Samantha Joann Derner 1991 - 2017

DERNER, REESE

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/12/2017 at 20:19:25

Sioux City Journal
4 January 2017

SIOUX CITY | Samantha Joann Derner, 25, of Sioux City, passed away Sunday, Jan. 1, 2017.

Services will be 1 p.m. Friday at Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City. Burial will be held at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. Thursday, with family present 6 to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m., at the funeral home.

Sammie was born on Aug. 29, 1991, in Council Bluffs, Iowa, the daughter of Scott Derner and Angela Reese Murray. She graduated from North High School in Sioux City in 2010 and attended Western Iowa Tech Community College for early childhood education. Sammie was currently working at Wal-Mart.

Some of Sammie's favorite things were music, coloring mandala designs, eating at La Juanita's, willow trees, and going for car rides. Sammie was an avid Minnesota Vikings football fan and enjoyed watching The Walking Dead. She loved spending time with her friends and family, especially her boys. Sammie just loved being around people.

Survivors include her father, Scott (Elizabeth Harkness) Derner; mother, Angela (Michael) Murray, all of Sioux City; sons, Theodore "Teddy" and Nathaniel LaFave; siblings, Alexis Derner, Ivy Peterson, Charlotte Peterson, Brandon Derner, Whitney Pottebaum, and Jasmine Cutting; paternal grandparents, James and Lollie Derner; and maternal grandparents, Fred and Linda Reese, and Phil and Jo Pierce.

Sammie was preceded in death by her stepdad, Donnie Peterson.

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