Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

LeRoy Glen DeMey

LeRoy Glen DeMey

Aug 2, 2007

LeRoy Glen DeMey, 79, of Sioux City died Monday, July 30, 2007, at Indian Hills Hospice. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, with the Rev. David Zerpel officiating. Burial will be at a later date in Dow City, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under...

Mary Jeanine Ellsworth-Ofert (Ellsworth)

Mary Jeanine Ellsworth-Ofert (Ellsworth)

Jul 31, 2007

HINTON, Iowa -- Mary J. Ellsworth-Ofert, 64, of Hinton died Tuesday, July 31, 2007, at Indian Hills Nursing and Rehab Center following a five-year illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Christy-Smith Larkin Northside Chapel in Sioux City, with the Rev. Gerald F. Feierfeil of Nativity Catholic Church officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation with...

Mary Ellen Melinda Bahmer-Whitsel (Benson)

Mary Ellen Melinda Bahmer-Whitsel (Benson)

Jul 29, 2007

Mary Ellen Bahmer-Whitsel, on July 29, 2007, Mary Ellen a devoted Christian and longtime community activist, went home, she was received with open arms into God's house. God believed her work was finished here on earth and he needed her in heaven. She will now be a guardian angel to all, shining her ray of love upon all whom seek....

Richard Roger Fredericksen

Richard Roger Fredericksen

Jul 28, 2007

Richard ‘Dick Fredericksen Sr. Richard "Dick" Fredericksen Sr., 65, of Sioux City died Saturday, July 28, 2007, at his residence in Sioux City. Graveside services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at McCook Cemetery at North Sioux City with Pastor Dan Anderson of Wesley United Methodist Church officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6...

Arby June McAlpine (Browning)

Arby June McAlpine (Browning)

Jul 27, 2007

Arby June McAlpine, 78, of Sioux City died Friday, July 27, 2007, at a local hospital after a brief battle with cancer. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Grace United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Nancy Allen officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a 7 p.m. prayer service,...

Vivian Yvonne Smith (Cox)

Vivian Yvonne Smith (Cox)

Jul 24, 2007

Vivian Y. Smith, BRONSON, Iowa -- Vivian Y. (Cox) Smith, 81, of Bronson died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Elliott Creek Presbyterian Church in Bronson, with the Rev. Peggy Hegeman officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family...

Evelyn Sitzmann (McCammond)

Evelyn Sitzmann (McCammond)

Jul 24, 2007

Evelyn C. Sitzmann, 93, of Olathe, Kan., formerly of Sioux City, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, in Kansas City, Mo. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Neptune, Iowa, with the Rev. Richard Sitzmann officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Neptune. Visitation will be 9 to 10 a.m. Saturday at Christy-Smith Larkin Chapel...

Kenneth Elwin Bailey

Kenneth Elwin Bailey

Jul 22, 2007

Kenneth Bailey NORTH SIOUX CITY -- Kenneth Bailey, 74, of North Sioux City passed away Sunday, July 22, 2007, at Prairie Estates Care Center in Elk Point, S.D. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Friday at Christy-Smith Berkemier Chapel in Riverside, with the Rev. Roger Madden officiating. There will be no visitation. Kenneth was born on May 16, 1933, in...

LaVonne E. Dziurawiec

LaVonne E. Dziurawiec

Jul 21, 2007

LaVonne E. Dziurawiec, 57, of Sioux City died Saturday, July 21, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, with the Rev. Daniel C. Guenther, Pastor and Monsignor Richard E. Zenk, Pastor of St. Patrick Church in Akron, Iowa, officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation,...

Carroll Clinton Cooper

Carroll Clinton Cooper

Jul 20, 2007

Carroll C. Cooper MOVILLE, Iowa -- Carroll C. Cooper, 86, of Indian Hills Care Center, formerly of Moville, died Friday, July 20, 2007, at the care center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Rock Branch United Methodist Church in Rock Branch, Iowa, with the Rev. Vickie Steffes officiating. Burial will be in Fairfield Cemetery at Rock Branch. Visitation will...

Helen Christine Kaufmann (Tomas)

Helen Christine Kaufmann (Tomas)

Jul 19, 2007

Helen Christine Kaufmann, 90, of Sioux City died Thursday, July 19, 2007, at Countryside Retirement Community. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Calvary Cemetery, with the Rev. Merlin Schrad officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel. Helen was born April 12, 1917, in Sioux City, the daughter of Carl and Amelia Thomas. She married Russell...

Antoinette Naber (Pope)

Antoinette Naber (Pope)

Jul 18, 2007

Antoinette C. Naber of Sioux City died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Boniface Catholic Church, with the Rev. James Bruch officiating and the Rev. Mr. James Sands serving as Deacon. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 6:30 to 8 p.m. today, with a parish vigil...

Jetta Rae Utter (Brown)

Jetta Rae Utter (Brown)

Jul 17, 2007

Jetta Rae Utter, 80, of Sioux City died Tuesday, July 17, 2007, at a local hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Steven Swanholm officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Jetta was born June 1, 1927, on the...

Dorothy L. Buckholtz (Stoltz)

Dorothy L. Buckholtz (Stoltz)

Jul 16, 2007

Dorothy L. Buckholtz, 78, of Sioux City died Monday, July 16, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital after a long illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Christy-Smith Berkemier Chapel, with the Rev. Vivian Derochie, hospital chaplain, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. to service time Thursday. Dorothy was born on Dec....

Olive Rae Rorris (Hofstad)

Olive Rae Rorris (Hofstad)

Jul 14, 2007

Olive Rae Rorris, 74, of Sioux City died Saturday, July 14, 2007, at Indian Hills Care Center after a brief illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with Associate Pastor Renee Spaulding of Morningside Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present...

Ruth Carlson (Olander)

Ruth Carlson (Olander)

Jul 13, 2007

Ruth Carlson, 89, of Los Alamitos, Calif., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Friday, July 13, 2007, at a care facility in Los Alamitos after a three-year illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Ruth was born...

Katherine Anita Lidgett (Mefferd)

Katherine Anita Lidgett (Mefferd)

Jul 13, 2007

Katherine Anita Lidgett BRONSON, Iowa -- Katherine Anita Lidgett, 57, of Bronson passed away Friday, July 13, 2007, on the family farm in rural Bronson following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton, Iowa, with Pastor Peggy Hegeman and Chaplain Lorna Peters officiating. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m. today,...

Mildred Helen Hogen (Chesshir)

Mildred Helen Hogen (Chesshir)

Jul 9, 2007

Mildred Helen Hogen, 88, of Sioux City died Monday, July 9, 2007, in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Alan Wicks of First Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mildred was born Jan. 3, 1919,...

Geraldine Doris Moreau (Nelson)

Geraldine Doris Moreau (Nelson)

Jul 8, 2007

Geraldine D. Moreau, 76, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, July 8, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Graveside services will be 12:30 p.m. Saturday in St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery, Salix, Iowa. Visitation will be 4:30 to 8 p.m. today, with the family...

Carroll Lewis ""Fred"" Fredrickson

Carroll Lewis ""Fred"" Fredrickson

Jul 7, 2007

Carroll Lewis "Fred" Fredrickson, 95, formerly of Sioux City died Saturday, July 7, 2007, in Humboldt, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Sioux City, with Monsignor Roger Augustine and the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery, Ellendale, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the...

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