Obituaries

Verlyn Timmer

Verlyn Timmer

May 28, 2025

Verlyn Timmer, age 67 of rural Ellsworth, Minnesota, passed away at his residence on May 28, 2025, surrounded by his family.  

A funeral service will take place at 11:00 AM, Saturday, May 31, 2025 at Bethel Reformed Church, rural Little Rock, Iowa with Reverend Scott Van Ravenswaay, officiating.  Burial will follow at Bethel Reformed Church Cemetery.

Visitation will be one hour...

Monica Lee Stofferan

Monica Lee Stofferan

May 24, 2025

Sibley, IA

Monica Stofferan age 72 of Ashton, Iowa, passed away Saturday, May 24, 2025, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, after a 10-year battle with Multiple Myeloma and Acute Myeloblastic Leukemia.

Family will receive friends from 9:30 AM, until the hour of service at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Sibley.

Funeral service will be 10:30 AM, Friday, May 30th at...

Marlyn W. Wibben

Marlyn W. Wibben

May 24, 2025

Marlyn W. Wibben, age 88 of Little Rock, IA, died Saturday, May 24, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society in George, IA.

Visitation will be Friday, May 30th from 9:30AM until the hour of service, at Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock, IA.

Funeral service will be 11:00AM May 30th, at Salem Reformed Church in Little Rock, IA, with Pastor Daniel Stanley...

Jan W. De Boer

Jan W. De Boer

May 23, 2025

Sibley, IA

Jan W. De Boer age 82, of Sibley, Iowa passed away Friday, May 23, 2025, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley, IA.

The family will be receiving family and friends from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, Friday, June 13th at Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

Jan Wayne De Boer was born August 13, 1942, in Hull, Iowa, the son of William “Bill”...

Douglas C. Frank

Douglas C. Frank

May 22, 2025

Sibley, IA

Douglas Frank age 85, of Sibley, Iowa passed away Thursday, May 22, 2025, at his home in Sibley, IA.

Visitation will be on Sunday, June 1st from 12:30 PM to the hour of service, at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

Funeral service will be at 2:00 PM Sunday, June 1st at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Sibley, with Pastor Tim...

Judith Johnson

Judith Johnson

May 19, 2025

Judith Ann Johnson age 83 of Ashton, Iowa passed away Monday, May 19, 2025 at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley.

Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 AM, Thursday, May 22, 2025 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Ashton with Father Siby Punnoose and Father Tim Hogan concelebrating. Burial will follow in the St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in rural Ashton.

Visitation will...

Leon M Kruger

Leon M Kruger

May 18, 2025

Sibley, Iowa

Leon Kruger age 95 of Worthington, MN died Sunday, May 18, 2025 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, MN.

Memorial service will be held on June 28, 2025 at 10:00 a.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley, IA, with Pastor Chris Lemmon officiating.

Burial will be in the Gilman Township Cemetery in Ashton, IA, with military honors by the...

Herman Albert Gradert

Herman Albert Gradert

May 17, 2025

Sibley, IA

Herman Gradert age 93, of Sibley, Iowa died Saturday, May 17, 2025, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sibley.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, May 21st at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Sibley, with Reverend Tim Nappe officiating.

Burial will...

Viola M McKenney

Viola M McKenney

May 15, 2025

Rock Rapids, Iowa

Viola McKenney age 83, of Brandon, SD, formerly of Rock Rapids, IA died on May 15, 2025, at her home in Brandon.

Visitation will be on Tuesday, May 20th from 5:00 to 7:00 PM, with family present at Peace Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids, IA.

Funeral service will be at 1:30 PM, Wednesday, May 21st at Peace Lutheran Church in...

David Lee Van Westen

David Lee Van Westen

May 14, 2025

Sibley, IA

David Van Westen age 83, of Sibley, Iowa passed away Wednesday, May 14, 2025, at the Osceola Regional Hospital in Sibley, IA.

Visitation will be on Monday, May 19, 2025, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, May 20th at the First Baptist Church in Sibley, with Daniel...

