Obituaries
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
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
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
Jun 24, 2014
Rock Valley, IA: Klazina Vander Sanden, 88, of Rock Valley, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2014 at Whispering Heights holding her husbands and childrens 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
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
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
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
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
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. Marys Catholic Cemetery in Alvord, Iowa. Father Bruce Lawler will officiate. A Mass of Christian Burial was held...
Agnes Twedt
Jun 2, 2014
Larchwood, IA: Agnes Twedt, 96, of Larchwood, Iowa died Monday, June 2, 2014 at her residence. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Monday, June 9, 2014 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Inwood, Iowa with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with the family present will be 3:00-5:00 p.m., Sunday, June 8,...
Clazina Spaans
May 30, 2014
Clazina Spaans, age 81, of Rock Valley, Iowa, formerly of Corsica, South Dakota, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present, will be on Monday, June 2, 2014 at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley from 6:30 8:00 PM. A second visitation, with family present, will be held on Tuesday, June...
George Ahrendt
May 29, 2014
Inwood, Iowa: George Junior Ahrendt, 74, passed away from complications related to cancer on Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, June 2, 2014 at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Inwood, Iowa with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at the Richland Cemetery. Visitation will...
Lawrence Ruhland
May 27, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa~ Lawrence V. "Larry" Ruhland, 78, of Hawarden, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 27, 2014. 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 will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon to 3:00 p.m. Thursday at the Porter Funeral Home in...
George Hirschman
May 20, 2014
George J. Hirschman, age 100 years, 5 months, of Maple Grove, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died on Tuesday, May 20th 2014 in Maple Grove, MN. The Mass of Christian Burial will be at 11:00 AM on May 28th 2014 at St Joseph the Worker Catholic Church in Maple Grove MN. Officiating The Reverend Michael Sullivan. Burial will be at 1:00...
Mary Horst
May 20, 2014
Alcester, South Dakota: Mary Horst, 86, of Alcester, South Dakota, formerly of Hudson, South Dakota, died Tuesday, May 20, 2014 at Sanford Health in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held Friday, May 23, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. at Alcester United Church of Christ with Rev. Penny Nance officiating. Burial will be at Eden Cemetery of Hudson. Visitation...
Roberto Topete-Rubio
May 18, 2014
La Misa de Santa sepultacion sera el Miercoles a las 2:00 p.m. en la Iglesia Santa Maria de Hawarden. El Sacerdote Doug Klein sera el oficiante. El entierro sera despues en el cemeterio de Hawarden, Grace Cemetery. El velorio sera el Martes de 12:00 p.m. a 4:00 p.m. en la funeraria Porter Funeral Home. Visitacion con la familia presente sera...
Adrianna Van Beek
May 18, 2014
Rock Valley, IA: Adrianna Van Beek, 93, of Rock Valley died Sunday, May 18, 2014 at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. A funeral service will be 10 am Wednesday, May 21, 2014 at Porter Funeral Home with Rev. Gerrit Baan officiating. Burial will follow at the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with family present will be 5:00-7:00 pm Tuesday...
Ted Triezenberg
May 14, 2014
Theodore "Ted" Triezenberg, 61, of Rock Valley, Iowa lost his battle with lung cancer on Wednesday, May 14, 2014 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Bobby Van Otterloo officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery....
Shirley De Weerd
May 13, 2014
Shirley Ann De Weerd, 55, of Hudson, South Dakota, died unexpectedly on Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation with family present will be held on Thursday, May 15, 2014 at Porter Funeral Home in Hudson from 6:00 ' 8:00 p.m. A private family graveside service will be held at Eden Cemetery in...
Lois Mitchell
Apr 15, 2014
Sioux Center, Iowa - Lois E. Mitchell, 83, of Sioux Center, formerly of Ireton and Hawarden, Iowa died Tuesday, April 15, 2014 at the Sioux Center Community Hospital. Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Central Reformed Church in Sioux Center with Rev. Van Rathbun officiating. Burial will be prior to the service, with the family gathering at...