Obituaries
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,...
Eric "Rick" Bloemendaal
Feb 17, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Eric “Rick” Bloemendaal, 55, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Monday, February 17, 2025, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. A funeral service will be held Friday, February 21, at 1:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Doon, Iowa. Visitation, with the family...
William "Bill" John Plantage
Feb 17, 2025
Sheldon, IA: William J. “Bill” Plantage, 98, of Sheldon, formerly of Sioux Center and Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Monday, February 17, 2025, at Cobble Creek Assisted Living in Sheldon. A visitation will be held Saturday, February 22, from 9:30-10:30 AM at Carmel Reformed Church of rural Rock Valley. A funeral service will follow at 11:00 AM at Carmel Reformed...
Everdena Koedam
Feb 12, 2025
Rock Valley, IA: Everdena Koedam, 97, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. A funeral service will be held Monday, February 17, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Eric Van Beek officiating. Private family burial will follow the service at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. A...
Glenna Mae Rose Fickbohm
Feb 11, 2025
SIOUX CENTER, IOWA ~ Glenna Mae Rose Fickbohm, 81, of Sioux Center, formerly of rural Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, February 11, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. surrounded by family, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, February 15, 2025, at the American Lutheran Church, ELCA, 1417 12th Street, in Hawarden,...
Jeff Jamie Lerdal
Feb 7, 2025
Hawarden, IA: Jeff Jamie Lerdal, 53, of Hawarden, Iowa passed away peacefully, Friday, February 7, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, February 22, at 11:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Pastor Charlie Dial...
William "Bill" Havelaar
Feb 7, 2025
Hudson, SD: William “Bill” Havelaar, 80, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Friday, February 7, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in Canton, South Dakota. A funeral service will be held Thursday, February 13, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home in Hudson with Pastor Carolyn Salberg officiating. Burial with military rites will follow at Eden Cemetery of Hudson. Visitation with...
Leonard Spaans
Feb 1, 2025
Leonard Spaans, 89, of Orange City, formerly of Larchwood, Iowa, and Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, February 1, 2025, at Orange City Health Hospital in Orange City, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 5, 2025, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation...
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