Obituaries

Gerrit John Van Den Top

Gerrit John Van Den Top

Aug 3, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Gerrit John Van Den Top, 94, of Rock Valley, Iowa passed away Sunday, August 3, 2014, at Hegg Memorial Health Center. Funeral service will be 11 am Thursday, August 7, 2014, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery, Inwood, Iowa. Visitation with family present will be 6-7:30 pm Wednesday, August 6, 2014,...

Sheila Smith

Sheila Smith

Aug 3, 2014

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Sheila A. Smith, 86, of Hawarden, Iowa died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Doug Klein officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Tuesday, with the...

Deanne Van Zee

Deanne Van Zee

Aug 3, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Deanne Rose Van Zee, 73, of Rock Valley, died Sunday, August 3, 2014 at Hegg Memorial Health Center at Rock Valley. Memorial service will be 3:30 pm Thursday, August 7 at Faith Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Rev. Mike Molenaar and Rev. Tom Smith will be officiating. Burial will be prior at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Visitation...

Viola De Haan

Viola De Haan

Jul 29, 2014

Inwood, Iowa: Viola De Haan, 84, of Inwood, died Tuesday, July 29, 2014 at Fellowship Village after suffering from a lengthy illness. Funeral service will be Saturday, August 2, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church at Inwood with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be Friday, August...

Russell De Jong

Russell De Jong

Jul 26, 2014

Russell De Jong, 71, died on Saturday, July 26, 2014 in Tempe, Arizona at the Westchester Nursing Home. A family burial will be held at the Valley View Cemetery on Saturday, August 9, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. with Rev. Norman De Jong officiating. Porter Funeral Home is assisting the family. Russell De Jong was born on October 10, 1942, in...

Elvira Johnson

Elvira Johnson

Jul 25, 2014

Inwood, Iowa: Elvira Ann Johnson, 90, of Inwood, died on Friday, July 25, 2014 at her residence. Memorial service will be Thursday, July 31, 2014 at 10 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial of cremated remains will follow at Richland Cemetery at Inwood. Visitation will be 1 – 8 p.m. Wednesday, July 30,...

Willemina "Mina" Vogelzang

Willemina "Mina" Vogelzang

Jul 23, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Mina Vogelzang, 87, of Rock Valley, died Wednesday, July 23, 2014 at Whispering Heights. Funeral service will be 10:30 am, Monday, July 28, 2014 at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church with Rev. Jim Locke officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 2-3:30 pm Sunday, July 27, 2014 at Porter Funeral...

Fred Holtrop

Fred Holtrop

Jul 21, 2014

Ireton, Iowa~ Fred Holtrop, 87, of Ireton, passed away on Monday, July 21, 2014 at his residence in Ireton. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, with the family present from 5:30 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and a Prayer Service at 7:00 p.m. at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the...

Sue Kooima

Sue Kooima

Jul 16, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Sue Kooima, age 104, died Wednesday July 16, 2014 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 21 at First Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley. Rev. Matthew Haan will be officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation will be held Sunday, July 20 with the family...

Clarence Fickbohm

Clarence Fickbohm

Jul 16, 2014

Memorial graveside services for Clarence Fickbohm, 89, of Hawarden will begin at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 19 at Peace Lutheran Cemetery, rural Alcester, with Rev. Todd Bunge of Trinity Lutheran Church officiating. He died Wednesday, July 16, 2014 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden. Clarence Jacob Fickbohm was born September 21, 1924 to George and Inez (Shuck) Fickbohm on...

Duane Jurrens

Duane Jurrens

Jul 10, 2014

Hawarden, Iowa~ Duane Garrett Jurrens, 79, of Hawarden, died Thursday, July 10, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Doug Klein and Father Roger Linnan concelebrating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation...

Stuart Wood

Stuart Wood

Jul 6, 2014

Biography Hawarden, Iowa~ Stuart A. Wood, 60, of Hawarden, died Sunday, July 6, 2014 at his residence. A Prayer Service for family and the public will be held at 6:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Andrew Carlson officiating. Visitation with the family will follow the prayer service. Private Family inurnment will...

Virgil Baker

Virgil Baker

Jun 30, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Virgil Baker, 74, of Rock Valley, died suddenly on Monday, June 30, 2014 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held on Sunday, July 6, 2014 at 2:00 p.m. at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Bobby Van Otterloo officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with...

Wendall Nilson

Wendall Nilson

Jun 29, 2014

Send Flowers Wendall A. Nilson February 6, 1926 - June 29, 2014 Hawarden, Iowa- Wendall A. Nilson, 88, of rural Hawarden, died Sunday, June 29, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, July 3, 2014 at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf and Pastor Stuart Schreur officiating....

Klazina Vander Sanden

Klazina Vander Sanden

Jun 24, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Klazina Vander Sanden, 88, of Rock Valley, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Whispering Heights holding her husband’s and children’s hands. A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 27, 2014 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Garry Nyenhuis officiating. There will be a private family burial prior to the service...

Terry Huitink

Terry Huitink

Jun 22, 2014

TERRY L. HUITINK, 62, Honorable Senior Judge of the Iowa Court of Appeals, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Ireton, Iowa, died Sunday, June 22, 2014, surrounded by his family in the Hospice care facility at the Lakes Regional Hospital in Spirit Lake. Services will be held in Spirit Lake and Ireton. A memorial service in Spirit Lake will be held...

Doug Middle

Doug Middle

Jun 17, 2014

Rock Valley, IA: Douglas G. Middle, 55, of Rock Valley died Tuesday, June 17, 2014 at the Hegg Memorial Hospital in Rock Valley after a courageous fight with cancer for three and half years. A funeral service will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, June 20, 2014 at First Reformed Church with Rev. Calvin Ver Mulm officiating. Burial will follow at Valley...

Richard "Rich" Hamilton

Richard "Rich" Hamilton

Jun 15, 2014

Send Flowers Richard "Rich" C. Hamilton January 2, 1936 - June 15, 2014

Hudson, South Dakota- Richard C. Hamilton, 78, of rural Hudson, died Sunday, June 15, 2014 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, June 21, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating....

Frieda Boekestein

Frieda Boekestein

Jun 15, 2014

Frieda (Kas) Boekestein, age 94, of Grandville, MI passed away on Sunday, June 15, 2014 and is now in the presence of her Lord and Savior. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, July 5, 2014 at the Richland Cemetery in Inwood, Iowa. Those who wish may make memorial contributions to the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer...

Celeste Doherty

Celeste Doherty

Jun 13, 2014

Alvord, IA: Celeste Doherty, 95 of Cortland, New York died Friday, June 13, 2014 at the Cortland Park Rehabilitation and Nursing Center in Cortland, New York. A graveside service will be held on Saturday, August 30, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Alvord, Iowa. Father Bruce Lawler will officiate. A Mass of Christian Burial was held...