Obituaries

96 Rock Rapids, Iowa October 25, 2022 Florence M. Knoblock, 96, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday Oct. 25, 2022, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids. Funeral services were Friday, Oct. 28, at Apostolic Christian Church, Lester, Iowa, with interment in...

99 Rock Valley, Iowa October 9, 2022 Jeanette “Janet” Van Oort, 99, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2022, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley.  Celebration of life service was Saturday, Oct. 15, at First Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in...

95 Larchwood, Iowa October 10, 2022 Donald L. Roemen, 95, of Larchwood, Iowa, died, Oct. 10, 2022, at Fellowship Village in Inwood, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 15, at The Church of St. Mary, Larchwood, with interment in Larchwood Cemetery. Donald Leo...

87 Rock Valley, Iowa October 13, 2022 Joyce Claussen, 87, of Rock Valley, Iowa, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2022, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley. Funeral Service was Monday, Oct. 17, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Richland Cemetery,...

77 Beloit, Iowa October 14, 2022 Rodger Allen Minor, 77, of Beloit, Iowa, died unexpectedly Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at his home.   Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, at Canton United Methodist Church.   Rodger was born July...

99 Inwood, Iowa September 29, 2022 V. Starr Ferraro, 99, of Inwood, Iowa, died Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022 at Fellowship Village in Inwood. Mass of Christian Burial was Thursday, Oct. 6, at The Church of St. Mary, Larchwood, Iowa, with interment in Larchwood...

70 Rio Verde, Arizona August 13, 2022 Heidi Ann Miller, 70, of Rio Verde, Arizona, passed away Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022.  Memorial mass was Saturday, Oct. 1, at The Church of St. Mary, Larchwood, Iowa, with inurnment in Richland Cemetery, Inwood, Iowa. Heidi Ann...

74 Canton, South Dakota September 25, 2022 Joseph “Joe” Skiles, 74, of Canton, South Dakota, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  Memorial services were Thursday, Sept. 29, at Canton Lutheran Church.  ...

87 Lester, Iowa September 25, 2022 Melvin “Meff” Knobloch,  87, of Lester, Iowa, died Sunday, Sept. 25, 2022, at his home. Funeral services were Wednesday, Sept. 28, at Apostolic Christian Church, Lester, with interment in the church cemetery. Melvin Gerhart...

79 Sioux Falls, South Dakota September 17, 2022 John Burggraaff, 79, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Saturday, Sept. 17, 2022, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.   Funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 24, at First Reformed...

82 Larchwood, Iowa September 10, 2022 Nancy Schrank, 82, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Saturday, Sept. 10, 2022, at her residence. Funeral service was Wednesday, Sept. 14, at at Porter Funeral Home, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Hillside Cemetery, Doon, Iowa. ...

92 Inwood, Iowa September 12, 2022 Garret Van Voorst, 92, of Inwood, Iowa, died Monday, Sept. 12, 2022, at Hegg Health Center in Rock Valley, Iowa.  Funeral services were Saturday, Sept. 17, at Inwood Christian Reformed Church with interment in Richland Cemetery,...

79 Larchwood, Iowa September 13, 2022 Robert E. Wulf, 79 of Larchwood, Iowa, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2022, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 17, at Peace Lutheran Church, Rock Rapids. Robert Emil Wulf was born Nov. 20,...

91 Hull, Iowa September 1, 2022 Margie Vanden Toorn of Hull, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022 at Pleasant Acres Care Center of Hull.   Funeral service was Wednesday, Sept. 7, at Faith Reformed Church, Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Valley View...

84 Hartley, Iowa August 22, 2022 Ronald Schuttloffel, 84, of Hartley, Iowa, passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2022. Funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 27, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Hartley, with interment in Pleasant View Cemetery, Hartley. Ronald Paul “Ron”...

82 Larchwood, Iowa August 24, 2022 Stanley Garman, 82, of Larchwood, Iowa, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, at Rock Rapids Health Centre in Rock Rapids, Iowa.  Funeral service was Tuesday, Aug. 30, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, rural Inwood, Iowa with interment...

84 Sioux Falls, South Dakota August 12, 2022 JoAnn R. Armstrong, 84, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away Friday, Aug. 12, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center. Memorial visitation was Sunday, Aug. 21, at Inwood Community Center, Inwood, Iowa, with interment in...

73 Sheldon, Iowa August 16, 2022 Wanda Kooima, 73, of Sheldon, Iowa, passed away Tuesday, Aug. 16, 2022, at Valley Baptist Medical Center in Harlingen, Texas.  Funeral service was Monday, Aug. 22, at First Reformed Church, Sheldon, with interment in East Lawn...