Obituaries

Jul 7, 2018

John VanderHelm, 96, of Council Bluffs passed away to join the “love of his life”, Doris on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery with...

Jul 7, 2018

Jul 6, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Walter “Junior” Moore, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, July 6, 2018 at his farm near Doon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 10, at 2:30 PM at Peace Lutheran Church of rural Sioux Center, Iowa with Rev. William Loefke officiating. Burial will follow the service at Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation, with the family...

Jun 29, 2018

ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Hattie Hubers, 86, of Rock Valley, formerly of Corsica, SD, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.

Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Corsica, SD, with Rev. E. C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery in...

Jun 19, 2018

IRETON, IOWA ~ Miriam M. Muth, 64, of rural Ireton, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Associated Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation with the family will...

Jun 16, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Harvard Voetberg of Rock Valley, Iowa died Saturday, June 16, 2018 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, June 20 at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Burial will be at a later date. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Tuesday, June 19 from 6:30-8:00 PM...

Jun 15, 2018

Milford, Iowa – Curtis Van Ness, 66, of Milford died on Friday, June 15, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls South Dakota.

Visitation with the family will be from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa.

Curtis Van Ness was born on March 9,1952 in...

Jun 14, 2018

Rock Valley, Iowa: Hermina Irene Hamann, 75, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Thursday, June 14, 2018 at Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. A Celebration of Life will be held Saturday, June 23, 2018 at 11:30 AM at Pioneer United Methodist Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Donald Nelson officiating. A luncheon and a time of visiting will follow the...

Jun 10, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Evan “Chic” Van Ginkel, 57, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Sunday, June 10, 2018 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Friday, June 15 at 10:30 AM at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the...

Jun 9, 2018

Sioux Center, IA: John Kattenberg, 89, of Sioux Center, Iowa died Saturday, June 9, 2018 at Sioux Center Health. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, June 13 at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. B. Elshout officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation will be held Tuesday, June 12 from...

Jun 5, 2018

Jun 3, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Marie Boogerd, 93, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, June 3, 2018 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Saturday, June 9 at 11:00 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Visitation, with the family present, will be held prior to the memorial service from 9:00-10:00...

May 17, 2018

Dorothy Ann DeValois Wynia passed away May 17, 2018, at Bethany Manor in Story City, IA. A celebration of life will be held in Rock Valley, IA, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church July 7 at 11:00 followed by a lunch/visitation. Burial will be at the Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Dorothy was born Oct. 10, 1922 on a farm...

May 17, 2018

Sioux Center, IA: Evelyn “Effie” Van Essen, 97, of Sioux Center, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, May 17, 2018 at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, May 22, at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View...

May 14, 2018

   Veronica (Vonnie) Robinette Hale Aldrich died peacefully May 14, 2018 in Kelseyville, CA with her daughter, Debbie, by her side.

   Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 22, 2019 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Paul D. Bormann celebrating the mass. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the...

May 8, 2018

Inwood, IA: Dennis L. Kohrt, 75, of Inwood, Iowa died Tuesday, May 8, 2018 at his home in Inwood. Memorial services will be held Saturday, May 12, at 2:00 PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Visitation, with the family present, will be held one hour prior to the memorial service from 1:00-2:00 PM at...

May 5, 2018

HAWARDEN, IOWA- Ramon Navarro Lopez, 74, of Hawarden, passed away on Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence in Hawarden.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 7:00 p.m.; Friday, May 11, 2018 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Sunny Dominic officiating. Burial will be later at the Panteon Municipal Cemeterio, at Amatlan de Cañas, Nayarit, Mexico....

May 3, 2018

May 2, 2018

Hawarden, IA: Stuart Flynn, 79, of Monticello, Georgia, formally of Hawarden, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 2, 2018 at Hawarden Regional Healthcare. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 9 at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Pastor Brian Quall and Pastor Wayne Wasta officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation, with the...

May 1, 2018

Beulah Ruth Witte, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa passed away Tuesday, May 1, 2018, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 5, at 11:00 AM at Pioneer United Methodist Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. Donald Nelson officiating. Burial will follow at Hope Cemetery in Hull, Iowa. A visitation with family will be...