John F. Figge

John F. Figge, 76, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, September 26, 2021 after a long battle with COPD surrounded by his family at his Daughter’s home.  A celebration of life memorial will be Thursday, September 30th, 4pm-8pm at Country Celebrations, 5606 Hamilton Blvd with his family in attendance.  All who knew John or the family is invited to come have fun and share some great memories.

John was born the son of John and Centa (Bieber) Figge on October 5, 1944 in Sioux City, Iowa.  He graduated from Heelan High School in 1962.  John married Shirley Dirks and was proud to have raised five wonderful children.  John and Shirley later divorced. 

John retired from the Sioux City Journal after almost 40 years.  After his retirement he moved to Alamo, Texas until his health declined.  There are many friends in the Alamo area that John enjoyed his retirement years with, valued tremendously, and had many great times.  The family wishes to thank you all. 

He was involved with and enjoyed coaching Westside Little League for many years in the late 1970’s and through the 1980’s where he coached some great teams, great players, and All-Star teams.  There were many lifelong friendships from his involvement in Westside Little League and he appreciated everyone.  He enjoyed playing cards, going to Casinos and the Hard Rock Casino in Sioux City.   John enjoyed bowling in the Plaza leagues and was a great bowler for many years, which included a perfect 300 game.  

John is survived by his children, John “Marty” Figge of Sioux City, Brad (Nancy) Figge of Summerlin, Nevada, Shelly (Dan) Norton of Sioux City, Brian Figge of Denver, Colorado, and TJ Figge of Sioux City; grandchildren, Brandon Figge, Zach Carter, Sam Carter, Tyler Figge, Tori Figge, Nick Norton, and Allie Norton; and great-granddaughter, Zaleigh Carter.

He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Anthony Figge.