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Obituaries

  • December 13, 2023
    Bert Kracht, age 87, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Burial…
  • December 06, 2023
    Shirley Jean Dahlen, 95, passed away on November 22, 2023, in Minneapolis, Minnesota. She was born July 27, 1928, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Tom and Hanna Larson Dahlen. She spent her formative years on a farm near Luverne, embracing her Norwegian heritage. She treasured moments shared with relatives both near and far. An especially cherished memory was a trip in celebration of her 75th birthday…
  • December 06, 2023
    Marlene A. Bullerman, age 87, of Adrian, Minnesota, joined her family in heaven on Thursday, November 30, 2023, while at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Mass of Christian Burial was held on Monday, December 4, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Burial followed in the St. Adrian Cemetery. Marlene was born on April 25, 1936, to Russell and Eleanor…
  • December 06, 2023
    Dale Preston Hawes, age 83, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Sanford Luverne Hospital. Visitation will be Monday, December 4, from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m. at the United Methodist Church in Luverne with a memorial service to begin at 2:00 p.m. Burial will follow at Jasper City Cemetery. To view Dale’s life tribute video or sign an online registry,…
  • December 06, 2023
    Mary Ellen Donth, age 83, of Magnolia, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by her loving family on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  A visitation will be Wednesday, December 6, from 4:30-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota.  A funeral service will be Thursday, December 7, at 10:30 a.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church…
  • December 06, 2023
    Margaret Mae Swenson, age 82, of Luverne, Minnesota passed away peacefully on Wednesday, November 29, 2023 while at her home. Visitation will be on Tuesday, December 5, from 12:30-2 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.  A prayer service will begin at 2 p.m. followed by a graveside service at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in…
  • December 06, 2023
    Bert Kracht, age 87, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 1, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, Minnesota.  Visitation will be held on Thursday, December 7, 2023, from 5-7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel.  Funeral service will be held on Friday, December 8, 2023, at 10 a.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel.  Burial…
  • November 29, 2023
    Elmer Edwin Ehde was born on January 14, 1940, to Elmer and Goldie (Sanderson) Ehde in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. Elmer grew up in Steen, Minnesota, where he enjoyed riding his bike and go-cart and playing baseball with friends. In his youth he enjoyed everything a young boy would enjoy – he even put up a zipline between two trees, but his mom made…
  • November 29, 2023
    Doris Mae Fried was born November 30, 1931, to George and Alice (Voelz) Fried in Luverne, Minnesota. She grew up and attended school in Luverne until 1941. The family moved several times over the next few years to posts where her father was stationed with the U.S. Army during World War II. She attended school in Georgia and California and finally back to St. Paul, Minnesota. The family then…
  • November 26, 2023
    Richard LeRoy (Roy) Waddington, 70, of Luverne passed away on Nov. 18, 2023. He is survived by his wife of 52 years, Nancy, and his daughter, Sherri Waddington; his sisters and brothers, Rex (Kathy), Betty, Rickie, and Rodney (Addie); and grandchildren, Jasmine Langner, Christin Kessler, James, Kane, David and Mary Waddington. He was preceded in death by his parents, Violet (Herbert) Holmes…
  • November 15, 2023
  • November 15, 2023
    Arlene Betty Gerber, age 83, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Sunday, Nov. 12, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. A graveside committal service will be Monday, Nov. 13, at 1 p.m. at Oak Hill Cemetery in Sartell, Minnesota.…
  • November 15, 2023
    Clarence Edward Hargesheimer was born on Nov. 9, 1933, to Edward and Velva (Sherbonda) Hargesheimer in Vonley, Iowa, and peacefully passed away 90 years later on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2023, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. His journey began in rural Iowa, later moving to Luverne where he completed his education at Luverne High School, graduating with the class of 1952. He…
  • November 15, 2023
    Julie Ann Klein was born on Nov. 12, 1949, to Agatha and Edmund Bohlke in Slayton, Minnesota. She graduated from high school in 1967 from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont, Minnesota. On Feb. 1, 1969, Julie married Dennis Klein. The couple made their home in Westbrook, Minnesota, for three years and moved to Iona in 1972. Julie was a busy mom and farmwife, helping Dennis with…
  • November 08, 2023
    Margaret Ann Bowman, age 100, died Monday, Oct. 30, 2023, at Pioneer Care Center in Fergus Falls. She was born on April 10, 1923, in Lane, South Dakota, to Henry G. and Anna (Meinen) Janssen. Her childhood was spent on a farm near Lane. As a young woman, she lived and worked in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and Luverne, Minnesota. Margaret married Elmer Richard Bowman, of Kenneth, on Oct. 22, 1948…
  • November 08, 2023
    Bernard “Bernie” Dale Stoltenberg, 78, died peacefully on Nov. 3, 2023. He was a longtime resident of Brandon, South Dakota. A private family service will be held at a later date. Bernie will be buried next to his mother and uncles in New Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone, Minnesota. Bernie “Bernie” Dale Stoltenberg was born in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Anna Mae Stoltenberg on July 5, 1945. He grew…
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