Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Gerta Ottilie Warnholtz

Gerta Ottilie Warnholtz

Mar 9, 2015

Gerta O. Warnholtz, 94, of Sioux City passed away Monday, March 9, 2015, at Regency Square Care Center in South Sioux City. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Third Presbyterian Church. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Gerta Ottilie Warnoltz was born on March...

Jeanette Manker

Jeanette Manker

Mar 7, 2015

Jeanette G. Manker, 77, of Sioux City died peacefully Saturday, March 7, 2015, surrounded by her family at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. The Rev. Jay Denning of St. Luke's Evangelical Lutheran Church will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m....

Charles Dawdy

Charles Dawdy

Mar 3, 2015

Charles L. Dawdy, 77, of Sioux City died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Visitation will be noon until service time today at the funeral home. Charles was born on Jan. 28, 1938, near Oto, Iowa, the...

Scotty Pojar

Scotty Pojar

Mar 3, 2015

Scotty G. Pojar, 63, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at his residence after a long, courageous battle with MS. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Scotty was born on July 26, 1951, in Sioux City, to Virgil and Bonnie (Cornwall) Pojar. He graduated from East High School in 1969....

Thomas Gary Thomsen

Thomas Gary Thomsen

Mar 3, 2015

Thomas G. Thomsen, 66, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital after being stricken at his home. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Grace United Methodist Church. The Rev. Timothy Bonney will officiate. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, with a luncheon following at the church. Visitation will be 4 to...

Leona Elaine Laferriere

Leona Elaine Laferriere

Mar 3, 2015

Leona E. Laferriere, 69, of Sioux City died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral...

Velva 'Mickie' Carlson

Velva 'Mickie' Carlson

Mar 3, 2015

Velva V. "Mickie" Carlson, 90, of Sioux City died Tuesday, March 3, 2015, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Holy Spirit Retirement Home chapel, with the Rev. Dennis Meinen officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Saturday at the chapel. Arrangements are under the direction...

Richard Gail Galloway

Richard Gail Galloway

Mar 2, 2015

Richard Gail Galloway, 81, of Cedar Falls, Iowa, formerly of Moville and Denver, Iowa, died Monday, March 2, 2015, at Elizabeth Martin Health Center in Cedar Falls. Memorial services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Moville Community Center, with a lunch following. Interment will be in Arlington Township Cemetery, Moville. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral...

Robert 'Bob' Quist

Robert 'Bob' Quist

Feb 28, 2015

Robert Henry "Bob" Quist, 74, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, Feb. 28, 2015, at his residence. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Immanuel Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tess Panamarow officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Bob was born on May 1, 1940, in Greensburg, Pa., to Daniel...

Linda Lee Potter

Linda Lee Potter

Feb 27, 2015

Linda Lee Potter, 67, of Sioux City died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 6 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City. The Rev. Verlyn Shaap of the Friendship Community Church will officiate. Visitation with the family will be 5 p.m. until service time Wednesday at...

Richard Harrington

Richard Harrington

Feb 27, 2015

Richard R. Harrington, 82, of Salix died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Salix, with the Rev. Patrick O'Kane officiating. Burial will be in St. Joseph Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a parish vigil service at 7...

Velma Lucille Ray

Velma Lucille Ray

Feb 27, 2015

Velma Lucille (Davis) Ray, 98, of Sioux City died Friday, Feb. 27, 2015, at Sunrise Retirement Community. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. James United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Ryan Christenson officiating. Assisting with the funeral will be Deacon Patricia Roberts. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Monday...

Jill (Patrick) Greig

Jill (Patrick) Greig

Feb 26, 2015

Jill Annette (Patrick) Greig, 48, of Overland Park, Kan., formerly of Sioux City, passed away Feb. 26, 2015, at home. A brief prayer service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Avenue, in Sioux City. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery for family. Jill was born on Oct. 3, 1966, in Sioux City. She...

Michael A. Christiansen

Michael A. Christiansen

Feb 26, 2015

Michael Christiansen, 63, of Boone, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015, at a Fort Dodge, Iowa hospital. Services will be noon Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 11 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home. Michael was born on...

Virginia C. Otterpohl

Virginia C. Otterpohl

Feb 25, 2015

Virginia (Nip) Cecelia Otterpohl, 82, of Sioux City peacefully completed her life journey on Feb. 25, 2015, surrounded by her children and family, at her home. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Revs. Gerald Feierfeil, Michael Erpelding and Merle Kollash officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation with...

Harriet J. Kracke

Harriet J. Kracke

Feb 22, 2015

Harriet June Kracke, 77, of Sioux City died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at Hallmark Care Center in Sioux City. Services will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, 1801 Morningside Ave., in Sioux City. Interment will be in Fort Logan National Cemetery, Denver, Colo. Visitation with the family will be 11 a.m. until service time Saturday at...

Chad M. Coyne

Chad M. Coyne

Feb 22, 2015

Chad Coyne, 42, of Moville died Sunday, Feb. 22, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Moville, with the Rev. Mark Stoll officiating. Visitation will be 10 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville. Chad...

Richard R. Jordison

Richard R. Jordison

Feb 20, 2015

Richard R. Jordison, 64, of Sergeant Bluff passed away Feb. 20, 2015, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Southern Hills Baptist Church in Sioux City, with the Revs. Bob Dillman and Dave Miller officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Richard was born on May 19, 1950, in...

Lillie E. Mieras

Lillie E. Mieras

Feb 18, 2015

Lillie Elizabeth (Hamel) Mieras, 94, of Sioux City, passed away Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2015, at home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Third Presbyterian Church, with Pastor Cathie Bishop officiating. Burial will be in Sherman Township Cemetery in Maurice, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m., at Christy Smith Morningside...

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