Obituaries

Kenneth Miller

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

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

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

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

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...

Lori Calsbeek

Lori Calsbeek

Dec 11, 2016

Larchwood, IA: Lori Lyn Calsbeek, 61, of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Avera McKennan in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Thursday, December 15, at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley from 5:00-8:00 p.m. Private family services will be held on Friday, December 16. Memorials may be given...

Marcia Rozeboom

Marcia Rozeboom

Dec 10, 2016

Inwood, IA: Marcia Rozeboom, 63, of Inwood, IA, died Saturday, December 10, 2016 at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. Memorial services will be held Thursday, December 15, at 11:00 AM at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Prior to the memorial service, a prayer service will be held at Inwood CRC at 9:00 AM Thursday...

JaNohn Wasser

JaNohn Wasser

Dec 9, 2016

HAWARDEN, IOWA- JaNohn Wasser, age of 94 years, 11 months, and 9 days, passed away on Friday, December 9, 2016 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, December 16, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery...

Delores "Dee" Homandberg

Delores "Dee" Homandberg

Dec 9, 2016

Hudson, SD: Delores “Dee” Homandberg, 86, of Hudson, South Dakota, died Friday, December 09, 2016 at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital in Canton, South Dakota. A celebration of life memorial service will be held Tuesday, December 13, at 6:30 PM at Hudson Lutheran Church with Pastor Eldon Thurow officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be held at a later date at Eden...

Ralph Kock

Ralph Kock

Dec 5, 2016

Inwood, IA: Ralph Kock, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, December 5, 2016 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services will be held Friday, December 9, at 1:30 PM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation with family present will be Thursday, December 8, from 6:00-8:00 PM...

Ashley Vreeman

Ashley Vreeman

Dec 3, 2016

HAWARDEN, IOWA- Ashley Marie Vreeman, 27, of Loveland, Colorado, and formerly of Ireton, Iowa and Hawarden, Iowa, died unexpectedly on Saturday, December 3, 2016 at her residence.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 10, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

Freda Van Voorst

Freda Van Voorst

Dec 1, 2016

Inwood, IA: Freda Van Voorst, 88, of Inwood, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 5, at 2:00 PM at Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present, will be Saturday, December...

Tillie Kooi

Tillie Kooi

Dec 1, 2016

Rock Valley, IA: Tillie Kooi, 96, of Rock Valley, died Thursday, December 1, 2016 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Monday, December 5, at 10:30 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present, will...

Dorothy Reece

Dorothy Reece

Nov 29, 2016

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Dorothy M. Reece, 86, of Hawarden, died on Tuesday, November 29, 2016 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 2, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Thursday,...

Evelyn Rielly

Evelyn Rielly

Nov 24, 2016

Houston, TX: Mary Evelyn Rielly, 94, of Houston, Texas, passed away on Thursday, November 24, 2016 in Houston. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Saturday, December 10, 2016 at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Father Bruce Lawler officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery of Rock Valley.

Evelyn Rielly...

Harriet DeBoer

Harriet DeBoer

Nov 22, 2016

Ft. Collins, CO: Harriet B. DeBoer, 90, of Ft. Collins, Colorado died Tuesday, November 22, 2016. Funeral services will be held Saturday, November 26, at 11:00 AM at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley, Iowa with Pastor Jason Wiersma officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation with family present will be held prior to the...

Arie Blom

Arie Blom

Nov 19, 2016

Inwood, IA: Arie Blom, 87, of rural Inwood, Iowa, died Saturday, November 19, 2016, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, November 23, at 1:30 p.m. at Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley....

Herman Holtkamp

Herman Holtkamp

Nov 19, 2016

HAWARDEN, IOWA~ Herman H. Holtkamp, 87, of Hawarden, died on Saturday, November 19, 2016 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden.

Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 23, 2016 at the Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden with military rites by the...

Edwin Koedam Sr

Edwin Koedam Sr

Nov 15, 2016

Rock Valley, IA: Edwin J. Koedam, Sr., 79, of Rock Valley, died Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Hegg Memorial Health Center of Rock Valley due to multiple myeloma cancer. Funeral service will be Friday, November 18, at 2:00 PM at Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock...

Clarence "Click" Anema

Clarence "Click" Anema

Nov 13, 2016

Ireton, Iowa ~ Clarence “Click” Anema, 84, died suddenly on Sunday, November 13, 2016 at the Mica Hill Estates in Hawarden, Iowa, where he had lived for the last 10 months.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, November 17th at the Ireton Christian Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Clifford Hoekstra officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant...