Obituaries

May 29, 2017

Sioux City, IA: Cletus Gacke, 84, of Sioux City, formerly of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, May 29, 2017 at UnityPoint Health-St. Lukes in Sioux City. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Thursday, June 1 at 1:30 PM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Rock Valley with Father Bruce Lawler officiating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in...

May 28, 2017

Inwood, IA: Kenneth Ahrendt, 90, of Inwood, Iowa died Sunday, May 28, 2017 at Fellowship Village of Inwood. Funeral services will be held Wednesday, May 31, at 10:30 AM at Bethlehem Lutheran Church of Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Burial will follow at Richland Cemetery. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 30, at Porter Funeral Home of Inwood from...

May 27, 2017

Herdis Irene Tevis Rudd, 99, died on Saturday, May 27, 2017 at Whispering Heights, Rock Valley, Iowa. Herdis, formerly of Huron, South Dakota, died peacefully surrounded by her family. Mass of Christian Burial will be held Monday, June 5, at 11:00 AM at St. Mary’s Catholic Church of Rock Valley with Father Bruce Lawler officiating. Burial will follow at Altoona...

May 23, 2017

May 21, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Allan R. Faber, 80, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral services will be Saturday, May 27, at 10:00 AM at Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Gideon Wamala officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with...

May 20, 2017

Sioux City, Iowa ~ Preston John Raynie, 77, of Sioux City, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa died on Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the Unity Point Health St. Luke’s Hospital in Sioux City, Iowa.

Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa with burial and military rites to follow at the Grace Hill Cemetery...

May 17, 2017

Hawarden, Iowa ~ Marian Moeller, 96, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 17, 2017.

Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 20, 2017 at the St. Paul’s Lutheran Church in Ireton, Iowa with Rev. Michael Boothby officiating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Ireton. Visitation with the...

May 14, 2017

May 11, 2017

May 7, 2017

Osage, Iowa ~ Carol Dahlquist, 72 of Osage, formerly of Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Sunday, May 7, 2017 at the Osage Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center.

Memorial Service will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 12, 2017 at the Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden, Iowa, with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Inurnment will follow at the Eden Cemetery at Hudson, South Dakota....

May 5, 2017

Spirit Lake, Iowa ~ Sharon Reinking, 74, of Spirit Lake, formerly of Ireton, Iowa and Hawarden, Iowa passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Hawkeye Care Center in Spirit Lake, Iowa

Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 10, 2017 at the St. John’s Lutheran Church rural Ireton, Iowa with Rev. David Daumer officiating. A luncheon will...

May 5, 2017

Alcester, South Dakota ~ Walter Holtkamp, 96, of rural Alcester, passed away on Friday, May 5, 2017 at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Funeral Service will be 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Peace Lutheran Church in Alcester, South Dakota with Rev. Garen Pay officiating. Burial will follow in the Peace Lutheran Cemetery rural Alcester. Visitation with the...

May 3, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: John B. Groeneweg, 96, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Wednesday, May 03, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral services will be held Saturday, May 6 at 10:30 AM at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley with Rev. E.C Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley. Visitation, with the...

May 1, 2017

HAWARDEN, IOWA ~ Glenn Bluml of Hawarden, Iowa died on Monday, May 1, 2017 at the Avera McKennan Hospital & University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Father Doug Klein officiating. A Vigil Service will be at 7:00 p.m. Thursday...

Apr 28, 2017

Inwood, IA: Geneva Van Hill, 89, of Inwood, Iowa died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, May 2 at 11:00 AM at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with Rev. Sam Krikke officiating. Private family burial will be held prior at Richland Cemetery in Inwood. Visitation, with the family present, will be Monday,...

Apr 28, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Joanna June Groeneweg, 87, of Rock Valley, died Friday, April 28, 2017 at Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial services will be held Tuesday, May 2, at 2:00 PM at Rock Valley United Reformed Church with Rev. Joel Vander Kooi officiating. Private family burial will be held prior at Valley View Cemetery of Rock Valley....

Apr 26, 2017

Ellen Hoekstra Rhode passed away on April 26, 2017, at Hospice of the Hills in Rapid City, SD. She was born Ellen Marjorie Hubers on a national day of celebration--July 4, 1927--and her family and friends celebrated her life every day since until she left us at age 89. Ellen was born in Lyon County, Iowa, to Sylvia (Klein) Hubers...

Apr 26, 2017

Apr 18, 2017

Rock Valley, IA: Ray R. Potts, 95, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. A Celebration of Life visitation will be held from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, June 2, 2017 at the Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.

Ray Roland Potts, son of Jess and Marie (Pember) Potts, was born...

Apr 16, 2017

Funeral Services for Rachael E. (Rodine) Dow will be held on Thursday, April 20, 2017 at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Alma, Nebraska with Pastor Jim Bendorf officiating. Interment will be in the Alma Cemetery in Alma, Nebraska following the services. Rachael E. (Rodine) Dow, beloved wife of Jerry, of Omaha, Nebraska (formerly of Hawarden, Iowa), passed...