Obituaries
Raymond Stout
Oct 18, 2014
Send Flowers Raymond James Stout September 12, 2014 - October 18, 2014
Raymond James Stout, infant son of Bradley and Ashley Stout, passed away on October 18, 2014. He was born on September 12, 2014 in Little Rock, Arkansas. Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 24, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Todd...
Margaret DeSutter
Oct 14, 2014
Margaret Mary (Stassen) DeSutter, 89, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, October 14, 2014, at Hillcrest Healthcare Center. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, October 17, 2014 at St. Marys Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Doug Klein, Msgr. Michael Sernett, and Father Roger Linnan concelebrating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from...
Willemina Den Besten
Oct 13, 2014
Willemina Den Besten, age 88, of Alvord, Iowa died Monday, October 13, 2014 at Whispering Heights at Rock Valley. Memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, October 16, 2014 at Netherlands Reformed Congregation at Rock Valley, with Rev. P.L. Bazen officiating. Burial will be held prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery at Rock Valley. Visitation with...
Alice Kopp
Oct 8, 2014
Alice Marie Miller Kopp died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Visitation will be 6:00-7:00 p.m. followed by a prayer service at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 13, 2014 all at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden. Her funeral will be held 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, October 14, 2014 also at the church. Rev. Barb...

Jennie Kruid
Oct 8, 2014
Hawarden: Jennie Kruid, 93, of Hawarden, Iowa died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, October 11, 2014 at the Porter Funeral Home in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Harlan De Jong officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation with the...
Jo Ann Karssen
Oct 8, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa: Jo Ann Karssen, 81, of Hawarden, Iowa died Wednesday, October 8, 2014 at the Morningside Manor in Alcester, South Dakota. Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m., Monday, October 13, 2014 at the Hawarden Community Church with Rev. Derek Vande Slunt officiating. Burial will follow at the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden. Visitation with the family will be 5:30-6:30...
Neva McDonald
Oct 5, 2014
Escondido, California~ Neva S. McDonald of Escondido, California (formerly of Clear Lake, Iowa and Hudson, South Dakota), passed away on Sunday, October 5, 2014, as a result of complications of Alzheimers disease. She was 94 years of age and will be greatly missed. Neva Shirley Smith was born in Hudson, South Dakota, on September 1, 1920, the daughter of Ross...
Lanea Zemanek
Sep 30, 2014
Alcester, South Dakota~ Lanea K. Zemanek, 53, of Alcester, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Morningside Manor in Alcester. Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October 4, 2014 at the Big Springs Baptist Church rural Alcester with Rev. Steve Pearson officiating. Burial of the cremated remains will be in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Alcester. Visitation will begin...
Nella Terpstra
Sep 29, 2014
Rock Valley, IA: Nella Terpstra, 87, of Rock Valley, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at Hudson Care and Rehab Center, Hudson, SD. A funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Friday, October 3, 2014 at First Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 5:30-7:00 p.m. Thursday,...
Marvyl Kahl
Sep 29, 2014
Marvyl Kahl, 94, of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, September 29, 2014 at Fellowship Village at Inwood. Funeral services will be Saturday, October 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery at Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be Friday, October 3, 2014 from 5:00-7:00 p.m....
Margaret Frerichs
Sep 29, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa- Margaret E. Frerichs, 93, of Hawarden, formerly of Akron, Iowa, passed away on Monday, September 29, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center. Funeral service and visitation will be on Thursday, October 2, 2014 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating. Visitation will be from 10:00 11:00 am with the funeral service...
LaVonne Gregg
Sep 26, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa ~ LaVonne Rose Gregg passed away peacefully on Friday, September 26, 2014 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare after a long battle with cancer. Services will be held on Monday, September 29 at 10:30 AM at the Hawarden United Methodist Church with Pastor Barb Joy officiating. Viewing will begin Sunday at 2 PM with the family being present from...
Dick Veltkamp
Sep 13, 2014
Inwood, IA: Dick Veltkamp, 82, of Inwood, died Saturday, September 13, 2014 at the Rock Rapids Health Centre. A family prayer service will be held at 12:15 p.m. Wednesday, September 17, 2014 at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with burial to follow at Valley View Cemetery. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Wednesday at First Reformed Church, Inwood,...
George Halma
Sep 8, 2014
Inwood, Iowa: George H. Halma, 93 of Inwood, Iowa died Monday, September 8, 2014 at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 12, 2014 at the First Reformed Church in Inwood, Iowa with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at the Richland Cemetery. Visitation with the family present...
William "Bill" Salker
Sep 8, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa~ William Bill Salker, 73, of Hawarden, died suddenly on Monday, September 8, 2014. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at the United Methodist Church in Hawarden with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Visitation will begin at noon Wednesday, with the family present from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. and a prayer service at 7 p.m. all at the...

Emma De Joode
Sep 7, 2014
Emma DeJoode was born December 2, 1927 in Boyden, Iowa to Gerrit and Alice (Hoogland) DeVries. She was raised in Boyden and Maurice, Iowa. On December 16, 1949 Emma married Anthony DeJoode in Luverne, Minnesota. They lived in Luverne a short time and then moved to Artesia, California where their three children were born. In 1961they moved to Springvale in...
Kenneth Roti
Sep 7, 2014
Kenneth Roti, 82, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Hudson, SD, died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014 at Hudson Lutheran Church in Hudson with Rev. Lori Marty officiating. Burial will follow at Eden Cemetery. Visitation, with family present, will be 6-8 p.m. Tuesday, September...
Wilbert Vanden Bos
Sep 7, 2014
Rock Valley, IA: Wilbert Vanden Bos, 82, of Rock Valley, IA died Sunday, September 7, 2014 at Fellowship Village in Inwood, IA. Memorial service will be held Saturday, September 13, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Faith Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Stan Groothof officiating. Visitation, with family present, will be held Friday, September 12, 2014 at Porter Funeral...

Elsie Kooima
Sep 4, 2014
Elsie Kooima, 92, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Thursday, September 04, 2014 at Whispering Heights. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 8, 2014 at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Burial will follow at the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be 2-4 pm Sunday at Porter Funeral Home, Rock...
Martin Halma
Sep 1, 2014
Send Flowers Martin Halma May 8, 1924 - September 1, 2014 Inwood, IA: Martin Halma, 90, of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, September 1, 2014 at Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral Service will be Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at the Christian Reformed Church of Inwood with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow at Richland...