Obituaries
Carrie Serck
Dec 31, 2020
Hudson, SD: On December 31, 2020, Carrie Ann Serck, 95, of Hudson, South Dakota, went to be with the Lord, Jesus Christ. She lived a life of service and faith and is now with her beloved husband, Bernard, and her son, Jack. Carrie Ann’s memorial service will be held Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 10:30 AM at the Hudson Lutheran...
Ruth Ann Zwart
Dec 30, 2020
Ruth Ann (Sinkey) Zwart, devoted wife of 56 years, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend to many, faithful follower of Jesus Christ, went home to be with Jesus “in the blink of an eye” Wednesday morning, December 30, 2020. She was 75.
A Celebration of Life service will take place on Tuesday, January 5, 2021, at 10:30am, at the...
Gerald M. Fischer
Dec 29, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Gerald M. Fischer, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, December 29, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Private family services will be held Saturday, January 9, 2021, at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Rock Valley with Father Douglas Klein celebrating the mass. Family inurnment will be held at St. Mary’s Catholic...
Evelyn Blom
Dec 26, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Evelyn Blom, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Saturday, December 26, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 31, at 2:30 PM at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Stanley Groothof officiating. The service will be broadcast on Premier Communications Channel 77 or livestreamed at https://livestream.com/accounts/17373723/trinitycrcservices. Burial will follow at...
Bette "Betsy" L. Anderson
Dec 25, 2020
Hawarden, IA: Bette “Betsy” Anderson, 73, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Hillcrest Health Care Services of Hawarden. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 4, 2021, at 10:30 AM at First Baptist Church of Hawarden with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery of Hawarden. Public visitation, with no family present, will...
Lowell Merrill
Dec 25, 2020
Hawarden, IA: Lowell F. Merrill, 85, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Friday, December 25, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, May 21, 2021 at First Baptist Church in Hawarden with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Inurnment will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery with military rites by Two Oaks American Legion Post...
Raymond Duane Dimmick
Dec 22, 2020
Raymond Duane Dimmick, 70, of Burbank, South Dakota, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at his residence near Burbank.
Memorial Service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 31, 2020 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Inurnment will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Alcester, South Dakota....
Clara H. Bolluyt
Dec 21, 2020
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Clara H. Bolluyt, 85, of Hawarden, passed away on Monday, December 21, 2020 at MercyOne Regional Medical Center in Sioux City.
Funeral Service will be 2:30 p.m. Thursday, December 24, 2020 at the Hawarden Christian Reformed Church in Hawarden with Rev. Mark Klompien officiating. Burial will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will...
Shirley Sneller
Dec 21, 2020
Doon, IA: Shirley Sneller, 83, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, December 21, 2020, at Rock Rapids Health Centre in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 26, at 2:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Pastor Jim Sweers officiating. Private family burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Doon.
Shirley Sneller, daughter...
Darlene "Dar" Faye Wallenburg
Dec 21, 2020
Hull, IA: Darlene “Dar” Wallenburg, 73, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 21, 2020, at her home. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 26, at 10:30 AM at First Christian Reformed Church in Hull with Rev. Loren Kotman officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley, Iowa. Visitation, with family present, will be held at...
Bettie Spies
Dec 21, 2020
Bettie Leola Spies (“Bettie Lee”), 86, of rural Hudson, SD/Rock Valley, IA, rejoined her loving husband in heaven Monday, December 21, 2020. She departed her earthy journey from the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD after an acute exacerbation of lengthy chronic illnesses. She was born December 30, 1933, in Owego, IA, to Harry (Sammy) and Claudia (Irish) Ericksen....
Linda Carrol Murphy
Dec 20, 2020
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Linda Murphy passed away peacefully at her home at Pioneer Valley Living and Rehab in Sergeant Bluff, Iowa on Sunday, December 20, 2020. She went to be with her daughters Anita and Bridgette at the age of 77 years.
Linda was born February 16, 1943 in Portland, Oregon. She was raised in Anchorage, Alaska and liked...
Violet Te Slaa
Dec 19, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Violet “Vi” Te Slaa, 84, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Saturday, December 19, 2020, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 23, at 10:30 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. The family will be available to greet friends prior to the funeral service...
Donna Lou Pedersen
Dec 17, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Donna Lou Pedersen, 89 of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Private family services will be held Wednesday, December 23, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church of Rock Valley with Pastor Edward Pease officiating. The service will be available to be livestreamed at 2:00 PM on Wednesday at https://www.porterfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Donna-Pedersen. Burial...
Bertha Leloux
Dec 17, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Bertha Leloux, 93, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, December 17, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 24, at 11:00 AM, at First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. The family will be available for those wishing to extend condolences prior to the...
Norma L. Nilson
Dec 12, 2020
Funeral Service for Norma Nilson will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday, December 19, 2020 at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf and Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery. Public viewing, with no family present, will be from 2:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Friday at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. Masks...
Cody Tiedeman
Dec 9, 2020
Rock Valley, Iowa: Cody Tiedeman, 43, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, December 9, 2020, at his residence in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 19, at 11:00 AM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rock Valley with Pastor Edward Pease officiating. Burial, with military rites, will follow at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery of rural Hull,...
Louie Kopsas
Dec 7, 2020
Doon, IA: Louie Kopsas, 89, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, December 7, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family funeral services will be held Thursday, December 10, at the Doon United Methodist Church with Pastors Brogan Mohlenkamp and Jim Sweers officiating. Video of the funeral service will be posted at https://www.porterfuneralhomes.com/obituary/Louie-Kopsas on Friday, December 11. Burial,...
Billy Dean Miller
Dec 5, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Bill Miller, 81, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away peacefully at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley on Saturday, December 5, 2020. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 11, at 10:00 AM, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Henry Lengkeek officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://trinitycrc.com/. Burial, with military rites,...
Bertha Van De Vendel
Dec 3, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Bertha Van De Vendel, 92, of Brandon, South Dakota, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, December 3, 2020 at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, December 8, at 10:30 AM at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. The service can be audio-streamed at https://edge.mixlr.com/channel/rwkcn. Burial will follow at Valley...
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