Burial Arrangements

To make arrangements for interment, please call the Cemetery Supervisor at 712-279-6269. Payment for interments must be made prior to the service or at the time of interment.

Cemetery Hours

Cemeteries are open to the public 8:00 a.m. to dusk. During daylight savings hours, the gates are locked at approximately 8:00 p.m.

Graceland Park Cemetery 

Graceland Park Cemetery - 2701 S. Lakeport Street
Founded in 1909 by Andrew M. Jackson, it was designed by Landscape Architect Charles M. Finley of Finley and Rath. In 1912, a chapel was built on the grounds. In 1917, a massive marble mausoleum was constructed. Mr. Jackson was a great salesman who traveled to towns around Siouxland to sell lots. As a result, Graceland was a prosperous cemetery with 300-400 burials per year on average. Mr. Jackson died in 1943, and ten years later the City acquired Graceland. In 2006, a Cremation Garden with a Columbarium and ground niches was added in Graceland Park Cemetery, expanding the option for burial services. Among the landmarks at Graceland are the prominent Toy banking family's James F. Toy Mausoleum, the memorial statue of a Spanish American War Soldier in honor of those who died in that conflict, and the grave of Sioux City's own William "Bill" Harding who served as Governor of Iowa from 1916-1921.

AVENUE OF FLAGS

The City of Sioux City proudly salutes all veterans with its Avenue of Flags display along S. Lakeport Road at Graceland Park Cemetery. Currently, over 145 American flags fly every Memorial Day weekend, Flag Day, Independence Day, Patriot’s Day and Veteran’s Day as a reminder of the service and sacrifice of United States military personnel past and present.

The Avenue of Flags program provides for the endowment of these patriotic displays.  For $150.00, a 5’ x 8’ nylon American flag will be displayed in honor of the veteran’s service and patriotism on each of the five holidays.  In addition, the servicemember’s name will be engraved on the Veteran’s Commemorative Plaque located at the Graceland Park Mausoleum. For an additional $100.00, an individual granite plate can be engraved with the veteran’s name and installed at the base of the flag dedicated in honor of their service.

 The chapel at Graceland was built in 1917, and was a designed for small funeral services to be held on-site at the cemetery.  The marble structure has a small pulpit and pews, and features a large stained glass window.  The chapel is available for rental.

Floyd Cemetery

Floyd Cemetery - 2500  7th Street
In 1866, a field on the bluff overlooking the Floyd River was purchased by the City from Israel G. Link and Joseph Plummer. In February of 1868, the first lots were sold in the new Floyd Cemetery. Prominent citizens lined up to purchase the first lots, including Theophile Bruguier, son-in-law of Sioux Chieftain War Eagle, and John Peirce, the real estate developer who once owned the mansion that formerly housed the Sioux City Museum. Floyd Cemetery has one of the largest Civil War memorials, honoring 72 soldiers of General Hancock Post No. 22. The memorial features a bandstand and a large Wisconsin red granite monument dedicated to the soldiers of the Grand Army of the Republic (Civil War Veterans). Over 275 Civil War soldiers are at rest in Floyd Cemetery.

The G.A.R. section of Floyd Cemetery was renovated and re-dedicated to the Union soldiers of the Civil War that rest there on June 24, 2017.  As part of the renovation, 22 new stones were dedicated for soldiers in previously unmarked graves in a military ceremony by the Sons of the Union Veterans of the Civil War.  It was the largest marker installment re-dedication project completed in the state of Iowa to date.  Participants included the Iowa Army National Guard, Monahan-Nelson Post #64 and the Iowa Air Force Junior ROTC Misty Cadet Corps.

Logan Park Cemetery

Logan Park Cemetery - 3901 Stone Park Boulevard
Logan Park Cemetery was founded in 1892 by F.C. Hills and Associates. They employed the prestigious firm of Landscape Architects to come to Sioux City to help with the selection of the burial park site that was far removed from the noise of the City. The first burial in Logan was Andrew G. Anderson, hero of the flood of 1892. There is a large Swedish granite monument on his grave telling his story. Landmarks at Logan include the Badgerow Mausoleum, a white marble mausoleum in the style of an ancient Greek temple; the City vault where bodies were stored over the winter years ago; and the 1961 public mausoleum where prominent people such as Currier Holman are buried. The City acquired Logan Cemetery in 1924. In 1999, the City of Sioux City donated 200 spaces in Section 7 to the Woodbury County Commission of Veteran Affairs.

 
The City Vault is a structure built into the hillside at Logan Park Cemetery.  It was designed to hold the deceased during winter months until a grave could be prepared, since they were dug by hand through the frozen ground.