Obituaries
- November 19, 2019Angeline Marie Oolbekkink, 95, New London, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at GlenOaks Care Center in New London. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was in Luverne Memory Gardens Cemetery. Angeline DeGraaff was born on June 2, 1924, to Frank and Anna (VanSloten) DeGraaff in Rock Valley, Iowa. She grew up in Rock Valley…
- November 19, 2019Bernard J. “Ben” Maras, 68, of Flandreau, South Dakota, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2019, at his home. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 19, at Skroch Funeral Chapel, Flandreau, with burial in Luverne. Ben was born March 9, 1951, to Louis and Evelyn (Baloun) Maras in Ash Creek. He received his education in Luverne and then attended SE Vo-Tech. Ben and Sharon Lovejoy were together for over 40 years…
- November 19, 2019Laurie Anne Wenzel, 63, Yankton, South Dakota, died Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2019, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial was Sunday, Nov. 17, at Wintz and Ray Funeral Home in Yankton, South Dakota. Laurie Foight was born Feb. 23, 1956, to LeRoy and Marian (Anderson) Foight in Luverne. She grew up in Luverne where she attended school. In 1974 Laurie married David Smedsrud…
- November 19, 2019Jean Alderson, 74, of Ruthton, died unexpectedly on Monday, Nov. 11, 2019, at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone. A memorial service was Saturday, Nov. 16, at St. James Lutheran Church in Holland. Inurnment was in the Holland Cemetery. Jean Kelly was born on July 24, 1945, to John and Martha (Neiman) Kelly in Hendricks. She was baptized on Sept. 9, 1945. She grew up working on the…
- November 19, 2019Sharon LeAnn Boltjes, 63, rural Adrian, died Friday, Nov. 15, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 19, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne with burial at the Adrian Cemetery in Adrian. Sharon Lorenzen was born on Feb. 9, 1956, to Orland and LaVerle (Colbeck) Lorenzen in Pipestone. Her family lived in various places in Pipestone and…
- November 12, 2019Rodney Thompson, 83, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Miller Westside Chapel in Sioux Falls with burial at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Arrangements were provided by Miller Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, www.millerfh.com (1114 DN)
- November 12, 2019Joyce Marilyn Pap, 88, formerly of Andover and Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Joyce Marilyn (Hart/…
- November 12, 2019Michael Jerome Zschetzsche, 55, Hills, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at his home under hospice care. A funeral service was Monday, Nov. 11, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Michael Zschetzsche was born on Sept. 6, 1964, to Jerome and Loretta (Lang) Zschetzsche in New Ulm. He grew up on the family farm five miles south…
- November 12, 2019Tracy Grant Birdsey, 70, Shakopee, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a heart attack. A memorial service was Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Living Rock Church in Luverne. Tracy Birdsey was born Sept. 8, 1949, to Ernest and Betty (Pederson) Birdsey in Luverne. Tracy was raised in various places growing up because his father served in…
- November 05, 2019Charline G. Roberts, 83, Luverne, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A funeral service was Monday, Nov. 4, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion and VFW was in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Charline Graffunder was born Jan. 15, 1936, to Charles and Lola (Aust) Graffunder in Green Valley…
- November 05, 2019Nancy R. Petterson, 66, of rural Jasper, died on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her home. A funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Nancy Eckhoff was born on Aug. 22, 1953, to Edward and Florence Eckhoff in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Le Mars, Iowa, and attended Le Mars Community Schools. After her education she moved to Sioux Falls. On Oct. 4…
- November 05, 2019Iris Mae Fodness, 90, Hills, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Iris Helmke was born to Henry and Elsie (Haveman) Helmke on Aug. 24…
- November 05, 2019Rosa Beth Schepel, 60, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Rosa Van Driessen was born…
- By Brenda Winter, columnistOctober 29, 2019It was Grandparents Day at Little Lambs Preschool Tuesday. Grandpa and I woke up early in breathless anticipation of the wonderment to come. I put on my best necklace. Grandpa put on his favorite flannel shirt and off we went to Grandparents Day. To forever remember our first Grandparents Day, Grandpa and I took a selfie in the parking lot. He looked grandfatherly, but I continue to maintain the…
- October 29, 2019Gary Steinhoff Gary Steinhoff, 59, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Pipestone, died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. A Mass of Christian burial was Wednesday, Oct. 30, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. Burial was in St. Adrian Cemetery in Adrian. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel,www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1031 DN)
- October 29, 2019Patricia Lens Patricia “Pat” Lens, 84, Brandon, South Dakota, formerly of Valley Springs, South Dakota, and Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Risen Savior. Inurnment will follow at Holy Name Catholic Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Visitation with family will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
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