Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Curtis Le Roy Berge
Dec 6, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Curtis LeRoy Berge, 66, of Sioux City died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at his residence following a brief illness. Abiding by his wishes, the body was cremated. There will be no services at this time. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Mr. Berge was born Aug. 1, 1942, in Tyler, Minn.,...
Esther Blache Van Waart (Wilhelmson)
Dec 6, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Esther B. Van Waart, 92, of Sioux City died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at her residence. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel,...
Mildred Elaine Weidner (Rock)
Dec 4, 2008
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Mildred E. Weidner, 82, of Omaha, formerly of Moville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008, at Lakeside Hospital in Omaha, after a brief illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Moville, with Pastor James Berka officiating. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery at Rock Branch, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8...
Bernice E. Poskevich (Schlezes)
Dec 2, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Bernice E. Poskevich, 92, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab Center. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Northside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with Mr. Verlyn Bolks of the Church of Christ officiating. Visitation with the family will be noon until service time Saturday at the...
Patricia Jean Sweisberger-Schumaker (Boulden)
Dec 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Patricia Jean "Pat" (Boulden) Sweisberger-Schumaker, 79, of Sioux City died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at Countryside Senior Living Center following a lengthy illness. Services will be 4 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Marvin Mueller (Ret.) officiating. Following the service Friday, the body will be cremated. Burial will be at a later...
Elizabeth Theone "Theone" Marbach (Anderson)
Dec 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- E. Theone Marbach, 91, of Beaverton, Ore., formerly of Sioux City, died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, in Oregon. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Valerie Heller officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the...
Grace Louise Rowland (Helms)
Dec 1, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Grace Louise Rowland, 75, of Sioux City died Monday, Dec. 1, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Shana Lee Schmidt
Nov 26, 2008
SERGEANT BLUFF -- Shana L. Schmidt, 31, of Sergeant Bluff passed away unexpectedly Wednesday, Nov. 26, 2008, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with Pastor Johnny Helton of Morningside Assembly of God Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the...
Mary Louise Short (Shaver)
Nov 25, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Mary Louise Short, 90, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at a South Sioux City nursing home. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with Chaplain Kay Morrisey officiating. Burial of the ashes will be at a later date. Mary was born Feb. 15, 1918, the daughter of James...
Arnold Orrashia Zediker
Nov 25, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Arnold O. Zediker, 89, of Sioux City passed peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at Countryside Senior Living from complications of diabetes. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Grace United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mount Hope Cemetery, Mapleton, Iowa. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the...
Leonard "Leon" Hogen
Nov 25, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Leonard O. Hogen, 89, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Alan Wicks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Friday at the funeral home. Condolences...
Rozella Weekley (Reekers)
Nov 22, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Rozella Weekley, 95, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, at her home following a brief illness. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Tom LoVan of Morningside Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon to 2 p.m. Tuesday at...
Benjamin Christopher "Ben" Brown
Nov 22, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Benjamin C. "Ben" Brown, 4, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Nov. 22, 2008, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Valerie Heller officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, with...
Joan Carol Poppen
Nov 20, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Joan C. Poppen, 73, of Sioux City joined her heavenly Father and those that went before her on Thursday, Nov. 20, 2008. Joan fought a courageous battle with multiple illnesses. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Mark's Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with Pastor John Hagberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...
Arthur Chapman Ralston
Nov 16, 2008
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Arthur Chapman Ralston, 81, of Moville died Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008 at the Kavanaugh House in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Moville United Methodist Church with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Winks-Sparks American Legion Post 303 will provide military rites following the services. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m....
Margaret Marie Pierce (Kelly)
Nov 15, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Margaret M. Pierce, 87, of Sioux City died Saturday, Nov. 15, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital, following a short illness. Graveside services for the cremated remains will be 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 22, in Onawa City Cemetery at Onawa, Iowa, with the Rev. Todd Owen of First Christian Church of Onawa, officiating. There will be no...
Deanna J. Spink (Deming)
Nov 13, 2008
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Deanna J. Spink, 58, of Willmar, Minn., formerly of Moville, died Thursday, Nov. 13, 2008, at Rice Memorial Hospital in Willmar, after battling cancer for two years. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Moville United Methodist Church in Moville. Burial will be in Correctionville Cemetery, Correctionville, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at...
Howard Louis Youngberg
Nov 10, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Howard L. Youngberg, 79, of Sioux City, formerly of Bronson, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Don Botic of Morningside Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...
Jane M. Wheeler (Corkery)
Nov 9, 2008
SIOUX CITY -- Jane M. Wheeler, 73, of Sioux City died Sunday, Nov. 9, 2008, at Holy Spirit Assisted Living. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Entombment will be in the mausoleum at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to...
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