Bernice Primm

Bernice Primm

1922 to 2013

Bernice Primm, 90, of Sidney, and formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, Feb. 9, 2013, in Sidney.

Services took place Saturday, Feb. 16, at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Sioux City, with Rev. Gregory Hanneman officiating. Burial was in Graceland Park Cemetery.

Bernice was born April 3, 1922, in Sioux City; she was the daughter of John and Anina (Christensen) Hansen. Bernice graduated from East High School. She married James Primm July 7, 1944, in Sioux City. He died November 17, 1993 in Sioux City.

Bernice had been a lifetime member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and the Women of ELCA. She was a member and past president of the Sioux City Business Women’s Organization.

Bernice retired from First Federal Bank as a loan officer and had worked at Home Federal before that.

Survivors include three sons, John Primm and his wife Donna of Abilene, Texas, James Primm and his wife Maxine of Greenwood Village, Colo., Paul Primm and his wife Marie of Sidney; three grandchildren, Michelle, Alexandra and Fletcher; and three nephews, Robert Hansen of Eden Prairie, Minn., Craig Hansen and his wife Claudia of Chanhassen, Minn., and David Hansen and his wife Debra of Des Moines.

Bernice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, James; a sister, Alice Boe and a brother, Dwight Hansen; and two nephews, Ronald Hansen and Brent Hansen.

Gehrig-Stitt Chapel & Cremation Service, LLC was in charge of local arrangements.