds (Peters)

Jul 2, 2014

Delores M. Hinds, 82, of Bronson died Wednesday, July 2, 2014 at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes , with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Delores was born Sept. 5, 1931 , at Danbury , Iowa , the...

Richard G. Betz

Richard G. Betz

Jul 1, 2014

Richard G. Betz, 85, of Sioux City died on Tuesday, July 1, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Patrick Behn will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Richard was born on Jan....

F. Joseph Carpenter

F. Joseph Carpenter

Jun 30, 2014

F. Joseph Carpenter, 72, of Sioux City died on Monday, June 30, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital after being stricken at his home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery at Jackson , Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today...

Viola Mary Downey (Petrello)

Viola Mary Downey (Petrello)

Jun 29, 2014

Viola Mary Downey, 87, of Aitkin, Minn., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. The Rev. Donald Ries will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral...

Jase Seaton

Jase Seaton

Jun 29, 2014

Jase Conrad Seaton, infant son of Andrea (Shadbolt) and Marcus Seaton of Sioux City, went to heaven on June 29, 2014, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Peter’s Cemetery, Jefferson, S.D. The Rev. Ralph Shorey will be officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Jase is preceded in...

Helen May King (Knost)

Helen May King (Knost)

Jun 29, 2014

Helen May King, 95, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, June 29, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Thursday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Helen was...

Anna 'Margaret' Krause-Lundahl

Anna 'Margaret' Krause-Lundahl

Jun 28, 2014

Anna Margaret Erca Krause Lundahl, 99, of Sioux City passed away June 28, 2014 at a local nursing home. Private family services will be held. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Anna Margaret Erca Krause Lundahl was born on July 3, 1914 , in Omaha , to James...

Norma Jean McGowan (Young)

Norma Jean McGowan (Young)

Jun 27, 2014

Norma Jean McGowan, 87, of Sioux City passed away peacefully Friday, June 27, 2014, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Jerome P. Cosgrove officiating. Burial will follow in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday...

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