Obituaries
Alan Van Bemmel
Nov 18, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Alan Van Bemmel, 59, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 18, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 24, at 2:30 PM at Calvary Protestant Reformed Church in Hull, Iowa with Rev. Allen Brummel officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://youtu.be/bgofg_48O4A. Private family burial will be held...
Patricia Ann Keiser
Nov 17, 2020
Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, September 3, 2021 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden, with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery. The service will be lived streamed at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.
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Steven Eric Moos
Nov 15, 2020
Steven (Steve) Eric Moos, 48, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Sunday, November 15, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital, Sioux Falls, South Dakota of complications from Diabetes. Public visitation without family present will be on Sunday, November 22, 2020 from 2-7 pm at the Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley. Memorial Service will be held Monday, November 23, 2020 at 10:30 am...
Alice Van Ginkel
Nov 13, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Alice Van Ginkel, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, November 13, 2020, at Four Seasons in Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 19, at 1:30 PM at the Doon United Reformed Church. Rev. Joshua Engelsma of the Doon Protestant Reformed Church will be officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery of Doon. Public...
Ronald John De Weerd
Nov 12, 2020
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Ronald John De Weerd, age 69, of Rock Valley, passed away on Thursday, November 12, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 17, 2020 at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Private family burial at Valley View...
Wanda Mae Olson
Nov 11, 2020
Larchwood, IA: Wanda Olson, 89, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, November 11, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society – Canton, South Dakota. Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic, there will be no funeral service at this time. A celebration of life service will be held at a later date. Condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.
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Doug "Whip" Huitink
Nov 10, 2020
Henry Douglas Huitink of Dakota Dunes, SD, better known as Doug or “Whip,” passed away unexpectedly at Mercy Medical in Sioux City on Tuesday, November 10, 2020. He sustained a traumatic brain injury after a fall. A Memorial Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Sunday, October 24, 2021 at the Ireton, Iowa Community Center with Rev. Gerald Norman of...
Hobart Cole
Nov 10, 2020
Hobart Jay (Hobie) Cole, age 96 of Canton, South Dakota, formerly of Hudson, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at the Good Samaritan Center in Canton. Private family services were held on Friday, November 20 at Lands Lutheran Church, rural Hudson. Graveside services and burial of cremated remains will be held on Friday, May 14, at 11:00...
Walter Junior Warntjes
Nov 10, 2020
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Walter J. Warntjes, 85, of Rock Valley, passed away on Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Holstein, Iowa, where he had been a resident since July of 2018.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2020 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rock Valley with Pastor Edward Pease officiating. Burial,...
Linda Lee Koedam
Nov 10, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Linda Lee Koedam, 72, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 10, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 14, at 10:00 AM at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Pastor Keith Sietstra and Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. The service will be livestreamed at www.faithrv.com. Burial...
Anna Otten
Nov 8, 2020
ALCESTER, SOUTH DAKOTA – Anna Otten, 104, of Alcester, South Dakota passed away on Sunday, November 8, 2020 at the Alcester Care and Rehab Center in Alcester.
Funeral Service will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 11, 2020 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa with Dr. Edward Peterson, a nephew, officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery...
Russell "Dandy" Douglas De Vos
Nov 7, 2020
Hawarden, IA: Russell “Dandy” De Vos, 68, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Saturday, November 7, 2020 at MercyOne Siouxland Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Funeral service will be held Tuesday, November 10, at 3:00 PM at the Ireton United Methodist Church in Ireton, Iowa with Pastor Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Porter Funeral...
John Harlan Vande Vegte
Nov 6, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: John H. Vande Vegte, 80, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, November 6, 2020 at his son’s home in Rock Valley where he was being cared for by his loving wife. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, November 10, at 11:00 AM at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Henry Lengkeek officiating. Burial will...
Theodore "Ted" E. Quarnstrom
Nov 4, 2020
Hudson, SD: Theodore “Ted” Quarnstrom, 96, of Canton, South Dakota, formerly Hudson, South Dakota, died Wednesday, November 4, 2020 at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton. Private family burial will be held Friday, November 13, at Eden Cemetery of Hudson with Pastor Kevin Jensen officiating. Public visitation, with no family present, will be held Thursday, November 12, from 5:00-7:00 PM...
Leon John Van Egdom
Nov 3, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Leon J. Van Egdom, 67, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 3, 2020 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 9, at 10:30 AM at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Pastor Keith Sietstra officiating. The service can be livestreamed at www.faithrv.com. Burial will follow at...
Henry Feekes
Oct 30, 2020
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ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Henry Feekes, 100, of Rock Valley, passed away on Friday, October 30, 2020 at the Faith Lutheran Home in Osage, Iowa, where he had resided since September 18th of this year.
Private family service will be held on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 10:30 a.m. at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock...
Ken D. Van Beek
Oct 29, 2020
Inwood, IA: Kenneth Duane Van Beek, 65, of Inwood, Iowa, died Thursday, October 29, 2020, at the Sanford Hospice Centennial Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Monday, November 2, at 1:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa, with Rev. Adam Eisenga of Inwood Christian Reformed Church officiating. Burial will follow at Valley...
Dayle Douglas Colberg
Oct 28, 2020
Dayle D. Colberg, DVM
Dayle D. Colberg, age 89 years, of Inwood, IA and former resident of Yankton, SD passed away October 28, 2020 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Dayle grew up on a farm near Inwood and attended Iowa and South Dakota State University. Dayle served his country in the US Army in Korea during the Korean...
Gerrit Koenen
Oct 19, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Gerrit John Koenen, 78, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Monday, October 19, 2020, at his residence in Rock Valley after a rigorous 6 year battle with pancreatic cancer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, October 21, at 2:00 PM at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of...
Gilbert Van Holland
Oct 16, 2020
Rock Valley, IA: Gilbert Van Holland, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, October 16, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial service will be held Saturday, October 31, at 11:00 AM at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Henry Lengkeek officiating. Private family burial, with military rites, will be held prior to the service...


