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  • January 21, 2020
    Elizabeth Ann Pitlick, 85, died Thursday, Jan. 16, 2020, in New Brighton. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 23, at North Heights Lutheran Church in Arden Hills, with visitation one hour prior to the service. Elizabeth Johnson was born March 1, 1934, to Stanley and Myrtle (Anderson) Johnson in Conde, South Dakota, and raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in…
  • January 14, 2020
    Jamie Allen “Lurch” Mohr, 59, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, after a courageous six-month battle with kidney cancer. A memorial visitation was Tuesday, Jan. 14, at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Jamie Mohr was born on July 3, 1960, to Robert and Phyllis (Petersen) Mohr in Luverne.  He spent the first 10 years of his life living on a farm across the road from his…
  • January 14, 2020
    Audrey Jean Gabrielson, 94, Luverne, died Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2020, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A memorial service was Tuesday, Jan. 14, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private family committal of cremains preceded the service. Audrey Luethje was born April 5, 1925, to Albert and Irene “Babe” Luethje in Hartley, Iowa. At the age of three months, she was brought to Luverne by…
  • January 14, 2020
    David Jauert, 70, Duluth, died Saturday, Dec. 14, 2019, at the Solvay Hospice House in Duluth. A memorial service was Jan. 10, 2020, at Anchor Point Church in Duluth. David Jauert was born on Oct. 9, 1949, to Donald and Vernice Jauert in Luverne. He grew up and attended school in Luverne. Following graduation from the University of Minnesota Duluth, he worked as a carpenter and then owned and…
  • January 14, 2020
    John H. Schoep, 87, Luverne, formerly of Pipestone, died Thursday, Jan. 9, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A memorial service was Monday, Jan. 13, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial preceded the funeral at the Beaver Creek Cemetery. John Schoep was born on Jan. 30, 1932, to Gerrit and Ettie (Feekes) Schoep on a farm northwest of Sioux Center, Iowa. In 1936 a…
  • January 14, 2020
    Arlene Esther Monahan, 82, Nisswa, formerly of Owatonna, died Tuesday, Jan. 7, 2020, at Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Baxter. A memorial service will be at 9 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Owatonna. Interment will be in the Owatonna Memorial Gardens in Owatonna. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Jan. 17, at Michaelson Funeral Home and from 8-9 a.m. Saturday at…
  • January 14, 2020
    Marvin Walter Kroontje, 77, Magnolia, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at his home. A funeral service was Saturday, Jan. 11, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial followed in the Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Marvin Kroontje was born to Wilbur and Susie (Tilstra) Kroontje on May 4, 1942, near Rock Rapids, Iowa. In 1948 he moved with his parents to a farm near Magnolia, where Marvin…
  • January 07, 2020
    Marvin Walter Kroontje, 77, Magnolia, died Monday, Jan. 6, 2020, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com.  (0109 DN)
  • January 07, 2020
    Jean Deutsch, 91, Ellsworth, died Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. A funeral Mass was Monday, Jan. 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Ellsworth. Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0109 DN)
  • January 07, 2020
    Lucille Belau, 89, Pipestone, formerly of Jasper, died Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Jan. 10, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial will be in the Jasper City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 9, at the Hartquist Funeral Home-Foster Chapel in Jasper. Arrangements…
  • January 07, 2020
    Darlene Hessel, 85, Luverne, died peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, Jan. 1, 2020, in Luverne.  Darlene chose to be cremated and requested a private service. Darlene Hessel was born Sept. 11, 1934, to Melvin Hunt and Esther Madison in Magnolia. She married David Hessel on Nov. 27, 1954. They had five children. She enjoyed spending time with her children, cross stitching, quilting and gardening…
  • January 07, 2020
    Elizabeth “Betty” Cashin, 90, Albert Lea, died on Tuesday, Dec. 31, 2019, at St John’s Lutheran Home in Albert Lea. A memorial service was Saturday, Jan. 4, at St. Theodore Catholic Church in Albert Lea. Interment was in St. Theodore’s Cemetery. Elizabeth Gabriel was born Nov. 10, 1929, to Edward and Madeline (Gerke) Gabriel in St. Paul. Her mother died in childbirth and her father married Lucile…
  • January 07, 2020
    Bryan Boelman Bryan Edward Boelman, 62, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls. A celebration of life gathering will be at a later date. Burial of cremains will be in the future Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Bryan Boelman was born to Edwin and Enore (Wessels) Boelman on July 30, 1957, in…
  • January 01, 2020
    Nona Germaine Walter, 92, Brandon, South, Dakota, died on Dec. 23, 2019, at the Bethany Home in Brandon. A funeral service was Friday, Dec. 27, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Interment was at the Jasper City Cemetery. Nona Hegstad was born on Sept. 3, 1927, to Ole and Mary (Anderson) Hegstad in Slayton. When her mother died in 1929, she was raised by her father and several…
  • January 01, 2020
    Dick Van Hofwegen, 91, Hardwick, formerly of Pipestone, died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton.  A funeral service was Friday, Dec. 27, at the Christian Reformed Church in Pipestone. Interment was at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton.  Dick Van Hofwegen was born on July 19, 1928, to Dick and Cora (Faber) Van Hofwegen at their home near Hawarden, Iowa. During his…
  • January 01, 2020
    Donald “Don” Gene Schellhouse was born January 14, 1943, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Harry and Olga (Salmonson) Schellhouse. Don grew up in Hills, Minnesota, and graduated from Hills High School in 1961. After high school, he attended Stewart School of Cosmetology. After graduation and while teaching at the school, Don met the love of his life, Donna Rae Reining. They were united in marriage on…
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