June Katherine DeVries 1944 - 2021

DEVRIES, GIBBLE, MCWILLIAMS

Posted By: Connie Swearingen- Volunteer (email)
Date: 5/25/2021 at 13:49:41

Sioux City Journal
5 January 2021

June Katherine DeVries

Sergeant Bluff --June Katherine DeVries, 76, of Sergeant Bluff passed away Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2020, surrounded by her family.

Memorial services will be 2 p.m. today at Nativity Catholic Church in Sioux City. Arrangements are under the direction of Waterbury Funeral Service of Sioux City.

June was born Aug. 2, 1944, in Greenfield, Wis., the daughter of Randall Keith (RK) and Evelyn (Gibble) McWilliams. She grew up in Sioux City, graduating in 1962 from Heelan High School. On Feb. 8, 1964, June married Lou DeVries, and to this union three children were born: Elena, Lou Jr. and Donald. They raised their family in Sergeant Bluff. June was a bookkeeper for many years and an active member of the Nativity Parish in Sioux City.

She was very active with ceramics, and for many years, she donated a full ceramic nativity set to the Sergeant Bluff Fire Department. June also enjoyed quilting. Her quilting group, “The Frayed Knots,” has donated many quilts to the local nursing homes throughout the years, and she also donated quilts to the Humane Society often. She enjoyed many retreats with her close friends and enjoyed her weekly swimming appointments. June also enjoyed meeting new people and making friends wherever she went.

June is survived by her loving husband, of 56 years, Lou Senior; her children, Elena, and Lou Jr. (Deana); her mother, Evelyn; two brothers, Chuck (Joan) McWilliams and Dave (Gail) McWilliams; two sisters, Debbie (Phillip) Dore and Carrie McWilliams; three grandchildren, Ashley (Andrew) Norby, Jay (Haley) DeVries, and Kaitlyn DeVries; and four great-grandchildren, Logan, James, Henry, and Adalynn.

June was preceded in death by her father; her son, Donald; and her granddaughter, Tiffany.