Obituaries

May 7, 2017

Osage, Iowa ~ Carol Dahlquist, 72 of Osage, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Osage Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa, with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Eden Cemetery at Hudson, South Dakota....

May 5, 2017

Spirit Lake, Iowa ~ Sharon Reinking, 74, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Ireton, Iowa and Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Hawkeye Care Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa

Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church rural Ireton, Iowa with Rev. David Daumer officiating. A luncheon will...

May 5, 2017

Alcester, South Dakota ~ Walter Holtkamp, 96, of rural Alcester, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, South Dakota with Rev. Garen Pay officiating. Burial will follow in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery rural Alcester. Visitation with the...

May 3, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: John B. Groeneweg, 96, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 6 at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. E.C Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the...

May 1, 2017

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Glenn Bluml of Hawarden, Iowa died on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Doug Klein officiating. A Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday...

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...