Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Ashley Kay Zeller
Sep 7, 2007
ELK POINT, S.D. -- Ashley Kay Zeller, 16, of Elk Point passed away suddenly in an automobile accident Friday, Sept. 7, 2007. She was a beautiful girl, whose smile and spirit brightened the path for those around her. Although she lived too few years, she was greatly loved and leaves her family and community with cherished memories. Services will be...
Mary Margaret Titus (Petersen)
Sep 5, 2007
Mary Margaret Titus, 81, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with Lorna J. Peters, Chaplain for Hospice of Siouxland, officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral...
A. "Hugo" Hugo "Hugo" Fletcher
Sep 4, 2007
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Hugo Fletcher, 91, of Moville died Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2007, at Kingsley Nursing and Rehab Center in Kingsley, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Moville Evangelical Church of North America, with the Revs. Charles Polk and Vernon Aarnes officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at...
Carl Edward Ummach
Sep 3, 2007
LAWTON, N.D. -- Carl Edward Ummach IV, 87, of Mesa, Ariz., formerly of Lawton, N.D., died Sept. 3, 2007, at Home Sweet Home in Mesa. A private family memorial service was held 11 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 29, at Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial was in Graceland Cemetery, Sioux City. Carl E. Ummach...
John Warren Hansen
Sep 3, 2007
John Warren Hansen, 85, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Sept. 3, 2007, in Sioux City following a sudden stroke. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Third Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Jennifer Santer officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery, Emerson, Neb. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Marion Jeanette Minear (Trandahl)
Sep 1, 2007
SOUTH SIOUX CITY -- Marion J. Minear, 97, of South Sioux City died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Charles Wolff officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8...
Father Harold V. Cooper
Sep 1, 2007
The Rev. Harold V. Cooper, 83, of Sioux City died Saturday, Sept. 1, 2007, at a Sioux City nursing home following a lengthy illness. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, with the Most Rev. R. Walker Nickless, bishop of Sioux City officiating, along with other priests of the dioceses. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery....
Helen F. Kurtz
Aug 26, 2007
Helen F. Kurtz, 95, of Sioux City died Sunday, Aug. 26, 2007, at Sunrise Retirement Community following a brief illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tom LoVan officiating. The body was cremated. Graveside services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday in Cushing Cemetery, Cushing, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be...
Johnette June Rusk (Rusk)
Aug 24, 2007
Johnette J. Rusk, 53, of Sioux City died Friday, Aug. 24, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness. Services will be 2:30 p.m. today at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be in Bella Vista Cemetery, Plymouth County, Iowa. Visitation will be noon until service time today at the funeral home. Johnette...
Donald Duane Amick
Aug 23, 2007
Donald "Don" Amick, 91, of Sioux City died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007 at Countryside Retirement Home, Sioux City. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel with the Rev. Nan Allen of Grace United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation is on Friday, August 24, 2007, from 4 to 8 p.m. with the...
Elsie Martha Scholl (Martin)
Aug 23, 2007
MOVILLE, Iowa -- Elsie M. Scholl, 86, of Moville died Thursday, Aug. 23, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Christy-Smith McCulloch Chapel in Moville, with the Rev. Renee Spaulding of Morningside Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present...
Annette Sands (Pool)
Aug 21, 2007
Annette Sands, 89, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Graveside services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel.
Alice Margaret Perry (Larson)
Aug 21, 2007
Alice Margaret Morten Perry, 88, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kevin Lee officiating. Burial will be in Floyd Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Christy-Smith...
M. Lee "Lee" Sparks (Wormley)
Aug 21, 2007
M. Lee Sparks, 74, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Aug. 21, 2007, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist 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 Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel....
Robert Paul "Bob" Samuelson
Aug 20, 2007
Robert P. "Bob" Samuelson, 85, of Sioux City died Monday, Aug. 20, 2007, at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Thursday in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Charles Wolff of Riverside Lutheran Church officiating. Visitation with the family present will be 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Christy-Smith Larkin Northside Chapel....
Paul Howard Wickstrom
Aug 19, 2007
KINGSLEY, Iowa -- Paul H. Wickstrom, 91, of Sioux City, formerly of Kingsley and Moville, Iowa, died Sunday, Aug. 19, 2007, at Countryside Nursing and Rehab. in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith McCulloch Chapel in Moville, with the Rev. Ed Frank officiating. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Paul was born April 28, 1916,...
Elmer James Berzina
Aug 15, 2007
Elmer J. Berzina, 96, of Sioux City passed away Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at Holy Spirit Retirement Center in Sioux City of natural causes. Services will be 10:45 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Resurrection Chapel. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery Mausoleum. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service Saturday at the chapel. Arrangements are under the direction...
June M. Dittman (Faber)
Aug 15, 2007
June M. Dittman, 89, of Sioux City died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at her residence under Hospice care. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Christy-Smith Larkin Northside Chapel, with the Rev. Daniel Anderson, associate pastor of Wesley United Methodist Church, officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to the services Monday at the funeral home. June was born...
Theodore Mark "Ted" Lichty
Aug 15, 2007
Theodore M. "Ted" Lichty, 93, of Sioux City, formerly of the South St. Aubin area, died Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2007, at his residence. He had been a resident of Holy Spirit Retirement Home for five years. Services will be 9 a.m. Saturday at Nativity Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gerald F. Feierfeil officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation...
Doris Mae Wingert (Larson)
Aug 13, 2007
Doris Mae Wingert, 70, of Sioux City, formerly of Bronson, Iowa, died following a six-month battle with cancer Monday, Aug. 13, 2007, at her residence with family members present. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St. Mark Lutheran Church, with the Rev. John Hagberg officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3:30 to 8 p.m....
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