Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Martha Arlene Grohs
Feb 13, 2017
Martha Arlene Grohs, 94, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 13, 2017, at her home. Services will be noon Friday at St. Paul's Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Kenny Hsu officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral...
Richard A Pedersen
Feb 8, 2017
Richard A. Pedersen, 58, of Sioux City, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 8, 2017, at a local hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be 1 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Richard was born on Oct. 23, 1958, in Abington, Pa., to Bernie...
Myrna Elliott
Feb 6, 2017
Myrna Isabelle Elliott, 89, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully Monday, Feb. 6, 2017, after a lengthy battle with Alzheimer's disease. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Laurie Van Cura officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Myrna's...
Donabelle Ginsbach
Feb 5, 2017
Donabelle Marie Ginsbach, 96, of Moorhead, formerly Sioux City, died Sunday, Feb. 5, 2017, in Moorhead. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church, 1212 Morningside Ave., Sioux City, with the Rev. Armand Bertrand officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation with family present will 5 to 7 p.m. today at Christy-Smith Morningside...
George Lohse
Feb 2, 2017
George A. Lohse, 92, of Hartington, Neb., formerly of Wynot, died Thursday, Feb. 2, 2017, at Hartington Care and Rehabilitation Center. Services will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the service. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery at Moville, Iowa. George was...
Alma Sorensen
Feb 1, 2017
Alma Jane. Sorensen, 87, of McCook Lake, died Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017, surrounded by her family. Services will be 10:30 a.m. today at Good News Baptist Church, 3200 W. 19th St., Sioux City, with Pastor John Woodford officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to services today at the church....
Jean A. Pierce
Jan 31, 2017
Jean A. (Bottjen) Pierce, 75, of Prague, Neb., former longtime resident of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2017, at her home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Jean...
Robert Rogers
Jan 29, 2017
Robert I. Rogers, 88, of Moville, passed away Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, at Bickford Cottage Assisted Living in Sioux City. A Visitation will be held 4:00-5:30 p.m. Friday with a Memorial Service at 5:30 p.m. Friday, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Bob was born on Nov. 22, 1928, in Sioux City, to Dr. Stanley and Viola...
Bernardine "Bernie" Kull
Jan 27, 2017
Bernardine "Bernie" Kull, 83, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Jan. 27, 2017, at her residence. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., a rosary recited at 6:30 p.m., and a parish vigil service...
Marcella "Sally" A. Frazier
Jan 26, 2017
Marcella "Sally" Frazier, 74, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, Jan. 26, 2017, at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral home. Burial will be at a later date in Hawarden (Iowa) Cemetery. Sally was born on Aug. 14, 1942, in Sioux City, to John and Eva (Johnson) Frazier. She graduated...
Janette Forney
Jan 24, 2017
Janette Janis Forney, 78, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 South Martha St., in Sioux City. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family receiving friends 6 to 8 p.m., at Morningside Chapel,...
Darlene Olson
Jan 23, 2017
Darlene A. Olson, 83, formerly of Sioux City and Mapleton, Iowa, passed from this life Monday, Jan. 23, 2017, following a courageous battle with leukemia at her home in Liberty, Mo. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, 1801 Morningside Ave., with the Rev. Jaysson Gurwell of Redeemer Church in Winterset, Iowa officiating. Burial will...
John St. Peter
Jan 22, 2017
John St. Peter, 84, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Trimble United Methodist Church. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. John was born on Oct. 22, 1932, in Moville, Iowa, to Cecil and Elsie (Dockweiler) St....
Robert Jensen
Jan 22, 2017
Robert Jensen, 83, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Jan. 22, 2017, at a local hospital. Private memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Robert was born on May 25, 1933, in Sioux City, to Harold and Teresa Jensen. He graduated from Central High School and enlisted...
Christine Top
Jan 21, 2017
Christine Top, 43, of Akron, passed away unexpectedly Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Heartland Community Baptist Church in Sioux City. Interment will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the church. Arrangements are under the...
Virgil Wood
Jan 21, 2017
Virgil Clayton Wood, 92, of Sioux City, began on his greatest journey on Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, with a camera in his hand. There will be no services. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. A traveler by heart, he had been to more than 22 countries. He was a friend to every stranger and every...
Donald E Smothers
Jan 21, 2017
Donald Eugene Smothers, 74, of North Sioux City, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2017, at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. A luncheon will follow. Don was born on July 3, 1942, in Rodney, Iowa, to Donald R. and...
Andrew Joseph Langin
Jan 19, 2017
Andrew Joseph Langin, 40, of Sioux City, passed away in the evening of Thursday, Jan. 19, 2017, at his home in the loving arms of his family and friends. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Monday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Andrew was born Feb. 10, 1976,...
Richard Sylvester Rhinehart
Jan 18, 2017
Richard Sylvester Rhinehart, 89, of Sioux City, died on Jan. 18, 2017 at a local care facility. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., with the Rev. David Koehler of Faith United Presbyterian Church officiating. Visitation with the family will be 11:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. "Dick"...
Mary Josephine Taylor
Jan 18, 2017
Mary Josephine Taylor, 82, of Sioux City, joined her late husband, George, in heaven on Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2017, when she passed away at a local care center in Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Bethel Baptist Church at 4212 Gordon Drive, with the Rev. Mark McGlohon officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today at...
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