Obituaries

Edna Van Abbema

Edna Van Abbema

Aug 28, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Edna Van Abbema, 90, of Rock Valley died Friday, August 28, 2015 at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Friday, September 4, 2015 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Garry Nyenhuis officiating. A private family burial will be held prior to the memorial service at Valley...

Kay Kooistra

Kay Kooistra

Aug 22, 2015

Inwood, Iowa: Una Kay Kooistra, 71, of Rock Valley, Iowa passed away Saturday, August 22, 2015 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Services will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, August 26, at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa, with Pastor Mike Molenaar officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Visitation, with family present, will be Tuesday, August 25,...

Sylvia Veninga

Sylvia Veninga

Aug 20, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Sylvia Veninga, 85, of Hull, Iowa died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at Pleasant Acres in Hull. A viewing will be held from 1:00-2:00 p.m., Monday, August 24, 2015 at Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Funeral service will follow at 2:00 p.m. at Calvin CRC with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery...

Randee Daale

Randee Daale

Aug 19, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Randee Rae (Johannsen) Daale—mother of three, grandmother of nine, and school mother to hundreds for over a quarter century—died on Wednesday, August 19, of cancer. She was 61. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin...

Rev. John Engbers

Rev. John Engbers

Aug 18, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Rev. John Engbers, 88, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 18, 2015 at Pleasant Acres Care Center at Hull, Iowa. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 22, 2015 at First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Aldon Kuiper officiating. Burial will be held at Valley View Cemetery at Rock...

Sharon McGill

Sharon McGill

Aug 16, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Sharon McGill, 53, of Sioux City, Iowa formerly of Rock Valley died Sunday, August 16, 2015 at Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral Mass will be held on Friday, August 21, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Church with Father Bruce Lawler officiating. Visitation with the family will follow mass in the church basement....

Harold Kosters

Harold Kosters

Aug 15, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Harold Kosters, 88 of Rock Valley died Saturday, August 15, 2015, at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Wednesday, August 19, 2015 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Stanley Groothof officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 6:00-7:30...

John Groeneweg

John Groeneweg

Aug 13, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: John C. Groeneweg, 77, of Hull, Iowa died Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, August 20, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at First Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be...

Virgil McKee

Virgil McKee

Aug 12, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Virgil “Virg” McKee, 79, of Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Wednesday August 12, 2015 at his residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, with the family present from...

Lois Dawson

Lois Dawson

Aug 10, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Lois Jean (Harris) Dawson, 89, of Hawarden, died on Monday, August 10, 2015 at her residence in Hawarden, with her family by her side. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at the Riverside Cemetery at Akron, Iowa....

Myra Heuer

Myra Heuer

Aug 10, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Myra Lenore Heuer, age 91, of Rock Valley died Monday, August 10, 2015 at the home of her daughter, Victoria in Portland, Oregon. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, August 14, 2015 at Peace Lutheran Church in rural Sioux Center, Iowa with Rev. Glen Peterson and Rev. Dan Kordahl officiating. Burial will follow at...

Violet Wegner

Violet Wegner

Aug 7, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa~ Violet Yvonne Wegner, 84, of Hawarden, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at her residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be after 2:00 p.m. Sunday, with the family present from 5:00...

Beulah Statema

Beulah Statema

Aug 7, 2015

Beulah Statema, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Fellowship Village at Inwood, Iowa. Memorial service will be held Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Calvin Christian Reformed Church at Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Interment will be prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery at Rock Valley. There will be...

Virginia McCarthy Sederstrom

Virginia McCarthy Sederstrom

Aug 4, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Virginia (Burian) McCarthy Sederstrom, 85, of Hawarden, passed away on Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. William A. McCarthy, Rev. Doug Klein, Msgr. Ed Burian, and other area priests concelebrating. Burial will...

Milo Younie

Milo Younie

Aug 3, 2015

Milo “Gene” Eugene Younie, 95 of Fort Collins, Colorado died August 3, 2015. He was born in Hawarden, Iowa to Elmer and Cora (Scott) Younie on February 21, 1920. As a youth he worked alongside his grandfather at cattle ranching. Later he moved to Alaska and worked building the Alaskan highway, later he attended the United States Marine Corps Boot...

Earl Kooi

Earl Kooi

Jul 29, 2015

Ireton, Iowa~ Earl Kooi, 93, of Hawarden, Iowa formerly of Ireton, Iowa, went to meet his savior on Wednesday, July 29, 2015 at the Hillcrest Healthcare Center in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at the Ireton Christian Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Revs. Bob Pollema and Norlyn Van Beek officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant...

Jennie Rus

Jennie Rus

Jul 27, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Jennie Rus, 86, of Rock Valley died Monday, July 27, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held on Thursday, July 30, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will be 6:00-7:30 p.m.,...

Gerald "Jerry" Dow

Gerald "Jerry" Dow

Jul 25, 2015

Gerald Dow, beloved husband of Rachael, passed away on Saturday, July 25, 2015. He had courageously endured cancer for the past three years. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 30th at the Associated Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Visitation will be after 4:00 p.m. Wednesday, with the family present from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00...

George Wakeman

George Wakeman

Jul 15, 2015

Ireton, Iowa ~ George Millard Wakeman of Ireton, Iowa passed away at the age of 75 on Wednesday, July 15, 2015 after a courageous and distinguished battle with Alzheimer’s Disease for 11 years. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Andrew Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill...

Carol Statema

Carol Statema

Jul 13, 2015

Sheldon, Iowa: Carol Statema, 67, of Sheldon, Iowa died unexpectedly on Monday, July 13, 2015 at Sanford Sheldon Medical Center. Memorial service will be held Friday, July 17, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethel Reformed Church at Sheldon with Rev. Dave Van Kley officiating. Visitation will be held during the luncheon, following the memorial service. Burial of cremated remains will...