1932
Irene
2018
Irene E. Piester
July 31, 1932 — August 20, 2018
Irene E. Piester, 86 of Sioux City passed away on Monday, August 20, 2018 at a Sioux City hospital following a brief illness.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 24, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Mausoleum. Reverend Liz Tucker will officiate. The public visitation with the family present will be from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.
Irene was born July 31, 1932 to Ralph and Edith (Ricks) Jameson at the family ranch outside of Thedford, Nebraska. She was the fifth of eight children.
She married Stanley A. Piester on June 9, 1950 in Thedford, Nebraska. They had four children. The family moved from north of Whitman, Nebraska to North Platte in 1964. The family then moved to Sioux City in 1965.
Irene earned a teaching degree from Chadron State College. She later worked at Ace Hardware in North Platte. She worked at Woolco, Zenith, Donnelly Marketing, and Countryside Retirement Home throughout the years after moving to Sioux City. In 1990, the couple opened Piester Tire and Retread. Irene worked there in the office when needed over the next several years.
Stan and Irene were active members of the Independent Order of Foresters for many years. They were also foster parents to five children.
She enjoyed spending time in her garden and canning. Irene also had a collection of various owl figurines. She also loved to have her grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit.
She is survived by her children: John Piester, Ronney (Helen) Piester Sr., Loyd (Lois) Piester, and Julia (Cliff) Davis, all of Sioux City. She had nine grandchildren: Genelle (Tim) Derochie, Ronney (Erin) Piester Jr., Melinda (Robert) Bak, Tiffani (Mike) Bottjen, Joseph Barrett, Amy (Ian) Mossberg, Carinne (David Robinson) Davis, and Travis Piester. She was blessed with thirteen great-grandchildren: Kelsey, Kailey, and Kyler Bak; Matthew Davis, Skyler Robinson, and Destiny Geesaman; Noah and Lillian Piester; Remy Derochie; Nickolas and Owen Bottjen; and Avery and Finnegan Piester. She is survived by her siblings: Betty Neal, Elsie Carr, Larry (Betty) Jameson, and Thelma (Dallas) Haynes. She also had many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Edith Jameson; her husband, Stanley Piester; her daughter-in-law Cindy Piester and granddaughter Jennifer Piester; her brother Edgar Jameson, sisters Delores Little and Shirley Jameson, along with brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Funeral services will be at 10:00 A.M. Friday, August 24, 2018 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Entombment will be in the Memorial Park Mausoleum. Reverend Liz Tucker will officiate. The public visitation with the family present will be from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. Thursday at the funeral home. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.
Irene was born July 31, 1932 to Ralph and Edith (Ricks) Jameson at the family ranch outside of Thedford, Nebraska. She was the fifth of eight children.
She married Stanley A. Piester on June 9, 1950 in Thedford, Nebraska. They had four children. The family moved from north of Whitman, Nebraska to North Platte in 1964. The family then moved to Sioux City in 1965.
Irene earned a teaching degree from Chadron State College. She later worked at Ace Hardware in North Platte. She worked at Woolco, Zenith, Donnelly Marketing, and Countryside Retirement Home throughout the years after moving to Sioux City. In 1990, the couple opened Piester Tire and Retread. Irene worked there in the office when needed over the next several years.
Stan and Irene were active members of the Independent Order of Foresters for many years. They were also foster parents to five children.
She enjoyed spending time in her garden and canning. Irene also had a collection of various owl figurines. She also loved to have her grandchildren and great-grandchildren visit.
She is survived by her children: John Piester, Ronney (Helen) Piester Sr., Loyd (Lois) Piester, and Julia (Cliff) Davis, all of Sioux City. She had nine grandchildren: Genelle (Tim) Derochie, Ronney (Erin) Piester Jr., Melinda (Robert) Bak, Tiffani (Mike) Bottjen, Joseph Barrett, Amy (Ian) Mossberg, Carinne (David Robinson) Davis, and Travis Piester. She was blessed with thirteen great-grandchildren: Kelsey, Kailey, and Kyler Bak; Matthew Davis, Skyler Robinson, and Destiny Geesaman; Noah and Lillian Piester; Remy Derochie; Nickolas and Owen Bottjen; and Avery and Finnegan Piester. She is survived by her siblings: Betty Neal, Elsie Carr, Larry (Betty) Jameson, and Thelma (Dallas) Haynes. She also had many loving nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Ralph and Edith Jameson; her husband, Stanley Piester; her daughter-in-law Cindy Piester and granddaughter Jennifer Piester; her brother Edgar Jameson, sisters Delores Little and Shirley Jameson, along with brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
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