Sandra K. Christman 1943 - 2004

CHRISTMAN, DOWNING, WILCOX

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 1/18/2018 at 14:32:44

Sioux City Journal
7 November 2004

Sandra K. Christman, 61, of Le Mars, Iowa, formerly of Sioux City, died Friday, Nov. 5, 2004, at her residence following a nine-month battle with cancer.

Services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at Church of the Nativity, with the Rev. Gerald Feierfeil officiating. There will be a private interment in Memorial Park Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be 4 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., and a vigil service at 7 p.m., at Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel.

Sandra K. Christman was born July 2, 1943, in Sioux City, the daughter of Clifford L. and Ida R. (Downing) Wilcox. She graduated from East High School in Sioux City in 1961.

Sandy married David J. Christman on Feb. 14, 1964, in Sioux City. She was a lifelong resident of Sioux City until moving to Le Mars in January of this year.

She was a member of Church of the Nativity in Sioux City and St. James Catholic Church in Le Mars.

Survivors include her husband, David; two daughters, Karri Schrunk and her husband, Don, of Le Mars and Kimberly Smith of Le Mars; two sons, Charles Christman and his wife, Joyce, of Le Mars and James Christman and his wife, Felicia Muniz, of Le Mars; a sister, Roxia "Tootie" Lang and her husband, Jess, of Urbandale, Iowa; a brother, Steven Wilcox and his wife, Charlotte, of Sioux City; eight grandchildren, Elizabeth (Schrunk) Sheldon and her husband, Matthew, of Highlands Ranch, Colo., Wendy Schrunk of Dubuque, Iowa, Riley Smith of Le Mars, Matthew Horton, Steven Horton and Daisy Christman, all of Le Mars, Janelle Haggin and Justin Haggin, both of Sioux City; two great-grandchildren, John Matthew Sheldon and Justice Haggin; and many nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Gilbert "Lee" Wilcox; and two sisters, Carmen Mann and Pauline Jessip.

Pallbearers will be Tim Wilcox, Cliff Wilcox, Jeff Lang, David Jessip, Peter Steinbach and Jules DeLuca. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Riley Smith, Matthew Horton, Steven Horton, Matthew Sheldon, John Sheldon, Kelly Mann and Terry Mann.