Obituaries
Mary Louise Van Roekel
Apr 4, 2025
Alvord, IA: Mary Louise Van Roekel, 88, formerly of Alvord, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Wednesday, April 9, at 11:00 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Pastor Sue Sinclair officiating. A luncheon will be held after the service with burial to follow at Christ...
Glen Antone Stephenson
Apr 2, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Glen Antone Stephenson, 65, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at Whispering Heights of Rock Valley. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 8, at 10:30 AM, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church with Pastor Stanley Groothof and Pastor Dan DeVries officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://vimeo.com/event/4077519. Burial will follow at...
Peter James Horstman
Mar 31, 2025
Doon, IA: Peter James Horstman, age 75, of Doon, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on Monday, March 31, 2025, surrounded by his beloved family. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 5, at 2:30 PM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Peter Kolb officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://faithrv.com/. Private family interment...
Donald Arthur Van Egdom
Mar 29, 2025
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA ~ Donald Arthur Van Egdom, 90, of Sioux Center, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died on Saturday, March 29, 2025, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 7, 2025, at Faith Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Center, Iowa with Rev. Dave Smit officiating. A meal and fellowship will...
Dick Daryl Dirksen
Mar 29, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Dick Daryl Dirksen, age 77, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 29, 2025, surrounded by family and loved ones. A memorial service will be held Wednesday, April 2, at 11:00 AM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Dan De Groot and Rev. Mark Beernink officiating. The service will be livestreamed...
Gary Charles Van Beek
Mar 18, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Gary Charles Van Beek, 73, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, March 18, 2025, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his loving family. A memorial service will be held Monday, March 24, at 11:00 AM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley. The service can be livestreamed at https://faithrv.com/. Private family burial will be held...
Carolyn Kay Bertram
Mar 15, 2025
IRETON, IOWA ~ Carolyn Kay Bertram, 57, of Ireton, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 21, 2025, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...
Adriana Dykstra
Mar 15, 2025
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA ~ Adriana Dykstra, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.
Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, March 20, 2025, at First Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. Harlan De Jong officiating. A luncheon will follow at Faith Reformed Church. Interment service will begin...
Nora Beth Vonk
Mar 14, 2025
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA ~ Nora Beth Vonk, 66, of Rock Valley, passed away surrounded by family, on Friday, March 14, 2025, at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 22, 2025, at Faith Reformed Church with Pastor Thomas Kunkel officiating. Burial will be at Valley View Cemetery, followed by a luncheon and...
Esther De Roon
Mar 10, 2025
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA ~ Esther De Roon, 88, of Rock Valley, passed away on Monday, March 10, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.
Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, March 14, 2025, at Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley, with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery, then a luncheon will be held at...
Lt. Commander John "Johnny" B. Scott
Mar 8, 2025
Lt. Commander John (Johnny) B. Scott, age 77, passed away at Pali Momi Hospital in Aiea, Hawaii on March 8th, 2025.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 8, 2025, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Mauro Sanchez officiating. Following a luncheon, private family inurnment with military rites will be held at Eden Cemetery...
Stanley Louis Kemner
Mar 6, 2025
Stanley Louis Kemner’s journey on this earth came to a peaceful close on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at the age of 79.
Friends and family will come together to celebrate Stanley’s life at Big Springs Baptist Church rural Alcester, South Dakota, on Wednesday, March 12, 2025. It is here that they will share stories and memories, honoring a life defined by...
Donald Edward De Wit
Mar 2, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Donald Edward De Wit, 94, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, March 2, 2025, at Crown Point Estates in Sioux Center, Iowa. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 AM, Monday, March 10, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Ron De Wit and Rev. Stanley Groothof officiating. Livestream of the service...
Arlan Verburg
Feb 28, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Arlan Glen Verburg, 74, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025, at his home near Rock Valley under the care of his loving wife and Sioux Center Hospice. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 6, at 11:00 AM at the First Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Cliff Hoekstra officiating. The...
Carmeen Vipond
Feb 26, 2025
Hudson, SD: Carmeen Edith Vipond, 89, of Hudson, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, February 26, 2025, under the care of hospice at her daughter’s home near Willow Lake, South Dakota. A funeral service will be held Saturday, March 8, at 2:00 PM at the Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Carolyn Salberg officiating. Visitation with the family present will be held...
Duane Richard Bonnema
Feb 25, 2025
Hawarden, IA: Duane Richard Bonnema, 69, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at Hawarden Regional Healthcare. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 4, at 1:00 PM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church of Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. The service will be recorded and available for viewing the following day at https://stpaulsireton.weebly.com/ or https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcA5lxF8xs3kkh0pUw-aLHw....
Wilmina "Willy" Dekkers
Feb 23, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Wilmina “Willy” Dekkers, 82, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, February 23, 2025, at Whispering Heights of Rock Valley. A funeral service will be held Thursday, February 27, at 2:30 PM at Lebanon Christian Reformed Church of rural Sioux Center, Iowa. The service will be recorded and available for viewing at https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCHCHTilT0vRgRdPzEuwFPNw. Burial will follow at the...
Gilbert Burgers
Feb 21, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Gilbert Burgers, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, February 21, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood, Iowa, surrounded by his loving family. A funeral service will be held Tuesday, February 25, at 10:30 AM at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Dan De Groot and Rev. Stanley Groothof officiating. The service will be...
Leona May Haack
Feb 18, 2025
IInwood, IA: Leona May Haack, 93, of Inwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 18, 2025, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Thursday, February 27, at 11:00 AM, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Pastor Sue Sinclair officiating. The service will be recorded and available for viewing after the service at https://www.porterfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/leona-haack. Burial...
Cindy Sue Abbey
Feb 17, 2025
Cindy Sue Abbey, 68, of Fort Collins, Colorado passed away peacefully at home on February 17th, 2025, with her beloved family by her side.
Cindy was born June 4th, 1956, in Hawarden, Iowa to Orland and Darlene Abbey. After attending West Sioux High School, she moved to Colorado in 1978 and raised her two daughters there. She worked at Hewlett Packard,...