Obituaries

Vivian L. Amland

Vivian L. Amland

Dec 22, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Vivian L. Amland, 89, of Sioux City passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Touchstone Living Center. Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time Tuesday at the...

DeEtte F. Strand

DeEtte F. Strand

Dec 22, 2011

SIOUX CITYDeEtte F. Strand, 81, of Sioux City passed away on Thursday, December 22, 2011 at a Sioux City Hospital. Memorial services for DeEtte will be on Saturday, December 24, 2011 at 11:00 a.m. at Nelson-Berger Northside Chapel with Rev. Roger Madden officiating. Burial of her cremains will be in the Elk Point Cemetery in Elk Point, SD. Arrangements are...

Patricia Tovar

Patricia Tovar

Dec 21, 2011

Patricia Tovar, 101, of Charlotte, N.C., formerly of Sioux City, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at University Place Nursing Home in Charlotte. Services will be 11 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2012 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Sioux City. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday, January 5, with a vigil service at...

Elizabeth A. Green

Elizabeth A. Green

Dec 21, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Elizabeth Ann Green, 83, of Sioux City died December 21, 2011, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Thursday, December 29, 2011 at Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church, with the Rev. Dr. Floyd Brown officiating. Burial will be in Logan Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present...

Ardith J. Larsen

Ardith J. Larsen

Dec 21, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Ardith Jane (Bensley) Larsen, 90, of Sioux Falls, S.D., formerly of Sioux City, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and sister, died Wednesday, December 21, 2011, at the Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls. Private family graveside services will be held in Graceland Park Cemetery, with the Rev. Martha Anderson of Trimble Methodist Church presiding. Visitation will be...

Greg Blake Axelsen

Greg Blake Axelsen

Dec 21, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Greg Blake Axelsen, 63, of Lees Summit, Mo., formerly of Sioux City, died December 21, 2011, at Lees Summit Medical Center. Memorial services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, December 28, 2011 at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. Private graveside services will be held in Union Cemetery at Wakonda, S.D. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with...

Hazel Anna Ashby

Hazel Anna Ashby

Dec 20, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Hazel Anna Ashby, 96, of Sioux City passed away Dec. 20, 2011, at Westwood Nursing Center. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, April 21, at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. A private family burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be one hour prior to service time. Hazel was born October 1, 1915, in...

Carmel F. Couchman

Carmel F. Couchman

Dec 20, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Carmel F. Couchman, 76, of Sioux City died Tuesday, December 20, 2011, at Casa de Paz Care Center after a long illness. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 27, 2011 at St. Boniface Catholic Church, with the Rev. Michael Erpelding officiating. Burial will be in Calvary Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, with...

Opal R. Grote

Opal R. Grote

Dec 20, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Opal R. Grote, 66, of Sioux City, beloved mom, grandma, sister, aunt and friend passed away suddenly Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2011, after a lengthy hospital stay and a brief stay at Casa de Paz Health Care Center. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday, January 8, 2012 at Landmark Baptist Church, 917 Court St., with the Rev. Solis...

Marjorie Jean Ellis

Marjorie Jean Ellis

Dec 19, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Marjorie Jean (Heath) Ellis, 91, of Washington, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Monday, December 19, 2011, at Halcyon House after failing in health for the past nine months. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, at Morningside Presbyterian Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. David Koehler officiating. Interment will be in Graceland Cemetery. Visitation...

Carl G. Culver

Carl G. Culver

Dec 19, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Carl G. Culver, 72, of Sioux City passed away Monday, December 19, 2011. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday, December 23, 2011 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, with the Rev. Dr. John Pehrson officiating. Online condolences may be posted at www.meyerbroschapels.com. Carl was born July 30, 1939, in Sioux City, to Howard and Peggy (Kearns) Culver. He...

Dr. Bill G. Knepper

Dr. Bill G. Knepper

Dec 19, 2011

Dr. Bill G. Knepper, 89, of Dakota Dunes died Dec. 19, 2011, at Touchstone Living Center in Sioux City. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. on Jan. 7, 2012, at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1201 W. Clifton, in Sioux City. A visitation with the family will take place at 10:00 a.m. A military...

David J. Graves

David J. Graves

Dec 18, 2011

David James "DJ" Graves, 48, of Anthon passed away early Sunday morning, December 18, 2011, from injuries sustained in an accident on his farm. Per DJ's wishes, his body will be cremated. A celebration of life services will be 10 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2011 at the Senior Center in Moville, Iowa. Arrangements are under the direction of Nelson-Berger Northside...

Charles R. Sencenbaugh

Charles R. Sencenbaugh

Dec 18, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Charles Sencenbaugh, 64, of Sioux City passed away peacefully on December 18, 2011, in New Port Richey, Fla. Memorial services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011 at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel. Chuck was born in Sioux City on May 18, 1947. He was the third of four children born to Harry and Virginia Sencenbaugh. He...

Marianne L. Litterick

Marianne L. Litterick

Dec 18, 2011

HINTON, Iowa -- Marianne E. Litterick, 84, of Hinton died Sunday, December 18, 2011, at a Sioux City hospital. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, December 22, 2011 at Hinton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Kolleen Queener officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City. Visitation with the family will be 5 to 8 p.m. today, with...

Robert "Bob" L. Fortune

Robert "Bob" L. Fortune

Dec 17, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Robert "Bob" L. Fortune, 60, of Sioux City passed away Saturday, December 17, 2011, at a local hospital. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 28, 2011 in Memorial Park Cemetery, with the U.S. Army offering military rites. Visitation with the family present will be 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Meyer Brothers Morningside Chapel, 6200...

Merlin M. Behlers

Merlin M. Behlers

Dec 17, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Merlin M. Behlers of Sioux City died Saturday, December 17, 2011, surrounded by his family at a Sioux City hospital due to complications with cancer. Services will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at St. Luke Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with the Rev. Kathryn H. Wicks officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation...

Irene M. LeMoine

Irene M. LeMoine

Dec 16, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Irene M. LeMoine, 80, of Sioux City passed away Friday, Dec. 16, 2011, at her residence following a lengthy illness. Services will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 28, 2011 at Concordia Lutheran Church, with the Rev. Henry Witte officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with the family...

Alvin L. Tramontina, Sr.

Alvin L. Tramontina, Sr.

Dec 16, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Alvin L. Tramontina Sr. of Sioux City died peacefully at his residence on Dec. 16, 2011. Alvin's six children gathered in Sioux City this past week to celebrate their dad's life. Private graveside services will take place at a later date. Alvin was born on July 18, 1925, to Anthony and Clorinda (Bet) Tramontina. Alvin was born...

Donna M. Fox

Donna M. Fox

Dec 14, 2011

SIOUX CITY -- Donna M. Fox, 81, of Sioux City passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Dec. 14, 2011 at her home, comforted by family. Services will be 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 19, 2011 at The Church of the Nativity of Our Lord Jesus Christ, with the Rev. Jim Tiegs, a nephew of Donna, as Celebrant. Burial will follow in Memorial...