Eugene "Boz" Streeter

1950 - 2025

Eugene "Boz" Streeter

November 28, 1950 - September 21, 2025

Eugene Ellery (Boz) Streeter, 74, of Sioux City passed away on September 21, 2025, at home surrounded by his family. A visitation, with family present, will be held Friday, September 26, 2025, from 6:00 P.M to 8:00 P.M. with a Vigil Service at 7:00 P.M. at Sacred Heart Church. Mass of Christian burial will be held Saturday, September 27, 2025, at 10:00 A.M. at Sacred Heart Church followed by burial at Graceland Park Cemetery and a luncheon at the Sacred Heart Parish Center.

Boz as he was known to his friends and family was born on November 28, 1950, to Charles Raymond Streeter and Laura Louise (Kocmich) Streeter at St. Vincent's Hospital in Sioux City. He grew up on the family farm located on McCook Lake in South Dakota with his two sisters and four brothers. Being the youngest, he always referred to himself as the tail gate. He attended Sioux Point and McCook grade school along with catechism classes at Sacred Heart Church in Riverside where he was baptized, received his first communion and was confirmed. He graduated with the Riverside High School class of 1969 where he made lots of friends and memories that were often recounted in his many stories.

Even though he did not attend, he was a devout supporter of Bishop Heelan Catholic High School and a loyal fan of all Crusader sports his entire life often getting into heated discussions about upcoming and past sporting events. He spent many Friday nights throughout the 80's and 90's attending both home and away sporting events. He could often be seen standing at the top of the bleachers at home football games expressing his opinions of the game.

Boz spent a majority of his working life working in the meat packing industry with 29 years with John Morrell prior to its permanent closing. Throughout his life he enjoyed many activities with his friends and family. The 70's were spent enjoying many camping and fishing trips to the Missouri River reservoirs in South Dakota where many good times were had and a lot of walleyes were caught and ate. The winter months during the 70's and 80's were spent riding snowmobiles with many others in the sand dunes along the Missouri River, the Big Sioux River and McCook Lake. A day of riding always seemed to end with more than one cocktail at Bud's bar. The summers during the 80's and 90's were spent on the Missouri River boating and playing volleyball and horseshoes on the many sand bars. Many memories and good times were made during these weekends and a lot of stories told. A day of boating on Saturday usually ended with an evening float home listening to Solid Gold Saturday Night on the radio with many other boats. Starting in the 2000's, he moved into riding motorcycles with friends where many summer weekends were spent riding through the hills south of Sioux City and partaking in many poker runs. Throughout his life he enjoyed playing golf which included leagues at Sun Valley and Two Rivers and ending with the Geritol League at Elk Pointe Country Club. Many league championships were won at Sun Valley.

Boz loved watching his grandchildren play sports and would attend as many of their sporting events as he could. He was an avid supporter of Notre Dame, Iowa State Cyclones and Iowa Hawkeyes. In his later years as his grandchildren went to college, he added the University of Kansas and Kansas State University to his list of schools he supported.

Boz never met a stranger he could not talk to. He was a conversationalist and a master story and joke teller. He had an uncanny ability to recall dates and facts from years earlier. If you were unsure on when an event happened, you just needed to ask him to find out.

Boz loved spending time with his kids and family whether it be playing cards, a family picnic or coffee on Saturday morning. He would make it a priority to attend every occasion. Even though he had six biological siblings he had a special bond with his cousin Steve who was like a 5th brother. Growing up and going to school together, many good and bad adventures were taken which were recounted in his many stories. They talked regularly and remained close up to his passing.

Boz is survived by his two daughters Jerri (Chris) Gallatin and Tami (Jack) Vogt and his son Chad (Jill) Streeter along with his 10 grandchildren: Lucas, Alex, Lauren, Kalyn, Jack, Dylan, Alexis, Brianna, Jake and Josh. He is survived by his siblings Sharon Culbertson, Bob Streeter and John Streeter and his cousin Steve Streeter. He is preceded in death by his parents, Charles and Laura and his siblings Raymond, Joyce and Donald. The family would like to thank Rhonda Capron with all of her help during the final year of his life.

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