Rev. Gary A. Harris, 75 of South Sioux City, died Tuesday, December 14, 2021 at his residence.

Funeral Services will be held 10:30 am Saturday at Salem Lutheran Church with Rev. Sandra L. Braasch officiating. Burial will be at the Omaha Valley Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday 5-8 pm, with the family present 6-8 pm and a Prayer Service at 7 pm at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff.

Gary Alfred Harris was born on February 6, 1946 in Homer, Nebraska, the son  of Alfred and Elaine (Biede) Harris. Gary was a 1964 graduate of  Homer High School and graduated from  Dana College in 1968. Gary was married to Karen Boyd, and they had 3 children, Todd, Stacey and Amy. His second marriage was to Lynda Herbst June 5, 1999  in Sioux City.

Gary had a 23 year career with Procter & Gamble, during which time he was also able to farm in the Homer area. He later owned the Branding Iron Steakhouse in Lyons, Nebraska until selling it in 1996 to pursue the passion of his life by attending Trinity Lutheran Seminary in Columbus, Ohio and graduating in 2001. He served many churches in Minnesota, Iowa, Kansas and Nebraska. Gary enjoyed the past few years riding his Can Am Touring Model motorcycle with Lynda seated behind him. He was a master amateur carpenter and enjoyed working in his yard and doing landscaping.

Gary is survived by his wife Lynda, sons Todd (Joei) Harris of Bennington, Nebraska, Damon (Gretchen) Herbst of Taunton, Massachusetts, and Lonnie (Amy) Herbst of Rockwell, Texas, his daughters Stacey (Mike) Maxwell of Kasson, Minnesota and Amy (Keith) Whitby of Pine Island, Minnesota, 15 grandchildren, Emma Harris, Cody Harris, Kayla Harris, CheyAnne Maxwell, Dalton Maxwell, Abby Whitby, Hannah Whitby, Seth Whitby, Ashley Herbst, Allison Thompson, Brittany Herbst, Tyler Herbst, Austin Herbst, Alexis Herbst and Samatha Jaruse, 2 great grandchildren Emma Jaruse and Rias Ball, and 2 sisters, Patricia Robertson of Mitchell, South Dakota and Janet (Jim) Heath of Cody, Nebraska, other relatives and many friends.

He was preceded in death by his parents, infant twin brother and sister  and another infant sister, and brother-in-law Gene Robertson, niece, LeAnn Miller and family Mike, Zoey, and Miles.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the family for distribution to several different charities of their choice.