Randall Lee Harms, 54, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Tuesday, Nov. 29, 2022, as the result of a workplace accident.
A funeral service was Monday, Dec. 5, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Randall Lee Harms was born on March 5, 1968, to Larry and Lorna (Noerenberg) Harms in Luverne. He was raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1986.
He furthered his education and obtained an associate’s degree from Worthington Community College in Worthington. He then attended Southwest Minnesota State College in Marshall for one year. Randy went to work at Sailor Plastics for a short time before moving to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, where he began working at Bell Box, where he remained for 27 years.
He began dating Nikki Smith, who became his life partner. On March 23, 2001, they were blessed with a daughter, Cameron.
Randy was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. He loved music and was known as an encyclopedia of classic rock music. Randy was also an avid sports fan. He loved hockey and still skated. He also had numerous hockey jerseys. He was an avid fan of the Minnesota Vikings, Minnesota Wild hockey team, and attended many local Stampede hockey games in Sioux Falls. He enjoyed going to sprint car races at Huset’s Speedway in Brandon, South Dakota, and in Knoxville, Iowa. He also enjoyed watching the Indianapolis 500 in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Randy loved spending his free time with his family, watching his daughter and nieces’ sporting events and other events, and visiting with his parents. His siblings were his best friends.
Randy is survived by his life partner, Nikki Smith of Sioux Falls; daughter Cameron Harms of Brookings, South Dakota; his parents, Larry and Lorna Harms of Luverne; partner parents Randy and Debbie Smith of Sioux Falls; two siblings, Wayne Harms of Luverne and Shelley (Blair) Nattress of Luverne; two nieces; and numerous friends.
He was preceded in death by his sister-in-law, Peggy Harms; and both sets of grandparents.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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