Obituaries

Area Funerals

Doris Vogelaar

Doris M. Vogelaar 95 of Sheldon passed away on Saturday August 22nd at Sanford Senior Care in Sheldon. Celebration of Life Services will begin at 2 P.M. Saturday September 12th

Marlys M. De Bruin

Marlys M. De Bruin, age 96, of Rock Rapids formerly of Doon, passed away, Thursday, September 3rd, at the Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids. Funeral Service will be

Clay Allen Hansmann

Clay Allen Hansmann, age 68 of George, passed away, Wednesday, September 2nd, at the Sanford Sheldon Hospital in Sheldon, surrounded by his family. Visitation will be from 5:00 p.m. to

Harriet Vande Hoef

Harriet Vande Hoef, age 100, of Sibley, passed away, Saturday, August 29th, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley. Visitation will be on Thursday, September 3rd with family present from 5:00

Alan “Tank” Dale Wassenaar

Alan “Tank” Dale Wassenaar,age 76, of Doon, passed away, August 25th, in Rock Rapids, after a lengthy struggle with cancer. A Memorial Mass will be held at 1:00 p.m. on

Twila Voss

Twila Voss, age 91 of Little Rock, passed away on Sunday, August 23rd, at Saint Elizabeth Hospital in Lincoln, Nebraska.  A Celebration of life will be held in Little Rock

Maddy VanEngen

Maddy VanEngen, age 33 of Ocheyedan, passed away, Wednesday, August 26th, at Mayo Clinic Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, September 1st, at

Marva Brown

Marva L. Brown, 92, of Paullina, passed away on Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Prairie View Retirement Home in Sanborn.  Her funeral service will be 10:30 A.M. on Monday, August

Gary Horstman

Gary Horstman, age 77, of Hull, passed away on Thursday, August 27th, at the Crown Pointe Estates in Sioux Center. A visitation with the family present will be held on

Kermit De Vries

Kermit Leroy De Vries of Inwood, Iowa, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026, at Whispering Heights in Rock Valley, Iowa, at the age of 84. A funeral service will