Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Barbara Ellen Brewer
Oct 21, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Barbara "Bart" E. Brewer, 25, of Sioux City passed away Oct. 21, 2010, at a local hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Duane Miesner of First Lutheran Church of Kingsley, Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in Grant Township Cemetery at Rodney, Iowa. Visitation will be 3 to...
Ruth Mae Miller (Foster)
Oct 20, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Ruth Mae Miller, 91, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill G. Muller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 until service time Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may...
Robert Louis Schroeder
Oct 17, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Robert L. Schroeder, 90, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at a Sioux City nursing home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Matthew Wentz of Morningside Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial of the ashes will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour...
Charlene Ann Merrill (Chicoine)
Oct 15, 2010
Charlene Ann Merrill, 79, McCook Lake, S.D., died peacefully Friday, October 15, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Peter's Catholic Church in Jefferson, S.D., with the Rev. David Roehrich officiating. Burial will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Jefferson. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a...
Joel Martin Bard Jr.
Oct 14, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Joel Martin Bard Jr., 89, of Sioux City passed away Oct. 14, 2010. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy Smith Funeral Home. Joel was born in Allen Neb., on March 12, 1921, the son of Joel Martin and Alice (Crabbe) Bard. He moved to Sioux City with his parents in 1925, where he...
John Thomas Dodds
Oct 10, 2010
HINTON, Iowa -- John T. Dodds Jr., 44, of Hinton, died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital of injuries suffered in a auto accident. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The Rev. Craig Collison will officiate. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the...
Danny Franklin Ferguson
Oct 10, 2010
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Danny Franklin Ferguson, 54, of Moville died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Private family services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Danny was born May 16, 1956, in Long Beach, Calif.,...
Curtis E. Craig
Oct 10, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Curtis E. Craig, 69, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 10, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Military rites will be conducted by the U.S. Army Reserves following the service Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be at a...
Bonnie May Fuller (Barchols)
Oct 9, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Bonnie May Fuller, 89, of Sioux City died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at a Sioux City nursing home. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. today at Morningside Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time today at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith...
Michael Albert Desy
Oct 9, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Michael Albert Desy, 71, of Sioux City died Saturday, Oct. 9, 2010, at his residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with military rites conducted by the U.S. Navy. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with...
Doris Ellen Braesch (Weaver)
Oct 7, 2010
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Doris E. Braesch, 82, of Moville died Thursday, Oct. 7, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Moville, with the Rev. Steven Stoll of Trinity Lutheran Church of Hinton, Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery, Lawton, Iowa. Visitation with the family...
Rose Marie Fisher (Bishop)
Oct 6, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Rose Marie Fisher, 73, of Sioux City entered into eternal life on Wednesday, Oct. 6, 2010, at her residence, surrounded by her family, following a lengthy battle with cancer. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Salvation Army, 1415 Villa Ave., with Captain Von R. Vandiver officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will...
David Paul Nugent
Oct 5, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- David Paul Nugent, 83, Sioux City died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Rev. Merrill Muller will officiate. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. David was born March...
Chloris Louise Grubel (Davis)
Oct 5, 2010
SIOUX CITY - Chloris Louise Grubel, 101, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at the Community of Christ Church, with the Elder Robert C. Eybers officiating. Burial will be at Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday...
Marion Helen Ruth Rippke (Hamann)
Oct 5, 2010
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Marion Helen Rippke, 86, of Moville died Tuesday, Oct. 5, 2010, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville. Burial will be in Arlington Township 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...
Roseanna Emma Kunkel-Kerns (Girard)
Oct 4, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Roseanna E. Kunkel-Kerns, 82, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, at her residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Riverside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Charles Wolff officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Jennifer A. "Janae" Pekarek (Kuhl)
Oct 4, 2010
MILFORD, Neb. -- Jennifer A. "Janae" Pekarek, 20, of Milford died Monday, Oct. 4, 2010, near Milford. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merrill G. Muller, Methodist minister, officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time...
Virginia L. Perley (Nickle)
Oct 3, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Virginia Perley, 90, of Hot Springs Village, Ark., formerly of Sioux City, died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at her home. Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Arrangements in Hot Springs Village is under the direction of...
Margaret A. Pritchard
Oct 3, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Margaret A. Pritchard, 98, of Sioux City died Sunday, Oct. 3, 2010, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Services will be 10:45 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Spirit Chapel, with the Rev. Dennis W. Meinen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:45 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the Holy Spirit Chapel. Arrangements are under...
Lucille Hayden (Hollander)
Oct 1, 2010
SIOUX CITY -- Lucille Hayden, 86, of Sioux City died Friday, Oct. 1, 2010, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Riverside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Charles Wolff officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in St. John's Lutheran Cemetery, Boyden, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...
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