Obituaries

Robert Hoffmann

85 Archer, Iowa February 10, 2025 Robert Nicholas Hoffmann, 85, of Archer, Iowa passed away Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Services were Friday, Feb. 14, at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Sheldon, Iowa. Survivors include his wife, his daughter, Lori (Jeremy) Darnell of...

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Everdena Koedam

97 Rock Valley, Iowa February 12, 2025 Everdena Koedam, 97, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service was Monday, Feb. 17, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery,...

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Peter Soodsma

87 Hull, Iowa February 4, 2025 Peter Soodsma, 87, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley, Iowa.Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 11, at First Christian Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull.Peter...

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Carol Gladys Boote

98 Holland, MI Sunday, January 26, 2025 Carol Gladys Boote, age 98, passed away on Sunday, January 26, 2025.She was born in Hull, Iowa on January 12, 1927, to George and Cynthia Bartels Meerdink, one of seven children. She grew up in Hull and graduated from Hull High...

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Dallas De Jong

81 Sioux Center, Iowa January 24, 2025 Dallas De Jong, 81, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center. Celebration of life service was Friday, Jan. 31, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa. Survivors include six...

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Lauren Sandbulte

68 Hull, Iowa January 27, 2025 Lauren Sandbulte, 68, of Hull, Iowa, died Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at Hegg Memorial Health in Rock Valley, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 1, at Carmel Reformed Church, Carmel, Iowa with interment in Carmel Cemetery. Lauren Bruce...

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Ruth Vande Stroet

76 Rock Valley, Iowa January 30, 2025 Ruth Vande Stroet, 76, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025. Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley.Ruth Bloemendaal was...

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Howard Smit

86 Hull, Iowa January 30, 2025 Howard Smit, 86, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Jan. 30, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Funeral service was Monday, Feb. 3, at American Reformed Church, Hull, with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull. Howard Dale was...

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Sharon Vander Schaaf

85 Orange City, Iowa January 31, 2025 Sharon Vander Schaaf, 85, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at Prairie View Care Center, Sanborn, Iowa. Sharon Rose Muyskens was born Dec. 19, 1939, near Newkirk, Iowa, to John and Grace (De Jager) Muyskens....

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Wendell Warntjes

60 Alton, Iowa January 29, 2025 Wendell Warntjes, 60, of Alton, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2025, at Orange City Area Health System. Funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at First Reformed Church, Boyden, Iowa, with interment in Sheridan Township Cemetery...

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Barbara Nilles

65 Sanborn, Iowa January 17, 2025 Barbara Nilles, 65, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away at her home Friday, Jan. 17, 2025. Memorial visitation was Saturday, Jan. 25, at Sanborn Funeral Home, Sanborn, with interment in Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn. Survivors include two...

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Priscilla Huizenga

89 Orange City, Iowa January 21, 2025 Priscilla Huizenga, 89, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Jan. 21, 2025, at Orange City Area Health System. Memorial service was Tuesday, Jan. 28, at First Christian Reformed Church, Orange City, with interment in Valley...

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Terry Anderson

82 Hull, Iowa January 22, 2025 Terry Anderson, 82, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at his home. Funeral service was Monday, Jan. 27, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, near Hull, with interment in the church cemetery. Terry Keith was born Jan. 15, 1943,...

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Betty Schoch

100 Lake City, Fl January 5, 2025 Betty Schoch, of Lake City, Fl. peacefully passed away on January 5, 2025 surrounded by loved ones. Betty was 101 (mi-nus 18 days) and lived her entire life with purpose and positivity. She grew up in Sheldon, Iowa, a daughter of the...

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Carla Hepp

77 Luverne, Minnesota January 11, 2025 Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr., 77, of Luverne, Minnesota passed away Sunday,  Jan. 5, 2025, at Luverne Hospice Cottage. Funeral service was Thursday, Jan. 9, at Christian Reformed Church, Luverne, with interment in Maplewood...

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Linda Rohner

76 Pennock, Minnesota December 20, 2024 Linda Marie Rohner, 76, of Pennock, Minnesota, died Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at Copperleaf Assisted Living in Willmar, Minnesota.Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 3, at First Lutheran Church of Norway Lake,...

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Remember those lost

December 2023 Harrietta Niemeyer, 76, Sioux Center, IA, December 27. January Gladys De Weerd, 91, Sioux Center, IA, January 9.Perry Raman, 68, Hull, IA, January 13.Louisa De Boer, 85, Leota, MN, January 16.Arlan Egdorf, 79, Orange City, IA, January 19.Linda Egdorf,...

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Evelyn Jacobsma

87 Sanborn, Iowa December 14, 2024 Evelyn Jacobsma, 87, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 14, 2024, at Prairie View Nursing Home. Memorial service was Thursday, Dec, 19, at First Reformed Church, Sanborn, with interment in Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn. Evelyn...

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Carol Dierksen

81 Dundas, Minnesota December 6, 2024 Carol Dierksen, 81, of Dundas, Minnesota, died Friday, Dec. 6, 2024 at home. Funeral services were Monday, Dec. 16, at Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault, Minnesota, with interment will be in Meadow Ridge Memorial Park, Faribault....

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Glenn Doorenbos

95 Sibley, Iowa December 9, 2024 Glenn Doorenbos, 95, of Sibley, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 9, 2024, at Country View Manor in Sibley. Memorial services were Friday, Dec. 13, at First Reformed Church, Sibley, with interment in Sheridan Township, Boyden, Iowa. Glenn...

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