Obituaries

Aug 15, 2018

Gail Blankespoor, 53, of Doon, Iowa died Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 20 at 1:00 PM at Rock Valley United Reformed Church with Rev. John Vermeer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery of Doon. Visitation will be held Saturday, August 18, from 1:00-7:00 PM with...

Aug 13, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Gracia Vander Velde, 70, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, August 13, 2018 at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Thursday, August 16, at 11:00 AM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Molenaar and Rev. Roger Voskuil officiating. Private family burial will precede the memorial service at Valley...

Aug 8, 2018

Aug 7, 2018

Hudson, South Dakota – John William Burke, 71, of rural Hudson, passed away on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, August 11, 2018 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Sunny Dominic officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace...

Aug 7, 2018

Jul 30, 2018

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Rock Rapids, IA: Gilbert “Gib” Postma, 86, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, July 30, 2018 at Sanford Rock Rapids Medical Center. Funeral services will be held Friday, August 3 at 10:30 AM at the First Reformed Church in Doon with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery west of Doon. Visitation...

Jul 29, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Elsie Mary Kooima, 89, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, July 29, 2018 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Wednesday, August 1, at 11:00 AM at Faith Reformed Church of Rock Valley with Rev. Mike Molenaar officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery of...

Jul 26, 2018

Paul James Gambaiana, 96, passed away on Thursday, July 26 at Hillcrest Care Center in Hawarden following a brief illness. Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, August 1 at 10:30 a.m. at United Methodist Church in Hawarden, IA, with Pastor Barb Joy officiating. Gravesite service and burial will follow at Eden Cemetery in Hudson, SD with military rites. Visitation...

Jul 24, 2018

Hawarden, IA: Terry Karr, 69, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018 at Hillcrest Health Care Services in Hawarden. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 28 at 10:30 AM at Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS of Hawarden with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Memorials may be given to the West Sioux Educational Foundation or Trinity Lutheran Church, LCMS.

Terry Karr,...

Jul 17, 2018

Sioux Falls, SD: Ruth E. Joffer, 87, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Inwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Memorial services will be held Saturday, July 21 at 10:15 AM at The Inn on Westport in Sioux Falls with Marc Anderson officiating. Prior to the memorial service, burial will be...

Jul 14, 2018

DOON, IOWA ~ Adrianna “Ada” Rozeboom, 78, of Doon, died on Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the Whispering Heights in Rock Valley, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 18, 2018 at the Doon United Reformed Church in Doon, Iowa, with Rev. Bartel Elshout officiating. Burial will follow in the Hillside Cemetery at Doon. Visitation will be after...

Jul 10, 2018

HAWARDEN, IOWA – Rosalba Mercado-Martinez, 60, of Hawarden, passed away on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 7:00 p.m. Saturday, July 14, 2018 at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden with Father Sunny Dominic officiating. A Prayer Vigil will follow the mass. The Porter Funeral Home in...

Jul 10, 2018

Hull, IA: Minard Van Den Top, 91, of Hull, Iowa, formerly of Doon, Iowa, entered his heavenly home on Tuesday, July 10, 2018 at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 14 at 10:30 AM at the Hull Protestant Reformed Church with Rev. James Laning officiating. Following a light luncheon at the church, burial...

Jul 9, 2018

Biography Doon, IA: Elroy Glenn Van Engen, 77, of Doon, Iowa, died Monday, July 9, 2018 at the Sioux Falls VA Health Care System in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services will be held Thursday, July 12 at 10:30 AM at Doon United Reformed Church with Rev. John Vermeer officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery of Doon. Visitation, with...

Jul 7, 2018

Inwood, IA: Carol Van Stelton, 69, of Inwood, Iowa, died Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Mayo Clinic Hospital, Methodist Campus in Rochester, Minnesota. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, July 11 at 10:00 AM at First Reformed Church of Inwood with Pastor Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery of Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be...

Jul 7, 2018

John VanderHelm, 96, of Council Bluffs passed away to join the “love of his life”, Doris on Saturday, July 7, 2018, at Bethany Lutheran Home in Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Memorial Service will be 2:00 P.M., Saturday, August 18, 2018 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Joshua Lowe officiating. Burial will be in Grace Hill Cemetery with...

Jul 7, 2018

Jul 6, 2018

Rock Valley, IA: Walter “Junior” Moore, 85, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, July 6, 2018 at his farm near Doon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, July 10, at 2:30 PM at Peace Lutheran Church of rural Sioux Center, Iowa with Rev. William Loefke officiating. Burial will follow the service at Peace Lutheran Cemetery. Visitation, with the family...

Jun 29, 2018

ROCK VALLEY, IOWA – Hattie Hubers, 86, of Rock Valley, formerly of Corsica, SD, passed away on Friday, June 29, 2018, at the Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.

Funeral Service will be 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 3, 2018 at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Corsica, SD, with Rev. E. C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow in the Graceland Cemetery in...

Jun 19, 2018

IRETON, IOWA ~ Miriam M. Muth, 64, of rural Ireton, passed away suddenly on Tuesday, June 19, 2018 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare in Hawarden, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Associated Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Erma Wolf officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation with the family will...