Kristin L. "Kris" Brands Minton 1958-2011

MINTON HOOGLAND BRANDS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 3/26/2011 at 17:36:39

Sioux City Journal
24 January 2011

SERGEANT BLUFF -- Kristin L. "Kris" Brands Minton, 52, of Orange City, formerly of Sergeant Bluff, died Friday, Jan. 21, 2011 at a care facility in Orange City.

Services will be held 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Boyden Reformed Church in Boyden, with the Rev. Matt Draffen officiating. Burial will be in the Boyden-Sheridan Township Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin 9 a.m. Tuesday and continue until time of service at the church. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service.

Kris was born on Oct. 26, 1958, in Sioux Center, Iowa, the daughter of Melvin and Alyce (Hoogland) Brands. She attended school in the Boyden-Hall School District. Kris lived in Sioux City during the early 1980s to early 90s, later in Sheldon and in 2007, she moved to Sergeant Bluff. Due to her health, she moved to a care facility in Orange City last week.

Kris is survived by two sons, Michael Brands and Shannon Minton; her daughter, Michelle Minton; two grandchildren, Hannah Massey and Jackie Minton; her father, Melvin Brands; one brother, Edward Brands and his wife, Bethany; and two sisters, Joleen and her husband, Randy Baumgarn and Emily and her husband, Jim Hanno; nieces, nephews and other relatives.

She was preceded in death by her mother, Alyce.