Richard John Pojunos

Richard John Pojunos, 80, of Sioux City, passed away Monday, March 22, 2021 at a local hospital.

Funeral services will be held 11:00 A.M. Friday, April 2, 2021 with a visitation one hour prior to service time at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery. Online condolences can be expressed at www.meyerbroschapels.com.

Richard was born March 9, 1941 in California, the son of Bernice Pojunos. He moved to Elk Point, South Dakota as an infant with his mother. He was raised on a farm between Elk Point and Jefferson by his grandparents, Ruth and John Pojunos. On September 12, 1983, he married Barbara (Bates) Budde in Sioux City. This union brought three additional children into Richard’s life, which he considered his own. The family settled in Sioux City. He worked at IBP for many years.

Richard was a volunteer firefighter in Elk Point and the President of the Ham Radio Club. He loved all types of music and was briefly in a band in his youth. He also enjoyed watching sports and racing on TV, attending races, racecars, and fishing with friends.

Those left to honor his memory are his wife, Barbara Pojunos of Sioux City; daughter Debra Gosnell of Jefferson; step-daughters Laurie Budde of Sioux City and Lisa (Troy) Cameron of Moville, IA; step-son Jeff (Margie Watts) Budde of Sioux City; grandchildren Tasha Budde, Greg (Pam) Ashcraft, Jennifer Ashcraft, Desiree Plum, Justin Budde; 16 great-grandchildren; cousins John Pojunos of Olathe, KS and Becky Pojunos of Tucson, AZ.

He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Ruth and John Pojunos and his mother and step-father, Bernice and Joe Tenderenda.