Obituaries
Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas
Ruth Haafke
Mar 17, 2017
Ruth Marie Haafke, 82, of Bronson, died Friday, March 17, 2017, at Pioneer Valley Nursing and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff. Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at New Life Community Church, 4800 Stone Ave., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Jonathon Young officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be 9...
Ronald G. Roupe,
Mar 16, 2017
Ronald G. Roupe, 78, lifelong resident of Sioux City, died Thursday, March 16, 2017, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at Riverside Lutheran Church, 618 Florence Ave., Sioux City, with the Rev. Tim Squier officiating. Interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6...
Coleen Marie Harsma
Mar 13, 2017
Coleen M. Harsma, 56, of North Sioux City, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at home. A celebration of life service will be 1 to 5 p.m. Friday at North Sioux City Community Center, 205 Sodrac Drive. Arrangements are with Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Coleen Marie Phillips was born on Sept. 28, 1960, in Sioux City the daughter of Roy...
Patty Lou Sturtevant
Mar 10, 2017
Patty Lou Sturtevant, 74, of Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 10, 2017, at her residence. Per her wishes, private graveside services will be held in Logan Park Cemetery at the convenience of the family. Arrangements are under the direction of Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Patty was born in rural Plymouth County, Iowa, on Nov. 19, 1942, the daughter...
Linda Rusk
Mar 7, 2017
Linda M. Rusk, 72, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Community. A celebration of life service will be 1 p.m. Friday, April 7, 2017, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Dale Smith officiating. All are welcome to attend and celebrate Linda's life. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com . Linda...
Bonnie M. Hurley
Mar 7, 2017
Bonnie Mae Hurley, 89, of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, March 7, 2017, at Norwalk Nursing and Rehab in Norwalk, Iowa, from complications of Alzheimer's. As per Bonnie’s request, the body will be cremated. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 5206 Military Rd., in Sioux City. Bonnie was born on May 22, 1927....
Lee Delphis Lambert
Mar 6, 2017
Lee D. Lambert, 88, Sioux City, died on March 6, 2017, surrounded by his family, after a brief illness. Services will be 4:30 p.m. Saturday at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 3204 South Lakeport, in Sioux City, with the Revs. Russell Senstad and David Zirpel officiating. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Monday in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Hinton, Iowa, with military...
June Nyreen
Mar 5, 2017
June Nyreen, 77, of North Sioux City, died Sunday, March 5, 2017, at her home. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, 4130 War Eagle Drive, in Sioux City. Arrangements are under the direction of Berkemier Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. In loving remembrance of my wife: June Nyreen was born on Dec. 27, 1939....
Gloria Fay Flair
Mar 5, 2017
Gloria F. Flair, 72, of South Sioux City, passed away Sunday, March 5, 2017, at Regency Square in South Sioux City. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Kevin Roach officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Gloria was born on Feb. 11, 1945, in...
Susan Janelle Saul
Mar 3, 2017
Susan "Sue" Janelle Saul, 42, lifelong resident of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at home surrounded by her family. Services will be 10 a.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City. Interment will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Online condolences may be made to the family at www.christysmith.com . Susan was born...
Darlene Kay Cole
Mar 3, 2017
Darlene K. Cole, 83, of Council Bluffs, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Friday, March 3, 2017, at a Council Bluffs hospital. Private graveside services will be held in Graceland Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Darlene was born on June 12, 1933, in Mitchell, S.D., to Charles and Catherine (Weiland) Torbet....
James Triplett
Mar 3, 2017
James Robert Lee Triplett, 83, of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at Westwood Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, March 9, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.
Louis D Hicks
Mar 3, 2017
Louis D. Hicks, 94, of Akron, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at his residence. Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at St. Boniface Catholic Church 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 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith...
Gary G. Sherman
Mar 3, 2017
Gary G. Sherman, 78, of Bountiful, Utah, formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, March 3, 2017, at his residence. Memorial services will be 4 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation with the family will be 3 p.m. until service time Saturday at the funeral home. Gary Glen Sherman, the son of Glen and Evelyn (Cook) Sherman, was...
Beverly Mulder
Mar 2, 2017
Beverly J. Mulder, 80, of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, March 2, 2017, after a sudden illness at a Sioux City hospital. A visitation will be held 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a small prayer service at 7 p.m., at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 2320 Outer Drive N, Sioux City....
Phyllis Lynn Weems
Mar 1, 2017
Phyllis L. Weems, 77, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Trinity Center in Des Moines, Iowa. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 8, at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Phyllis Lynn Weems, the daughter of John...
LeRoy Richard Kleene
Mar 1, 2017
LeRoy R. Kleene, 80, of Sioux City, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at Holy Spirit Assisted Living in Sioux City. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Peace Reformed Church, 4100 Outer Drive, in Sioux City, with the Rev. Bob VanderSchaaf officiating. Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 3 to...
Robert Richard Anderson
Feb 26, 2017
Robert R. Anderson, 91, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Feb. 26, 2017, at a local care facility. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday at St James United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Willow Township Cemetery, Climbing Hill, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service...
Wayne Masters
Feb 21, 2017
Wayne Masters, 89, of Sioux City, died Tuesday, Feb. 21, 2017, at Sunrise Retirement Community in Sioux City. A celebration of life service will be 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James United Methodist, 2032 South Cypress St., in Sioux City, with the Rev. Eric Sayonkon officiating. Private family interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction...
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