Delores M. Carlson

Delores M. Carlson, 85, of Sioux City, passed away Saturday, May 18, 2019.  A memorial service will be 6:30 P.M. Thursday, May 23, 2019 at Riverside United Methodist Church. 

Delores was born the daughter of Chris and Millie (Miller) Christiansen on September 13, 1933 just outside Beresford, South Dakota where she received her education.  Delores married Robert F. Carlson on February 15, 1955 in Sioux City.  Robert passed away in 1982.  She spent a short time in Oregon before moving to Sioux City where she had lived for over 60 years.

Delores worked for both Duling and Zenith.  She enjoyed her time as a senior companion and volunteering at the Railroad Museum.

She enjoyed playing cribbage, dominos, bingo and pokeno.  She loved listening to and collecting everything Elvis Presley.  In her younger years she enjoyed her pheasant hunting trips with her husband.

Delores is survived by her children, Fred (Debbie) Carlson of McCook Lake and Lorna (Chris) Smith of Sioux City; seven grandchildren, Steve, Brittney, Lissa, Jason, and Brandon; Clint and Sara, five great grandchildren; two great-great grandchildren;  several nieces and nephews;  and sister-in-law, Colleen Christiansen of Sioux City.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; son, Robert D. Carlson; and brothers, Wes, Everett, Lavern, and sister Lois Jean.