Obituaries

Donald Postma

Donald Postma

Aug 11, 2016

Donald Lee Postma, 65, of rural Hull, Iowa died Thursday, August 11, 2016 at the Sioux Center Health Hospital after a courageous battle with cancer. Funeral services will be held at 10:30 am on Tuesday, August 16 at the American Reformed Church in Hull with Rev. Don Baker of Doon officiating. Following the luncheon, burial will take place at 1:30...

Jennie Van Egdom

Jennie Van Egdom

Aug 6, 2016

Hawarden, IA ~ Jennie H. Van Egdom, 96, of Hawarden, Iowa died Saturday, August 06, 2016 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden. Memorial service will be Thursday, August 11, at 11:00 AM at Hawarden Community Church with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to services at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation with...

Andrew "Andy" Schipper

Andrew "Andy" Schipper

Aug 2, 2016

Ireton, Iowa ~ Andrew Schipper, 91, of Ireton, died Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Hawarden Regional Healthcare. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 5, 2016 at 10:00 a.m. at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton with Pastor Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Memorials may be given to St. Paul’s Lutheran Church.

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Galen ""Bud"" Lawrence

Galen ""Bud"" Lawrence

Jul 30, 2016

A Life Lived for His Community

Galen Scott “Bud” Lawrence

For over 50 years, Memorial Day Services at the Riverview Cemetery at Doon, Iowa, were hallmarked by the tear-inducing sound of a melancholy bugle playing “Taps” in honor of fallen comrades.

The Bugler was World War II veteran Galen Scott “Bud” Lawrence. His annual salute to fallen comrades was but...

Theresa "Terry" Pease

Theresa "Terry" Pease

Jul 29, 2016

ROCK VALLEY, IOWA~ Theresa “Terry” Vandemore Pease, 61, of rural Rock Valley, died on Friday, July 29th at the Avera Heart Hospital with family and friends by her side.

Memorial Mass will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 3rd at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rock Valley with Father Doug Klein officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in the...

Everett Van Ginkel

Everett Van Ginkel

Jul 28, 2016

Rock Valley, IA: Everett Van Ginkel, 82, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be Tuesday, August 2, at 2:30 p.m. at Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will...

Clarene Burgers

Clarene Burgers

Jul 28, 2016

Inwood, Iowa~ Clarene Joyce Burgers, 80, of Inwood, died on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation with the family present will be...

Victor Robles-Tellez

Victor Robles-Tellez

Jul 27, 2016

Victor Robles Tellez, 26, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died suddenly on Wednesday, July 27, 2016 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Mass of Christian Burial will be 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at the St. Mary's Catholic Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Father Doug Klein. Burial will be at a...

Teri Haga

Teri Haga

Jul 26, 2016

Teri Jo Haga, 52, of Lincoln, passed away July 26, 2016. Born February 10, 1964 in Canton, SD to Milo and Joey (Wiese) Hanzen. Family members include her husband, James Haga, Denver, CO; daughters, Nicole Gliddon, Wichita, KS and Mandy Haga, San Francisco, CA; father, Milo Hanzen, Inwood, IA; sister, Tami (Jeff) Soukup, Lincoln; numerous nieces, nephews, friends and extended...

Gertrude Koedam

Gertrude Koedam

Jul 25, 2016

Rock Valley, IA: Gertrude Koedam, 95, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, July 25, 2016 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 28, 10:00 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation...

Helen Ymker

Helen Ymker

Jul 22, 2016

Hawarden, Iowa- Helen J. Ymker, 60, of Hawarden, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016 at the Hudson Care and Rahab Center in Hudson, South Dakota.

Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Pastor Stuart Schreur of the First Baptist Church. Lunch will follow at the First Baptist Church. Burial of the...

Logan Kruse

Logan Kruse

Jul 15, 2016

Inwood, Iowa: Logan Kruse, 16, of Inwood, Iowa passed away suddenly on Friday, July 15, 2016 from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, July 21, 2016 at West Lyon High School. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery and there will be a luncheon held at school following the burial. Visitation...

Cornelia Peterson

Cornelia Peterson

Jul 14, 2016

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Cornelia (Otten) Peterson, 97, of Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Thursday, July 14, 2016 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital, in the company of her loving son and daughter, Dirk and Rosalind.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, July 17th at the First Baptist Church in Hawarden with her son, Dr. Edward R. Peterson officiating. Burial...

Donald Ter Haar

Donald Ter Haar

Jul 13, 2016

Sioux Center, IA: Donald Ter Haar, 81, of Sioux Center, formerly of Rock Valley, died Wednesday, July 13, 2016 at Sioux Center Health. Memorial services will be Saturday, July 16, 2016 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley. Per Don’s wishes, his body has been donated to the University of South Dakota Sanford School of Medicine....

Jason Kuil

Jason Kuil

Jul 3, 2016

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Jason Allen Kuil, 39, of Hawarden, Iowa passed away suddenly on Sunday, July 3, 2016 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden.

Memorial Service will be 6:00 p.m. Friday, July 8, 2016 at the Shelter House in the veteran’s area of the Hawarden City Park. Inurnment will be at a later date in the Buffalo Gap...

Rita Bosler

Rita Bosler

Jul 1, 2016

INWOOD, IOWA ~ Rita Marie (Shadle) Bosler, 68, of rural Inwood, died on Friday, July 1, 2016 at the Bethany Home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 6, 2016 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Father Bruce Lawler officiating. Burial will be in the St. Mary’s...

Ray Hazel

Ray Hazel

Jun 28, 2016

Hudson, South Dakota ~ Raymond Duane “Ray” Hazel, 76, of rural Hudson, South Dakota, passed away peacefully from complications of Parkinson’s Disease early in the morning of June 28th, at the Hudson Care and Rehab Center, where he had been residing since December of 2014.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2016 at Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS...

Jack Ping

Jack Ping

Jun 27, 2016

IRETON, IOWA ~ Jack D. Ping, 92, of Ireton, Iowa died on Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Dave Daumer officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery with Military Rites conducted by the...

Everett Hulshof

Everett Hulshof

Jun 25, 2016

Everett Hulshof, 94, of Ireton, Iowa died peacefully Saturday, June 25, 2016 at Hillcrest Heathcare Services in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at the First Reformed Church of Ireton with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday, with the...

Irene Gosch

Irene Gosch

Jun 22, 2016

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Irene Kratchovil-Gosch, 94, of Hawarden, Iowa, died on Wednesday, June 22, 2016 at the Hillcrest Healthcare Services in Hawarden.

Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. David Daumer officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation...