Obituaries
- May 04, 2021Douglas Dean Kuper, 75, Beaver Creek, died Saturday, May 1, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A private family funeral service will take place at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne at a later date. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0506 DN)
- May 04, 2021William L. Preuss, 78, Luverne, died Monday, May 3, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A time of fellowship will be from 9-11 a.m. Tuesday, May 11, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Dingmann Funeral Home. A private family committal of cremains will be at a later date. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann…
- April 27, 2021Theodore “Bud” Van Peursem, 89, Leota, died Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, April 23, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. Burial was at the Leota Community Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0429 F)
- April 27, 2021Velma Arlene Brommer, 87, Rock Rapids, Iowa, formerly of Ordway, Colorado, died Thursday, April 15, 2021. Graveside services were Friday, April 23, at Valley View Cemetery in Ordway. Interment was in the Valley View Cemetery in Ordway. Arrangements were provided by Ford-Ustick Funeral Home, www.fordustick.com. (0429 DN)
- April 27, 2021Roger Dale Achterhof, 80, Rochester, died peacefully at his home April 26, 2021, enveloped in the love of family and caregivers from Visiting Angels and Mayo Clinic Hospice. Tipping the scales at 12.5 pounds, he was born at home July 18, 1940, in Sioux Center, Iowa, to L.W. (Lawrence) and Jeanetta (Jean) Achterhof. At birth he inherited his father's indomitable work ethic and business acumen…
- April 20, 2021Hannah Violet Dooyema was called home to heaven on April 10, 2021, at 20 weeks 3 days gestation. At 12:02 a.m. on April 12, she was delivered into the arms of her parents. Hannah weighed 1 pound, 1 ounce and was 10 inches long. Although Hannah’s life was cut short on this earth, she was strong, fighting long enough to be able to meet her parents. She was stubborn and sassy at all of her…
- April 20, 2021Shirley (Loger) Young died Jan. 6, 2021, in Portland, Oregon, at a local hospital from complications from surgery in December. Shirley was born on Dec. 31, 1927, to Anneas and Tena Loger. She attended Luverne High School for three years and then her family moved to Portland, where she graduated from Roosevelt High School in 1945. She married Joseph Bochater on Sept. 29, 1953, divorcing in 1956…
- April 20, 2021Bruce Allen Rye, 58, Luverne, died Friday, April 16, 2021, at his home under hospice care. A funeral service was Sunday, April 18, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was Monday, April 19, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Bruce Rye was born on Oct. 8, 1962, to Isak and Irmtraut “Trudy” (Kondert) Rye at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. He was baptized on Oct. 28, 1962, at…
- April 20, 2021Lennis “Red” Arndt, 72, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 7, 2021, at Ava’s Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of life service will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, May 1, at Grace Lutheran Church, with a luncheon following in the church basement. A private burial of cremains will be at St. Paul Lutheran Church Cemetery in Springfield on Sunday, May 2. In lieu of flowers, any memorial…
- April 20, 2021Henrietta Jeanette Huenink, 98, Steen, died Monday, April 12, 2021, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, April 16, at the Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial will follow at Pleasant View Cemetery in Valley Springs, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, April 15, with the family present, at the church. Henrietta Korthals was born…
- April 13, 2021Doreen Marie Wiese, 80, Luverne, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, April 17, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0415 DN)
- April 13, 2021July 10, 1937 – April 7, 2021 Oconomowoc, Wisconsin, formerly of Racine, Wisconsin Tanya T. Lehmann (nee Thompson) passed away comfortably on April 7, 2021, in Oconomowoc. Tanya was born on July 10, 1937, on a farm in Luverne, Minnesota, to Sivert and Lena (nee Snartemo) Thompson. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1955. After two years at Augustana College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota,…
- April 06, 2021Albert Boeve, 97, Luverne, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service is at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 7, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial with military honors follows at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Per MN executive order, masks are required and social distancing will be observed. Albert Boeve was born on the family farm north of…
- April 06, 2021Nelvin Albert Schelhaas, 82, Luverne, died Saturday, April 3, 2021, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A celebration of life service with food and fellowship to follow will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturday, April 10, at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne. Burial with military honors will be at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton at 2 p.m. Sunday, April 11. Per Minnesota Executive order, masks will…
- April 06, 2021Emma Jean Blomgren, age 82, of Ellsworth, Minnesota, died Thursday, April 1, 2021, at her home in Ellsworth. Mass of Christian Burial will take place at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, April 7, 2021, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, with Msgr. Gerald Kosse celebrating. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Elkton, South Dakota. A time of visitation will be from 9 to 11 a.m. at the…
- March 30, 2021Alice Elizabeth Larson (Hoiland), age 87, formerly of Bloomington, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on March 20, 2021, at the Reflections Care Suites in Northfield, Minnesota. Alice was born Oct. 8, 1933, to Selmer and Martha (Ormseth) Hoiland. She grew up on a farm near Luverne, Minnesota, attended Shady Nook Country School initially, and graduated from Luverne High School in 1951. Alice…
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