Obituaries
Randall Brown
Mar 22, 2015
Randall Ray Brown, 51, son of the late Ralph and Donna (Muth) Brown, passed away in St. Paul, Minnesota on Sunday, March 22, 2015. He was born in the Hawarden, Iowa hospital on March 28, 1963, and was raised in McNally where his parents owned a grain elevator. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Ireton....

William Sieler
Mar 17, 2015
William Ray Sieler, Sr., 71, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Tuesday, March 17, 2015 at his daughters home in Rock Valley. Private family memorial services will be held and condolences may be left for the family at www.porterfuneralhomes.com. William Ray Sieler, Sr., son of Raymond and Matilda (Westerwal) Sieler, was born May 1, 1943 at Creighton, South Dakota. Bill proudly...
Dorothy "Dottie" Van Berkum
Mar 7, 2015
Orange City, IA: Dorothy Van Berkum, 90, of Orange City, formerly of Rock Valley, IA, died Saturday, March 07, 2015 at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City. Memorial services will be held Friday, March 13, 2015 at 1:00 p.m. at First Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Harlan De Jong officiating. Burial will be held prior to the...
Ariyanna Miller
Mar 3, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa, Ariyanna Rose Miller, age 16, of rural Hawarden, Iowa, passed away on Tuesday, March 3, 2015 at the University of Minnesota Masonic Childrens Hospital. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2015 at the Alcester-Hudson Elementary Gymnasium in Alcester with Father Doug Klein and Father Roger Linnan concelebrating. Burial will follow in the Pleasant...
Judith Halma
Mar 3, 2015
Judy Halma, Inwood, IA, entered into her heavenly home on March 3, 2015 after a 21 month battle with cancer. Memorial services will be held on Monday, March 9, 2015 at 11:00 a.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church at Inwood with Rev. John Wolf officiating. Visitation, with family present, will be held Sunday, March 8, 2015 from 2:00 4:00 p.m....
Milo Olson
Mar 2, 2015
Inwood, IA: Leslie Milo Olson, 91, of Larchwood, Iowa died Monday, March 2, 2015 at the Sanford Canton-Inwood Hospital. Public viewing will begin at 10:30 a.m., Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Our Saviors Lutheran Church 2065 Birch Avenue, rural Inwood, IA 51240. A family prayer service will be held at 10:30 a.m. at the church with the funeral service to...
Thomas Van Tilburg
Feb 28, 2015
Rock Valley, IA: Thomas Tom Van Tilburg, 87, of Rock Valley died Saturday, February 28, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center. Funeral service will be held on Wednesday, March 4, 2015 at 2:00 p.m. at the Netherlands Reformed Congregation in Rock Valley with Rev. E. C. Adams officiating. Burial will follow at Valley View Cemetery. Visitation with the family...
Grace Van Den Top
Feb 25, 2015
Grace Van Den Top, 79, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, February, 25, 2015 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be Monday, March 2, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Protestant Reformed Church in Doon, Iowa with Rev. Joshua Engelsma officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery, Doon. Visitation, with family present, will be...
Elwood "Whitey" Iverson
Feb 24, 2015
Hawarden, IA: Elwood Whitey Iverson, 94, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at Hillcrest Health Care Center at Hawarden. Funeral service will be Saturday, February 28, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at the Hawarden United Methodist Church with Rev. Barb Joy officiating. Burial will follow at Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden. Visitation, with family present, will be Friday, February...
Kathryn Mulder
Feb 23, 2015
Rock Valley, IA: Kathryn Mulder, 94, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Hegg Memorial Health Center in Rock Valley. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 27, 2015 at the United Reformed Church with Rev. Joel Vander Kooi officiating. Private family burial will be held prior to the memorial service. Visitation with the family...
James Van Engen
Feb 23, 2015
Rock Valley, IA: James Jim Van Engen, 80, of Rock Valley, Iowa died Monday, February 23, 2015 at Pleasant Acres in Hull, Iowa. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, February 28, 2015 at Trinity Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Stanley Groothof officiating. The funeral service will also be webcast at www.trinitycrc.com/connect/watch-online. Burial will follow at Valley...

Kyle Ruby
Feb 23, 2015
Hawarden, Iowa~ Kyle Ruby, 37, of Hawarden, Iowa died Monday, February 23, 2015 at the Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital. Inurnment of his cremated remains will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, March 2, 2015 next to his mother in the Grace Hill Cemetery in Hawarden, Iowa. The Porter Funeral Home in Hawarden is assisting his family. Condolences may be sent to www.porterfuneralhomes.com....
Maurine De Jager
Feb 14, 2015
Maurine I. DeJager, 87, was called home by our Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 14, 2015. She passed away peacefully under wonderful care at Hillcrest Health Care Center in Hawarden, Iowa. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, February 19, 2015 at the Hawarden Community Church with Rev. Derek Vande Slunt officiating. Interment will follow at Grace Hill...
Donald Ver Hoeven
Feb 13, 2015
Inwood, IA: Don Ver Hoeven, 94, of Inwood died peacefully Friday, February 13, 2015 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 24, 2015 at First Reformed Church in Inwood with Rev. Rob Horstman officiating. Burial will be held prior to the memorial service. Visitation with the family present will be held Sunday, February 22,...
Lila Grotjohn
Feb 12, 2015
Inwood, IA: Lila Grotjohn, 87, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Inwood, Iowa, died Thursday, February 12, 2015 at the Rock Rapids Health Centre. Visitation, with the family present, will be Sunday, February 15, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home at Inwood from 2:00-3:00 p.m. with private family burial to follow at Christ Lutheran Cemetery at Alvord. Condolences may be left...
Frieda Wagner
Feb 5, 2015
Rock Valley, Iowa: Frieda Wagner, 87, of Rock Valley, died Thursday, February 5, 2015 at Whispering Heights at Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held Monday, February 9, 2015 at 10:30 a.m. at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Rock Valley with Rev. Jim Locke officiating. Burial will be at Hillside Cemetery in Doon. Visitation will be Sunday, February 8, 2015...
Cameron Davis
Feb 4, 2015
HAWARDEN, IOWA~ CAMERON K. DAVIS, 83 of Hawarden, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at his residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 2:00 p.m. Sunday, February 8, 2015 at the Alcester Baptist Church in Alcester, South Dakota with Pastor Scott Conner officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery at Hawarden, with military rites conducted by...
Merlyn "Merk" Busch
Feb 3, 2015
Send Flowers Merlyn "Merk" L. Busch December 11, 1931 - February 3, 2015 HAWARDEN, IOWA~ MERLYN L. "MERK" BUSCH, 83, of Hawarden, Iowa, died Tuesday, February 3, 2015 at the Mercy Medical Center in Sioux City, Iowa. Memorial Service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, February 7, 2015 at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Hawarden, Iowa with Rev. Todd Bunge officiating....
Jeanette McPherson
Jan 30, 2015
HAWARDEN, IOWA~ Jeanette McPherson, 88, of Hawarden, passed away on Friday, January 30, 2015 at her residence in Hawarden. Funeral Service will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Associated Church in Hawarden with Rev. Dan Lozer officiating. Burial will follow in the Grace Hill Cemetery. Visitation will begin at noon Monday, with the family present beginning at 5:30 p.m. and...
William "Bill" Keizer
Jan 26, 2015
Doon, Iowa: William Bill J Keizer, 89, of Doon, Iowa died Monday, January 26, 2015 at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, January 29, 2015 at Porter Funeral Home in Rock Valley with Pastor Steve Swenson officiating. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Doon, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will...