Holy
Spirit Retirement Home
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Our History
Groundbreaking for Holy Spirit Retirement Home took place Tuesday, September 24, 1968, on the beautiful hills overlooking Sioux City, Iowa. Thirteen months later, in October 1969, the first residents began moving in to their new home. What was originally a small nursing home, Holy Spirit has grown into a large complex, featuring the nursing home, assisted living apartments, assisted living Alzheimer Center, and senior independent apartments, all on one complex. Not far away, Holy Spirit partners with The Evergreen Terrace Apartments Complex, providing income-based housing for seniors. Located at 25th & West Streets, the original cost of the first building was $604,000. Although sponsored by the Catholic Diocese of Sioux City, Holy Spirit serves people of all faiths from throughout the region, while retaining it's religious origins in the Catholic Faith.
On May 5th, 1969, the "Laying of the Cornerstone" Service, pictured above, took place. Sister Elizabeth Pfeiffer, right, Superior of the local Holy Spirit Community, displays a parchment scroll that would be placed in a sealed cylinder that would be encased in the cornerstone. In addition to the parchment, other objects included a brief history of the community, medals, a 1968 Kennedy half-dollar, representing the year construction began, a German Mark, dated 1950, representing the year the community was founded in Germany, and a copy of the May issue of the community publication, VENI.. Also pictured is Bishop Joseph M. Mueller, D.D., center, and Msgr. L.J. Hoffman, left, chancellor. Present for the ceremonies were Eugene Olson, architect representing William Beuttler Architect and Associates, and Robert McCline, representing Chris Hansen Construction Co. Inc.
The parchment scroll sealed in the cornerstone reads....
"In the year of our Lord 1969, under the reign of our sovereign Pontiff Pope Paul VI, when his Excellency the Most Reverend Joseph M Mueller was Bishop of Sioux City - in the year of his golden jubilee - and his Excellency the Most Reverend Frank H. Greteman was Auxiliary Bishop of Sioux City and Rector of the Holy Spirit Community; when Richard M. Nixon was the 37th President of the United States of America, Robert D. Ray Governor of Iowa and Earle E. Grueskin, Mayor of Sioux City, on the 5th day of May the corner stone of this building was blessed and laid in honor of Holy Spirit."
Facility Highlights 1969 In October of that year, residents began moving in. 1984 Sioux City Diocese assumes ownership 1988 Twenty-four apartments are built 1988 Chapel added to facility 1996 Certification of Medicare Unit 1996 Holy Spirit sponsors HUD project, establishing 55-units of income-based housing at Evergreen Terrace 1998 Sixteen Assisted Living units are added 1999 Eleven Assisted Living units for people with memory impairments are added. |
