Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Michael B. Thies
Apr 17, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Michael B. Thies, 53, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, April 17, 2012, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Wall Lake, Iowa. Burial will be in Wall Lake Catholic Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online...
Helen M. Hardersen
Apr 14, 2012
HINTON, Iowa -- Helen Marion Hardersen, 96, of Hinton passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012, at her residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Seventh and Jennings St., in Sioux City, with The Rev. Kenny Hsu officiating. Burial will be in Rademacher Cemetery, rural Hinton. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 7 p.m....
Faith Louise Utesch (Bauer)
Apr 13, 2012
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Faith Utesch, 77, of Moville died April 13, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, at Moville United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Faith was...
Reverend Willie J. Ford
Apr 13, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Willie J. Ford, 85, of Sioux City died Friday, April 13, 2012, at Westwood Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Mount Zion Baptist Church, with the Rev. Willie Ray officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Roy E. Johnson
Apr 11, 2012
LAWTON, Iowa -- Roy Earl Johnson passed away Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Bethel Lutheran Church in Lawton. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton, Iowa. Local arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Roy was born on Nov....
Douglas R. "Doug" Cripps
Apr 11, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Douglas R. Cripps, 61, of Sioux City died Wednesday, April 11, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Tess Panamarow officiating. Doug was born on Aug. 2, 1950, in Sioux City, the son of Walter and Yvonne (Cormany) Cripps. He graduated from Central...
Lois P. Martyn
Apr 10, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Lois Leora Ptomey Martyn, 96, of Mountain Home, Idaho, formerly of Sioux City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Tuesday, April 10, 2012. Services were held April 13 at Rost Funeral Home in Mountain Home. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sioux City Baptist Church. Burial will be in Memorial...
Debra Anderson
Apr 8, 2012
LE MARS, Iowa -- Debra J. Anderson, 52, of rural Le Mars died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at Floyd Valley Hospital in Le Mars. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Debra...
Rick Lee Huber
Apr 6, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Rick L. Huber, 57, of Sioux City passed away Friday, April 6, 2012, at the V.A. Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Charles Wolff officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family will be 6 p.m. until...
Donald Roy Mueller
Apr 5, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Donald R. Mueller, 78, of Sioux City died Thursday, April 5, 2012, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside...
Cory Allen Mildenstein
Apr 4, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Tech. Sgt. Cory Allen Mildenstein, 49, of Sioux City drowned in the Atlantic Ocean near Aguadilla, Puerto Rico on Wednesday, April 4, 2012. Mildenstein, a member of the Civil Engineering Squadron, 185th Air Refueling Wing, Iowa Air National Guard based in Sioux City, was conducting construction projects upgrading military facilities in Puerto Rico at the time of...
Jean E. Samuelson
Apr 2, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Jean E. Samuelson, 89, of Sioux City died Monday, April 2, 2012, following a brief illness and a short stay at a local nursing home. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Jeff Ream officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Jean E. Samuelson was...
Alma Loretta "Babe" Wulf
Mar 31, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Alma "Babe" Loretta Wulf, 86, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, March 31,2012, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Luke Evangelical Lutheran Church. The Rev. Kathy Wicks will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...
Leo Leonard Phillips
Mar 30, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Leo L. Phillips, 90, of Sioux City died Friday, March 30, 2012, at a Sioux City nursing home. Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery. The Rev. Tom LoVan of Morningside Lutheran Church will officiate. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Leo was born on March 31, 1921,...
Raymond T. Gormally
Mar 27, 2012
HUBBARD, Neb. -- Raymond T. Gormally, 95, of Hubbard passed away Tuesday, March 27, 2012, at Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hubbard, with the Rev. Paul Albenesius officiating. Burial will be in St. John's Cemetery, Jackson, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today,...
Marjorie May Nichols (Neubaum)
Mar 27, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Marjorie May Harkins-Nichols, 79, Everton, Mo., formerly of Sioux City, died Tuesday, March 27, 2012, in Everton. Graveside services will be noon Friday in Westfork Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Iowa. The Rev. Tess Panamarow will officiate. Visitation will be 10 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Marjorie was born on...
Jean Kutz
Mar 26, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- L. Jean Kutz, 87, of Sioux City passed away Monday, March 26, 2012, at her home. Memorial and burial services will be at a later date in Silver Lake Cemetery, Lake Park, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of the Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Born on April 2, 1924, in Lake Park, Iowa, Jean was the...
Kenneth Fred Gries
Mar 24, 2012
SIOUX CITY -- Kenneth J. Gries, 71,of Sioux City died and joined the love of his life on Saturday, March 24, 2012. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Southern Hills Baptist Church, with the Rev. Jon Pennington officiating. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday in Fairfield Township Cemetery, Albert City, Iowa. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m....
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