Obituaries
Sadie Ver Hoeven
Feb 8, 2019
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Sadie Ver Hoeven, 92, of Hawarden, passed away on Friday, February 8, 2019 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.
Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, February 13th at the Hawarden Christian Reformed Church in Hawarden with Rev. Mark Klompien officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon...
Norma R. Vande More
Feb 5, 2019
Rock Valley, IA: Norma Vande More, 95, of Rock Valley, Iowa, formerly of Hudson, South Dakota, died Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Tuesday, February 12, 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....
Raymond W. Eilts
Feb 5, 2019
HAWARDEN, IOWA – Raymond W. Eilts, 100, of Hawarden, died on Tuesday, February 5, 2019 at Hillcrest Health Care Service in Hawarden.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 9, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday,...
Hazel "Sue" May Bowden
Feb 4, 2019
Hazel (Sue) May Bowden, 87, of Mesa, Arizona, and formerly of South Sioux City, Nebraska, passed away on February 4, 2019. A Graveside service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, June 23, 2019 at the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa. Rev. Joshua Lowe of the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden will officiate the service.
Hazel was the...
Hazel (Sue) May Bowden
Feb 4, 2019
Hazel (Sue) May Bowden, 87, of Mesa, Arizona, and formerly of South Sioux City, Nebraska, passed away on February 4, 2019. A Graveside service will be scheduled at a later date under the care of Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa.
Hazel was the third of three children born to John and Lucille Peters. She was born and...
Emery Lynn Kooima
Feb 3, 2019
Rock Valley, IA: Emery Lynn Kooima, age 2 months, 25 days, passed away Sunday, February 3, 2019, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, February 6, at 10:30 AM at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with...
Richard B. Renken
Jan 28, 2019
Richard Bruce Renken “Rich” was born August 29, 1944 in Hawarden, Iowa to Dick and Evelyn (Burnight) Renken. He was the third of 5 children which included Ray and Robert Barr and Linda and Charles Renken. He attended school K-8 at the Chatsworth School and finished his academic career at West Sioux High School in Hawarden in 1962....
Gertrude Adrianna Jonker
Jan 27, 2019
Rock Valley, IA: Gertrude A. Jonker, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, January 27, 2019 at her home in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Friday, February 1, at 11:00 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery...

Kelsey and Vianna Kragt
Jan 24, 2019
Kelsey and Vianna, daughters of Aaron and Kayla (Te Velde) Kragt were stillborn. Private family service will be held.
Merlyn "Mike" Miller
Jan 14, 2019
Merlyn William Miller, 92, died January 14, 2019 at Hudson Healthcare in Hudson, South Dakota.
Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, January 22 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Father Douglas Klein and Father Roger Linnan officiating. Lunch will be served following the service at the Hudson Community Center. Visitation with the family...
Marilyn Salberg
Jan 5, 2019
HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Marilyn (Jensen) Salberg, 90, of Hawarden, died on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, January 9, 2019 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will begin...
Richard "Rick" Harmelink
Dec 29, 2018
Richard John Harmelink of Fairview, SD (on the Iowa side) passed away at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls on Saturday, December 29, 2018, due to health complications
Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 3, 2019 at 11:30 AM at Inwood First Reformed Church in Inwood, Iowa with Rev. Rob Hortsman officiating. Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery...
Jeanette Laackmann
Dec 28, 2018
Doon, IA: Jeanette Laackmann, 88, of Doon, Iowa died Friday, December 28, 2018 at Sanford Rock Rapids Medical Center in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Memorial services will be held Monday, December 31 at 11:00 AM, at First United Methodist Church of Doon with Pastor Brogan Mohlenkamp and Pastor Steve Swenson officiating. Burial will be prior to the service at Doon’s Hillside...
Henry Blom
Dec 24, 2018
Rock Valley, IA: Henry Blom, 84, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died peacefully Monday, December 24, 2018, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 29 at 10:00 AM, at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. J.J. Witvoet officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Public viewing will be Friday,...
Donald Kistler
Dec 21, 2018
Inwood, IA: Donald Kistler, 86, of Inwood, Iowa, died Friday, December 21, 2018 at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Saturday, December 29 at 2:00 PM, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Memorials may be given to Bethlehem Lutheran Church Roof Fund, Inwood, Iowa 51240.
Don was born to Ray and...
Jim Schwiesow
Dec 19, 2018
Jimmy R. Schwiesow, 80, passed away on Wednesday, December 19, 2018, at the Orange City Area Health System. Visitation with family will be held on Wednesday, December 26 at 9:30am at the American Reformed Church in Orange City, Iowa. The funeral service will follow at 11:00am, with Reverend Michael Hardeman officiating. A reception will follow at First Reformed Church in...
Molly Te Slaa
Dec 14, 2018
Rock Valley, Iowa—Molly Wren Te Slaa, 30, of Rock Valley, passed away on Friday, December 14, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident.
Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, December 20, 2018 at the Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley, with Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. A brunch will follow the service, with burial at Valley View Cemetery to...