Obituaries
Herman Van Holland
Jan 20, 2022
Rock Valley, IA: Herman Van Holland, 77, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, January 20, 2022, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Funeral service will be held Thursday, January 27, at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://porterfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/herman-van-holland. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of...
Leonard J. Vanden Bosch
Jan 12, 2022
Rock Valley, IA: Leonard John Vanden Bosch, 91, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held Friday, January 21, at 1:00 PM, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley. Burial, with military rites, will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present,...
Ann Miersma
Jan 10, 2022
Rock Valley, IA: Ann Miersma, 98, of Rock Valley, Iowa, entered her heavenly home on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Friday, January 14, at 11:00 AM at Hull Protestant Reformed Church of Hull, Iowa with Rev. James Laning officiating. The service will be livestreamed on the churches YouTube page (use...
Jon "Toby" Anderson
Jan 10, 2022
Doon, IA: Jon “Toby” Anderson, 76, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, January 10, 2022, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley, Iowa. Memorial service will be held Sunday, January 16, at 2:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Pastor Jim Sweers officiating. Visitation will follow the service from 3:00-5:00 PM at the funeral home. Inurnment will be...
Vi Iverson
Jan 10, 2022
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Vi Iverson, 99, of Hawarden, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022 at her residence.
Private family graveside service was held at Grace Hill Cemetery. A Celebration Of Her Life service, with the public invited, is 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 14, 2022 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden. Her family prefers memorials be directed to...
Lorraine M. Wells
Jan 9, 2022
IRETON, IOWA – Lorraine M. Wells, 96, of Ireton, Iowa passed away on Sunday, January 9, 2022 at Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital.
Public viewing, with no family present, will be from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 12, 2022 at Porter Funeral Home in Ireton. Due to the current COVD-19 situation, private family funeral service will be Thursday at...
Delma J. Vreeman
Jan 9, 2022
Delma Jean (Eilts) Vreeman, age 92, of Ireton Iowa passed away Sunday, January 9, 2022 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital after a short illness. Public viewing with no family present will be on Tuesday, January 11th from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton. Due to the current COVID-19 situation, private family funeral service...
Connie Sue Mayfield
Jan 9, 2022
Rock Valley, IA: Connie Sue Mayfield, 81, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, January 9, 2022, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Private family services will be held at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley. Connie Sue (Owen) Mayfield, daughter of Kenneth H. and Winifred D. (Francis) Owen, was born July 18, 1940 in McPherson, Kansas. Connie and her...
Arlys L. Peters
Jan 8, 2022
ARLYS (LUHRS) PETERS SIOUX FALLS, SD/FORMERLY OF HAWARDEN, IA December 15, 1926 – January 8, 2022 A kind and giving person with an unconditional love of family, Arlys (Luhrs) Peters, 95, passed into the hands of her savior while holding the hand of her daughter, Jolee, on January 8, 2022 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Arlys...
Margo Garrett
Jan 5, 2022
ROCK RAPDIS, IOWA – Margo Garrett, 67, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at Care Initiatives Lyon Specialty Care.
Graveside service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is handling the service. Margo was born May 25,...
Gertrude Den Boer
Jan 4, 2022
Rock Valley, IA: Gertrude Den Boer, 99, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held Friday, January 7, at 10:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. H. Hofman officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family...
Agustin Javier Dixson
Jan 2, 2022
Agustin Javier Dixson 22 years old, was born August 02, 1999 in Orange City, Iowa. He passed away unexpectedly January 02, 2022 at his home residence in Hawarden, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, January 8, 2022 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Reverend Richard Bennett of the Friendship Assembly of God Church officiating. A luncheon will...
Lorraine Roorda
Dec 31, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Blanche Lorraine Roorda, 98, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, December 31, 2021, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Lorraine donated her body for study at the University of Iowa Carver College of Medicine Deeded Body Program. A celebration of life ceremony will be held Memorial Day Weekend, Saturday, May 28, 2022, at 3:00 PM at Pioneer...
Ronald H. Koldenhoven
Dec 30, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Ronald Henry Koldenhoven, 78, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, December 30, 2021, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family burial will be held at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. A celebration of life service will be held Monday, January 3, 2022 at 2:30 PM at Rock Valley First Reformed Church with...
Gerald H. Toft
Dec 29, 2021
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Gerald Howard Toft, 88, of Hawarden passed away on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at his residence surrounded by family members. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 4, 2022 at Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Flag presentation will be by the Bergstrom Bodeen...
Arta L. Vander Schoor
Dec 29, 2021
Arta Louise Vander Schoor, 93, of Hawarden, IA went home to be with her Lord on Wednesday, December 29, 2021 at Hawarden Regional Healthcare. Funeral Services will be 10:30 A.M. Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden. A Committal Service will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the church from 9:30 –...
Constance "Connie" L. Halma
Dec 23, 2021
INWOOD, IOWA – Constance “Connie” Louise Halma, 86 of Inwood, passed away on Thursday, December 23, 2021 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Wednesday, December 29th at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Inwood with Rev. Sue Sinclair officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m....
Kathryn Murphy
Dec 23, 2021
Visitation with the family will take place on Saturday, January 15, from 1:30-2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa. A short memorial service will begin at 2:00 PM. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery of Rock Valley. Kathryn Elizabeth Murphy, 81, of Ventura, California passed on December 23, 2021. She was our beloved wife, mother,...
Jean Marie Wallenburg
Dec 18, 2021
Inwood, IA: Jean Marie Wallenburg, 66, of Inwood, Iowa, died Saturday, December 18, 2021, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota following a 15 month battle with pancreatic cancer. Memorial service will be held Thursday, December 23, at 4:30 PM at Bethany Reformed Church in Canton, South Dakota with Pastor Jason Wiersma officiating. Visitation will be held prior to...
Merle E. Wells
Dec 12, 2021
Hawarden, Iowa – Merle Eldon Wells, 93, of Hawarden, passed away Sunday, December 12, 2021 at Hillcrest Health Care Services.
Funeral Services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 17, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation will begin at Noon Thursday, with...


