Patricia Ann "Pat" Slaughter
Dec 17, 2024
Patricia Ann Slaughter
June 20, 1941 – December 17, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Pat Slaughter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished community member, who peacefully left us on December 17, 2024, at the age of 83.
A Celebration of Pat’s life will be held at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 S. Martha St, Sioux City, Iowa,...
Karin Dorathea Kirkpatrick
Dec 17, 2024
Karin Dorathea Kirkpatrick, 87 of Sioux City, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 comforted by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church with Reverend Ezra Grabau officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation, with family present, will be one hour prior to services at the church. Meyer Brothers...
Carol Ann Beacom
Dec 14, 2024
Carol Ann Beacom, 86 of Sioux City passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024. A memorial mass will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Nativity Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday, January 17, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a rosary at 4:30 P.M. and a vigil service at 7:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Private family...
Shirley Mae Colwell
Dec 14, 2024
Shirley Mae Colwell, 85, of South Sioux City, Nebraska was united with her precious Jesus on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. Visitation will take place from 5pm-7pm, with the funeral service taking place immediately after that on Tuesday, December 17th at Sunnybrook Church in Sioux City, Iowa. A private family burial will take place at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa.
Meyer...
Howard W. Gibbs
Dec 12, 2024
Howard Wilbur Gibbs August 22, 1926 - December 12, 2024, Howard Wilbur Gibbs, 98, of Ponca, Nebraska passed away on December 12 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Howard was born on Aug 22, 1926, in rural Newcastle, NE, to Casper and Maude (Severance) Gibbs. He was the middle of five sons with a sister finishing out the...
Francis Joseph "Joe" Hegenbart
Dec 12, 2024
Francis Joseph “Joe” Hegenbart, Jr. passed away December 12, 2024 after a long illness. Joe was born in Iowa and raised in Sioux City by his parents F.J. “Joe” Hegenbart, Sr. and G. Gloria (Phipps) Hegenbart. He began his medical career while still in high school working as an orderly in a local nursing home. After graduating from North High...
Sharon Kaye Blankemeyer
Dec 11, 2024
Sharon Kaye Blankemeyer, 81 of Dakota City passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be Friday, December 20, 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a time of remembrance at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Rev. Thomas J. Topf
Dec 11, 2024
Rev. Thomas J. Topf, 87, passed away at Holy Spirit Retirement Home on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Holy Cross - St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 2223 Indian Hills Dr. Sioux City, IA 51104. Those wishing to join the Mass virtually may do so by visiting this...
Ronald A. Schuetz
Dec 11, 2024
Ronald Albert Schuetz, 93, of Sioux City, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial with military honors will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Janet Jean Pearson
Dec 11, 2024
Janet Jean Pearson, 91 of South Sioux City, formerly of Homer, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024. A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Friday, December 13, 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Homer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the church.
Janet was born August 11, 1933, in Homer, NE to Ed and Cora...
Elsie R. Plantz-Jester
Dec 10, 2024
Elsie R. Plantz Jester, 103, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at a local care center.
Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, December 13, 2024, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Pastor Kevin Miller officiating. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior at the funeral home. Burial will be at Logan...
Karla Jo Lohry
Dec 9, 2024
Karla Jo Lohry, a cherished member of her family and community, left this world on Monday, December 9, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 66.
Per her wishes, Karla has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Born on June 1, 1958, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Karl and E. Joanne...
Dorothy L. Baker
Dec 9, 2024
Dorothy L. Baker, 87 of Sioux City passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. Abiding by her wishes, cremation has taken place. A family graveside service will be held in the spring.
Dorothy was born into the large family of Frank and Margaret (McCann) Ward on December 3, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Heelan High School. Dorothy married James...
Betty L. Black
Dec 9, 2024
Betty L. Black, 94, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully at a local care center on Monday, December 9, 2024. She left behind a legacy of love and dedication that touched all who knew her.
Private graveside services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Betty was born on September 27, 1930, in Battle Creek, Iowa, the daughter of George and Cecilia (Sengelman)...
Katherine J. "Kay" Shelly
Dec 9, 2024
Katherine “Kay” J. Shelly, 88 of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home.
Katherine was born the daughter of William Morgan and Ora (Beermann)...
