Obituaries

Donna Dieren

73Sioux Falls, South DakotaMay 10, 2025Donna Dieren, 73, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Ava’s House, Sioux Falls.Mass of Christian Burial will be at St. Michael’s Catholic Church at a later date. Donna Marie Krejci was born March...

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Thelma De Smit

77 Rock Valley, Iowa May 10, 2025 Thelma De Smit, 77, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa.Funeral service was Friday, May 16, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery,...

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Vivien Norris

70 Larchwood, Iowa May 12, 2025 Vivien Norris, 70, Larchwood, Iowa, passed away in her home Monday May 12, 2025. Memorial service was Monday, May 19, at Barnett-Lewis Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, South DakotaVivien Ann Claussen was born May 30, 1954, in Canton, South...

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Vernon Knutson

84 Inwood, Iowa May 13, 2025 Vernon Knutson, 84, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Canton, South Dakota. Funeral service was Saturday, May 17, at Inwood Porter Funeral Home with interment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood....

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Viola McKenney

83 Brandon, South Dakota May 16, 2025 Viola McKenney, 83, of Brandon, South Dakota, died Friday, May 16, 2025, at her home. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, May 20, with family present at Peace Lutheran Church, Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral service will be at...

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Barbara Possail

84 Tyler, Minnesota May 10, 2025 Barbara (Giles) Possail, 84, of Tyler, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2025, at Avera Tyler Hospital in Tyler, Minnesota. Graveside services were Friday, May 16, at Russell City Cemetery, Russell, Minnesota. Survivors include...

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Heath Jeltema

44 Orange City, Iowa May 12, 2025 Heath Jeltema, 44, of Orange City, Iowa, passed away of cancer Monday, May 12, 2025, at his home. Interment was Friday, May 16, in West Lawn Cemetery, Orange City. Survivors include his wife, three siblings including Jody (Chad) Van...

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Douglas Skinlo

76 Sioux Falls, South Dakota May 13, 2025 Douglas W. Skinlo, 76, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2025 at the veterans’ hospital in Sioux Falls. Graveside rites were Tuesday, May 20, at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery, Sioux Falls....

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Betty Jean Eisma

93Inwood, IowaMay 7, 2025Betty Jean Eisma, 93, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2025, at Fellowship Village in Inwood.Visitation with the family will be from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday, May 14, at Inwood Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service will be at 10...

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Charles and Linda Metzger

Charles Metzger 77 Linda Metzger 78 Lester, Iowa May 9, 2025 Charles, 77, and Linda, 78 Metzger, of Lester, Iowa, died Friday, May 9, 2025, in an auto accident in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Charles Dean Metzger was born Sept. 13, 1947, son of Emil and Flora (Strahm)...

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Eleanor Vander Zwaag

88 Spirit Lake, Iowa May 6, 2025 Gail Vander Zwaag, 88, of Spirit Lake, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, May 6, 2025, at Accura Healthcare of Milford, Iowa. Graveside services were Tuesday, May 13, at Hope Cemetery, Hull, Iowa. Eleanor Gail Rockhill was born April 22, 1937,...

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Jeanette Van Ginkel

90 Rock Valley, Iowa April 30, 2025 Jeanette Van Ginkel, 90, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at Whispering Heights of Rock Valley. Funeral service will was Tuesday, May 6, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley, with interment...

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Phyllis Lynch

82 La Crosse, Wisconsin February 2, 2025 Phyllis  E. Lynch, 82, of La Crosse, Wisconsin, died Sunday Feb. 23, 2025, at Riverside Transitional Care Facility in La Crosse.Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, April 26, with visitation from 10-11 a.m. at Good...

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Mary Van Roekel

88 Inwood, Iowa April 4, 2025 Mary Van Roekel, 88, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 4, 2025, at Fellowship Village in Inwood.Funeral service was Wednesday, April 9, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Inwood, with interment in Christ Lutheran Cemetery, Alvord,...

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Nelvina Moser

79 Hull, IowaApril 11, 2025Nelvina Moser, 79, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Friday, April 11, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull.Visitation will be Tuesday, April 15, from 5-7 p.m. with the family present at Bethel Reformed Church in Lester, Iowa. Funeral...

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Janet Ripperda

85 Larchwood, Iowa March 29, 2025 Janet Ripperda, 85, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Saturday, March 29, 2025, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Memorial service was Friday, April 4, at Peace Lutheran Church, Rock Rapids. Janet Marie Hansen was born Oct. 24,...

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Mary Smith

86 Nova Scotia, Canada March 25, 2025 Mary Smith, 86, of Nova Scotia, Canada, died Tuesday March 25, 2025, at Parkland at the Lakes Care Facility. Mary Therese Kelly was born May 9,1938, to Ralph and Minnie (Grendler) Kelly of Alvord, Iowa. Mary attended a one-room...

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Thomas Miller

80Larchwood, IowaMarch 8, 2025Thomas Miller, 80, of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away Saturday, March 8, 2025, at Bethany Home in Brandon, South Dakota.Funeral services were Friday, March 14, at First Evangelical Free Church, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with interment in...

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Beverly Knutson

88 Sioux Falls, South Dakota February 25, 2025 Beverly Knutson, 88, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025. Memorial services were Monday, March 3, at Miller Funeral Home, Sioux Falls, with interment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood,...

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Elaine Childress

92 Alvord, Iowa February 25, 2025 Elaine Childress, 92, of Alvord, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2025, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Memorial service was Saturday, March 1, at Jurrens Funeral Home, Rock Rapids, Iowa, with interment in Alvord Cemetery....

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