Obituaries
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...
Jake Teunissen
Dec 2, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Jake Teunissen, 88, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 2, 2020, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 7, at 10:00 AM at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. The service can be watched on Premier Communications channel 76 or livestreamed at https://www.christianworldmedia.com/livechannel/firstcrcrv. Masks are encouraged for...
Irma "Jeannie" Nilson
Dec 1, 2020
Irma (Jeannie) Reinking Nilson, 78, passed away with her son by her side on Tuesday, December 1, 2020, in Hawarden, IA, following a brief illness.
Graveside services will be held on Wednesday, December 9th on the North side of Grace Hill Cemetery, Hawarden IA at 1:00 PM. Under the direction of Porter Funeral Home, with Pastor Stuart Schreur...
Larry Leroy Trigg
Dec 1, 2020
Doon, IA: Larry Trigg, 80, of Doon, Iowa, died Tuesday, December 1, 2020, at his home in Doon. A private family inurnment service will be held Tuesday, December 8, at Hillside Cemetery of Doon with Pastor Jim Sweers officiating. The family appreciates your prayers, and in lieu of flowers, the family prefers to receive sympathy cards.
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William R. Feldhacker
Dec 1, 2020
Hawarden, Iowa – William (Bill) Richard Feldhacker, 72, of Hawarden, Iowa passed away peacefully, Tuesday, December 1, 2020 in Sioux Falls after general health complications.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Paul D. Bormann, Msgr. Michael Sernett, and Deacon Richard Port presiding. Burial with...
Ruth Gregg-Ludwigs
Nov 29, 2020
Ruth Gregg-Ludwigs, 91, passed away peacefully on Sunday, November 29, 2020 at Spring Ridge Assisted Living in Wheat Ridge, Colorado. Her hand being held, listening to songs and prayer. PRIVATE FAMILY INURNMENT will be Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Ruth was born January 11, 1929 to Marion and Harold Miller of Albert Lea,...
Willard Martin Wissink
Nov 29, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Willard Martin Wissink, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, November 29, 2020, at his Four Seasons residence in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 4, at 2:30 PM, at the Rock Valley First Reformed Church with Rev. Dr. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock...
Elizabeth Spaans
Nov 27, 2020
Larchwood, IA: Elizabeth Spaans, 83, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Friday, November 27, 2020 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 4, at 10:30 AM at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. The service...
Arthur "Art" Gerritson
Nov 26, 2020
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Art Gerritson passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the age of 86 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley.
Private family service will be held for Art with Pastor Jim Sweers of the Pioneer United Methodist Church officiating. Burial with military rites will be at Valley View Cemetery. Public Viewing, with no family...
Christene J. VanHouten
Nov 26, 2020
Christene Joyce VanHouten (nee DeBoom), 86, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, November 26, 2020.
She is survived by her two daughters, Lynette (Roy) and Cheri (Jim); three grandchildren, Meghan, Ashley, and Patrick; two stepdaughters, Sue (Sam) and Debbie; step-grandchildren Samantha, Diana, Jake, and Jenny. Chris is also survived by two sisters, Betty Schut (Herlan) and Esther Altena;...
Jace William VanDenBerg
Nov 26, 2020
Jace William VanDenBerg of Ireton, Iowa went home to be with his Lord and Savior following an accident on Thursday, November 26, 2020 at the age of 23.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 4, 2020 at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery....
Beverly Jean Schlumbohm
Nov 25, 2020
Beverly Schlumbohm, 80, of Ireton, Iowa went to be with her Lord on Wednesday, November 25, 2020 at her home.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, December 3 at 10:30 AM at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton with Pastor Michael Boothby officiating. The service can be viewed on St. Paul’s Lutheran Church Facebook page or YouTube page later...
Conrad Hove
Nov 22, 2020
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Conrad “Connie” L. Hove, 91, of Hawarden, Iowa formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, passed away on Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. MEMORIAL SERVICE will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, with Rev. Michael Boothby of St. Paul's Lutheran Church officiating. Inurnment will follow...
Betty C. Winterfeld
Nov 21, 2020
Betty C. (Buffington) Winterfeld, 87, of Hawarden died following a brief illness, due to COVID-19, and underlying health conditions on Saturday, November 21, 2020 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.
A private family graveside service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 28, at Grace Hill Cemetery with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. There will be...
John Erwin Harmelink
Nov 21, 2020
John E. Harmelink, 90, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed into the arms of Jesus on November 21, 2020, at Countryside Health Care Center, Sioux City, Iowa. A private funeral service will be held at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa at 11am on Wednesday, November 25, followed by interment at Valley View Cemetery in...
Jeanette Etta Wakeman
Nov 21, 2020
Funeral Service for Jeanette Wakeman of Ireton, Iowa will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, November 28, 2020 at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Public viewing with no family present and limited to 15 persons at a time will be from 11:00 a.m....


