Obituaries

Roger Clare Morehead

Roger Clare Morehead

Nov 10, 2026

Rock Valley, IA: Roger Clare Morehead, 76, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held Thursday, November 19, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Pastor Chris Van Beek officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.porterfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/roger-morehead. Visitation will...

Lauri Kooima

Lauri Kooima

Nov 9, 2026

Rock Valley, IA: Lauri Kooima, 76, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 9, 2026, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be held Saturday, November 14, at 9:30 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Pastor Doug De Groot officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://calvincrcrv.org/watch-live/. Burial will...

Ray Mulder

Ray Mulder

Nov 2, 2026

Rock Valley, IA: Ray Mulder, 77, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, November 2, 2026, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. A memorial service will be held Monday, November 9, at 11:00 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://calvincrcrv.org/watch-live/. Private family burial, with military...

Linda Lee Clarke Jasper

Linda Lee Clarke Jasper

Oct 31, 2026

Linda Lee Clarke Jasper

August 7, 1949 - October 31, 2026

Linda Lee Clarke Jasper was born August 7, 1949 to Walter August Clarke and Alida Johanna Koedam Clarke in Hawarden, Iowa. Linda passed on October 31, 2026 at Gulf Coast Hospital, Fort Meyers, Florida., 6:30 a.m., with the presence of Don Jasper, husband, and Jorge and Dawn (Jasper) Maldanado, son-in-law and...

Reed Boyer

Reed Boyer

Oct 31, 2026

Hudson, South Dakota: Reed Matthew Boyer, age 13, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Saturday, October 31, 2026 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:00-7:00pm on Thursday, November 5, 2026 at the Hudson Community Center. A funeral service will be held at 10:00am on Saturday, November 7, 2026...

Daryle Paulson

Daryle Paulson

Oct 29, 2026

Hudson, South Dakota: Daryle Paulson, age 89, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Thursday, October 29, 2026 at Hawarden Regional Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30am, Monday, November 2, 2026 at the Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Carolyn Salberg officiating. Burial will be held at a later date at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in...

Randy Van Engen

Randy Van Engen

Oct 24, 2026

Doon, Iowa: Randall “Randy” Van Engen, age 64, died Saturday, October 24, 2026 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be held on Friday, October 30, 2026 from 5:00-7:00pm at First Reformed Church in Doon, Iowa. A funeral service will be held at 1:30pm on Saturday, October 31, 2026 at the...

Bruce Raymond Waterman

Bruce Raymond Waterman

Oct 22, 2026

November 30, 1943 – October 22, 2026

Bruce Raymond Waterman, 82, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away peacefully from acute kidney injury at Hawarden Regional Healthcare on October 22, 2026, with his wife, Barb, at his side.

Bruce was born the third of eight boys on November 30, 1943, at the family home in Hawarden to Wayne Sylvester and Daisy Irene (Strong) Waterman....

Mary Elizabeth Kelley

Mary Elizabeth Kelley

Oct 18, 2026

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Mary Elizabeth Kelley, 73, of Hawarden, passed away peacefully, surrounded by her family, on Sunday, October 18, 2026, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Visitation with the family will be from 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. on Friday, October 23, 2026, at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa.

Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Mary Elizabeth Mace...

Carl A. Teunissen

Carl A. Teunissen

Oct 18, 2026

Alvord, Iowa: Carl Teunissen, age 70, died Sunday, October 18, 2026 at the VA Medical Center Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 1:00pm on Monday, November 16, 2026, at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Pastor Corilee Boer officiating. Condolences for the family may be left online at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.

Carl Alan Teunissen...

Lester Schneider

Lester Schneider

Oct 17, 2026

Hawarden, Iowa: Lester Schneider, age 88, of Hawarden, Iowa died Saturday, October 17, 2026, at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation with the family will be held prior to the funeral service from 9:30-10:30am on Wednesday, October 21, 2026 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral service will follow at 11:00am with Pastor Kevin Schneider officiating. Burial...

Edwin Leonard Schoenrock, Jr.

Edwin Leonard Schoenrock, Jr.

Sep 30, 2026

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Edwin Leonard Schoenrock, Jr., 81, of Hawarden, passed away at the Alcester Care and Rehab Center with his family by his side.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 3, 2026, at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden with Pastor Tom Wenzl officiating. Burial, with military rites conducted by the Two Oaks American Legion Post 254 of...

Genee Lou Van Wyk

Genee Lou Van Wyk

Sep 28, 2026

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Genee Lou Van Wyk, 80, of rural Hawarden, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, at Friendly Horizons in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Pastor Jean Layton officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation with the family will be...

Shirley Ann Berkenpas

Shirley Ann Berkenpas

Sep 27, 2026

Shirley Ann Berkenpas, 89, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Sunday, September 27, 2026, at Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will be held Monday, October 5, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley. Burial will be held Tuesday, October 6, beginning with a prayer at 10:00 AM at Pioneer...

Mary Ellen Zublis

Mary Ellen Zublis

Sep 22, 2026

Mary Ellen Zublis (Hamman), age 86, passed away peacefully on September 22, 2026, at Hillcrest Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa.

A celebration of life will be planned for a future date. Porter Funeral Home In Hawarden is assisting the family.

Mary was born on April 16, 1940, in Akron, Iowa, to Arnold and Ada (Rosenbaum) Hamman. Mary Ellen grew up surrounded by the...

Judy Johnsrud

Judy Johnsrud

Sep 21, 2026

Rock Valley, IA: Judith Johnsrud, 73, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, September 21, 2026, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be held Saturday, September 26, at 11:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Pastor Chris Van Beek officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.porterfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/judy-johnsrud. Burial will...

Huibertha "Bertha" Joan Statema

Huibertha "Bertha" Joan Statema

Sep 18, 2026

Ireton, Iowa: Huibertha “Bertha” Joan Statema (nee Brands), 88, of rural Ireton, Iowa, died peacefully on Friday, September 18, 2026, at the home of her son of rural Alton, Iowa. Funeral services will be held on Tuesday, September 22, 2026, at 10:30 am at Ireton Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Nathan Kuperus officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery...

Gertrude Overweg

Gertrude Overweg

Sep 18, 2026

Sioux Falls, SD: Gertrude Overweg, 92, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Friday, September 18, 2026, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A funeral service will be held Friday, September 25, at 11:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa with Pastor Justin Jenness of Good News Church officiating. The service will be livestreamed at...

Deanna Lee Lockhorst

Deanna Lee Lockhorst

Sep 16, 2026

IRETON, IOWA ~ Deanna L. Lockhorst, 87, of Ireton, passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2026, at Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Monday, September 21, 2026, at First Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Gerald Norman officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. A luncheon at the Ireton Community...

Marjorie "Marge" Ann Lems

Marjorie "Marge" Ann Lems

Sep 7, 2026

Inwood, Iowa ~ Marjorie “Marge” Ann Lems, 90, of Inwood, passed away with her daughter by her side, on Monday, September 7, 2026, at Fellowship Village in Inwood.

   Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 11, at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa, with Pastor Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley....