Obituaries

Donna Schemmer

Donna Schemmer

May 7, 2015

Donna Lou (Serck) Schemmer of Golden, CO, originally Inwood, IA, answered God’s call on May 7th 2015 in the loving company of daughter, Pam Brunetti and husband, Jim Schemmer. She leaves a rich legacy of grace and communion among family and friends. Donna Lou’s was a life distinguished by caring, example and adventure. In her thoughtful way, her lived example...

Britton McCarty

Britton McCarty

Apr 24, 2015

Send Flowers Britton Nicole McCarty February 4, 2015 - April 24, 2015

Inwood, Iowa: Britton Nicole McCarty, 10 weeks and 2 days, died Friday, April 24, 2015 at the Canton-Inwood Hospital in Canton, South Dakota. Visitation with the family present will be 2-4 p.m., Sunday, April 26, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home in Inwood, Iowa. Funeral service will be held...

Beverly Wells

Beverly Wells

Apr 21, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa – Beverly J. Wells, 81, of Hawarden, passed away Tuesday, April 21, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, April 25, 2015 at the United Methodist Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery at Ireton. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, with a...

Peter "Pete" "Pete" Kooi

Peter "Pete" "Pete" Kooi

Apr 19, 2015

Following a brief illness, God graciously called home Peter B. “Pete” Kooi, 80, of Inwood, Iowa, on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, April 22 at 11:00 a.m. at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. A committal service will be held prior...

Simon Post

Simon Post

Apr 15, 2015

Rock Valley, Iowa: Simon Post, 103, of Rock Valley, Iowa, formerly of Doon, Iowa, died Wednesday, April 15, 2015 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held Saturday, April 18, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with family present,...

Janette Sogn

Janette Sogn

Apr 8, 2015

Janette L. Sogn, 86, of Canton, South Dakota, died Wednesday, April 8, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Canton. Funeral service will be held Monday, April 13, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Trinity Lutheran Church of rural Hudson, South Dakota with Rev. Nathan Hanson officiating. Burial will follow at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation, with family present, will be Sunday, April...

Gerald "Will" Huitink

Gerald "Will" Huitink

Apr 4, 2015

IRETON, IOWA ~ Gerald Willard “Will” Huitink, 87, of Hawarden, Iowa, formerly of Ireton, Iowa passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Doug Van Aartsen officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery....

Lorenz Janssen

Lorenz Janssen

Mar 28, 2015

Send Flowers Lorenz John Janssen August 24, 1916 - March 28, 2015 Hawarden, Iowa~ Lorenz John Janssen, 98, of Hawarden, passed away on Saturday, March 28, 2015 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Trinity Lutheran Church LCMS in Hawarden with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating. Private family interment will follow...

Edna Whittington Royston

Edna Whittington Royston

Mar 25, 2015

Edna Whittington Royston, 83, Mitchell died Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at her home under hospice care. Funeral services will be 10:30 am Saturday, March 28 at the Associated Church in Hawarden, IA under the direction of the Porter Funeral Home. Burial will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden. Visitation will be from 6-8:00 pm on Friday at the...

James "Jim" Berg

James "Jim" Berg

Mar 22, 2015

Inwood, IA: James Berg, 80, of Inwood, Iowa died Sunday, March 22, 2015 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 25, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at the First Reformed Church in Inwood, Iowa with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial of cremated remains will be at a later date...

Randall Brown

Randall Brown

Mar 22, 2015

Randall Ray Brown, 51, son of the late Ralph and Donna (Muth) Brown, passed away in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born in the Hawarden, Iowa hospital on March 28, 1963, and was raised in McNally where his parents owned a grain elevator. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton....

William Sieler

William Sieler

Mar 17, 2015

William Ray Sieler, Sr., 71, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his daughter’s home in Rock Valley. Private family memorial services will be held and condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com. William Ray Sieler, Sr., son of Raymond and Matilda (Westerwal) Sieler, was born May 1, 1943 at Creighton, South Dakota. Bill proudly...

Dorothy "Dottie" Van Berkum

Dorothy "Dottie" Van Berkum

Mar 7, 2015

Orange City, IA: Dorothy Van Berkum, 90, of Orange City, formerly of Rock Valley, IA, died Saturday, March 07, 2015 at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Harlan De Jong officiating. Burial will be held prior to the...

Ariyanna Miller

Ariyanna Miller

Mar 3, 2015

Hawarden, Iowa, Ariyanna Rose Miller, age 16, of rural Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Masonic Children’s Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Alcester-Hudson Elementary Gymnasium in Alcester with Father Doug Klein and Father Roger Linnan concelebrating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant...

Judith Halma

Judith Halma

Mar 3, 2015

Judy Halma, Inwood, IA, entered into her heavenly home on March 3, 2015 after a 21 month battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Visitation, with family present, will be held Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m....

Milo Olson

Milo Olson

Mar 2, 2015

Inwood, IA: Leslie “Milo” Olson, 91, of Larchwood, Iowa died Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital. Public viewing will begin at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church 2065 Birch Avenue, rural Inwood, IA 51240. A family prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the church with the funeral service to...

Thomas Van Tilburg

Thomas Van Tilburg

Feb 28, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Thomas “Tom” Van Tilburg, 87, of Rock Valley died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley with Rev. E. C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family...

Grace Van Den Top

Grace Van Den Top

Feb 25, 2015

Grace Van Den Top, 79, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, February, 25, 2015 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be Monday, March 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Protestant Reformed Church in Doon, Iowa with Rev. Joshua Engelsma officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Doon. Visitation, with family present, will be...

Elwood "Whitey" Iverson

Elwood "Whitey" Iverson

Feb 24, 2015

Hawarden, IA: Elwood “Whitey” Iverson, 94, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care Center at Hawarden. Funeral service will be Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hawarden United Methodist Church with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden. Visitation, with family present, will be Friday, February...

Kathryn Mulder

Kathryn Mulder

Feb 23, 2015

Rock Valley, IA: Kathryn Mulder, 94, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 27, 2015 at the United Reformed Church with Rev. Joel Vander Kooi officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the memorial service. Visitation with the family...