Rev. Richard A. Sitzmann

Reverend Richard A. Sitzmann, 91, passed away at Holy Spirit Retirement Home in Sioux City on Sunday Sept 6, 2026.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 am, Friday Sept 11 at Holy Cross - St. Michael’s Catholic Church, 2223 Indian Hills Dr. Sioux City, IA 51104. Visitation will be on Thursday Sept 10 from 4:00 P.M. – 7:00 P.M. with a Rosary at 4:00 and Vigil Service at 6:00 P.M. also at St. Michael’s Church. Burial will be at St. Joseph Cemetery (Neptune) 28174 Nature Ave, Hinton, IA 51024. Click here to view livestream of Father Sitzmann's Funeral Mass

Richard Alan Sitzmann was born on April 16, 1935 in LeMars, Iowa. He was the son of Arnold and Olive (Strub) Sitzmann. He graduated from Heelan High School in 1953 and entered the seminary in Conception, Missouri in 1954. He graduated from Mount St. Bernard Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa and was ordained a priest for the Diocese of Sioux City in May of 1962. He later obtained a Master’s Degree from Creighton University.

His ministry assignments included: Cathedral Parish (1962-1963), Heelan High School (1963-1971), St. Mary’s High School in Remsen (1971-1979), St Francis Parish in Maple River (1979-1982), Holy Family Parish in Emmetsburg (1982-1986), St Boniface Parish in Sioux City (1986-1992) and Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City (1992-2013). He retired in July of 2013 and continued to reside in Sioux City.

Father Sitzmann was preceded in death by his parents and six siblings: Don, Jean, Lois Hardy, Earl, Jim and Joyce Ryan.

He is survived by his sister Connie Christiansen of Texas and twenty-seven nieces and nephews.

Memorials may be directed to Holy Spirit Retirement Home.