Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Donald Leroy Stokes

Donald Leroy Stokes

Dec 26, 2020

Donald Stokes, age 74, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020 at a local hospital. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 4, 2021 at Faith United Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be held 4:00-6:00 p.m. Sunday, January 3, 2021 with a 6:00 p.m. prayer service at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux...

Peggy Sue Christiansen

Peggy Sue Christiansen

Dec 26, 2020

Peggy Sue Christiansen, 66, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away Saturday, December 26, 2020, at UnityPoint, Sioux City, Iowa. Services will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, January 4, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, Iowa. Visitation with family present will be 2:00 – 5:00 p.m., Sunday, January 3, 2020 at the funeral home. Burial will...

Janice Marie Fritz

Janice Marie Fritz

Dec 26, 2020

Hello, I'm Janice Fritz. My friends call me Jan for short, because I'm short. I like to do puzzles, crafts, and read stories, so I'm going to try and tell you a story that God has been piecing together. It began on November 18, 1946. I was born to Robert and Zeta (McElmeel) Smith. We moved around a bit at...

Kimberly Ann McHenry

Kimberly Ann McHenry

Dec 25, 2020

Kimberly Ann ‘Kim’ McHenry, 63, of Sioux City, IA, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, with her daughters by her side. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, January 2, 2021 at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Private family burial...

JoAnn DeMers

JoAnn DeMers

Dec 24, 2020

JoAnn DeMers of Sioux City, IA passed away peacefully Thursday, December 24, 2020 in Sioux City, IA. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 2 at Nativity Church in Sioux City with Father Armond Bertrand officiating. Visitation will be Friday, January 1 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. On-line condolences...

James Wilson Boyd

James Wilson Boyd

Dec 18, 2020

James W. Boyd, 79, died Friday, December 18, 2020, in Sioux City, IA. A memorial service will be 6:00 pm Tuesday, December 22, 2020, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with visitation one hour prior. The family is requiring that masks be worn and social distancing be observed during the visitation and service. James (Jim) Wilson Boyd,...

Beverly Ann Smith

Beverly Ann Smith

Dec 16, 2020

Beverly Solomon Smith, age 81, of North Sioux City, passed away Wednesday, December 16, 2020 in Atlantic, IA. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel, located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA. Visitation will be from 9:00-11:00 a.m. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery following the service. Masks and...

Oratai Piak Laposky

Oratai Piak Laposky

Dec 11, 2020

Please visit www.christysmith.com for additional information and to leave online condolences for the family.

Larry "Skip" Gene Jones Jr.

Larry "Skip" Gene Jones Jr.

Dec 11, 2020

Larry “Skip” Gene Jones Jr., 59, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away on December 11, 2020 in Sioux City. A Funeral service will be held 1:00 PM on Thursday, December 17, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, Iowa with Pastor Jay Denne, St. Luke Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery...

Terry Paul Simmons

Terry Paul Simmons

Dec 11, 2020

Terry P. Simmons, 73, died Friday December 11, 2020, at MercyOne Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A graveside service will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, is assisting the family with arrangements. Terry Paul Simmons, the son of Paul and Betheen (Leach) Simmons was born June 6, 1947, in Pisgah,...

Luverne Henry Schroeder

Luverne Henry Schroeder

Dec 9, 2020

Luverne H. Schroeder, 93, passed away Thursday, December 9, 2020 A visitation will be held Friday, December 18, 2020 from 3:00-5:00 p.m. at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City, Iowa 51106. Luverne Henry Schroeder was born on February 24, 1927, the son of Henry and Florence (Wiener) Schroeder of Lone Rock, Iowa. He grew up on...

Aniela "Nellie" Grondek

Aniela "Nellie" Grondek

Dec 7, 2020

Aniela "Nellie" Grondek, 94, of Papillion, Neb. died Monday, Dec. 7, 2020, in her independent living apartment at Hillcrest Country Estates of congestive heart failure. A visitation will be 1:00 pm to 3:00 pm Sunday, December 13, 2020, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Larkin Capel, 2320 Outer Drive North. Due to Covid-19, numbers attending at the same time will be limited...

Ruby Lila Schafer

Ruby Lila Schafer

Dec 7, 2020

Ruby L. Schafer, 100, formerly of Sioux City, died Monday, December 7, 2020, at Eventide in Denison, IA. A graveside service will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, December 16, 2020, at Memorial Park Cemetery. Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, is assisting the family with arrangements. Ruby Lila Lee, the daughter of Frank and Euretha (Jones) Lee was born June 22, 1920, in...

Rodney Gregg Sr.

Rodney Gregg Sr.

Dec 3, 2020

Rodney D Gregg Sr, 76, of Sioux City, Iowa, passed on December 03, 2020 with his family by his side. Rodney was born on February 25, 1944 to Eugene and Genevive Gregg in Sioux City, IA. He attended Central High School before joining the US Army at the age of 17. He served his country from 1961 to 1963, stationed...

Virginia Violet Ferguson

Virginia Violet Ferguson

Dec 2, 2020

Virginia Violet Ferguson, age 97, of Sioux City died Wednesday, December 2, 2020 at a Sioux City hospital. Funeral services will be held at 12:00 Noon on Wednesday, December 9, 2020 at Cornerstone World Outreach in Sioux City with burial following in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday from 11:30 a.m. until service time at the church....

Daniel "Dan" Alvin Parker

Daniel "Dan" Alvin Parker

Dec 1, 2020

Daniel Parker, age 71, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, December 1, 2020 at a local hospital. Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, with COVID 19 restrictions, only 15 people are allowed in...

Dennis Myron Mathewson

Dennis Myron Mathewson

Nov 30, 2020

Dennis M. “Denny” Mathewson, 77, died Monday, November 30, 2020, at Accura HealthCare in Sioux City, IA. A private family graveside service was held at Graceland Park Cemetery. The family was assisted by Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with arrangements. Dennis Myron Mathewson, the son of Myron and Mary (Kitchen) Mathewson was born April 13, 1943, in Sioux City, IA. He...

Dean Francis Kinnaman

Dean Francis Kinnaman

Nov 30, 2020

Please visit www.christysmith.com for additional information and to leave online condolences for the family.

Betty Ann Garner

Betty Ann Garner

Nov 30, 2020

Betty A. Garner “Betty Boop”, 76, of Sioux City, died Monday, November 30, 2020 at a Waterloo hospital due to Covid-19. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, June 4, 2021 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Avenue, Sioux City. Please visit www.christysmith.com to leave online condolences for the family. Betty was born March 17, 1944 in...

Loran Raymond Larson

Loran Raymond Larson

Nov 29, 2020

Loran Larson, age 75, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, November 29, 2020 at his residence. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, 2020 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA. Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Loran Larson, the...

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