Samuel Garcia-Ortiz

SIOUX CITY | Samuel Garcia-Ortiz, Jr., 28 of Sioux City, IA died Friday, June 22, 2012 in Sioux City. Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 29, 2012 at St. Michael's Catholic Church in South Sioux City, NE with Rev. Anthony Espinosa officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery.Visitation with the family present will be 4-8 p.m. Thursday with a vigil service at 6:30 p.m. at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel. Visitation will resume one hour prior to the service at church on Friday. Condolences may be posted online at www.meyerbroschapels.com. Samuel was born April 5, 1984 in Jerecuaro, Gto Mexico to Samuel and Alicia Garcia-Ortiz. Sam moved from California to Sioux City in 1995 and graduated from West High School. He worked for Toys-R-Us, Long John's Silver, Klinger Construction and mostly recently for Tyson. Sam loved fishing and hanging out with his friends. Survivors include his father, Samuel Garcia-Ortiz, Sr.; a sister, Ana Alicia Gonzales and her husband, Juan Manuel-Gonzalez; paternal grandmother, Esther Camacho Garcia of Jerecuaro, Gto Mexico; and 4 nephews, Jose Manuel Gonzalez, Angel Gabriel Gonzalez, Miguel Angel Gonzalez and Yan Carlos Gonzalez. He was preceded in death by his mother, Alicia and an infant niece.