Alice M. Marquardt

Alice M. Marquardt, 91, of Sioux City passed away Saturday April 6, 2019 at Sioux City nursing home.

Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday April 13, 2019 at St. John Lutheran Church with the Rev. Jeffery Swanson officiating.  Visitation will be Friday April 12, 2019 from 4 till 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 till 8 p.m. and prayer service at 7:00 p.m. at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.  Burial will be in Laurel, Nebraska following services in Sioux City on Saturday.

 Condolences may be offered online at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Alice M. Marquardt was born April 18, 1927 in Beldon, Nebraska the daughter of John William (Bill) and Hilda Griesel.  She grew up on the farm and graduated at age 16 from Coleridge High School in 1943.  She graduated from Wayne State College with a teaching degree in 1945 and taught in Waterbury and Norfolk Nebraska before coming to Sioux City in 1948.  She taught 2^nd grade at Smith Elementary, and in 1966 transferred to Crescent Park Elementary until her retirement in 2001.  She married Elwood R. Marquardt on June 20, 1959 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Laurel, Nebraska and resided in Sioux City their entire marriage.  Together they welcomed three children: Janet, Arden and Jody.  She and Elwood were members of St. John Lutheran Church where she worshiped and enjoyed fellowship for many years.  Alice was a member of a teaching sorority Alpha, Delta, Kappa, and the Sioux City Retired Educators.  She enjoyed doing crafts, writing cards to family and friends, sitting on the porch at the vacation cabin, playing cards, and attending sports and music events of her children and grandchildren.

She is survived by daughter Janet (Dave) Gross granddaughters; Hannah and Emma, Son; Arden Marquardt, daughter; Jody Jones, grandson Jordan (Chelsea) Jones and great-granddaughter Indiana; grandson Jared (Fiancee) Brooke Vaske) Jones and Sawyer; grandson Joshua; granddaughter Jenna (Fiancee Zach Veatch) Jones all of Sioux City.  Other family members include: brother in law Ken & Sandra Marquardt of Forest Lake, MN; step sister Joy Grapes of Salem, SD; brother in law Duane Miller of Canova, SD and two nieces and twelve nephews.

Mrs. Marquardt was preceded in death by her husband Elwood in 2017, grandson Christian Gross; parents Bill and Hilda Griesel; in-laws Ray and Emma Marquardt, and second wife Isadora ; sister Mildred Brewer and brother-in-law Delbert Brewer; sister-in-law Marcella Miller and brother-in-law Delbert Marquardt.

The family wishes to thank Care Initiatives Hospice, Westwood Specialty Care and Home instead Senior Care for kind and gentle care of Alice.