Valerie J. Nordyke

Valerie J. Nordyke, 71 of Sioux City, passed away on Wednesday, July 11, 2012 at a local hospital comforted by family. Funeral Services will be at 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 19, 2012 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel with Reverend Tanya Scherrill as officiant. Interment will follow at Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday, July 18, 2012 from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m., family will be present beginning at 6:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Online condolences may be offered to the family at www.meyerbroschapels.com Valerie was born on February 1, 1941 in Sudbury-Suffolk, England to Harry and Maggie (Parmenter) Wiffen. She was raised in England before moving the United States in 1957. Following her education, Valerie married Bernard Nordyke, to which union four children were born. She worked at the Berlands Shoe Store and the Younkers Store in Sioux City. In 1968, Valerie's three oldest children perished in a terrible accident. She moved to Chicago in 1970, where she worked part-time at a shoe store in addition to raising her youngest daughter. Upon returning to Sioux City, Valerie joined the staff at Hy-Vee Food Store, where she worked for 32 years, retiring in 2003 as the Assistant Deli Manager. Valerie's leisure time was spent with her daughter and granddaughter. Valerie is survived by her daughter Toni Tinker and her husband Tim of South Sioux City, Nebraska; granddaughter Tiffany Tinker of South Sioux City, Nebraska; special friend Frank Wiekoski of Sioux City; brothers John Wiffen (Joan) and Spencer Wiffen (Joy), all of England, and Barry Wiffen of South Sioux City, Nebraska; sisters Muriel Johnson of England, Jean Solomon (Bernard) of Arizona, and Joan McLeod (Charles) of California; brother-in-law Bernard Taylor of Sioux City. Valerie was preceded in death by her parents, three children Catrina, Kenny, and Machelle, and two sisters Joyce Taylor and Peggy Mandicino. Casket Bearers for the service will be Brad Beavers, Kurt Bornholtz, Tony Taylor, Dean Taylor, Barry Solomon, and Rick Schroeder.