Vernon LeRoy Ross, 77, of Sioux City, passed away on Monday, May 11, 2020 at his home surrounded by his family. A graveside service will be held at 1:00pm on Friday, May 15, 2020 at Fairview Cemetery in Albaton, Iowa with Stan Cook officiating.  Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service of Sergeant Bluff.

Vern was born on July 16, 1942 in Sioux City to Neil and Fern (Miller) Ross. He lived his entire life in Sioux City and attended East High School. Vern was a jack-of-all-trades who worked multiple jobs. He worked many years at Floyd Valley Packing House and retired from Load King in 2009.

Vern was married four times and to these unions five children were born and he adopted two children. In 1980, Vern met the love of his life, Debra (Beach) Ross, they were married on December 19th of that year. To this union, two children were born and also raised a stepson. Vern and Debi were married for 38 years, she passed away in 2019.

Vern was a mechanic and enjoyed working on cars. He was a classic car enthusiast. Most importantly, Vern loved spending time with his friends and family, especially his grandchildren

Survivors include his children, Timothy Ross, Richard Ross, Diane Ross, Lisa Ross, Aaron Ross, James Ross, Stacey (Juan) Angeles, and Jason Coil; sister, Barb (Bill) McGillem; many grandchildren, including Sierra Muckey, Jaelyn Angeles, and Kaden Angeles.

Vern was preceded in death by his parents, Neil and Fern; wife, Debra; daughter, Shawna; sister, Marcia; and brothers, Terry, David, Charles, and Dennis “Butch.”