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John Lee Arians
John Lee Arians
Sioux City
John Lee Arians, 24, of Sioux City, Iowa passed away Tuesday, January 30, 2024. A Celebration of Life Service will be held August 10, 2024, at 11:00 AM at Mount Vernon Community Bible Church, Mount Vernon, Iowa. Family visitation and reflection time at 9:30 AM with the service starting at 11:00 AM. A lunch will be provided afterwards allowing for a time of fellowship.
There will also be a memorial luncheon on April 6, 2024, at 12:00 PM at Mount Vernon Community Bible Church Mount Vernon, Iowa. Please RSVP by April 4, 2024 for this so the correct amount of food is prepared. Please rsvp at office@mvcbc.org
John Lee Arians was born February 22, 1999, to Craig Alan Arians and Karen Marie Arians of Mount Vernon, Iowa. John graduated from Mount Vernon High School in 2017, served in the U.S. Army: 2017-2018, graduated from Midwest Welding School in 2019 and worked as a Maintenance Technician at Purdue Premium Meat Processing in Sioux Center. He was a member of Mount Vernon Community Bible Church.
John loved singing and started out in the Metholarks at MV United Methodist Church and then in choirs in the MV Schools, was in scouts and archery, enjoyed hunting pheasants and fishing. He was an avid reader, gamer and really enjoyed time with his close friends gaming. He loved cooking and baking. He was active in youth groups at both the United Methodist Church and Community Bible Church. He went on several mission trips and volunteered at Habitat for Humanity and Mathew 21, both in Cedar Rapids.
He is survived by his parents, Craig of Nong Khai, Thailand and Karen (Dan) of Henry, Illinois; his great-grandmother, Evelyn Houzenga of Bettendorf, Iowa; brothers, Mathew (girlfriend, Sammi) of Miles City, Montana, Luke (Cassie) of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, Harry (Nikie) of Old Town, Florida, Joshua (Brandy) of Washington, Courthouse, Ohio, Travis ( Jennifer) of Washington Court House, Ohio, Matt of Mount Sterling, Ohio; sisters, Kim (Alex) of UAE and Tiffany (Melvin) of Batesville, South Carolina; and multiple aunts, uncles, nephews, and nieces.
John was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents of both parents.
In lieu of flowers, memorial donations can be directed to Foundation 2 Crisis Services of Cedar Rapids at https://www.paypal.com/donate?hosted_button_id=E5BDCYQRYRC5A. In the note section please write endowment fund in memory of John Arians.
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