Obituaries
- October 06, 2020Jerry Benson, 72, Luverne, died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial visitation will be from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, at the Kerntz Funeral Home in Ely. Burial will be in the Ely Cemetery. Jerry Benson was born on Feb…
- September 29, 2020Jimmie H. Lafrenz, 82, Beaver Creek, died peacefully on Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, at his home. A memorial visitation will be from 1-3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Friday, Oct. 2, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are with the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1001 DN)
- September 29, 2020Jerry Benson, 72, Luverne, died peacefully on Sunday, Sept. 27, 2020, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Arrangements are pending with the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1001 DN)
- September 29, 2020Virgil David Cook, 76, Adrian, died Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, at the Encompass Health Rehabilitation Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral Mass was Saturday, Sept. 26, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. Burial with full military honors provided by the Adrian American Legion was in the St. Adrian Cemetery. Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Adrian, dingmannandsons.com…
- September 29, 2020Darrell L. Lorenzen, 70, Prescott Valley, Arizona, died peacefully Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2020, in his home. No service is planned at this time. Memorials are preferred to SPCA or your favorite animal shelter. Darrell was born on Jan. 5, 1950, to Verdell and Lorna Lorenzen in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1968 and then served in the U.S. Army on a missile base for three years.…
- September 29, 2020Marguerite Nell Smith, 98, Edgerton, died Tuesday, Sept. 22, 2020, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Marguerite Schuld was born on March 3, 1922, to John and Lydia (Vos) Schuld on the family farm near Edgerton. She grew up on the family farm with nine siblings and learned the value of hard work. She graduated from Edgerton Public High School as valedictorian of her class. On Sept. 2,…
- September 29, 2020Jerome Edmund Wieneke, 81, Luverne, formerly of rural Lismore, died Thursday, Sept. 24, 2020, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial Mass was Monday, Sept. 28, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial with military flag presentation followed at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Jerome Wieneke was born on Oct. 9, 1938, to Edmund and Rose (Dollander)…
- September 29, 2020Anthony Lynn “Tony” Miller, 66, Luverne, died peacefully on Friday, Sept. 25, 2020, at his home in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 5, at St. Catherine. Anthony “Tony” Miller was born on Jan. 5, 1954, to Lawrence and Evelyn (Younkin) Miller in Luverne. He attended Luverne…
- September 22, 2020Phyllis Patricia “Pat” Bentson, 91, Luverne, died peacefully on Thursday, Sept. 17, 2020, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Monday, Sept. 21, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Phyllis Hale was born to George and Martha (Martin) Hale on Sept. 23, 1928, in Elysian, where she was raised and attended school. Following her…
- September 22, 2020Doris Viola Morland, 98, Clarkfield, died Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at Clarkfield Care Center in Clarkfield. Visitation was Friday, Sept. 25, at the J. H. Lynner Funeral Home in Clarkfield. A private funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 26, at the Clarkfield Lutheran Church with interment to follow in the church cemetery. Memorials are preferred to the Clarkfield Lutheran Church or Clarkfield…
- September 22, 2020Mary (Heckt) Maroon, 73, Overland Park, Kansas, died Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, in Overland Park. Mary Heckt was born in Springwater Township, Rock County, on March 23, 1947, to Lester and Ann (DeBates) Heckt. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Joseph’s Church in Jasper. She attended grade school in Hardwick and graduated from Luverne High School in 1965. Mary spent her adult years living in…
- September 22, 2020Dale Otto Huber, 85, Harker Heights, Texas, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. A memorial service was Friday, Sept. 18, 2020, at the Heritage Funeral Home in Harker Heights. Dale Huber was born on Nov. 16, 1934, to Otto and Helen Gross Huber in McLaughlin, South Dakota. He was raised and received his education in Bowdle, South Dakota, graduating from high school in 1952. In the fall of 1953 he started…
- September 15, 2020Alyce Mildred McClure, 89, Alexandria, formerly of Luverne, died Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020, at Bethany on the Lake in Alexandria. A funeral service was Monday, Sept. 14, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Memorials are preferred to Generations (formerly Luverne Senior Citizens.) Alyce Arneson was born on March 30, 1931, to Ferdinand and Mabel (Hagen…
- September 15, 2020Donald Charles Loger, 86, Luverne, died Friday, Sept. 11, 2020, at the Regions Hospital in St. Paul. A time of fellowship will be from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday, Sept. 18, with a prayer service at 5:30 p.m., at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private family memorial service will take place at a later date. Donald Loger was born May 17, 1934, to Charles and Anna (Kuper) Loger in Kanaranzi. He…
- September 15, 2020Joel Richard Smidstra, 58, Worthington, died Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, at Ava’s House Sanford Hospice in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Friday, Sept. 11, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne, with burial at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Joel Smidstra was born May 3, 1962, to Ben and Lylas (Jurrens) Smidstra in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He grew up and received his…
- September 08, 2020Mary A. Buus, 97, Luverne, died Thursday, Sept. 3, 2020, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. A graveside service was Tuesday, Sept. 8, at Adrian Cemetery in Adrian. Mary Boltjes was born on July 6, 1923, to John and Grace (Van Beest) Boltjes in rural Adrian. Mary married Ray Buus on Jan. 6, 1943, at the First Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. They farmed in the Nobles County area…
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