Howard L. Youngberg 1929 - 2008

YOUNGBERG, RUSHKA, HILL

Posted By: Connie Swearingen (email)
Date: 4/30/2019 at 19:44:38

Sioux City Journal
12 November 2008

SIOUX CITY -- Howard L. Youngberg, 79, of Sioux City, formerly of Bronson, Iowa, passed away Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, at a Sioux City hospital.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Morningside Chapel, Christy-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Don Botic of Morningside Presbyterian Church officiating. Burial will be in Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home. Condolences may be sent online to www.christysmith.com.

Howard was born in Sioux City on Aug. 31, 1929, to Martin and Elizabeth (Rushka) Youngberg. He was raised in Sioux City and attended Sioux City schools. He graduated from East High School in 1947. He served in the U.S. Air Force from 1950 to 1954.

He married Delores Hill on Nov. 21, 1950, in Elk Point, S.D. She passed away Sept. 2, 2002, in Sioux City. He moved to Omaha, then to Council Bluffs, Iowa and back to Sioux City in 1964. He was employed with Northwestern Bell, which later became AT&T Technologies, retiring in 1986. He moved to Bronson, Iowa in 1988.

He enjoyed auctioneering, operating Howard's Rod and Reel Fishing Tackle Shop, being a hobby farmer and raising Angora goats. He also enjoyed visiting and having a great conversation with people. He was the primary caregiver for his wife during her illness and many would consider him a morale booster at the nursing home.

Survivors include three sons and their wives, Howard T. "Tom" and Janet Youngberg of Sioux City, Randy M. and Molly Youngberg of O'Fallon, Mo., and Steve K. and Vicki Youngberg of Dyer, Ind.; a daughter, Beth Youngberg of Sioux City; seven grandchildren, Brandon, Aaron, Megan, Jason, Bryce, Kristi and Gwen; a great-grandchild, Grace Kelley Bruno; and two sisters, Virginia Rosner of Rogers, Ark., and Margaret Youngberg of Pea Ridge, Ark.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Delores; a brother, Carl Youngberg; a sister, Eleanor Thompson; and a grandchild, Lisa Youngberg.

A special thanks to the entire staff at Countryside Senior Living and the caregivers at St. Luke's Regional Medical Center.