Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Pearl C. Forst

Pearl C. Forst

Mar 13, 2018

Pearl C. Forst, 92, of Bronson, died Tuesday, March 13, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Pearl Catherine Fritz, the daughter of Frank and Ethel (Cutter) Fritz, was born on Feb. 6, 1926, in Gann Valley, S.D. She was educated in a country school and then high school...

Keli R. Frye

Keli R. Frye

Mar 12, 2018

Keli Frye, 33, Raleigh, formerly of Sioux City, died Monday, March 12, 2018, at Shepherd Center Hospital in Atlanta, Ga. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Riverside United Methodist Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to 7 p.m. today, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel,...

Rodney H. Olsen

Rodney H. Olsen

Mar 10, 2018

Rodney Harold Olsen, 74 of Kingsley, Iowa formerly South Sioux City, NE died on Saturday, March 10, 2018, at Unity Point Health St. Luke's in Sioux City, Iowa. A Memorial service will be at 7:00 PM on Wednesday at Christy-Smith Morningside Chapel located at 1801 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, Iowa 51106 with the Chaplain Kathy Yoder officiating. Interment will be...

Arlen Jerome Wiggs

Arlen Jerome Wiggs

Mar 8, 2018

Arlen Jerome Wiggs of Sioux City, went to his heavenly home on March 8, 2018, surrounded by his family, at his winter home in Texas. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a rosary at 4:30 p.m....

Gregory A. Moore

Gregory A. Moore

Mar 8, 2018

Gregory Alan Moore, 67, of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 8, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, with the family present 5 to 7 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m.,...

Warren "Pete" L. Barnes

Warren "Pete" L. Barnes

Mar 7, 2018

Warren L. "Pete" Barnes, 83, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, March 7, 2018, at Holy Spirit Retirement Community in Sioux City. Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Southern Hills Baptist Church. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Warren Lee "Pete" Barnes, the son of Donald and Hazel (Stratton) Barnes, was born...

Robert A. Schoger

Robert A. Schoger

Mar 5, 2018

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Margaret "Peggy" Wengert

Margaret "Peggy" Wengert

Mar 5, 2018

Margaret A. "Peggy" Wengert, 60, of Sioux City, died unexpectedly Monday, March 5, 2018, in a hospital in Omaha. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Mater Dei Parish-Immaculate Conception Church. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7...

Guy L. Oregon

Guy L. Oregon

Mar 5, 2018

Guy L. Oregon, 90, of Sioux City, passed away on March 5, 2018, at home. Guy requested that there would be no services. He and his family want everyone to remember him as the loving caring man he always was. Guy was born near Anthon, IA at home on March 4, 1928, to Ellis and Iva Oregon. He graduated from...

John "Jack" R. Mahrt

John "Jack" R. Mahrt

Mar 2, 2018

John R. “Jack” Mahrt, 99, of Battle Creek, formerly of Sioux City, went home to the Lord on Friday, March 2, 2018. Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the Morningside Chapel of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes (located at 1801 Morningside Ave. in Sioux City) with the Rev. Martin Mosier officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City....

Anne B. Postello

Anne B. Postello

Mar 1, 2018

Anne B. Postello, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, March 1, 2018, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Burial will be at Floyd Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Monday at the funeral home. Anne was born...

Ruth J. Tarvin

Ruth J. Tarvin

Feb 27, 2018

Ruth Joann (Verlinden) Tarvin, 87, of Sioux City, died peacefully on Feb. 27, 2018, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. David Koehler officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Ruth was born in Sioux...

Richard A. Green

Richard A. Green

Feb 27, 2018

Richard A. “Rick” Green, 59 born Feb. 3, 1959 in Maryville, MO entered eternal rest Tuesday, Feb. 27, 2018. Memorial Service will be held 2:30 pm, Saturday, March 3 at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes - Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be 1 hour prior to service. Rick spent sometime in the USMC and was cook for 40+ years at various restaurants around...

Richard V. Hansen

Richard V. Hansen

Feb 26, 2018

Richard V. "Dick" Hansen, a long time Sioux City resident, passed away on Feb. 26, 2018 at his home. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Dick grew up in Britt, Iowa, where he wrestled and was one of eight children. After his...

Joseph "Jerry" Stroup

Joseph "Jerry" Stroup

Feb 25, 2018

Joseph “Jerry” Stroup, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 at Holy Spirit Nursing Home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Cathedral of the Epiphany. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Larkin Chapel of Christy-Smith Funeral Homes with a rosary starting at 4:30 and...

Dorothy J. Clausen

Dorothy J. Clausen

Feb 20, 2018

Dorothy J. Clausen, 77, Sioux City, died on Feb. 20, 2018, suddenly, unexpectedly, and peacefully at her home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 S. Martha St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Darrin Vick officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at the church. Arrangements...

Janice A. McMullen

Janice A. McMullen

Feb 20, 2018

Janice A. McMullen, 90, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 20, 2018, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab Center in Sergeant Bluff. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in Graceland Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Janice was born on Dec. 6, 1927, in Cherokee, Iowa, to Harold and Ethel (Bremer)...

Mary Kathleen Brown

Mary Kathleen Brown

Feb 16, 2018

M. Kathleen "Katie" Brown, 87, of Sioux City, died Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at a Sioux City hospital, surrounded by her family. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Katie Arnett, the...

Pamela Kay Sawyer

Pamela Kay Sawyer

Feb 15, 2018

Pamela "Pam" McClary Sawyer, 68, of Sioux City, died Thursday, Feb. 15, 2018, at home surrounded by her family after a life long battle with diabetes. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Sunnybrook Community Church, 5601 Sunnybrook Drive, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jan King officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present...

John Leroy Haines

John Leroy Haines

Feb 13, 2018

John L. Haines, formerly of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, in Deepwater, Mo. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. John was born on Feb. 23, 1940, to Homer and Leona (Herring) Haines, in Portland, Ore. He worked for many years as a sheet metal worker for Interstate Air...

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