Delores E. Loebsack
Dec 8, 2024
Delores E. Loebsack, the daughter of Herbert and Estella (Lutt) Peters, was born on May 25, 1927, in Wayne, NE. She passed away on December 8, 2024, in Sioux City, IA at the age of 97. Delores lived a remarkable life, devoted to her family and community. She grew up in Wayne until 1941, when her family moved to Winside,...
Shirley Mae Book
Dec 7, 2024
Shirley Mae (Harder) Book passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the age of 93. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation at 9:30, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, Nebraska. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery, rural Martinsburg. Arrangements by Becker-Hunt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com
Shirley was...
Rosaline P. Rich
Dec 7, 2024
Rosaline Pearl Rich, 87, of Dakota City, Ne, a beloved mother passed away on Dec. 7, 2024.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Rosaline’s life at a memorial service on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, 6200 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106. There will be a visitation with the family for an hour...
Arthur "Mr. Smokey" Downs
Dec 3, 2024
Arthur Downs, Sr., of Sioux City, IA, affectionately known as “Mr. Smokey”, passed away on December 3, 2024, at the age of 94 after a long illness. We will miss him beyond measure yet are grateful that he is at peace and free from pain.
Arthur, the eldest son of Cicero and Vessie Todd Downs, was born August 16, 1930, in...
Tara Jo Tullis
Dec 3, 2024
Tara Jo Tullis 59, of Sioux City, a devoted wife, and beloved mother passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Tara’s life at a Prayer Service on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 3220 Stone Park Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51104. There will be a visitation with the...
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Patricia Ann "Pat" Slaughter
Dec 17, 2024
Patricia Ann Slaughter
June 20, 1941 – December 17, 2024
It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Pat Slaughter, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and cherished community member, who peacefully left us on December 17, 2024, at the age of 83.
A Celebration of Pat’s life will be held at Morningside Lutheran Church, 700 S. Martha St, Sioux City, Iowa,...
Karin Dorathea Kirkpatrick
Dec 17, 2024
Karin Dorathea Kirkpatrick, 87 of Sioux City, passed away on Tuesday, December 17, 2024 comforted by family. Funeral Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Faith Lutheran Church with Reverend Ezra Grabau officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation, with family present, will be one hour prior to services at the church. Meyer Brothers...
Carol Ann Beacom
Dec 14, 2024
Carol Ann Beacom, 86 of Sioux City passed away Saturday, December 14, 2024. A memorial mass will be 10:30 A.M. Saturday, January 18, 2025 at Nativity Catholic Church. Visitation will be Friday, January 17, 2025 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a rosary at 4:30 P.M. and a vigil service at 7:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Private family...
Shirley Mae Colwell
Dec 14, 2024
Shirley Mae Colwell, 85, of South Sioux City, Nebraska was united with her precious Jesus on Saturday, December 14th, 2024. Visitation will take place from 5pm-7pm, with the funeral service taking place immediately after that on Tuesday, December 17th at Sunnybrook Church in Sioux City, Iowa. A private family burial will take place at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa.
Meyer...
Howard W. Gibbs
Dec 12, 2024
Howard Wilbur Gibbs August 22, 1926 - December 12, 2024, Howard Wilbur Gibbs, 98, of Ponca, Nebraska passed away on December 12 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City, Iowa.
Howard was born on Aug 22, 1926, in rural Newcastle, NE, to Casper and Maude (Severance) Gibbs. He was the middle of five sons with a sister finishing out the...
Francis Joseph "Joe" Hegenbart
Dec 12, 2024
Francis Joseph “Joe” Hegenbart, Jr. passed away December 12, 2024 after a long illness. Joe was born in Iowa and raised in Sioux City by his parents F.J. “Joe” Hegenbart, Sr. and G. Gloria (Phipps) Hegenbart. He began his medical career while still in high school working as an orderly in a local nursing home. After graduating from North High...
Sharon Kaye Blankemeyer
Dec 11, 2024
Sharon Kaye Blankemeyer, 81 of Dakota City passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024. Funeral services will be 11:00 A.M. Saturday, December 21, 2024 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be Friday, December 20, 2024 from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M. with a time of remembrance at 7:00 P.M. at the funeral home. Burial will be...
Rev. Thomas J. Topf
Dec 11, 2024
Rev. Thomas J. Topf, 87, passed away at Holy Spirit Retirement Home on Wednesday, December 11, 2024.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 A.M. Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at Holy Cross - St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 2223 Indian Hills Dr. Sioux City, IA 51104. Those wishing to join the Mass virtually may do so by visiting this...
