Obituaries
Russell Westcott
Jan 23, 2017
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Russell “Rusty” Westcott, 85, of Hawarden, died on Monday, January 23, 2017 at his residence in Hawarden.
Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial with Military Rites will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation will begin at noon Friday,...
Henrietta Vande Waerdt
Jan 23, 2017
Rock Valley, IA: Henrietta Vande Waerdt, 88, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, January 23, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center of Rock Valley. Funeral services will be Friday, January 27, at 2:00 PM at Netherlands Reformed Congregation with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present, will be...
Dorothy Peterson
Jan 22, 2017
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Dorothy M. Peterson, 96, of Hawarden, died on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.
Mass of Christian Burial will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 28, 2017 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Doug Klein officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow at the Calvary Cemetery in...
Mavis Vugteveen
Jan 20, 2017
ROCK VALLEY, IOWA ~ Mavis Shirley Vugteveen of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away on Friday, January 20, 2017 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, January 23, 2017 at the Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa with Pastor B.J. Van Kalsbeek of the Sunnybrook Community...
Loraine Vande Kamp
Jan 15, 2017
Rock Valley, IA: Loraine Vande Kamp, 86, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, January 15, 2017 at the Prairie View Home in Sanborn, IA. Memorial services will be held Thursday, January 19, at 11:00 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with grandson Rev. Nick Alons officiating alongside Rev. Matt Haan. A private graveside service will occur at...
Lacey Klaahsen
Jan 13, 2017
Sioux City, IA: Lacey Layne Klaahsen, 32, of Sioux City, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska, after her courageous fight with cancer. Her remembrance services will include a private family viewing for immediate family on Monday, January 16. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, January 17,...
Leo Klein
Jan 11, 2017
FUNERAL SERVICES have been POSTPONED to THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, at 10:30 AM.Rock Valley, IA: Leo J. Klein, 73, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, January 11, 2017, at the VA Health Care System in St. Cloud, Minnesota of a lengthy illness with Parkinson’s disease. Mass of Christian Burial will be Thursday, January 26, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic...
Sharon Vande Weerd
Jan 10, 2017
Rock Valley, IA: Sharon Vande Weerd, 60, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at University of Nebraska Medical Center in Omaha, Nebraska. Funeral services will be held Saturday, January 14, at 10:30 a.m. at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with...
Ada Barents
Jan 8, 2017
IRETON, IOWA~Ada Barents, 96 of Ireton, died Sunday, January 8, 2017 at the Artesia Christian Home in Artesia, California.
Services will be 10:30 AM Monday, January 16, 2017 at the First Reformed Church in Ireton. Burial will be at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery with the Rev. Douglas Van Aartsen officiating. Visitation will be Sunday, January 15 with the family present...
Richard Millikan
Jan 6, 2017
HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Richard Lloyd Millikan, 91, of Hawarden, Iowa died on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Saturday, June 3, 2017 at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com.
Richard Lloyd Millikan was born December...
Neva Kircher
Jan 3, 2017
HAWARDEN, IOWA-Neva Lillian Kircher, 94, passed away on Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the Hillcrest Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral service will be 1:00 pm Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden, Iowa. The Rev. Michael Boothby will officiate. Interment will follow in Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon, with the family...
Ida Van Veldhuizen
Dec 30, 2016
Ida Van Veldhuizen, 91, of West Burlington, died at 5:30 AM Friday, December 30, 2016, at the Great River Klein Center in West Burlington.
Born February 16, 1925, in Sioux Center, IA, she was the daughter of Maas and Hattie Blyenberg Van De Hoef. On August 12, 1943, she married Joe Van Veldhuizen in Sioux Center, IA.
Ida was...
Rena Niemeyer
Dec 29, 2016
Inwood, IA: Rena Niemeyer, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Thursday, December 29, 2016 at her home. Funeral services will be Monday, January 2, 2017, at 10:00 AM at First Reformed Church of Inwood with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation will be Sunday, January 1, 2017, at Porter Funeral Home of Inwood with...
Carol Lantz
Dec 28, 2016
Hawarden, IA: Carol Ann Lantz, 73, of Akron, Iowa, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died Wednesday, December 28, 2016, at the Akron Care Center. Funeral services will be held Monday, January 2, 2017 at 2:00 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Rev. Mark Klompien officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery of Hawarden. Visitation, with family present, will...
Lucille Hoekstra
Dec 26, 2016
DOON, IOWA- Lucille Hoekstra, 90, of Doon, Iowa died on Monday, December 26, 2016 at the Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, Iowa.
Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, December 30, 2016 at the First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery in Doon. Visitation with the...
Kenneth Miller
Dec 25, 2016
Hudson, SD: Kenneth Albert Miller, 98, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Sunday, December 25, 2016 at the Good Samaritan Society in Canton, South Dakota. The remains were cremated and a memorial service will be scheduled in the spring. Condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com.
Kenneth Albert Miller, son of Carl Oscar and Ella (Serck) Miller, was born...
Carol Simpson
Dec 24, 2016
SIOUX CITY – A Memorial Service for Carol Ann Simpson of Sioux City, who passed away Saturday, December 24, 2016, will be Saturday, March 18th. It will be held at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1122 Jackson Street in Sioux City from 11:00am to 2:00pm. Pastor R. Paul Johnston will lead a Prayer Service at 11:30am with lunch and visitation to...
Wilma Baatz
Dec 13, 2016
Rock Valley, IA: Wilma Baatz, 78, of Rock Valley died Tuesday, December 13, 2016 at Hegg Memorial Medical Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Monday, December 19, 2016 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Verlyn Boone officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will...
Ann Van Surksum
Dec 12, 2016
Anna Mae (Ann) Van Surksum, 87, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Inwood, Iowa died Monday, December 12, 2016 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m., Thursday, December 22, 2016 at the Porter Funeral Home in Inwood. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation with family members will be held...
Marilyn Liaboe
Dec 11, 2016
Rock Valley, IA: Marilyn L. Liaboe, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, December 14, at 10:30 AM at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Rock Valley with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation with the family...