Obituaries

Carolyn Thiessen

84 Kansas City, Missouri July 21, 2025 Carolyn Thiessen, 84, of Kansas City, Missouri, passed away Monday, July 21, 2025, at her home. A family memorial service will be at a later date. Carolyn Thiessen was born July 8, 1941, at Rock Rapids Iowa, daughter of Henry and...

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Gayle Johnson

Gayle Johnson 87 Rock Rapids, Iowa July 27, 2025 Gayle Johnson, 87, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away Sunday, July 27, 2025, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. Funeral service was Thursday, July 31, at Peace Lutheran Church, Rock Rapids, interment in Riverview...

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Sara Daale

Sara Daale 46 Ponca, Nebraska July 23, 2025 Sara Daale, 46, of Ponca, Nebraska, formerly of Fairview, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, July 23, 2025, at her home. Memorial service was Sunday, Aug. 3, at Porter Funeral Home, Hawarden, Iowa, Survivors include...

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Sadie Faber

Sadie Faber96Inwood, IowaJuly 24, 2025Sadie Faber, 96, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 24, 2025, at Fellowship Village, Inwood. Funeral services were Tuesday, July 29, at Inwood Christian Reformed Church, Inwood. Sadie Folkerts was born March 29,...

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Nancy Thompson

Nancy Thompson66Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 18, 2025Nancy Ilene Thompson, age 66, of Sioux Falls, SD, passed away Friday, July 18, 2025.Celebration of life gathering will be from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, at the Sky Lounge in Tea, South Dakota.Nancy Ilene Hamburg...

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Douglas Plueger

Douglas Plueger71 Rock Valley, Iowa July 18, 2025 Douglas Plueger, 71, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Friday, July 18, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday, July 22, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Valley....

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Wayne Ireland

84Sioux Falls, South DakotaJuly 5, 2025Wayne Ireland, 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, July 5, 2025, at Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls.Celebration of life will be Saturday, July 19, at Miller Funeral Home – Southside Chapel (7400 S. Minnesota...

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Dale Plueger

71Rock Valley, IowaJuly 8, 2025Dale Plueger, 71, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, July 8, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley.Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday, July 15, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church, Rock Valley, with inurnment in Riverview...

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Alice Zonnefeld

64Sanborn, IowaJuly 3, 2025Alice Zonnefeld, 64, of Sanborn, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at her home.Memorial service was Thursday, July 10, at Christian Reformed Church, SanbornAlice Jean Ranschau was born Sept. 17, 1960, daughter of Walter and Mary...

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Alice Halma

96Inwood, IowaJuly 3, 2025Alice Halma, 96, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood.Funeral service was Wednesday, July 9, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Inwood, with interment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood.Alice Marion Halma...

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Gerrit Niemeyer

Gerrit Niemeyer 78 Menno, South Dakota June 24, 2025 Gerrit Niemeyer, 78, of Menno, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, June 25, 2025, at his home. Visitation with the family present will be Saturday, July 12, from 1:30-2:30 p.m. at Porter Funeral Home of Inwood,...

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Robert Gardner Jr.

Robert Gardner Jr. 55 June 28, 2025 Robert Garnder Jr., 55, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Department of Veterans Affairs hospice cottage due to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, also known as Lou Gehrig’s Disease. Funeral services were Monday, July 7, at...

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Robin Beyer

Robin Beyer 65 Hull, Iowa June 28, 2025 Robin Beyer, 65, of Hull, Iowa, passed away Saturday, June 28, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital and University Health Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.Graveside services were Thursday, July 3, at Hope Cemetery, Hull.Survivors...

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Alice Halma

Alice Halma 96 Inwood, Iowa July 3, 2025 Alice Halma, 96, of Inwood, Iowa, passed away Thursday, July 3, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood.Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 9, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church, Inwood, with interment following in...

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Gilbert Hoogendoorn

Gilbert Hoogendoorn 92 Rock Valley, Iowa June 22, 2025 Gilbert Hoogendoorn, 92, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley. Funeral service was Thursday, June 26, at Netherlands Reformed Congregation, Rock Valley,...

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Sharon Trumbull

Sharon Trumbull 84 Canton, South Dakota June 22, 2025 Sharon Lee Trumbull, 84, of Canton, South Dakota, passed away Sunday, June 22, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society in Canton. Funeral services were Friday, June 27, at Bethany Reformed Church, Canton, with interment in...

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Porfirio Castillo Jr.

Porfirio Castillo Jr. 62 Rock Valley, Iowa June 19, 2025 Porfirio Castillo Jr., 62, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2025, at Pleasant Acres Care Center in Hull, Iowa. Funeral service was Tuesday, June 24, at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, with...

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Ardis Ellis

59 Canton, South Dakota May 21, 2025 Ardis (Moulton) Ellis, 59, of Canton, South Dakota, passed away Wednesday, May 21, 2025. There will be no funeral service. Survivors include two children, four grandchildren, four siblings including Susy (Alan) Teach of Inwood,...

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Shelly Smit

61 Rock Valley, Iowa May 19, 2025 Shelly Smit, 61, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Monday, May 19, 2025, as a result of injuries sustained in a house fire near Rock Valley. Memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, June 21, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rock Valley....

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Delores Jean Hassebroek

79 Sioux Falls, South Dakota May 26, 2025 Delores Jean Hassebroek, age 79, passed away on May 26, 2025, at Good Samaritan Luther Manor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family services will be held at a later date. Born June 23, 1945, in Sibley, Iowa, Delores was...

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