Daniel "Dan" F. Fitzpatrick

Daniel Fitzpatrick, 76, of Sioux City, passed away on Friday Sep. 25, 2020, at a Sioux City hospital.

Visitation will be held at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel on Sunday Sep. 27 from 4pm-6pm with family present and a service at 6pm.  The family requests that all attendees wear masks.

Daniel was born on August 29, 1944 in Anthon, IA to Daniel and Vertress (White) Fitzpatrick.  Daniel moved to Sioux City as a young child and attended Immaculate Conception and Heelan High School where he graduated in 1962.  Daniel was proud to serve his country as a Marine and served at the beginning of the Vietnam War.  He was on the ground during the Agent Orange defoliation.  Later in life, he would fight many health battles from that service.  He was a Purple Heart recipient for wounds suffered in Vietnam.

Dan returned to Sioux City in the fall of 1966 and worked at Zenith for four years, where he met his wife of 53 years, Rebecca (Becky) Thieman.  They were wed on July 8, 1967.  They had three children, twin boys James Michael and John Andrew and a daughter Jennifer Melissa.

Dan worked at Sunshine Food Market for many years as produce manager.  He was the best sign maker in town.  He worked at Blue Cross Blue Shield for several years until taking his final position at Tyson Fresh Meats in Dakota City in Supply.  He loved his family and friends and enjoyed having coffee with his retired friends.  He enjoyed going to breakfast at Glass Palace, sharing stories, driving his Corvette, and spending time with his dog Sophia.

Those left to honor his memory include his wife Rebecca, his children; James (Tena) Fitzpatrick, Plano, TX, Jennifer (Jason) Hunter, Sioux City, IA; his grandchildren Andrew (Lyndsi) Fitzpatrick, Vacaville, CA, Joseph Fitzpatrick, Plano, TX, and Alessia Fitzpatrick, Plano, TX; his great-grandson Lukas Fitzpatrick; his sister Kathleen Tott (Jim Wienhold), Minnetonka, MN; his aunt Betty Card, Sioux City; and many cousins, nieces, and nephews.

He is preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Patricia Dondelinger and Geraldine Fitzpatrick-Koch; infant son John, and infant brother Gerald.