Obituaries

Apr 27, 2018

Ireton, Iowa: Leona M. Koopmans, 93, of Ireton, Iowa died Friday, April 27, 2018 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Thursday, May 3, at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation, with the family present, will...

Apr 25, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Albert Groeneweg, 87, of Rock Valley, died Wednesday, April 25, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial services will be held Saturday, April 28, at 2:30 PM at Doon United Reformed Church with Rev. John Vermeer officiating. Private family burial will be held prior at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with...

Apr 24, 2018

Hudson, SD: Elmer E. Tabbert, 85, of Hudson, South Dakota died Tuesday, April 24, 2018 at his home in Hudson. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 AM on Saturday, April 28, at Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Kevin Jensen officiating. Burial will follow at Eden Cemetery of Hudson. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Friday, April 27...

Apr 23, 2018

Inwood, IA: Floy Wentworth, 100, of Inwood, Iowa died Monday, April 23, 2018 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 PM on Friday, April 27, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be held one hour prior...

Apr 19, 2018

Peter J. Van Driel, 91, of Rock Valley, Iowa died on Thursday, April 19, 2018 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Monday, April 23 at 11:00 AM at First Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Verlyn Boone and Rev. Harlan De Jong officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at 10:15 AM...

Apr 16, 2018

Apr 14, 2018

Ruth (Dowling) Bultman was born December 19, 1942 in Akron, Iowa, the daughter of Hugh and Laverne (Anderson) Dowling. She graduated from Akron High School and attended two years of college. She and Dennis were lifelong members of the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Akron, Iowa.

Ruth married Dennis Bultman on August 15, 1969 in Akron. They farmed south of Hawarden,...

Apr 9, 2018

Cornelius “Bud” Hoff, 86, of Lubbock, TX, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018. A memorial reception will be held on Friday, July 6th, from 6:30-8:30 PM at the Inwood Community Center, Inwood, Iowa. Private burial was held at Richland Cemetery in mid-April. Porter Funeral Home of Inwood is assisting the family with arrangements in Iowa. In lieu of flowers the...

Apr 7, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Ann Ver Burg, 99, of Rock Valley, Iowa died on Saturday, April 7, 2018 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018 at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Burial will follow in the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the...

Apr 2, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Marlys Schouten Groeneweg, 89, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away April 2, 2018 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 6 at 10:30 AM at First Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present,...

Apr 1, 2018

Visitation with Milly's family will begin at noon Friday, June 22, 2018 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa. Mass of Christian Burial will begin at 1:30 p.m. Friday at St. Mary's Catholic Church with Father Sunny Dominic officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden. Mildred Moen found peace and...

Mar 27, 2018

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Margaret I. Richter, 84, of Hawarden, died on Tuesday, March 27, 2018 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, April 2, 2018 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Sunny Dominic officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Mar 25, 2018

Sioux Falls, SD: Rev. Frank Lynn Boerema, age 70, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away peacefully surrounded by his family, on Sunday, March 25th, Palm Sunday.

Frank was born at Sheldon, IA on March 3, 1948 to John and Harriet (Dill) Boerema. He graduated from Sheldon High School, Northwestern College in Orange City, IA, and from Dubuque Seminary in Dubuque,...

Mar 20, 2018

Sheldon, Iowa – Jesse C. Schacht, 40, of Sheldon, formerly of Doon, Iowa, died suddenly on Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 24, 2018 at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa with Pastor Brian Quall officiating. Visitation with the family present will be from noon to...

Mar 19, 2018

Mar 17, 2018

Mar 15, 2018

Hudson, South Dakota: Jerold “Jerry” Wayne Weyer, 58, of Hudson, passed away on Thursday, March 15, 2018 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday, March 19, 2018 at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:30 p.m. to...

Mar 13, 2018

HAWARDEN, IOWA – Carol Nohava-Kinney, 79, of Hawarden, passed away on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 16, 2018 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden with a luncheon to follow...

Mar 12, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: John Attema, 78, of Rock Valley, IA, formerly of Alvord, IA, died Monday, March 12, 2018 at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 16 at 10:30 AM at Rock Valley First Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley....

Mar 10, 2018

Betty Jane Cameron Gruye, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, and friend was born July 26, 1921. She quietly and peacefully entered heaven after a lengthy struggle with dementia on Saturday, March 10, 2018.

She was the third child of George and Ruth Cameron of Anoka, Minnesota, and sister to Mary, Ralph, and Bruce. Betty, born Elizabeth Jane, in Pierpont,...