Loreen A. Stapleton

June 19, 1946 — June 25, 2017

Loreen A. Stapleton, 71, of Sioux City passed away Sunday, June 25, 2017 at a local hospital after a brief illness.

Memorial services will be 7 p.m. Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with the family present to receive friends 5-7 p.m. Rev. Darin Vick will officiate. Graveside services will be 1 p.m. Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Condolences may be offered online at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Loreen was born June 19, 1946 in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan to John H. and Helen D. (Freese) Johnson. The family moved to Eau Claire, Wisc. before settling in Sioux City where she graduated from Central High School in 1964. She attended Wayne State College for a year.

On Nov. 18, 1967 she married the love of her life, Micheal L. Stapleton at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux City. The same church where she was baptized and confirmed at.

Loreen worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone. She then worked for the Sioux City Community School District as a school secretary at Washington Elementary and as a library aide at East Middle School. Loreen and Mike owned the Northside Dairy Queen for 25 years.

Loreen enjoyed going for walks, dancing, going to movies, shopping with her daughters and going to car shows with her husband. She loved to attend her grandkids’ activities. They also made many memories at their summer home in Okoboji and then their winter home in Arizona. She enjoyed spending time with her family the most.

Survivors include her husband of nearly 50 years, Mike; twin daughters, Lori (Jon) Sulzbach and Lisa (Shannon) Sargent all of Sioux City; son, Mike (Kathryn) Stapleton of North Liberty, IA; 5 grandchildren, Christopher and Carter ulzbach, Shay Sargent, and Abby and Jake Stapleton; brother, John R. Johnson of Dakota City, Neb; mother-in-law, Margaret Krogman of Dakota City, Neb.; sisters-in-law, Judy Bringle of Colorado and Kim (Dan) Wendel of Schaller, IA; and brother-in-law, Larry Stapleton of Sioux City.

Loreen was a beautiful, gentle person that cared about everybody and everyone who knew her loved her.

Donations may be directed to the family for a memorial in her name to be determined.

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Loreen A. Stapleton

June 19, 1946 — June 25, 2017

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