Obituaries

Mar 30, 2019

Barry L. Kuiper, 69, Hawarden, Iowa, died peacefully in his sleep on Saturday, March 30, 2019. Visitation with the family will be on Thursday, April 4th from 5-7 pm with a prayer service at 7 pm at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. Funeral services will be on Friday at 10:30 am at Hawarden American Lutheran Church, ELCA, burial at the...

Mar 28, 2019

Doon, IA: Lloyd Van Surksum, 60, of Doon, Iowa died Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the Rock Rapids Health Centre in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 30, at 10:00 AM at First Reformed Church of Doon, Iowa with Rev. Joseph Terrell officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be held at a later date at Hillside...

Mar 27, 2019

   HAWARDEN, IOWA – Severt C. Vander Esch, 91, of Hawarden, died on Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at the Oakhill Assisted Living in Hawarden.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, April 1, 2019 at the Lebanon Christian Reformed Church rural Sioux Center, Iowa with Pastor Cory Van Sloten officiating. Burial with military rites will follow in the Lebanon Cemetery....

Mar 27, 2019

Brandon, SD: Charles Zachary Dickmann, 24, of Brandon, South Dakota died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at his home. Memorial services will be held, Saturday, March 30, at 2:00 PM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Pastor Kandi Anderson officiating.

   Charles Zachary Dickmann, son of Charlie and Teresa (Kilburn) Dickmann, was born July 9, 1994 in...

Mar 25, 2019

Sioux Falls, SD: LaRae Wiekamp, 39, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, March 25, 2019 in Worthington, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, April 2, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the...

Mar 24, 2019

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Jules Martin Johnson, 82, of Hawarden, passed away surrounded by family on Sunday, March 24, 2019.

   Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 28, 2019 at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, with the family present...

Mar 20, 2019

Clayton Marshall, 39, of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Wednesday, March 20, 2019.

   Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March the 26th at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Paul D. Bormann celebrating the Mass. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on...

Mar 18, 2019

Rock Valley, IA: Madonna E. Plueger, 91, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Monday, March 18, 2019 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, March 21, at 10:30 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Rock Valley with Father Douglas Klein celebrating the mass. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery of Rock...

Mar 16, 2019

Rock Rapids, IA: Henrietta Van Roekel, 91, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Saturday, March 16, 2019 at Rock Rapids Health Centre. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, March 20, at 11:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. Dr. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial will be held at Hope Cemetery in Hull, Iowa. Visitation,...

Mar 15, 2019

Hawarden, Iowa – Russell Roy Solberg, 89, of Hawarden, passed away on Friday, March 15, 2019 at his residence in Hawarden.

   Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 20th at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial with military honors will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin...

Mar 10, 2019

IRETON, IOWA – Carol Mae Reinders, 81, of Hawarden, Iowa, formerly of Ireton, died on Sunday, March 10, 2019 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

   Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 13th at the First Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Gerald Norman officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill...

Mar 7, 2019

Rock Valley, IA: Richard Richter, 91, of Rock Valley, Iowa passed away Thursday, March 7, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, March 11, at 3:00 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Rock Valley with Father Douglas Klein celebrating the mass. Following the mass, a private family interment...

Mar 2, 2019

Ireton, IA: Rena Holtrop, 91 of Ireton, Iowa passed away at Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden, Iowa on Saturday, March 02, 2019. Funeral services will be held Thursday, March 7, at the First Reformed Church in Ireton at 10:30 AM with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery of Ireton. Visitation, with the family...

Feb 25, 2019

HAWARDEN, IOWA – Dennis A. Hamman, 72, of Hawarden, passed away on Monday, February 25, 2019 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital.

   Visitation with the family will be Sunday, March 3, 2019 from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. The Presentation of the Flag by the Two Oaks American Legion Post 254 and a Time of Sharing will begin at...

Feb 23, 2019

Doon, IA: JoAnne Carol Blankespoor, 78, of Doon, Iowa died Saturday, February 23, 2019, at Rock Rapids Health Centre in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, February 27, at 11:00 AM at Doon United Reformed Church with Rev. Joel Vander Kooi officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at Hillside Cemetery in Doon. Visitation, with the...

Feb 21, 2019

Inwood, IA: Lamont Rentschler, 77, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019, on his family farm. Funeral services will be at Porter Funeral Home in Inwood on Monday, February 25 at 3:00 pm with Pastor Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be held one hour prior to the...

Feb 20, 2019

Inwood, IA: Waunda Zoe Johnson, 96, of Inwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at Sanford Canton-Inwood Medical Center in Canton, South Dakota following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held Monday, February 25, at 2:00 PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the...

Feb 19, 2019

WEATHER ANNOUNCEMENT

Gertrude Draayer's visitation and funeral service have been postponed. Visitation will now be held Monday, February 25 from 6:00-7:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home. Funeral services will now be held Tuesday, February 26 at 10:30 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church.

 

 

Rock Valley, IA: Gertrude Draayer, 89, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 19, 2019...

Feb 19, 2019

Feb 18, 2019

HAWARDEN, IOWA – Harlan Dean White, 89 of rural Hawarden, went to be with his Lord on Monday, February 18, 2019.

   Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 23, 2019 at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Flag presentation will be conducted by the Two Oaks American Legion Post #254 of Hawarden. Visitation...