Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Carol J. Nelson
Apr 20, 2017
Carol Jean Nelson, 87, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, April 20, 2017. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday, April 24 at Morningside Lutheran Church. Private interment will be in Graceland Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Sunday, April 23, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at...
Christopher Luse
Apr 16, 2017
Christopher Luse, 31, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, April 16, 2017 surrounded by his family after a courageous battle with cancer. The funeral service will be Friday, April 21 at 10:00 AM at Holly Springs Bible Fellowship. Visitation will be Thursday from 4-7 PM with a prayer service at 6 PM at Christy Smith Larkin Chapel. Burial will be...
Donald Finzen
Apr 15, 2017
Donald Joseph "Donnie" Finzen, 89, of Sioux City, died Saturday, April 15, 2017, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Retirement Home Chapel. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Donald, the son of George and Catherine (Bosch) Finzen, was born on Feb. 17, 1928,...
Margaret L. Korinke
Apr 13, 2017
Margaret L. Korinke, 89, of Sioux City, died Thursday, April 13, 2017, at Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, with family present 6 to 7 p.m., and a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at the funeral home. Margaret...
Sandra Katherine Rehan,
Apr 12, 2017
Sandy Rehan, 77, of Sioux City, passed away on April 12, 2017, after a long battle with cancer. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at The Church of Nativity, with the Rev. Steven McCloud, Rev. Jerry Feierfeil, with Deacon Mike Hand officiating. Luncheon to follow at the parish center. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family...
Eldon L Schroder
Apr 11, 2017
Eldon Leon Schroder, 91, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, April 11, 2017. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wesley United Methodist Church, 3700 Indian Hills Drive, in Sioux City, with theRev. Todd Schlitter officiating, assisted by Rev. Sheryl Ashley, and Rev. Eric Sayonkon. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with the family present 6 to 8...
David Lee Johnson
Apr 11, 2017
David Lee Johnson, 69, of Jefferson, passed away Tuesday, April 11, 2017, at the VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Dave was born on Aug. 22, 1947, in...
Ronald Wheelock
Apr 7, 2017
Ronald D. "Ron" Wheelock, 75, of Sioux City, died Friday, April 7, 2017, at a local hospital. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Riverside Lutheran Church. Visitation will begin 5 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 7 p.m., and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel,...
Wesley J. Roeschke
Apr 5, 2017
Wesley J. Roeschke, 83, of Moville, passed away, surrounded by his family, Wednesday, April 5, 2017. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Moville United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Wes was born on May 5, 1933,...
Deloras Huff
Apr 4, 2017
Deloras M. Huff, 85, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, April 4, 2017, surrounded by her family, after a long illness. Services will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Deloras was...
Douglas L Walish
Apr 2, 2017
Douglas L. "Doug" Walish, 64, of Sioux City, died peacefully and surrounded by family Sunday, April 2, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Visitation will be 4 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, with a rosary at 4 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Private family graveside services will be Friday in Memorial Park...
Timothy William Hulleman
Mar 30, 2017
Timothy W. Hulleman, 60, of Sioux City, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, March 30, 2017, at his residence. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with Monsignor Duchaine officiating. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Tim was born on Jan. 31, 1957, in Sioux City, to Thomas...
Dawn Young
Mar 28, 2017
Dawn Young, 49, of Lawton, passed away Tuesday, March 28, 2017, after a short illness. Per her wishes, she has been cremated and there will be no services. Even though she is gone, Dawn continues to help many others through her gift of organ and tissue donation with Iowa Donor Network. Dawn was born on Oct. 23, 1967, in Las...
Daniel A. Thomas
Mar 27, 2017
Daniel Allan Thomas, 47, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be noon Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Henry Witte officiating. Inurnment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Daniel was born on...
Laurence K. Welch
Mar 23, 2017
Laurence K. "Larry" Welsh, 89, of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Private family graveside services will be today in Calvary Cemetery. There will be a prayer service at 7 p.m. today at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Laurence Kenneth "Larry" Welch, the son of Martin and Maude (Carroll) Welch, was born March 3,...
Darin J. Maas
Mar 21, 2017
Darin J. Maas, 48, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Darin J. Maas, the son of William and Karen (Wilson) Maas, was born on Sept. 18, 1968, in Battle Creek, Iowa. He attended high school in Ida Grove, Iowa. On...
John P. Nelson
Mar 19, 2017
John Phillip Nelson, 60, of Sioux City, died Sunday, March 19, 2017, after a brief illness surrounded by friends and family. A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merrill G. Muller officiating. Visitation with the family will be 1 p.m. until service...
Helen May Sager
Mar 19, 2017
Helen May Sager, 87, of Sioux Falls, formally of Sioux City, IA, passed away Sunday, March 19, 2017 at Southridge Healthcare in Sioux Falls, SD. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 23 at 11:00 AM at Christy-Smith Funeral Home, Morningside Chapel. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be at Graceland Park Cemetery. Helen...
Luella S. Mutz
Mar 17, 2017
Luella S. Mutz, 93, of Sioux City, formerly of Pender, Neb., died Friday, March 17, 2017, at Sunrise Assisted Living in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, 2017, at Faith United Presbyterian Church in Sioux City (previously known as Morningside Presbyterian Church). Burial will be 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 12, in Rose Hill Cemetery at...
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