Obituaries

Bertha Brands

Bertha Brands

Dec 14, 2013

Rock Valley, IA: Bertha Brands, 86, of Rock Valley, died Saturday, December 14, 2013 at Whispering Heights, Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held 10:30 a.m. Friday, December 20, 2013 at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley with Rev. Matthew Haan officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be held Thursday, December 19,...

Darlene Westergard

Darlene Westergard

Nov 29, 2013

IRETON, IOWA- Darlene Westergard, 86, of Orange City, formerly of Ireton, Iowa, died Friday, November 29, 2013 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Craig, Iowa with Pastor Sarah Nye officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation will begin at...

Christina Rus

Christina Rus

Nov 26, 2013

Rock Valley, Iowa: Christina 'Katherine' Rus, age 91, of Sioux Center, Iowa, formerly of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at Royale Meadows in Sioux Center, Iowa. A funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, November 30, 2013 at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery....

Anna Baker

Anna Baker

Nov 24, 2013

Rock Valley, Iowa: Anna Baker, 93, of Rock Valley, died Sunday, November 24, 2013 at Whispering Heights at Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at Netherlands Reformed Congregation of Rock Valley with Rev. E.C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery at Rock Valley. Visitation, with the family present,...

Arthur Swanson

Arthur Swanson

Nov 17, 2013

Hawarden, Iowa Arthur V. Swanson, 95, of Freeport, Florida, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 in Niceville, Florida after a brief hospitalization. Funeral service will be 1:30 p.m. Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the American Lutheran Church in Hawarden with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. The Porter Funeral Home in...

Alydia Post

Alydia Post

Nov 17, 2013

Rock Valley, IA: Alydia Post, 89, of Rock Valley, died Sunday, November 17, 2013 at her home. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Thursday, November 21, 2013 at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Visitation with family will be from 6:00 - 7:30 pm Wednesday, November 20, 2013 at Porter...

Donald Roos

Donald Roos

Nov 14, 2013

Donald Glenn Roos, the son of Ed and Esther (Hyink) Roos, was born October 16, 1925, in Alton, Iowa. He attended Floyd School in Alton, Iowa. He went into the Army from 1944-1946 during WWII. On February 14, 1949, Donald and Bertha Jenetta Ter Meer married in Inwood, Iowa. After their marriage, the couple farmed in Iowa and Minnesota. For...

Connie Maher

Connie Maher

Nov 10, 2013

HAWARDEN, IOWA- Connie Jean Maher, 70, of Hawarden, died Sunday, November 10, 2013 at the Oakhill Assisted Living. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, November 15, 2013 at the 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 4:00 p.m. Thursday...

Harold Kroon

Harold Kroon

Nov 8, 2013

The Kroon family is deeply saddened by the death of Harold B. Kroon, who passed away on Friday, November 8, 2013 at the age of 88. Harold B. Kroon was born November 15, 1924 in Minnesota, the son of Bert and Josephine (Van Grevenhof) Kroon. He served in the United States Navy from 1941-1964, serving in Korea and Vietnam. During...

Martina Kragt

Martina Kragt

Nov 7, 2013

Rock Valley, Iowa: Martina Kragt, age 89 of Rock Valley, died Thursday, November 07, 2013 at Whispering Heights. A memorial service will be held at 2 pm Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at First Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley. Burial will be prior at 1 pm at the Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with family will be 6-7:30 pm Tuesday, November 12,...

Walter Huebner

Walter Huebner

Nov 4, 2013

Hawarden, Iowa: Walter C. 'Pete' Huebner, age 96, of Hawarden, Iowa died Monday, November 4, 2013 at the Hillcrest Health Care Center. A funeral service will be at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 9, 2013 at the Hawarden American Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at...

Leonard Marienau

Leonard Marienau

Nov 4, 2013

Ireton, Iowa: Leonard Marienau, 86 of Ireton, Iowa died Monday, November 4, 2013 at his residence. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, November 9, 2013 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church with Rev. Andrew Carlson officiating. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon on Friday, November 8, 2013 with the family present from...

Ila Sanderson

Ila Sanderson

Nov 2, 2013

Ireton, Iowa: Ila Sanderson, age 97, passed away at the Hillcrest Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa on Friday, November 1, 2013. A funeral service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, November 16, 2013 at the St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Andrew Carlson officiating. Burial will follow at the Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Condolences for the family...

Patricia Olsen

Patricia Olsen

Nov 1, 2013

Hawarden, IA: Patricia 'Pat' Olsen, 94, of Hawarden, Iowa died Friday, November 1, 2013 at the Morningside Manor in Alcester, South Dakota. A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, November 7, 2013 at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Rev. Dan Lozer officiating. Burial will follow at the Grace Hill Cemetery. Please direct memorials to the Associated...

George Burgers

George Burgers

Oct 20, 2013

Inwood, IA: George W. Burgers, 83, of Inwood, died Sunday, October 20, 2013 at Fellowship Village. A funeral service will be 10:30 am Thursday, October 24, 2013 at the Christian Reformed Church in Inwood, IA with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow the luncheon at Valley View Cemetery in Rock Valley. Visitation with the family will be 6-8 pm...

Grace Jacobsma

Grace Jacobsma

Oct 19, 2013

Inwood, Iowa: Grace Jacobsma, 86, of Inwood, died Saturday, October 19, 2013 at Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, October 23, 2013 at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation with family will be 6:00-8:00 p.m. Tuesday, October 22, 2013 at Inwood Christian Reformed Church....

Agnes Rasmussen

Agnes Rasmussen

Oct 16, 2013

Hull, IA: Agnes (Attema) Rasmussen, 90, died Wednesday, October 16, 2013 at the Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. A graveside service will be held at 11:00 a.m., Saturday, October 19, 2013 in Obert, Nebraska. Condolences may be left online for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com. Mrs. Rasmussen was born on April 16, 1923 on a farm southeast of Rock...

Marie Cole

Marie Cole

Oct 15, 2013

Hudson, SD: Marie Cole, 92, of Hudson, SD died Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at the Fellowship Village in Inwood, IA. A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, October 19, 2013 at the Hudson Lutheran Church with Rev. Lori Marty officiating. Private family inurnment will be at the Eden Cemetery in Hudson. Online condolences may be left for the...

Elmer McMillan

Elmer McMillan

Oct 15, 2013

Elmer W. McMillan, 93, of Hawarden, IA, passed away, Tuesday, October 15, 2013 at Oakhill Assisted Living in Hawarden. Services will be held 10:30 am, Saturday, October 19 at The United Methodist Church, 1304 Avenue H, in Hawarden with Rev. Barbara Joy officiating. Visitation will be held from noon to 8 pm with family present from 6-8pm Friday, October 18...

Stanley Olson

Stanley Olson

Oct 13, 2013

Stanley Olson, 94, of Canton, South Dakota, formerly of Inwood, Iowa, died Sunday, October 13, 2013 at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be held at 2:00 pm Wednesday, October16, 2013 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church Northwest of Inwood, Iowa. Burial will follow at Our Saviors Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation with family will be held one...