Roger Lee Te Slaa

Inwood, IA: Roger Lee Te Slaa, 65, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Monday, August 31, 2026, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held Friday, October 30, at 11:00 AM at the Inwood Museum located at 104 E. Adams Street, Inwood. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 9:30-10:30 AM at the museum. Following a luncheon, inurnment will be held at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley.

   Roger Lee Te Slaa, son of Bernard and Theresa (Van Grootheest) Te Slaa, was born on March 14, 1961, at Hudson, South Dakota. Roger grew up in the communities of Alvord, Hull, and Rock Valley, Iowa, graduating from Rock Valley High School. He then attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South Dakota. After college, Roger worked at John Morrell until 1986 when he started Nature’s Best LLC in Inwood, manufacturing specialty products for livestock and pasture.

   Roger married Lora Dykstra on February 14, 1986, at the Netherlands Reformed Church in Rock Valley. The couple was blessed with a daughter, Bethany. Roger’s favorite pastime was fishing. He also loved volunteering at Fellowship Village in Inwood and attending the Granite Threshing Bee every year in Granite, Iowa.

   Roger is survived by his wife of 40 years, Lora of Inwood; daughter, Bethany Mullinix of Inwood; 3 grandchildren, Jeremie Mullinix of Bowman, North Dakota, Teegan Mullinix, and Nevaeh Mullinix, both of Inwood; 3 siblings, Melvin (Kathy) Te Slaa of Hull, Bob (Lisa) Te Slaa of Rock Valley, and Karen (Jerry) Van Voorst of Hudson; and a special grand-dog, Luna.

   He was preceded in death by his parents, Bernie and Theresa Te Slaa; sister, Judy Te Slaa; and parents-in-law, Reinard and Dorothy Dykstra.