Obituaries

In Loving Memory of Those Who Are Forever in Our Hearts

December 2024 Ronald Cordes, 80, West Union, Iowa, December 11 Janice Maxwell, 83, Sibley, Iowa, December 23 Richard Menage, 84, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, December 27 Roger Erickson Jr., 63, Ireton, Iowa, December 27 Michael Buss, 54, Alvord, Iowa, December 28...

Paul Hansmann

70 Boyden, Iowa December 29, 2025 Paul Hansmann, 70, of Boyden, Iowa, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025, at Sanford Health Sheldon Care Center. Funeral service was Friday, January 2, at St. Paul Lutheran Church, rural Hull with Pastor Owen Hoegh officiating. Interment followed the service at the church cemetery. Memorials will be given to […]

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Jacob Van Voorst

93 Rock Rapids, Iowa December 23, 2025 Jacob “Jake” Van Voorst, 93, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Fellowship Village of Inwood, Iowa. Funeral service was Saturday, Dec. 27, at Porter Funeral Home of Rock Valley, Iowa, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Jacob Van Voorst was born March […]

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Douglas DeGroot

73 George, Iowa December 23, 2025 Douglas DeGroot, 73 of George, Iowa, died Tuesday, Dec. 23, 2025, at Avera Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Private family service was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Jurrens Funeral Home, George, with interment in Evergreen Lawn Cemetery a, George. Douglas L. DeGroot was born Nov. 29, 1952, […]

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Arlis De Weerd

72 Rock Valley, Iowa December 20, 2025 Arlis De Weerd, 72, of Rock Valley, Iowa, passed away Saturday, Dec. 20, 2025, from injuries sustained in a motor vehicle accident in Liberal, Kansas. Memorial service was Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Trinity Christian Reformed Church, Rock Valley, with interment in Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley. Survivors include […]

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Roberta Hueser

93 George, Iowa December 25, 2025 Roberta Hueser, 93, of George, Iowa, passed away Thursday, Dec. 25, 2025, at Good Samaritan Senior Living Center in George. A private family burial for both Roberta and William Hueser will take place at a future date at Oak Hill Cemetery, Cherokee, Iowa. Roberta Jean Wheeler was born Oct. 3, […]

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Cheryle Lichtenberg

75 George, Iowa December 15, 2025 Cheryle Lichtenberg, 75, of George, Iowa, died Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Visitation with the family present will be Friday, Dec. 26, from 5-7 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home, George. Memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at […]

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Lynn Van Meeteren

72 George, Iowa December 13, 2025 Lynn Van Meeteren, 72, of George, Iowa, died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Sanford Hospital in Sheldon, Iowa. Funeral service was Thursday, Dec. 18, at Lyon County First Presbyterian Church, rural George, with interment in the church cemetery. Lynn John Van Meeteren was born Jan. 9, 1953, in Sheldon, […]

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Mary Durst

78 Worthington, Minnesota December 12, 2025 Mary Durst, 78, of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away Friday, Dec. 12, 2025, at Care Initiatives in Sibley, Iowa. The Durst family will receive friends and family Saturday, Jan. 17, from 10-11 a.m. at St. John’s Lutheran Church, Okabena, Minnesota. A memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the […]

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Marlys Brink

89 Sibley, Iowa December 15, 2025 Marlys Brink, 89, of Sibley, Iowa, passed away Monday, Dec. 15, 2025, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley. Funeral service was Monday, Dec. 22, 2025, at First Reformed Church, Sibley. Marlys Van Briesen was born Oct. 17, 1936, in Sibley, daughter of Ben and Fannie (Kruse) Van Briesen. She […]

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