Denise Ann Beekley, 68, of Sioux City, IA, passed away peacefully on May 5, 2025 at Sanford Medical Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  A memorial service will be held Thursday, May 8 at 3:00 p.m. at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City.

Denise was born on July 3, 1956 in Remsen, Iowa to Gerald and Ruth Grage of Sergeant Bluff, Iowa. She was a proud Huskers fan. She graduated in 1974 from Sergeant Bluff Luton High School.

She is survived by her sister and husband Janice (Grage) and Kurt Kracke; brother and wife Joe and Lisa Grage; sister Jackie (Grage) and Mark Lonsdale; brother and wife Bryan and Jean Grage; and brother and wife Brad and Kim Grage; her four children, Monica Dickey, Angela Dickey, Scott Beekley, and Chris Beekley; plus numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and nieces and nephews.

She is preceded in death by Gerald and Ruth Grage; her grandparents; sister Joyce Harstad and sister DiAnn Griener.