Obituaries

Jack Riepma

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

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

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

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

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

Josephine De Jager

Oct 21, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Josephine De Jager, 82, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at St. Mary’s 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

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

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

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

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. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, October 23, 2015 at St....

Raymond Bakker

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 Ray’s departure from this vale of tears was peaceful. (“Beyond this vale of tears there is a life...

Gerald Nygard

Gerald Nygard

Oct 16, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa~ Gerald Kenneth Nygard, 75, of Hawarden, died on Friday, October 16, 2015 at Unity Point Health-St. Luke’s 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

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

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

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

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

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. Mary’s 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

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

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

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. Gene’s 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...