Obituaries
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...
La Vonne Vande Velde
Aug 31, 2014
La Vonne Vande Velde, 84, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Sunday, August 31, 2014 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be Thursday, September 4, 2014 at 10:30 a.m. at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with family present, will be 6-8 pm Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at...
Susan "Sue" Bliek
Aug 29, 2014
Rock Valley, IA: Sue Bliek, 51, of Rock Valley, IA, died at the scene of a two vehicle accident north of Inwood, IA Friday night August 29, 2014. Funeral service will be 10:30 am Wednesday, September 3, 2014 at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Rev. Garry Nyenhuis will be officiating. Visitation with family...
Eloise Heuer
Aug 13, 2014
Ireton, Iowa ~ Eloise A. Heuer, 81, of Ireton, died Wednesday, August 13, 2014 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Andrew Carlson officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Friday, with the family...
Jeanette Netten
Aug 10, 2014
Hawarden, Iowa ~ Jeanette Netten, 86, of Hawarden, died Sunday, August 10, 2014 at the Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden Memorial Service will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley, Iowa with Rev. Garry Nyenhuis officiating. A Prayer service for family and friends will begin at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the church then processing...
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
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. Marys 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
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
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
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
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
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...


