Debra Sue (Cochran) Christiansen, 63, of Sioux City, joined her Father in Heaven on Tuesday, September 22, 2020 due to complications from a stroke.

Memorial Services will be held 7 pm Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation Tuesday 4-8 pm with the family present 6-8 pm.

Deb was born on November 11, 1956 in Sioux City to Gene and Glenetta Cochran. She graduated from South Sioux City High School in 1975 and later from WITCC as a surgical technician. Deb had been employed by Mercy, Sanford, and Avera Medical Centers.

Deb loved life and spending time with family and friends.

Survivors include her mother, Glenetta Cochran; children, Shane (Amy) Cochran, Melissa Cochran, Steven Levi, Kira (future son-in-law, Tre Leone); three grandsons; siblings, Sherri (Steve) Flaugh, Leslie (Jim) Weber, Kim (Jeff Wessendorf) Cochran, and Kevin Cochran; her special friend of 24 years, John Stoltze; several nieces and nephews; and her beloved dog, Harmony.

Deb was preceded in death by her father, Gene Cochran; and her maternal and paternal grandparents.