Carol Louise Schoening, 89
Carol Louise Schoening, 89
March 23, 1937 – Oct. 28. 2026
Carol Louise Schoening, 89, of Sioux City, IA, passed away on Wednesday, October 28, 2026, at a local care facility.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, November 4, 2026, at 11:00 am at Christy-Smith Funeral Homes, Morningside Chapel (1801 Morningside Ave.), with a visitation taking place one hour prior. Her final resting place will be Graceland Park Cemetery.
Carol was born March 23, 1937, in Tabor, IA, to William and Dora (Gladwin) Edgerton. She attended school in Glenwood, IA and later moved to Nebraska, where she graduated from the Valley, NE Class of 1955. She was also a graduate of the Basic Trust School - University of Nebraska at Lincoln and the National Trust School at Northwestern University in Evanston, IL
She worked in the office at Boys Town and then Rob-See-Co at Waterloo, NE. She married Richard Schoening on October 4, 1958, and they moved to Sioux City, IA. She worked at Security National Bank for over 40 years where she was a Trust Officer, retiring in May of 2000. She was a member of the Quota Club, past President of the Sioux City Estate Planning Council of Siouxland, past Chairman of the Board of Boys and Girls Home and Family Services, PEO Chapter JH, and a member of St. Luke Lutheran Church where she was a former council member and past President of WELCA and chaired many committees over the years. She enjoyed her bank girl coffee groups, traveling with her former classmates and other friends, antiquing, and her grandchildren and great grandchildren.
Carol is survived by her son, Lynn (Kelli) Schoening of Lincoln, NE; daughter, Sandy (Joe) Yocum of South Sioux City, NE; four granddaughters; six great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Phyllis Edgerton-Leaver and Jan Downing; brother-in-law, Darrell Downing; and many nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Schoening; her parents, William and Dora Edgerton; and brother Donald Edgerton.
Special thanks to Pioneer Valley, Hospice of the Midwest, and Heritage at Northern Hills for their love and care.