Obituaries

Karen Nibbelink

Karen Nibbelink

Jan 16, 2016

Rock Valley, Iowa: Karen Nibbelink, 57, of Rock Valley died suddenly, due to lung cancer surgery complications, on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 AM Saturday, January 23, 2016 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Bobby Van Otterloo officiating. Private family burial will...

Frances Hamann

Frances Hamann

Jan 9, 2016

Rock Valley, Iowa: Frances Hamann, 90, of Rock Valley, died Saturday, January 9, 2016 at Whispering Heights at Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Thursday, January 14, 2016 at 1:00 pm at Pioneer United Methodist Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Todd Schlitter officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be Wednesday,...

Dorothy Berry

Dorothy Berry

Jan 6, 2016

Hawarden, IA: Dorothy Jane Miller Berry, 96, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be 6:00-7:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. Friday, January 8, 2016 at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden. Her funeral service will be held 11:00 a.m., Saturday, January 9,...

Helen Gregg

Helen Gregg

Jan 3, 2016

Hawarden, Iowa~ Helen M. Gregg, 92, of Hawarden, died suddenly on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Thursday, with the family...

Lucille Veltkamp

Lucille Veltkamp

Jan 2, 2016

Rock Valley, IA: Lucille Veltkamp, 93, of Rock Valley, died Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held on Friday, January 15, 2016 at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will...

Janet Brown

Janet Brown

Dec 27, 2015

Celebration of Life Service for the lives of brother and sister, Randall Ray Brown, March 28, 1963-March 22, 2015 and Janet J. Brown, September 21, 1955-December 27, 2015 will be 1:30 p.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015 at the Ireton Community Center. Rev. Barb Joy of the Ireton United Methodist Church will officiate. Janet J. Brown, daughter of Ralph and...

Benton Boyer

Benton Boyer

Dec 17, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa - Benton Boyer, 93, of Hawarden, Iowa died Thursday, December 17, 2015. He was a resident of the Hillcrest Health Care for the past 14 years. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 28, 2015 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden. Burial will be at Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation, with the family...

Cheryl Harvey

Cheryl Harvey

Dec 16, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa~ Cheryl Ann Harvey, 68, of rural Hawarden, passed away on Wednesday, December 16, 2015 at the Morningside Manor Care Center in Alcester, South Dakota.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be after 1 p.m. Sunday,...

Wilma Van Der Brink

Wilma Van Der Brink

Dec 8, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Wilma Van Der Brink, 67, of Rock Valley died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at the Rock Rapids Health Center after a 2 year battle with cancer. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, December 12, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation...

Nancy DeBoer

Nancy DeBoer

Dec 7, 2015

HAWARDEN, IOWA~ Nancy Mae DeBoer, 88, of Hawarden, died on Monday, December 7, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Hawarden Community Church with Rev. Derek Vande Slunt officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation with the family will be 1 hour prior to the service...

Eunice Vandenbos

Eunice Vandenbos

Dec 2, 2015

Eunice M. Vandenbos, 86 of Altoona, WI died on Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at Mayo Clinic-Eau Claire, WI. She was born on April 19, 1929 to Christian and Elsie (Johnson) Serck in Hudson, SD. She married Kermit Q. Vandenbos on July 16, 1952. Eunice was a dedicated Military and Doctor’s wife. She was a very special mother and grandmother who...

Frances Vande Weerd

Frances Vande Weerd

Nov 20, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Frances “Fran” Vande Weerd, 85, of Rock Valley died Friday, November 20, 2015 at her home surrounded by family. Memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Garry Nyenhuis officiating. Private family prayer service and burial at Valley View Cemetery will be held...

William "Bill" Van Wyhe

William "Bill" Van Wyhe

Nov 17, 2015

IRETON, IOWA- William Dean “Bill” Van Wyhe, 84 of rural Ireton, passed away on Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the Porter Funeral Home in Ireton, Iowa. Burial of the cremated remains with military rites...

Fern Nitz

Fern Nitz

Nov 17, 2015

***Fern's visitation has been POSTPONED for Friday evening. Visitation with the family will be one hour prior to the funeral service from 12:30-1:30 p.m. on Saturday. Funeral service will follow at 1:30 p.m. all at Hudson Lutheran Church.***Hudson, SD: Fern Nitz, 96, of Hudson, SD, died Tuesday, November 17, 2015 at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital in Canton, SD. Funeral service will...

Emma Louise Crouse

Emma Louise Crouse

Nov 13, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Emma Louise Crouse, 92, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Friday, November 13, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be 9:30-11:00 a.m., Monday, November 16, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home at Rock Valley. Funeral service will follow at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Bryan Anderson officiating. Burial will follow at...

Donald Hendricks

Donald Hendricks

Nov 11, 2015

Chatsworth, Iowa: Donald "Don" Eugene Hendricks, 80, of Chatsworth, IA, died in the arms of his beloved wife on Veterans Day, Wednesday November 11, 2015. Don passed away peacefully in the same home in which he was born. Celebration of life services will begin at 10:30 A.M. on Saturday November 21, 2015, at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, IA, with...

Carrie Benson

Carrie Benson

Nov 10, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa: Carrie Benson, 37, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, November 10, 2015 at Avera McKennan Hospital at Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial service will be held Friday, November 13, 2015 at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home at Hawarden. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Ireton, Iowa. Carrie Anne Benson, daughter of Craig and...

Margaret Van Otterloo

Margaret Van Otterloo

Nov 9, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Margaret Van Otterloo, 97, died Monday, November 9, 2015 at Whispering Heights Nursing Home, Rock Valley, Iowa. Memorial services will be at 2:00 PM Saturday, November 14, 2015 at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Private burial will be before the service at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, November...

Joy Van Maanen

Joy Van Maanen

Nov 8, 2015

Send Flowers Joy Van Maanen December 29, 1948 - November 8, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Joy Van Maanen, 66, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Sunday, November 8, 2015 at Whispering Heights at Rock Valley. Funeral service will be Thursday, November 12, 2015 at 1:30 PM at First Christian Reformed Church at Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery....

Alice Niemeyer

Alice Niemeyer

Nov 4, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Alice Niemeyer, 93, of Rock Valley died Wednesday, November 4, 2015 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will be one hour prior to the service at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, November 7, 2015 with a funeral service to follow at 11:00 a.m. all at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Rev. Gideon Wamala...