Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Madonna R. Weigand
Dec 25, 2017
Madonna “Donna” R. Weigand, 82, of Sioux City, passed away Dec. 25, 2017 at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 7 p.m. Dec, 29 at 7 p.m. at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave. in Sioux City. Family visitation will be Friday, Dec. 29 from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences can be left...
Chester "Chet" L. Axthlem
Dec 25, 2017
Chester L. “Chet” Axthlem, 97, of Sioux City, died Monday, Dec. 25, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 29 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sioux City. A visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 28 at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside, with the family present from 5-7 p.m. and a prayer service at...
Paul E. Niles
Dec 24, 2017
Paul Ellis Niles, 94, of Sioux City, died on Dec. 24, 2017, at an assisted living facility in Sioux City. Services will be 11 a.m. on Saturday, Dec. 30 at St. Michael Catholic Church in Sioux City. The Reverends David Hemann and Lawrence Burns will officiate. Visitation will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. at Larkin Northside Funeral Home with a...
Ardice J. Abraham
Dec 18, 2017
Ardice J. Abraham, 78, of Sergeant Bluff, went to her eternal home Monday, Dec. 18, 2017, at her residence. A memorial services will be at 10:00 a.m., Saturday July 28, 2018 at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Ardice JoAnn Abraham, the daughter of Willard and Verna (Schoen) Helpenstine, was born on April 4, 1939, in Canton, S.D. On July 13, 1962, Ardice...
Carmen R. Thompson
Dec 16, 2017
Carmen R. Thompson, 70, of Sioux City, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2017 at a local hospital. Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6 at Whitfield United Methodist Church in Sioux City with interment following in Calvary Cemetery. Christy-Smith Larkin Chapel is in charge of arrangements. Carmen was born on March 27, 1947 in Los Angeles, the daughter...
William A. Bride
Dec 13, 2017
William A. "Bill" Bride, 84, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at Odebolt Specialty Care in Odebolt, Iowa. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Mater Dei Parish- Immaculate Conception Center in Sioux City. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Sunday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. William Alvin "Bill"...
Evelyn B. Wilshire
Dec 13, 2017
Evelyn Billie Wilshire, 89, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2017, at a local hospital. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at New Life Church of the Nazarene. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be noon until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Evelyn was...
Evelyn M. Walding
Dec 13, 2017
Evelyn M. Walding, 90, died Wednesday, December 13, 2017, at Touchstone Healthcare Community in Sioux City, IA. A visitation will be 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm Sunday, December 17, 2017, at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Larkin Chapel, with a prayer service at 5:00 pm. A funeral service will be Monday, December 18, 2017, at Wesley United Methodist Church in Sioux City....
Loren F. Lewis
Dec 12, 2017
Loren F. Lewis, 91, of Bronson, died Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2017, at Char Mac Assisted Living in Lawton, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Elliott Creek Presbyterian Church in Bronson. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, with a prayer service at 6 p.m., at Morningside Chapel Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City. Loren Francis Lewis, the...
Rosemarie "Cookie" Chicoine
Dec 10, 2017
Rosemarie "Cookie" Chicoine, 75, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at her residence. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with Rabbi Guy Green officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Rosemarie was born in Sioux...
Dolly Lucille Sherrill
Dec 10, 2017
Dolly L Sherrill, 84, lifelong resident of Sioux City, died Sunday, Dec. 10, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at First Evangelical Free Church, 401 9th St., in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at...
Mary Ann Aasen
Dec 9, 2017
Mary Ann Aasen, 88, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, Dec. 9, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Home in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel, 1801 Morningside Ave., with the Rev. Tom LoVan of Morningside Lutheran Church officiating. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to...
James Louis Wiggs
Dec 8, 2017
James Louis Wiggs, 85, patriarch of the Wiggs family, passed away Dec. 8, 2017, surrounded by his family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church of the Holy Cross Parish, 3012 Jackson St. in Sioux City, with the Rev. David Hemann officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation will be 4 to...
Isabelle Burke
Dec 6, 2017
Isabelle A. Burke, 88, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2017, at her residence at Holy Spirit Retirement Community. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9 at Holy Spirit Chapel in Sioux City. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be on Friday, Dec. 8 from 4-8 p.m. with a vigil service at 7:00 p.m., all at...
Jeffrey "Jeff" J. Weldon
Dec 3, 2017
Jeffrey J. "Jeff" Weldon, 56, of Sioux City, died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Community of Christ Church in Pisgah, Iowa. Burial will be in Preparation Canyon Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Jeffrey Jon "Jeff" Weldon, was born to...
Father Eugene Francis Walding
Nov 27, 2017
Rev. Eugene Francis Walding, 84, passed away peacefully at Holy Spirit Retirement Home on Monday, November 27, 2017. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 2 at the St. Joseph Church of the Cathedral of the Epiphany Parish with Bishop R. Walker Nickless officiating. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery. A visitation will be held on Friday from 6-7 p.m....
Olga Shpakowsky
Nov 27, 2017
Olga Shpakowsky, 97, of North Little Rock, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Church of the Nativity in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a vigil...
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