Obituaries

Recent obituaries in Sioux City and surrounding areas

Gene Lyons

Gene Lyons

Dec 8, 2014

Gene Lyons, 78, of Moville passed away Monday, Dec. 8, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Moville United Methodist Church. Burial will be in Arlington Township Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Friday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in Moville....

Clara Lee Schexnayder

Clara Lee Schexnayder

Dec 7, 2014

Clara Lee Schexnayder, 92, of Springfield, Ill., formerly of Sioux City, entered into rest on Sunday, Dec. 7, 2014, at a Springfield Hospital. Funeral services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4 to 8...

Bruce Edward Zellmer

Bruce Edward Zellmer

Nov 30, 2014

Bruce Edward Zellmer, 83, of Sioux City died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2014, in Sioux City. Come celebrate his life with us. Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City. A graveside service will be 3 p.m. Friday in Trinity Lutheran Cemetery, rural Letcher, S.D. Visitation will be 4 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, with a prayer...

Ann E. Sweeney

Ann E. Sweeney

Nov 28, 2014

Ann E. Sweeney, 78, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Nov. 28, 2014, at Touchstone Living Center. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the funeral home. Ann E. Sweeney was born on...

Leona C Barcus

Leona C Barcus

Nov 25, 2014

Leona C. Barcus, 83, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church. Burial will be in Banner Township Cemetery at Lawton, Iowa. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Mrs. Barcus was born on...

Joan Louise Gunsolly

Joan Louise Gunsolly

Nov 25, 2014

Joan L. Gunsolly, 84, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Per her wishes, the body has been cremated. Memorial services will be held at a later date. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Joan was born on May 9, 1930, in Lawton, Iowa, to Wallace and Beulah...

Carolyn Irene Jensen

Carolyn Irene Jensen

Nov 25, 2014

Carolyn Irene Jensen, 83, of Correctionville passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, at Correctionville Nursing and Rehab Center. Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Community Presbyterian Church in Lawton, Iowa, with the Rev. Cyndy Ripperger officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at McCulloch Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home in...

Ethelyn W. Knoernschild

Ethelyn W. Knoernschild

Nov 25, 2014

Ethelyn Tozier Knoernschild, 98, of Omaha, formerly of Sioux City, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2014, after a brief stay at a care center in Omaha. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Lutheran Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday at Larkin Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home....

Robert Thomas Deal

Robert Thomas Deal

Nov 22, 2014

Robert "Bob" Deal, 72, of Onawa, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Saturday, Nov. 22, 2014, at Pleasant View Care Center in Whiting, Iowa. Services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes in Sioux City, with the Rev. Merrill Muller officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation will be 1 p.m. until...

Rachel Ann Storm

Rachel Ann Storm

Nov 21, 2014

Rachel A. Storm, 83, of Sioux City died Friday, Nov. 21, 2014 at a local nursing home. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday at Morningside Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Tom LoVan officiating. Burial will be 9 a.m. Tuesday in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and...

Diane Pojar

Diane Pojar

Nov 20, 2014

Diane E. Johnson-Pojar, 53, of Sioux City passed away Nov. 20, 2014 at her home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Visitation will be 4 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. She was born June 23, 1961 in Sioux City, to Stanley and Anne (Kniefl) Johnson. Diane married Greg Pojar on...

Elizabeth 'Betty' Maxine Mansfield

Elizabeth 'Betty' Maxine Mansfield

Nov 18, 2014

Elizabeth M. "Betty" Mansfield, 86, of North Sioux City passed away peacefully Tuesday, Nov. 18, 2014, at her residence. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, with the Rev. Craig Collison officiating. Betty was cremated according to her wishes. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. today, with a prayer service at 7 p.m., at...

Gary E. Funke

Gary E. Funke

Nov 17, 2014

Gary Elden Funke, 70, of Bloomington, Minn., formerly Sioux City, died on Nov. 17, 2014, at Fairview Southdale Hospital following a lengthy illness. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Daniel Rupp officiating. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Sioux City. Arrangements in Sioux City are under the direction...

John-O'Silus Michael Alexa

John-O'Silus Michael Alexa

Nov 16, 2014

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Helen Marie Blenderman

Helen Marie Blenderman

Nov 14, 2014

Helen M. Blenderman, 98, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2014 at a local nursing home. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Tuesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Steven J. McLoud officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will begin 11 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home. Helen was born Oct. 8, 1916, in...

Kenneth Albert Cain

Kenneth Albert Cain

Nov 11, 2014

Kenneth A. Cain, 76, of Sioux City died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 9:30 a.m. Friday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Homes. Graveside services will be 3:30 p.m. Friday in Beatrice Cemetery, Beatrice, Neb. Visitation will be 9 a.m. until service time Friday at the funeral home. Ken was born on Oct. 24,...

Donna Cecelia Ellyson

Donna Cecelia Ellyson

Nov 11, 2014

Donna C. Ellyson, 85, of Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Nov. 11, 2014, at a local nursing home. Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Donna was born on July 15, 1929, in Sioux City, to...

Norman Keith Seehusen

Norman Keith Seehusen

Nov 10, 2014

Norman "Keith" Seehusen, 80, of Sioux City passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2014, at a local nursing home. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Church of the Nativity. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 9:30 a.m. until service time Wednesday at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home. Keith...

Irene Goodwin

Irene Goodwin

Nov 7, 2014

Wesley Albert Goodwin, 97, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, passed away on Nov. 4, 2014, at a Le Mars hospital. Irene Melva Goodwin, 94, of Le Mars, formerly of Sioux City, passed away on Nov. 7, 2014 at a Le Mars hospital. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 22, 2014 at Whitfield United Methodist Church,...

Margaret 'Mickey' A Greer

Margaret 'Mickey' A Greer

Nov 7, 2014

Margaret “Mickey” Greer, 87, of Sioux City died on Nov. 7, 2014, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. The Rev. Roger Linnan will officiate. Burial 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 at...

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