Freda M. Coury

Freda M. Coury, 95 of Sioux City passed away on Tuesday, March 10, 2020 at the Holy
Spirit Retirement Home.

Private family services will be at Holy Cross –St. Michael Catholic Church. Entombment will be in Calvary Cemetery. Online condolences may be sent to www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Born on November 9, 1924, in Sioux City, Iowa. Freda was the daughter of Thomas George and Mary (Abdo) George. She was married to Alfred J. Coury on April 28, 1951 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Sioux City. He passed away on April 21, 1995.

Freda graduated from Cathedral High School in 1942. She worked for a food distributing company for several years until she married and raised three children. She then worked for the Milwaukee Railroad for over twenty years until the railroad ceased operations in 1981. In 1983, Freda started working in the business office of Marian Health Center until she later transferred to Home Health and Hospice. She worked there until her retirement in 1989.

Freda was a member of St. Michael Catholic Church where she served as a Eucharistic Minister, Usher, and active member of various committees in the parish. She was also a member of Catholic Daughters (Court Ave Maria # 269), the Carmelite Guild, and volunteered for the Mercy Medical Center Auxiliary. After retirement, she continued as a volunteer for the Hospice of Siouxland and was a member of their Advisory Board. She also served as a Charter Volunteer at Trinity Heights and Queen of Peace since 1995.

She loved playing bridge, enjoyed traveling, and played for several years in the Sun Valley Par 3 Wednesday Golf Club. Freda was also an avid Heelan, Notre Dame and Iowa Hawkeye fan.

Freda's later years revolved around her nine grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. She was very proud of their accomplishments and attended every occasion possible for all of them, no matter where she had to go.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, siblings, and nephews. She had two brothers: Herbert and William "Georgie" George, five sisters: Agnes Neal, Margaret Abdo, Thelma Schuldt, Frances Coover, and Bernice George. Her nephews were Gary Coover and Mike George.

She is survived by two sons, Jim Coury and wife Dawn of Omaha, Rick Coury and wife Helen of Sioux City, and one daughter Deborah and husband Daniel Georgesen of Omaha; nine grandchildren Jesse, Kyle and Dana Coury, Justin and Joshua Coury and Amanda Boschee and Corey, Shelley, and Danielle Georgesen; five great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Siouxland or Holy Spirit Retirement Home.