Florence E. Kwikkel

Florence E. Kwikkel, of Sioux City passed away on February 15th at the age of 89 just days short of her 90th birthday of March 1st.  Services will be at Holy Spirit Retirement Home, 1701 W. 25^th Street, Sioux City on Tuesday, February 26^th at 10:30AM in the chapel and visitation will be held just prior at 9:30AM with the family present.  Burial will be immediately following the service at Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.  

Florence was born on March 1st, 1929 in Hospers, Iowa, the daughter of Peter A. and Louise A. (Vonderharr) Verschoor.  She grew up in Hospers and graduated from Hospers High School. She married Billy J. Kwikkel and resided in Sioux City for most of her life. Billy passed away on May 16^th of 2000.  She was a member of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church for many years and never missed Mass and was most currently a resident of Holy Spirit Retirement Home. She loved to travel especially to Minnesota and the Black Hills, loved family, and was an amazing seamstress and cook.

She is survived by four daughters and their spouses:  Connie (George) Lederer of Cheswick, PA, Kathy (George) Sully of Sioux City, Chris (John) Anderson of Breezy Point, MN, and Billie Jo (Dave) McNeil of Denver, CO.  She is also survived by grandchildren Andie McNeil, Tracey (Rick) Bartkowitz, Jason (Marcel) Lennon, Kelly, George, Heidi, Randi and Katy Sully and great-grandchildren Ian, Colin Tyler and Riley, a brother Anthony Verschoor, sister-in-law Judith Verschoor and many nieces and nephews that meant so much to her.

She was preceded in death by a grandson Yankten J. Anderson, sister, Anna Peterson a brother Bernard, half-brothers Donald, Mike, Ervin “Buster” and Kenneth Verschoor; and half-sister Fern Bennett; sisters-in-law Joann Verschoor, Lucille Diekevers and her husband George, June Den Hartog and her husband Elmer, and her parents.

A special thanks to the nursing staff of Holy Spirit Retirement Home which she claimed made her feel like she “was on a cruise ship”.