Obituaries
Jack Riepma
Oct 29, 2015
IRETON, IOWA ~ Jack Riepma, 75, of Ireton, died on Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 9:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Christian Reformed Church in Ireton with Rev. Bob Pollema officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation will be after 2:00 p.m. Monday with...
Etta Weaver
Oct 29, 2015
Inwood, Iowa, Etta Weaver, 89, of Inwood, Iowa died Thursday, October 29, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Society in George, Iowa. Funeral service will be held on Monday, November 2, 2015 at 2 p.m. at the First Reformed Church in Inwood with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at 1:00 p.m. at Richland Cemetery....
Jacob Oostra
Oct 24, 2015
Rock Valley, Iowa: Jacob Jake Oostra, 85, of Rock Valley died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. The funeral service will be held at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, October 27, 2015 at the First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitaton with...
Gertrude Meendering
Oct 24, 2015
Inwood, Iowa: Gertrude Gert Meendering, 91, of Inwood, Iowa died Saturday, October 24, 2015 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at Richland Cemetery. Visitation...
Gertrude Mulder
Oct 22, 2015
Ireton, Iowa~ Gertrude A. Mulder, 91, of Sheldon, formerly of Ireton, Iowa, died on Thursday, October 22, 2015 at the Sanford Sheldon Senior Care in Sheldon, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at the Christian Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Norlyn Van Beek officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Ireton. Visitation will...
Josephine De Jager
Oct 21, 2015
Rock Valley, IA: Josephine De Jager, 82, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at St. Marys Hospital at Rochester, Minnesota. Memorial service will be Monday, October 26, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at First Reformed Church at Rock Valley with Rev. Garry Nyenhuis officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to memorial service at Valley View Cemetery...
Merle Solberg
Oct 20, 2015
Hudson, SD: Merle D. Solberg, 94, of Hudson, South Dakota died Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral service will be held on Saturday, October 24, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the Hudson Lutheran Church with Rev. Lori Marty officiating. Burial will follow at Eden Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be...
Gerald "Beav" Engleman
Oct 19, 2015
Hawarden, IA: Gerald (Beav) Engleman passed away at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital on Monday, October 19, 2015 at the age of 79. Visitation with the family present will be 6:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. Memorial service will follow at 7:00 p.m. with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating. A burial service will be held...
Thomas Tilgner
Oct 19, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa: Thomas Tilgner, 83, of Hawarden died Monday, October 19, 2015 at the Hillcrest Healthcare Center. Visitation will begin at noon with family present from 6:00-7:30 p.m., Sunday, November 1, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden. A prayer service will follow at 7:30 p.m. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Monday, November 2, 2015 at the...
Mary Aldrich
Oct 18, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa: Mary Aldrich, 94, of Sioux Center, Iowa formerly of Hawarden died Sunday, October 18, 2015 at the Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center. Prayer service will held at 7:00 p.m., Thursday, October 22, 2015 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Hawarden. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at St....
Raymond Bakker
Oct 17, 2015
Rock Valley, Iowa: Raymond Peter Bakker, age 89, passed away October 17, 2015, at Fellowship Village, Inwood, Iowa. Present at his bedside were 2 of his children, Peter and Ruth. Since his health was rapidly failing, the family was very grateful that Rays departure from this vale of tears was peaceful. (Beyond this vale of tears there is a life...

Gerald Nygard
Oct 16, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa~ Gerald Kenneth Nygard, 75, of Hawarden, died on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Unity Point Health-St. Lukes in Sioux City, Iowa. Graveside memorial service will be 2:00 p.m. Monday, October 26, 2015 at the Riverside Cemetery in Akron, Iowa. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is assisting the family. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com. Gerald Kenneth Nygard...
Carroll Winterfeld
Oct 14, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Carroll E. Winterfeld, 84, of Hawarden died following complications from a stroke on Wednesday, October 14, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon...
Loretta Wynia
Oct 11, 2015
Rock Valley, Iowa: Loretta Mae Wynia, 55, of Rock Valley died Sunday, October 11, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will be 6:00-8:00 p.m., Friday, October 16, 2015 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church with...
George Keizer
Oct 10, 2015
Inwood, Iowa: George Keizer, 87, of Inwood, Iowa died Saturday, October 10, 2015 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Visitation with the family present will be 2:00-3:30 p.m., Saturday, October 17, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Valley View Cemetery with Sister Jodie Zimmerman officiating. Condolences for the family may be left...
Alvin Van Den Top
Oct 9, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Alvin Van Den Top, 72, of Nebraska City, Nebraska, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa died on Friday, October 9, 2015 at the Golden Living Center in Nebraska City, Nebraska. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 20, 2015 at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden with Pastor Steve Jewett of the New Horizons United Church of Christ...
Yvonne Kraft
Oct 6, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Yvonne Faye Kraft, 65, of Hawarden, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2015 at her residence in Hawarden. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Marys Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Doug Klein officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. The Porter Funeral Home is assisting...
Fern Opdahl
Oct 6, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Fern Lorraine Opdahl, 90, of Hawarden, passed away on Tuesday, October 06, 2015 at her residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Timothy Greaves officiating. Burial will follow in the Highland Cemetery rural Hawarden. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, with the family present from...
Barney Koopsma
Sep 27, 2015
****Please note the day and time change for Visitation**** Hudson, South Dakota: Barney Koopsma, 86, of Hudson, South Dakota died Sunday, September 27, 2015 at the Hudson Care and Rehab Center. Visitation will be 5:00-7:00 p.m. with family present from 6:00-7:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at the Hudson Lutheran Church. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday,...

Gene Pottebaum
Sep 26, 2015
Rock Valley, Iowa: Eugene Gene Pottebaum, 83, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Saturday, September 26, 2015 at Lyon Manor in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Genes family will be having a private family memorial service. Visitation, with family present, will be held Wednesday, September 30, 2015 from 5:30-7:30 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley. In lieu of flowers, memorials may...