John Henry Lillie, 79, of Sioux City, passed away December 8, 2019 at Holy Spirit Retirement Home. A celebration of John's life will be held from 1:00 to 5:00 pm with a service at 2:00 pm on Wednesday, December 11, 2019 at the Elk's Lodge 112.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may given in John's name to Hospice of Siouxland or Holy Spirit Retirement Home.

John was born on April 9, 1940 in Le Mars, Iowa. He enlisted into the United States Navy and was honorably discharged on May 31, 1973. After retiring from the military, he moved to Alaska where he worked on the Alaskan Pipeline for ten years. John married Delores Sitton on October 16, 1987. Once they both retired, John and Dee moved to Hawaii for three year and in 1990, they moved to Sioux City.

John was an avid Chicago Cubs and Bears fan. He enjoyed gardening, and making trips to Riverside Park to feed the ground squirrels, especially his favorite one, Petey.

Survivors include his wife, Dee of Sioux City; children, Debra Lillie, Paul (Sara) Lillie, and John Jr. (Cathy) Lillie, all of Alaska; step sons, Rick and Harold Sitton of Alaska; brothers, Joe (Deanna), Tom (Sharon), Mike (Pam), Ken (Kathy), all of Sioux City, Bill (Bonnie) of Oklahoma, and Larry (Val) of Germany; sisters, Sandra Graves of Sheldon, Iowa, Amelia (Denis) Jones of Sioux City, Marlene (Guy) Scalf of North Carolina, and Sue (Randy) Sands of Sioux City; and many other extended family members.

John was preceded in death by his parents, Leota and George; brother, Warren; and niece, Shelly.