Arlan Verburg

Rock Valley, IA: Arlan Glen Verburg, 74, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Friday, February 28, 2025, at his home near Rock Valley under the care of his loving wife and Sioux Center Hospice. A funeral service will be held Thursday, March 6, at 11:00 AM at the First Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Cliff Hoekstra officiating. The service will be livestreamed at https://www.rvfrc.org/live-streaming/. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation with the family present will be held Wednesday, March 5, from 6:00-7:30 PM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley.

 Memorials may be directed to the First Reformed Church of Rock Valley Flood Relief Fund. 

 Arlan Glen Verburg, son of Richard and Marian (Vink) Verburg, was born August 17, 1950, in Canton, South Dakota. He married Alma Wiekamp on December 26, 1969, in Rock Valley, Iowa. The couple farmed west of Rock Valley and were blessed with two children, Audrey and Mark. In addition to farming, Arlan spent 15 years at Kooima Manufacturing.

 Arlan was a lifetime member of the First Reformed Church of Rock Valley where he served in the consistory and over the years taught Sunday School.

 Arlan enjoyed anything and everything about farming. He was always outside doing chores, fixing something, doing field work or simply checking his crops. Arlan was an early riser. He regularly set his alarm every workday so he could be at the Fillin Station in Hudson, South Dakota by 5:30 AM. Morning coffee there with his friends was something he looked forward to. Even on his last day, he drove himself to Hudson for coffee. 

 Arlan is survived by his wife of 55 years, Alma; 2 children, Audrey (Dennis) Halverson of Fairview, South Dakota and Mark (Nancy) Verburg or Rock Valley; 4 grandchildren, Scott (Jasmine) Halverson, John Halverson, Mitchell Verburg, and Jenna Verburg (Colton Sackett); brother, Ken (Mary Lou) Verburg of Rock Valley; and sister, Rhonda (Ken) Gould of Sheridan, Wyoming. He was preceded in death by his parents, Richard and Marian.