Michele Lee Stofferan 1971-2012

WILLIAMS REISMA STOFFERAN

Posted By: Connie Swearingen-Volunteer (email)
Date: 12/28/2012 at 13:56:08

Sioux City Journal
20 December 2012

SIOUX CITY | Michele L. Stofferan, 41, of Sioux City, died Friday, Dec. 14, 2012, at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.

Services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Carlsen Funeral Home in Le Mars, Iowa, with the Rev. Klaus Raab officiating. Burial will be in Hillside Cemetery in Merrill, Iowa. Visitation will be one hour prior to services Friday at the funeral home. Expressions of sympathy may be extended to the family through www.carlsenfuneralhome.com.

Michele Lee Reisma was born April 30, 1971, in Le Mars, the daughter of Jerry and Angela (Williams) Reisma. She was raised in Sioux Center, Iowa, where she attended Sioux Center Christian School and later graduated through Sioux Center High School.

During the years, she had worked for Groschopp Inc., Casey's General Store in Sioux Center and Merrill and Wal-Mart in Sioux Center and Sioux City.

Michele enjoyed reading novels and listening to music. A joy in her life was the arrival of her grandson, Bryson.

Survivors include her children, Ashley Stofferan of Sioux City and Michael Stofferan and his son Bryson of Sibley, Iowa; her parents, Angie and Jerry Reisma of Sioux Center; maternal grandmother, Rose Williams of Merrill; a brother, Robert Reisma (friend Jamie Remmers) of Orange City, Iowa; two sisters, Renee (Kelly) Schulz of Hospers, Iowa, and Cassie Reisma of Granville, Iowa; and several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Robert Williams; and paternal grandparents, Jerry and Helen Reisma.

Honorary pallbearers will be Ashley Stofferan, Michael Stofferan, Renee Schulz, Kelly Schulz, Cassie Reisma and Robert Reisma.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the family.