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Opal Margurite Gwin Derby

Birth	:	9 May 1915 Bloomfield, Knox County, Nebraska, USA
Death	:	4 Nov 2003 Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Burial	:	Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA
Coordinate	:	42.4528008, -96.3261032
Plot	:	Devotion
Description	:	Opal Margurite Derby, 88, of South Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Becker-Hunt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chuck Rager of St. Paul's United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Opal M. Derby was born May 9, 1915, in Bloomfield, Neb., to George and Arlettie (Lyons) Gwin. She married Archie E. Derby on Sept. 3, 1931, in Elk... Read More	Opal Margurite Derby, 88, of South Sioux City passed away Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2003, at a Sioux City nursing home. Services will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Becker-Hunt Funeral Home, with the Rev. Chuck Rager of St. Paul's United Methodist Church officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery. Visitation will be 2 to 8 p.m. today, with the family present 6 to 8 p.m., at the funeral home. Opal M. Derby was born May 9, 1915, in Bloomfield, Neb., to George and Arlettie (Lyons) Gwin. She married Archie E. Derby on Sept. 3, 1931, in Elk Point, S.D. He died Feb. 18, 1974. She was employed in California in the shipyards as a welder and in Hampered, Wash., for the government in an atomic facility during World War II. The couple returned to Bloomfield, where they farmed until moving to South Sioux City in 1946. She was then employed as a dairy manager for 15 years with the A&P, then with IBP in the boning department until her retirement in 1977. She was a loving mother and grandmother. She enjoyed spending time with her family, playing cards, fishing, gardening, planting flowers and going to bingo. Survivors include two sons and their wives, Kenneth and Virginia Derby and Gary and Cheryl Derby, all of Sioux City; two daughters, Carol Smith of Sunrise, Fla., and Dixie and her husband, John Bunch of Sioux City; 10 grandchildren, Kim Derby, Rick Derby, Steve Ristau, Scott Ristau, Martina and her husband, Tom Gaul, Melissa and her husband, Roger Sharp, Michelle and her husband, Tim Roth, Missy and her husband, Ivan Johnson, Denise Derby and Shad Derby and his wife, Amy; 23 great-grandchildren; four great-great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews. In addition to her husband, she was also preceded in death by her parents; an infant son; five brothers; and three sisters. Pallbearers will be Roger Sharp, Tim Roth, Ivan Johnson, Shad Derby, Gary Derby and Noah Gwin. Derby, Opal Margurite May 09, 1915 November 04, 2003 Female 88 Photo Pub. Date Sioux City Journal, Stanley L Oswald list

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Where is Opal Margurite Gwin Derby's memorial?
Opal Margurite Gwin Derby's memorial is located at: Memorial Park Cemetery, Sioux City, Woodbury County, USA.
When did Opal Margurite Gwin Derby death?
Opal Margurite Gwin Derby death on 4 Nov 2003 in Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Opal Margurite Gwin Derby's memorial?
Latitude: 42.4528008
Longitude: -96.3261032

Family Members:

Spouse

Archie E. Derby

(1911 - 1974)

Children

Kenneth Edwin “Ken” Derby

(1932 - 2019)

Dixie L. Derby Bunch

(1947 - 2008)

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