Rene Paul Obermeyer

Rene Paul Obermeyer, 73, of Sioux City, IA passed away at his home on April 14, 2021. A Memorial Service will be held Saturday, October 16, 2021 from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m., at the Marriott South Sioux City Riverfront Terrace Ballroom. Arrangements are under the direction of Mohr & Becker-Hunt Chapel. Online condolences may be directed to www.meyerbroschapels.com.  

Rene Paul Obermeyer was born on August 9, 1947 in Sioux City, IA to Paul & Alberta (Ebel) Obermeyer. He graduated from South Sioux City High School in 1966.

In 1967 he married Linda Morton, of Sioux City, and had his daughters Lynn Obermeyer (John Christensen now of Sidney, Mt.) and Marcy Obermeyer (Crystal Lake, Il.).

Rene married Phyllis Sheehan in August 1984, and had his daughter, Noelle Obermeyer (Omaha, NE). On January 16, 1987 was the miraculous birth of triplet babies, Meghan, Eric, and Kyle Obermeyer (now living in Germany, Omaha, NE, and Omaha, NE respectively).

Rene was well known in the Sioux City auto body world. Over the years he worked at Lahann Auto Body Shop, Bort Auto Body, Prestige Collision Center, and Sioux Body Shop. His final years he enjoyed doing special projects with his friends Les Pederson and Mike Moos. Rene’s talent included finishing classic cars, but much preferred to drive a constant “fixer-upper”.

Rene was a proud 23-year member of many local AA meetings. In addition to AA, Rene always said that his church was his participation as a warrior of the local Mankind Project and Boys to Men mentoring group. Among these groups Rene was known as a man of service. He will forever be remembered for his mission statement to leave the world a better place through teaching. His constant dedication and powerful, quiet companionship to many will be truly missed.

Rene is survived by all of his children and grandchildren: Danny White of Crystal Lake, Il.; Chad, Stephen, and Sean Christensen of Sidney, Mt.; and his stepson, Shawn Sullivan (Sue) of Jackson, NE and grandchildren, Abby, Alec, and Collin. Rene is also survived by his sisters, Carol Hendricks (Joe) of Larned, KS, and Birdie Coutts of Wahoo, NE. Also, his sister-in-law, Carol Obermeyer of South Sioux City, NE and his brother-in-law, Rick Hansel of Brighton, CO.

Rene is preceded in death by his beloved parents, brother, Ronald, and sister, Bonnie Hansel.

Memorials to be directed to the Mankind Project: https://mankindproject.org/make-donation/