Patricia A. "Patti" Morris 1944-2012

MORRIS GLAZIS JOHNSON

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 7/26/2012 at 11:48:07

Sioux City Journal
June 26, 2012

Patricia A. "Patti" Morris, 68, of Sloan died Sunday, June 24, 2012, at a Sioux City hospital after a two month battle with pancreatic cancer.

Services will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Friendship Community Church in Sergeant Bluff, with the Rev. Verlyn Schaap officiating. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at Waterbury Funeral Service in Sergeant Bluff.

Patricia was born on Feb. 12, 1944, in Portland, Ore., the daughter of Martin and Helen (Glazis) Johnson. Patti worked for Interbake Foods from 1974 until retiring during 1999. She lived in the Riverside area until 1996, when she moved to Sloan.

Patti is survived by her husband, Rick Morris of Sloan; her four children, Kim and her husband, Tom Nieman of Dakota City, Kirk Pierce and his wife, Sonya of Sioux City, Kristin Pierce of Sergeant Bluff and Kari and her husband, Tony Berge of Sergeant Bluff; 10 grandchildren; a great-grandson; two sisters, Constance (Joe) Smith, and Gerri (Gary) Garrison; and two brothers, Mike (Raydell) Kleve and Bill (Jean) Kleve; and her ex-husband, Bob Pierce.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her stepfather, Rudy Kleve; a son, Bobby; a daughter, Kelly; and one sister, Marilynn.