Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

John Coon

John Coon

Sep 16, 2019

John Coon, 77, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at Westwood Specialty Care in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunday, September 22, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with a prayer service at 4:00 pm.  A funeral service will be 2:00 pm Monday, September 23, 2019, at Christy-Smith, Morningside. Burial will follow in Calvary...

Hilburn C. "Bud" Steffe Jr

Hilburn C. "Bud" Steffe Jr

Sep 13, 2019

Hilburn C. “Bud” Steffe, Jr., 93, of Sioux City, died Friday, Sept.13, 2019 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, Sept. 20, 2019 at Larkin-Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Dr. North. Cremation will follow funeral service and a burial will take place at a later date. Visitation will be held one hour...

Richard "Rick" Kelly

Richard "Rick" Kelly

Sep 11, 2019

Richard John Kelly, age 50, of Sioux City passed away at his home on Wednesday, September 11, 2019. Funeral services will be held 1:00 p.m. Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Morningside Chapel Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be held 4:00-8:00 p.m. Friday, September 13, 2019, at Morningside Chapel Christy-Smith Funeral Homes with the family present from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Military Funeral...

Maxine A. Hemingson

Maxine A. Hemingson

Sep 10, 2019

Maxine A. Hemingson, 97, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Sept. 10, 2019, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. James United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.christysmith.com . Maxine Amy Burrow, the daughter of Leo A. and Mabel A. (Ferrin) Burrow, was born July...

Renee Lynn Heisel

Renee Lynn Heisel

Sep 9, 2019

Renee Lynn Heisel, 55, of South Sioux City, Nebraska, passed away Monday, September, 9th, 2019 at a local Sioux City hospital after a lengthy illness. Services will be held at Grace United Methodist Church in Sioux City, Iowa on Saturday, September 14th, 2019 at 1:00 p.m. in the chapel with visitation with family present one hour prior to the service....

Lyle R. Roepke

Lyle R. Roepke

Sep 8, 2019

Lyle Ray Roepke, 65, of Sioux City, passed away unexpectedly Sunday, Sept. 8, 2019. Services will be held at a later date for the family and friends. Lyle was born Sept. 19, 1953, in Sioux City, the son of Arthur Roepke and June (Benson) Roepke. He was born and raised in Sioux City, where he lived all his life. He...

Ann Claire Pavlovich

Ann Claire Pavlovich

Sep 2, 2019

Ann C. Pavlovich, 95 of Sioux City, Iowa died on Monday, September 2, 2019, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral services will be at 9:30 AM on Saturday, September 14, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church located at 1212 Morningside Ave, Sioux City, Iowa 51106 with Father Dan Rupp officiating and Father John Vakulskas will concelebrate....

Charles Raymond LeMaster Jr.

Charles Raymond LeMaster Jr.

Aug 30, 2019

Charles R. “Chuck” LeMaster, 92, of Sergeant Bluff, died Friday, Aug. 30, 2019, at Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with visitation one hour prior. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Online condolences can be made to the family at www.christysmith.com . Charles LeMaster was...

John P. Malloy

John P. Malloy

Aug 27, 2019

John Patrick Malloy, age 80, of Park Forest, Illinois, and formerly of Salix, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019 in Olympia Fields, Illinois. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 3, 2019 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salix with burial following in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 8:30am Tuesday and continue until...

Betty Ruth Ferdig

Betty Ruth Ferdig

Aug 27, 2019

Betty Ruth Ferdig, 94, died Tuesday, August 27, 2019, at Whispering Creek Retirement Community in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm Sunday, September 1, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. A Celebration of Life service will be 10:30 am Monday, September 2, 2019, at First Baptist Church in Climbing Hill, IA. Burial will be...

Virgil L. Roberts

Virgil L. Roberts

Aug 26, 2019

Virgil Leonard Roberts, 88, of Sioux City, went quietly to the Lord on Aug. 26, 2019. Services will be 11 a.m., Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 S. Lakeport, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Russell Senstad and Rev. David Zirpel officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family...

Sherlyn Van Dusen

Sherlyn Van Dusen

Aug 25, 2019

Sherlyn Jean (Wade) Van Dusen died August 25, 2019 in Sioux City. She was 78 years old. She was born on May 17, 1941 in Sioux City to Clyde and Eleanor (Campbell) Wade. Sherry’s birth mother died when she was only two years old. She went to live with Rev. Orville and Mrs. Leota Knowlton. Mrs. Knowlton was Sherry’s mother’s...

Viola L. Bell

Viola L. Bell

Aug 21, 2019

Viola Forshee Isaacson Bell, age 93, of Sioux City passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday August 21, 2019 at a local hospital. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes with burial following in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Monday from 5:00-8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Viola...

Della Mae Newman

Della Mae Newman

Aug 17, 2019

Della Mae Newman, 92, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at Sunrise Retirement Community after a lengthy battle with Dementia, surrounded by her family. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with the family present from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. and a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A funeral...

Fred "Fritz" William Lettau JR.

Fred "Fritz" William Lettau JR.

Aug 16, 2019

Fred W. “Fritz” Lettau Jr., 97, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at his residence in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, August 21, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside, with a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, August 22, 2019, at Christy-Smith, with burial to follow...

Marjory I. Horton

Marjory I. Horton

Aug 12, 2019

Marjory Irene Horton, age 95, of Sioux City, died on Monday, August 12, 2019 at a local care facility. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 16, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, with burial following at Banner Township Cemetery in Lawton. Visitation will be on Thursday, August 15, 2019, from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m....

Patricia Morris Wheelhouse

Patricia Morris Wheelhouse

Aug 10, 2019

There will be no services.

Kim Rochelle Dalke

Kim Rochelle Dalke

Aug 10, 2019

Kim Rochelle Dalke of Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of Sioux City, passed away early Saturday morning, August 10, 2019 at the Mayo Hospital in Phoenix, Arizona after a short duration of leukemia and pneumonia. She reached the age of 50 years, 9 months, and 18 days. Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m., Monday, August 19, 2019 at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith...

Catherine Anne Skuodas

Catherine Anne Skuodas

Aug 6, 2019

Catherine Skuodas, 73, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2019, at a local hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 2320 Outer Drive North....

Dennis K. Smothers

Dennis K. Smothers

Jul 31, 2019

Dennis K. Smothers, 72, died July 31, 2019, at Unity Point-St. Luke’s Medical Center in Sioux City, IA. A memorial visitation will be 4:00 pm to 7:00 pm Monday, August 5, 2019, at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside. Dennis Kaye Smothers, the son of Donald and Irma (Morgan) Smothers was born January 11, 1947, in Rodney, IA. His family moved to...

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