Obituaries

85 Sioux Center, Iowa April 7, 2020 Marlin “Mike” Vanden Bosch, 85 of Sioux Center, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, April 7, 2020, at Prairie Ridge Care Center in Orange City, Iowa. Private family service was at Memorial Funeral Home in Sioux Center with interment in...

87 Rock Valley, Iowa April 10, 2020 Margaret Teunissen, 87, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, April 10, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley.  Private family funeral service was Tuesday, April 14, with interment in Valley View Cemetery of Rock...

80 Rock Valley, Iowa March 28, 2020 Gerrit Klarenbeek, 80, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Private family funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock...

76 Paullina, Iowa March 28, 2020 Alvin Visscher, 76, of Paullina, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 28, 2020, at Orange City Area Health.  Private family service will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 1, 2020, at Oakdale Evangelical Free Church, rural Meriden, Iowa,...

98 Hull, Iowa March 25, 2020 Ellen Gritters, 98, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, March 25, 2020, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull. Private family graveside service was Friday, March 27, at Hope Cemetery in Hull.  Ellen Gritters was born July 6, 1921,...

85 Sioux Falls, South Dakota March 20, 2020 James Allen Schmidt, 85, died Friday, March 20, 2020, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Jim was born Sept. 20, 1934, in Milbank, South Dakota, to Oscar and Irene (Mollberg) Schmidt. He graduated from...

72 Harrisburg, South Dakota March 3, 2020 Suzie Morehead, 72, of Harrisburg, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Funeral service was Monday, March 9, at Friendship Assembly of God Church,...

92 Rock Valley, Iowa March 3, 2020 Alice Bakker, 92, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Tuesday, March 3, 2020, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.  Funeral services were Friday, March 6, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock...

99 Sheldon, Iowa March 1, 2020 Robert Den Hartog, 99, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Sunday, March 1, 2020, at his home at Fieldcrest in Sheldon.  Funeral services were Saturday, March 7, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn Cemetery,...

70 Inwood, Iowa March 2, 2020 Laura Koedam, 70, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Funeral services were Thursday, March 5, at First Reformed Church, Inwood, with interment in Valley...

92 Sioux Center, Iowa March 5, 2020 Esther M. Olivier, 92, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Thursday, March 5, 2020, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center.  Visitation will be Wednesday, March 11, from 5-7 p.m. with family present at Memorial Funeral...

59 Sioux Center, Iowa February 24, 2020 Roger Koele, 59, of Sioux Center, Iowa, died Monday, Feb. 24, 2020, at his home. Memorial services were Friday, Feb. 28, at First Christian Reformed Church, Sioux Center, with interment in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Sioux...

83 Sanborn, Iowa February 1, 2020 John E. Vander Werff, 83, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2020.  Memorial service was Tuesday, Feb. 4, at Christian Reformed Church, Sanborn, with interment in Roseland Cemetery, Sanborn. John E. Vander Werff was...

92 Sheldon, Iowa February 25, 2020 Mary Ann Van Meeteren, 92, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 29, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with...

89 Hull, Iowa February 21, 2020 James Wielenga, 89, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, Feb. 21, 2020, at Royale Meadows Care Center in Sioux Center, Iowa. Memorial service was Wednesday, Feb. 26, at Free Grace Reformed Church, Middleburg, Iowa, with interment in Hope...

18 Hull, Iowa February 25, 2020 Jordan Gritters, 18, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2020, in a motor vehicle accident near Boyden, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 29, at Hull Protestant Reformed Church with interment in Hope Cemetery, Hull....

83 Rock Rapids, Iowa February 27, 2020  Jeanette Brouwer, 83, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, Feb. 27, 2020, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral was Tuesday, March 3, at First Reformed Church, Rock Rapids, with...

71 Buffalo, MN February 14, 2020 Shari Schmitt passed away Friday, February 14, 2020 at Lake Ridge Oasis in Buffalo at the age of 71 after a battle with cancer. Sharilyn was born March 11, 1948 in Willmar, MN to Francis B. and Anne (Marcus) Freese. At the age of 3,...

85 Boyden, Iowa February 20, 2020 Eugene Egdorf, 85, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Feb. 20, 2020, at Senior Care in Sheldon, Iowa.  Memorial service was Monday, Feb. 24, 2020,  at United Presbyterian Church, Boyden, with interment in Sheridan...