Barbara A. Houlsworth

Barbara Houlsworth, age 65 of South Sioux City, Nebraska died on Tuesday, August 27, 2019 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa due to colon cancer. Mass of Christian Burial will be on Friday, August 30, 2019 at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael’s Catholic Church in South Sioux City, Nebraska with the Rev. Mike Keating officiating. Burial will be at the Dakota City cemetery in Dakota City, Nebraska.  Visitation will be on Friday morning, at church, from 9:00 to 11:00 a.m. Arrangements are under the direction of the Wintz Funeral Home in Hartington, NE. Pallbearers will be her nephews Brian Pinkelman, Ryan Moser, Shawn Moser, P.J. Moser, Tyler Miksch, and Dylan Kortan. Barbara Ann Houlsworth was born on July 11, 1954 in Osmond, Nebraska to Thomas C. and Theresa A. (Becker) Moser. She grew up in Randolph and Bow Valley, Nebraska and graduated from Wynot High School in 1972.  She received her LPN degree from Norfolk Junior College in Norfolk, Nebraska.  She started working at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa and then worked at Holy Spirit nursing home in Sioux City, Iowa for 37 years.  Barb married Kenneth M. Houlsworth on August 25, 1984 in Elk Point, SD.  Barb was a wonderful nurse and a favorite by many patients.  She loved reading, traveling, gardening, flowers, crocheting and doing cross-stitch.  Barb and Kenny belonged to a trivia league for many years.  She loved her family, nieces & nephews and also her dog, Percy Jackson. Barb is survived by her six siblings Mary Rose (Richard) Pinkelman of Wynot, Ray (Natashia) Moser of Hartington, Carl (Susan) Moser of Dallas, TX, Paul (Mavis) Moser of South Sioux City, Nebraska, Karen (Mel) Miksch of Columbus, NE, Patricia (Doug) Kortan of Yankton, SD; 18 nieces and nephews, 29 great nieces and nephews; brother-in-law Jordan (Melissa) Houlsworth of Des Moines, IA. Preceded in death by her parents, husband Kenneth on 1/24/2011 at age 63; two brothers Thomas Charles and John Gerard Moser.