Loren Dengler

Loren Dengler

May 12, 2025

Loren Walter Dengler, age 89, of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Monday, May 12, 2025 at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids. 

A funeral service will take place at 10:30 AM, Monday, May 19, 2025 at First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids. Visitation will be from 9:00 AM until the time of the service on Monday, May 19th.  Burial will...

Barbara Jo LaCour

Barbara Jo LaCour

May 11, 2025

Sibley, IA

Barbara Jo LaCour age 77 of Spencer, Iowa, formerly of Sibley, IA, died Sunday, May 11, 2025, at St. Luke Lutheran Home in Spencer, Iowa.

The family will be receiving friends on Friday, May 23rd from 1:00 p.m. until the hour of service at Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

A memorial service will be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 23rd,...

Charles & Linda Metzger

Charles & Linda Metzger

May 9, 2025

Charles (age77) and Linda (age 78) Metzger, of Lester, IA both died Friday evening, May 9, 2025, in a tragic auto accident in Sioux Falls, SD.

Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, May 14th at the Apostolic Christian Church in Lester, Iowa. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.

Visitation will be Tuesday, May 13th from 5:00 to 8:00 p.m., with...

Rodney Raymond Hadler

Rodney Raymond Hadler

Apr 23, 2025



NOTICE: Hills, MN

  Rodney R. Hadler, age 83 of Hills, MN died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.

  Visitation will be Monday, April 28, 2025, from 4:00 to 6:00 PM, with family present at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, MN.

  A Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at the...

Ruth Grueneich

Ruth Grueneich

Apr 23, 2025

Rock Rapids, IA  CLICK HERE TO WATCH FUNERAL SERVICE LIVESTREAM

Ruth Grueneich, age 94 of Rock Rapids, IA died Wednesday, April 23, 2025, at Lyon Specialty Care in Rock Rapids.

Funeral service will be 11:00 AM, Monday, April 28th at Faith Baptist Church in Rock Rapids. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids.

Visitation with family present, will be Monday, from...

Alan Roland Vander Meulen

Alan Roland Vander Meulen

Apr 22, 2025

Alan Vander Meulen age 95 of Ocheyedan, Iowa died Tuesday, April 22, 2025, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley, Iowa.

Visitation will be Sunday, April 27th from 2:00 to 4:00 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Ocheyedan, IA.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 28, 2025, at the Christian Reformed Church in Ocheyedan, with Pastor Lee Khang...

Michael Dean Ubbinga

Michael Dean Ubbinga

Apr 21, 2025

     Michael Ubbinga, age 45 of George, IA, died Monday, April 21, 2025, at his home in George, IA.

     Visitation will be Tuesday, April 29, 2025, from 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home of George.

     A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 30, 2025, at the Jurrens Funeral Home...

Joshua Stange

Joshua Stange

Apr 19, 2025

Joshua Michael Stange, age 45, passed away on April 19, 2025.

A Celebration of Life will be held from 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM at Jurrens Funeral Home in Ashton, Iowa on Saturday, April 26, 2025. Burial to follow at St. Mary's Cemetery in Ashton, Iowa. The family will direct memorials.

He was born April 28, 1979 to Perry Stange and Sheryl (Goedken)...

Jeanne Van Briesen

Jeanne Van Briesen

Apr 18, 2025

Jeanne Van Briesen, age 98 of Tucson, Arizona, passed away Friday, April 18, 2025 at Starfish Care Homes in Tucson, Arizona.

A funeral service will take place at 10:30 AM, Tuesday, April 29, 2025 at Tabernacle Baptist Church in George, Iowa with Pastor Bryan Anderson, officiating.  Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.

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In lieu of flowers,...

Roger Poppen

Roger Poppen

Apr 18, 2025

Sibley, IA

Roger Poppen age 94 of Sibley, Iowa died Friday, April 18, 2025, at Osceola Senior Living in Sibley, Iowa.

Visitation will be Sunday, April 20th from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the Jurrens Funeral Home of Sibley.

Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025, at the First Presbyterian Church in Sibley, with Pastor Chris Lemmon and...