Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Hoag

Kenneth Wayne "Kenny" Hoag

Jan 13, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Kenneth "Kenny" Hoag, 58, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D., after a courageous fight with a lengthy illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., with Pastor Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery....

Edwin David Beem

Edwin David Beem

Jan 13, 2009

HORNICK, Iowa -- Edwin David Beem, 86, of Hornick died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holly Springs (Iowa) Bible Fellowship Church, with the Rev. Jim Thomas officiating. Burial will be in Westfork Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Iowa. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements...

Carolyn A. Swanson (Roos)

Carolyn A. Swanson (Roos)

Jan 13, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Carolyn A. Swanson, 71, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Jan. 13, 2009, at Countryside Senior Living following complications of a stroke she suffered seven years ago. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Ryan Christenson, pastor of St. James United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park...

Vernelle Bernice Phillips (Abrahamson)

Vernelle Bernice Phillips (Abrahamson)

Jan 12, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Vernelle Bernice Phillips, 84, of Sioux City died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Vernelle was born April 23, 1924, near Newman Grove, Neb., the daughter...

Shirley Joyce Stilwell (Stubbe)

Shirley Joyce Stilwell (Stubbe)

Jan 12, 2009

LAWTON, Iowa -- Shirley J. Stilwell, 73, of Lawton died Monday, Jan. 12, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton, with Lorna Peters, C.L.P. officiating. The body was cremated. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation with the family will be 6 to...

Robert E. ""Bud"" Larson

Robert E. ""Bud"" Larson

Jan 9, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Robert E. "Bud" Larson, 86, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, at Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City following a lengthy illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Lutheran Church, with the Rev. James W. Travis officiating. Burial will be in Rademacher Cemetery, east of Hinton, Iowa, with military rites...

Lorraine Winifred Hartman Blenderman (Helm)

Lorraine Winifred Hartman Blenderman (Helm)

Jan 9, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Lorraine Hartman Blenderman, 89, of Chandler, Ariz., formerly of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Friday, Jan. 9, 2009, in Chandler. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with a rosary...

Victor Robert "Vic" Babcock

Victor Robert "Vic" Babcock

Jan 7, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Victor "Vic" Babcock, 81, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Central Assembly of God Church with Pastor Craig Mellendorf officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...

Lloyd Carl Bach

Lloyd Carl Bach

Jan 7, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Lloyd Carl Bach, 70, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Jan. 7, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Springfield, S.D. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service...

Florence Freda Wilson (Witt)

Florence Freda Wilson (Witt)

Jan 6, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Florence F. Wilson, 92, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, at Countryside Senior Living. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dan Doran officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to...

Peter Maximona Jr.

Peter Maximona Jr.

Jan 5, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Peter "Pete" Maximona, 83, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2009. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Zirpel of Redeemer Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation with the family will be 10 a.m. until service time Thursday at the funeral home. Pete was born May 9, 1925,...

Alma Dominica Fitzgibbon (Verlinden)

Alma Dominica Fitzgibbon (Verlinden)

Jan 5, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Alma D. FitzGibbon, 91, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Daniel Guenther officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Friday at the funeral home. Condolences may...

Joni B. Kuhl

Joni B. Kuhl

Jan 5, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Joni B. Kuhl, 54, of Sioux City died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness. Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. David Zirpel of Redeemer Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 8 p.m., at the funeral...

Violet Evelyn Axlund (Rederick)

Violet Evelyn Axlund (Rederick)

Jan 5, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Violet Evelyn Axlund, 99, of Sioux City died Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Wesley United Methodist Church, with the Revs. Merrill Muller and Laurice Streyffeler officiating. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Union Cemetery, Wakonda, S.D. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the...

Mary Jean Mann (Paulos)

Mary Jean Mann (Paulos)

Jan 4, 2009

SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- Mary Jean Mann, 79, of South Sioux City died Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009, at Regency Square Care Center. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at St. Thomas Orthodox Church, with the Revs. Paul Hodge and Sava Leida officiating. Burial will be Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present...

Ruth Dawn Norris (Myers)

Ruth Dawn Norris (Myers)

Jan 3, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Ruth D. Norris, 83, of Sioux City died Saturday, Jan. 3, 2009, at her home. Visitation with the family present will be 4 to 6 p.m. Tuesday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Ruth was born in Sioux City on Jan. 2, 1926, the daughter of Floyd and Marjorie "Dolly" (Wilcox) Myers. She was a lifelong...

Violet P.D. Golliday (Williams)

Violet P.D. Golliday (Williams)

Jan 2, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- Violet P.D. Golliday, 74, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Jan. 2, 2009, at her residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Michael Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gary Snyder officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Violet was...

James Francis "Matt" Dillon

James Francis "Matt" Dillon

Jan 1, 2009

SIOUX CITY -- James F. "Matt" Dillon, 64, of Sioux City passed away on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009, at his residence under the care of his devoted wife and with the help of Hospice. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Church of the Nativity in Sioux City, with the Revs. Jerome Dillon, Jerry Feierfeil and John McGuirk officiating. Graveside...

Viola Lucille Hough (Brassfield)

Viola Lucille Hough (Brassfield)

Dec 31, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Viola L. Hough, 94, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008, at a local nursing home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Dan Guenther officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under...

Patrick Mahlon Murray

Patrick Mahlon Murray

Dec 30, 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Patrick Mahlon Murray, 60, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, in Iowa City, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in St. Michael's Catholic Cemetery, Kingsley, Iowa, alongside his parents. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Monday, with a parish vigil service at...

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