Obituaries
- October 15, 2019Larry Wills, 80, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at his home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, with military honors to follow. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, with a Masonic funeral ceremony at 7 p.m. Arrangements are provided by Heritage Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, heritagesfsd.com…
- October 15, 2019Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen, 86, Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne with presentation of military honors following the service. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the…
- October 15, 2019Sandra Lea Akkerman, 55, Luverne, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at her home. A memorial visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery. Sandra Frey was born on March 20, 1964, to Harold “Bud” and Shirley (Enninga) Frey in Adrian. At the age of 5 she moved with her family to Luverne, where she participated in 4-H and choir during her school…
- October 15, 2019Ethan John Erickson, 12, Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, after a relentless fight with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, at the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial will be in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Hugo…
- October 15, 2019Verna Mae Garnmeister, 95, Luverne, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society — Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Inurnment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Verna Mae Stange was born on May 20, 1924, to Reinhold and Anna Marie (Bunge) Stange at home in Sioux County, Iowa.…
- October 15, 2019Kenneth K. Busse, age 84, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully Thursday, October 10, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Monday, October 14, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Kenneth Kieth Busse was born on March 1, 1935, to Edward and Emma (Herrmann) Busse in Beaver Creek, Minnesota. He was an athletic kid and loved sports and the outdoors from an early…
- October 08, 2019Doyle Toering, 42, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 4, at George Boom Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Arrangements were provided by George Boom Funeral Home & Crematory in Sioux Falls, www.georgeboom.com. (1010 DN)
- October 08, 2019Dick Kracht, 94, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 5, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Dick Kracht was born Sept. 15, 1925, to Ben and Jennie (Boeve) Kracht in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He married Alice Veldkamp on Dec. 21, 1949, in Rock Rapids. After their marriage the…
- October 08, 2019David Allen Lorenzen, 70, rural Hardwick, died Sunday, Oct. 6, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Burial will be in the Trosky Cemetery. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Monday, Oct. 14, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. David Lorenzen was born on Feb. 26, 1949, to Elvin…
- October 08, 2019Paul Stanley Witte Jr., 62, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at his home. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 5, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Paul Witte Jr. was born on March 10, 1957, to Paul and Sarah (Jones) Witte Sr. in Memphis, Tennessee, where he was raised. He was baptized on Oct. 6, 1957, at the…
- October 01, 2019Paul Stanley Witte, Jr., 62, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at his home. Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1003 DN)
- October 01, 2019Dick Kracht, 94, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Arrangements are pending with Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (1003 DN)
- October 01, 2019Kathleen “Kay” Sehr, 90, Luverne, died Sunday, Sept. 29, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 3, St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be in St. Catherine Cemetery, Luverne. Kathleen “Kay” Louise Rolph was born…
- October 01, 2019Grace Wassenaar, 102, of Hills died Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Monday, Sept. 30, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial was in East Side Cemetery in Steen. Grace Wassenaar was born July 6, 1917, in northwest Iowa to Gerrit and Jenny (Ten Haken) Bosch. She received her education at the District #43 country school. She was raised on a farm in…
- October 01, 2019Alma Ruth Birchard, 96, Luverne, died Monday, Sept. 30, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A memorial service will be 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 4, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with visitation beginning one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in North Lawn Memorial Park Cemetery in Spencer, Iowa. Alma Ruth Roskens was born on Nov. 25, 1922, the fifth of…
- October 01, 2019Martha Lousie Ann was born on July 28, 1935, to the late Felix and Helen Sellen in Luverne. As a child Martha knew everyone in town and they all knew her by name. As a young girl, her love of dolls grew into a collection of over 1,000 and were of unusual nature. They were often on display and many civic organizations asked her to bring some of them to their meetings to speak about her collection…
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