Obituaries
Diana Rose Oldenkamp
Jun 5, 2021
On Saturday, June 5, 2021, Diana Rose Oldenkamp was called home to heaven. She lived a life of service and faith and is now at peace singing with God’s heavenly choir. The memorial service will be held Sunday, June 13, 2021 at 4:00 p.m. at Peace Lutheran Church of rural Sioux Center, IA with Rev. William Loefke officiating. Visitation, with...
Bette Hanson
Jun 2, 2021
Inwood, IA: Bette Lou Hanson, 92, of Inwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, June 2, 2021, at Fellowship Village of Inwood. Funeral services will be held Monday, June 7, at 10:00 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. Don Lehman officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Sunday, June 6,...
Grada Van Ballegooyen
Jun 2, 2021
HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Grada W. Van Ballegooyen, 90, of rural Hawarden, passed away on Wednesday, June 2, 2021 at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 7, 2021 at Hawarden Christian Reformed Church in Hawarden with Rev. Cornelius John Moss officiating. Burial will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family...
Karen Bouwman
Jun 1, 2021
Inwood, IA: Karen Bouwman, 69, of Inwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, June 1, 2021, at the Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, June 8, at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home of Inwood with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be...
Mary Boer
May 31, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Mary Ellen Boer, 56, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, May 31, 2021, at The Legacy Living and Rehabilitation Center in Gillette, Wyoming where she had resided since 2019. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 4, at 10:30 AM at Rock Valley First Reformed Church with Rev. Dr. Verlyn Boone officiating. The service will be livestreamed at...
Betty Degen
May 30, 2021
HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ On Sunday, May 30, 2021, Betty Degen, loving mother of four children, went to her eternal heavenly home, to join all those who went before, at age 94. Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, June 3, 2021 at United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. A luncheon will follow at the Hawarden...
Gerold "Jerry" Burgers
May 30, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Gerold “Jerry” Burgers, 78, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Monday, June 7, at 1:30 PM at Pioneer United Methodist Church of Rock Valley with Pastor Jim Sweers officiating. Military rites will follow the service at the church. Visitation, with the family present,...
Robert "Bear" Sanderson
May 29, 2021
HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Robert “Bear” Sanderson passed away peacefully on Saturday, May 29th surrounded by his wife and kids.
Visitation with the family present will be Friday, June 18, 2021, from 5:00 p.m.to 7:30 p.m. at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. A Private Family Memorial Service will be held on Saturday the 19th.
Robert “Bear” Sanderson was born February...
Marvin Schempp
May 20, 2021
Alcester, SD: Marvin Leroy Schempp, 82, of Alcester, South Dakota, died Thursday, May 20, 2021, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 25, at 10:30 AM at Hawarden Christian Reformed Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Mark Klompien officiating. Following a luncheon, burial will be held at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Alcester....
Marvin Post
May 19, 2021
Doon, IA: Marvin Post, 76, of Doon, Iowa, died Wednesday, May 19, 2021 in Doon. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 24, at 11:00 AM at the Doon United Reformed Church with Pastor Peter Kolb of Doon First Reformed Church officiating. The service will be livestreamed at http://www.sermonaudio.com/doonurc. Burial, with military rites, will be prior to the service at...
Mark Dykstra
May 17, 2021
Sioux City, IA: Mark A. Dykstra of Sioux City, Iowa, originally Hawarden, Iowa, passed away in peace on May 17, 2021 at the age of 64. Disabled since birth, Mark shared his big heart with a loving family and many caregivers from Glenwood to Sheldon in western Iowa. Mark thrived these past ten years at Courage Homes in Sioux City,...
Rena Van Beek
May 13, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Rena Johanna Van Beek, 97, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, May 13, 2021 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 19, at 10:30 AM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Bartel Elshout officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.faithrv.com/. Burial will follow...
Eldon Van Den Top
May 11, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Eldon Van Den Top, age 59 of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, May 11, 2021 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be held from 5:30-7:30pm, Thursday, May 13 at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 10:30am, Friday, May 14 also at Faith...
Carol Vanden Bos
May 8, 2021
Rock Valley, IA: Carol W. Vanden Bos, 92, of Rock Valley, Iowa, formerly of Platte, South Dakota, died Saturday, May 8, 2021, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Thursday, May 13, at 10:00 AM at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. The funeral can be livestreamed at http://www.firstcrcrv.org/....
Joann Ver Mulm
Apr 21, 2021
Yankton, SD: Wilma Joann Ver Mulm, 77, of Yankton, South Dakota, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 21, 2021 at Avera Sacred Heart Majestic Bluffs in Yankton. Private family funeral services will be held Monday, April 26, at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. Dr. Verlyn Boone officiating. The service will be livestreamed at 9:30 AM...
Kimberly "Kimmy" Hemmelrick
Apr 20, 2021
Kimberly “Kimmy” Rae Hemmelrick, 54, of Hawarden, passed away suddenly, of natural causes, on Tuesday, April 20, 2021 at her residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service for Kimberly will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 27, 2021 at the Hawarden Community Center with Pastor Stuart Schreur of the First Baptist Church officiating. Following the luncheon, private family burial will be at Riverside Cemetery...
Betty den Hoed
Apr 15, 2021
Mrs. Arie (Betty Reva) den Hoed May 16, 1947-April 15, 2021 Rock Valley, IA: Mrs. Arie (Betty Reva) den Hoed, 73, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, April 15, 2021 at her home. Visitation for Betty den Hoed will begin at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 20, with the family present from 7:00 - 9:00 p.m. at the Porter Funeral...
David Bernard De Vries
Apr 11, 2021
Alvord, IA: David (Dave) Bernard DeVries, 78, of Alvord, Iowa, passed away at the Dougherty Hospice House on Sunday, April 11, 2021, leaving his earthly life and entering into the glory and the healing arms of his loving Heavenly Father, while surrounded by the love of his family. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 16, at 10:00 AM at...
Staci Ann Birmes
Apr 8, 2021
Hawarden, IA: Staci Ann (Janssen) Birmes, 50, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away Thursday, April 8, 2021, at her home following a short illness and complications of Covid-19. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 17, at 11:00 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church (LCMS) in Hawarden with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. The service will be livestreamed on the church’s Facebook page,...
Rodney B. Hodgson
Apr 7, 2021
Rodney Hodgson, 74, of Ireton, Iowa passed away Wednesday, April 7th, 2021.
Visitation with the family will be 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Monday, April 12, 2021 at the Porter Funeral Home in Ireton. A Prayer Service will begin at 7:00 p.m. Monday with Rev. Michael Boothby from St. Paul’s Lutheran Church, LCMS officiating. Inurnment will be at...
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