Obituaries

Apr 28, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Joanna June Groeneweg, 87, of Rock Valley, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, May 2, at 2:00 PM at Rock Valley United Reformed Church with Rev. Joel Vander Kooi officiating. Private family burial will be held prior at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley....

Apr 28, 2017

Inwood, IA: Geneva Van Hill, 89, of Inwood, Iowa died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 11:00 AM at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Private family burial will be held prior at Richland Cemetery in Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be Monday,...

Apr 26, 2017

Ellen Hoekstra Rhode passed away on April 26, 2017, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD. She was born Ellen Marjorie Hubers on a national day of celebration--July 4, 1927--and her family and friends celebrated her life every day since until she left us at age 89. Ellen was born in Lyon County, Iowa, to Sylvia (Klein) Hubers...

Apr 26, 2017

Apr 18, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Ray R. Potts, 95, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.

Ray Roland Potts, son of Jess and Marie (Pember) Potts, was born...

Apr 16, 2017

Funeral Services for Rachael E. (Rodine) Dow will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Alma, Nebraska with Pastor Jim Bendorf officiating. Interment will be in the Alma Cemetery in Alma, Nebraska following the services. Rachael E. (Rodine) Dow, beloved wife of Jerry, of Omaha, Nebraska (formerly of Hawarden, Iowa), passed...

Apr 15, 2017

HAWARDEN, IOWA – Margaret A. Witt, 79, of Hawarden, Iowa, died on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation with...

Apr 13, 2017

IRETON, IOWA – Marilyn C. Rostermundt, 86, of Ireton, Iowa died on Thursday, April 13, 2017 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation...

Apr 12, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Richard G. Van Otterloo, 87, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 15, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with...

Apr 8, 2017

Leona Ann (Den Boer) Fluit was born on January 15, 1939 at her parents’ home near Rock Valley, Iowa. She attended country schools and graduated from Rock Valley High School in May 1957. She married Tuenis William Fluit on January 6, 1958 at her parents’ farm home and joined her husband in his military service stationed in Fort Riley, Kansas....

Apr 2, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Robert Flynn, 71, of Rock Valley, died Sunday, April 2, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Friday, April 7 at 10:30 AM at The Lighthouse in Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation will be held on Friday...

Mar 30, 2017

Hull, IA: Terri Juzek, 47, of Hull, Iowa, died Thursday, March 30, 2017, in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held Monday, April 3, at 11 AM at Pioneer United Methodist Church in Rock Valley, Iowa, with Rev. Wane Souhrada officiating. Visitation, with the family present, will be Sunday, April 2, from 5:00-7:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock...

Mar 29, 2017

Peggy Ilene Nilson, 76, passed from this life to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 29 at her home, surrounded by family.

Funeral services will be held on Monday, April 3 at 10:30 a.m. at First Baptist Church in Hawarden, IA. Graveside service and burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation will be held...

Mar 28, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Harold J. Van Berkum, 77, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, March 28, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center after a brief illness. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 31, at 2:00 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Pastor Brian Anderson officiating. A celebration of life reception will follow at Koldy’s in Rock...

Mar 23, 2017

Inwood, IA: Roger Halma, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services will be Tuesday, March 28, at 10:30 AM at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be Monday, March 27, from 6:00-7:30 PM at...

Mar 21, 2017

Rock Rapids, Iowa ~ Dwayne O. Halse, 93, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota died on Tuesday, March 21, 2017 at the Sanford Rock Rapids Medical Center.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 25, 2017 at the United Methodist Church in Rock Rapids, Iowa with Rev. Kathy Sides officiating. Burial will be at 3:15...

Mar 21, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Gerald Junior Van’t Hul, 72, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at his home, surrounded by family, after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 24, at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery...

Mar 17, 2017

Mark Wayne Wilkens 61 completed his journey in this life on Friday, March 17, 2017 in Grandville, Michigan after a fight with cancer. Most beloved husband of Carmen L. Nochera-Wilkens. Sadly mourned by his family and friends.

Survivors include his wife Carmen L. Nochera-Wilkens; his brothers, James, Joel, and Kyle; his sister, Belva, with whom he was very close; and...

Mar 13, 2017

George, IA: Delbert H. Kannegieter, 89, of George, Iowa, died Monday, March 13, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society in George. Funeral services will be held Friday, March 17, at 11:00 AM at the Tabernacle Baptist Church in George with Pastor Bryan Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at Evergreen Cemetery of George. Visitation, with the family present, will be Friday,...

Mar 13, 2017

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Dolores “Dee” Rowland, 89, of Hawarden, formerly of Oskaloosa, Iowa, died on Monday, March 13, 2017 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, March 17th at the Associated Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is assisting the family. Condolences...