IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Virginia L.
Gries
November 16, 1927 – June 26, 2017
Obituary
Virginia L. Gries, 89 of Sioux City, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at her residence.
Services will be held 10:30 am Friday, June 30th, at the Sioux City Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3636 Aspenwood. Burial will be in the Onawa Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 4-8 pm Thursday at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City, 4125 Orleans Avenue, with the family present 6-8 pm.
Virginia was born on November 16, 1927 in Herman, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ella (Longcor) Pierce. She graduated from the Onawa High School. Her first husband was Norman Gries who died in 1985. She was married for 35 years to Clifford Gries, who died in 1987.
Virginia graduated from a hair stylist school in 1975. She worked at Zenith Assembly Plant until it closed. Virginia loved being with her family and enjoyed babysitting. She also enjoyed driving and traveling.
Virginia is survived by her sons Norman Gries, Jr. of Sioux City, and Duane Gries of Lincoln, Nebraska; daughters Virginia "Teter" Gries and Carol Goulette, both of Sioux City and Ruth (John) Hood of Niles, Michigan; 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 8 great great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Gries, her son Lonnie Gries; brothers Niles and Lyle Pierce and sisters Ellen Jean Pierce and Ella Maude Pannell.
Services will be held 10:30 am Friday, June 30th, at the Sioux City Seventh-day Adventist Church, 3636 Aspenwood. Burial will be in the Onawa Cemetery. Visitation Thursday 4-8 pm Thursday at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City, 4125 Orleans Avenue, with the family present 6-8 pm.
Virginia was born on November 16, 1927 in Herman, Nebraska, the daughter of John and Ella (Longcor) Pierce. She graduated from the Onawa High School. Her first husband was Norman Gries who died in 1985. She was married for 35 years to Clifford Gries, who died in 1987.
Virginia graduated from a hair stylist school in 1975. She worked at Zenith Assembly Plant until it closed. Virginia loved being with her family and enjoyed babysitting. She also enjoyed driving and traveling.
Virginia is survived by her sons Norman Gries, Jr. of Sioux City, and Duane Gries of Lincoln, Nebraska; daughters Virginia "Teter" Gries and Carol Goulette, both of Sioux City and Ruth (John) Hood of Niles, Michigan; 15 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and 8 great great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband Clifford Gries, her son Lonnie Gries; brothers Niles and Lyle Pierce and sisters Ellen Jean Pierce and Ella Maude Pannell.
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