Ronald A. Schuetz
Dec 11, 2024
Ronald Albert Schuetz, 93, of Sioux City, IA, passed away on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday, December 14, 2024, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial with military honors will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be held one hour prior to...
Janet Jean Pearson
Dec 11, 2024
Janet Jean Pearson, 91 of South Sioux City, formerly of Homer, passed away Wednesday, December 11, 2024. A memorial service will be 3:00 P.M. Friday, December 13, 2024 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Homer. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the church.
Janet was born August 11, 1933, in Homer, NE to Ed and Cora...
Elsie R. Plantz-Jester
Dec 10, 2024
Elsie R. Plantz Jester, 103, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, at a local care center.
Services will be held at 2:30 P.M. Friday, December 13, 2024, at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Pastor Kevin Miller officiating. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior at the funeral home. Burial will be at Logan...
Karla Jo Lohry
Dec 9, 2024
Karla Jo Lohry, a cherished member of her family and community, left this world on Monday, December 9, 2024, in Omaha, Nebraska, at the age of 66.
Per her wishes, Karla has been cremated and a Celebration of Life will be held at a later date.
Born on June 1, 1958, in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Karl and E. Joanne...
Dorothy L. Baker
Dec 9, 2024
Dorothy L. Baker, 87 of Sioux City passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. Abiding by her wishes, cremation has taken place. A family graveside service will be held in the spring.
Dorothy was born into the large family of Frank and Margaret (McCann) Ward on December 3, 1937 in Sioux City, Iowa. She graduated from Heelan High School. Dorothy married James...
Betty L. Black
Dec 9, 2024
Betty L. Black, 94, of Sioux City, passed away peacefully at a local care center on Monday, December 9, 2024. She left behind a legacy of love and dedication that touched all who knew her.
Private graveside services were held at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Betty was born on September 27, 1930, in Battle Creek, Iowa, the daughter of George and Cecilia (Sengelman)...
Katherine J. "Kay" Shelly
Dec 9, 2024
Katherine “Kay” J. Shelly, 88 of South Sioux City, passed away Monday, December 9, 2024. A memorial service will be 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, January 21, 2025 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service time at the funeral home.
Katherine was born the daughter of William Morgan and Ora (Beermann)...
Delores E. Loebsack
Dec 8, 2024
Delores E. Loebsack, the daughter of Herbert and Estella (Lutt) Peters, was born on May 25, 1927, in Wayne, NE. She passed away on December 8, 2024, in Sioux City, IA at the age of 97. Delores lived a remarkable life, devoted to her family and community. She grew up in Wayne until 1941, when her family moved to Winside,...
Shirley Mae Book
Dec 7, 2024
Shirley Mae (Harder) Book passed away on Saturday, December 7, 2024 at the age of 93. Funeral Services will be Saturday, December 14, 2024 at 10:30 a.m. with visitation at 9:30, at Trinity Lutheran Church, Martinsburg, Nebraska. Burial will follow at Trinity Cemetery, rural Martinsburg. Arrangements by Becker-Hunt Funeral Home. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com
Shirley was...
Rosaline P. Rich
Dec 7, 2024
Rosaline Pearl Rich, 87, of Dakota City, Ne, a beloved mother passed away on Dec. 7, 2024.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Rosaline’s life at a memorial service on Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, 6200 Morningside Ave. Sioux City, IA 51106. There will be a visitation with the family for an hour...
Arthur "Mr. Smokey" Downs
Dec 3, 2024
Arthur Downs, Sr., of Sioux City, IA, affectionately known as “Mr. Smokey”, passed away on December 3, 2024, at the age of 94 after a long illness. We will miss him beyond measure yet are grateful that he is at peace and free from pain.
Arthur, the eldest son of Cicero and Vessie Todd Downs, was born August 16, 1930, in...
Tara Jo Tullis
Dec 3, 2024
Tara Jo Tullis 59, of Sioux City, a devoted wife, and beloved mother passed away on Tuesday, December 3, 2024.
Friends and family are invited to celebrate Tara’s life at a Prayer Service on Sunday, December 8, 2024, at 6:00 P.M. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel, 3220 Stone Park Blvd. Sioux City, IA 51104. There will be a visitation with the...
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