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Obituaries

  • November 02, 2015
    Arnold Walter “Bud” Wenzel, 90, Hardwick, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 31, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arnold Wenzel was born Nov. 26, 1924, to Karl Gustav and Frieda (Ahrendt) Wenzel in Denver Township, Rock County. He was baptized on March 15, 1925, at…
  • November 02, 2015
    Carol Ann Van Orden was born February 4, 1944, in Heron Lake, Minnesota, and passed to our Lord peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her children and grandchildren in Vancouver, Washington, on July 30, 2015. If you knew Carol, then you knew that her laugh would not just light up a room, it would light up the entire neighborhood. It was infectious and just made you feel alive. Carol graduated…
  • November 02, 2015
    Jeffrey Lee O’Toole, 63, Rochester, formerly of Luverne, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Burial will be at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Jeffrey O’Toole was born April 29, 1952,…
  • October 26, 2015
    David Hessel, 85, Luverne died Friday, Oct. 23, 2015, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A celebration of life will be at a later date. Arrangements are through Benson Funeral Home in Worthington, www.bensonfh.com.                            (1019 DN)
  • October 26, 2015
    Bernice Helen Minnehan, 90, Minneota, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015, at the Minneota Manor in Minneota. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 30, at St. Edward Catholic Church in Minneota. Burial will follow the service at St. Edward Catholic Cemetery in Minneota. A visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, and again from 9 to 10:30 a.m.…
  • October 26, 2015
    Keith Earl Rust, age 74 of Buffalo,  passed away with his family by his side on October 24, 2015, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital.  A very aggressive form of leukemia took his life in just three short months. Keith was born to Arthur and Grayce Rust of Luverne, MN, on August 6, 1941. Keith is survived by his loving wife, Karen, of 34 years.  Keith is also survived by his children Julie (Gregory)…
  • October 19, 2015
    Nyla Stearns Nyla Lea Stearns, 91, Luverne, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at the Adrian Country Living Cottage in Adrian. A funeral service was Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial was at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Nyla Lea Kleine was born July 22, 1924, in Magnolia Township, rural Rock County, to Earnest and Myrtle (Lehmann) Kleine. She attended country school…
  • October 19, 2015
    Dolores Melton Dolores Cleone Melton, 90, Holland, Michigan, and formerly of Beaver Creek, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Rest Haven Care Center in Holland. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek. Burial followed at the Beaver Creek Cemetery. Dolores VanderSchaaf was born Aug. 19, 1925, to Ralph and Nellie (Olivier) VanderSchaaf in Hull, Iowa, where…
  • October 19, 2015
    Tamara Lynn “Tami” Kurtz, 57, of Luverne died from cancer Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Monday, Oct. 19, 2015, at United Methodist Church with burial at Maplewood in Luverne. Tamara Emery was born June 10, 1958, to Marlen and Margaret (Bjerke) Emery in Slayton. She was baptized on July 15, 1958, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Tami and her…
  • October 12, 2015
    Dolores Melton, 90, Holland, Michigan, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Friday, Oct. 9, 2015, at Rest Haven Care Center in Holland. Arrangements are pending with Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com.                            (1015 DN)
  • October 12, 2015
    Wade C. Brooks, 57, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 5, 2015, in Sioux Falls. A memorial service was Saturday, Oct. 10, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Arrangements were by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com. (1015 DN)
  • October 12, 2015
    Esther Rose Vande Hoef, 90, Hills, formerly of Luverne, died Tuesday, Oct. 6, 2015, at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 10, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne with burial at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center, Iowa. Esther Van Wyhe was born Dec. 18, 1924, to Lambert and Annie (Van Muyden) Van Wyhe on a farm by Akron, Iowa.…
  • October 12, 2015
    Lauretta Theodora Ladd, 96, Luverne, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at her home. A memorial graveside service was Monday, Oct. 12, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Lauretta Olson was born July 19, 1919, to Theodore and Laura (Jacobson) Olson on the family farm near Kenneth. She attended a country school that was located on their section of land. On May 29, 1947, Lauretta married Lauren Ladd Jr.…
  • October 05, 2015
    Phyllis Faye Siebenahler, 81, Luverne, died Saturday, Oct. 3, 2015, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Tuesday, Oct. 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Phyllis Coffey was born Sept. 28, 1934, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Glenn and Juanita Coffey. She graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls…
  • October 05, 2015
    Evelyn Hannah Alink, 97, rural Hermosa, South Dakota, died Thursday, Sept. 10, 2015. A graveside inurnment service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, 2015, at South Park Cemetery in Roswell, New Mexico. Evelyn Nelson was born to Paul and Sarah (Fletcher) Nelson on Oct. 17, 1917, in Stockholm, South Dakota. Her family moved to Irene, South Dakota. When Irene was five years old, her mother died…
  • October 05, 2015
    Cyril John Hill, 53, Jasper, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone.  A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 10, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial will be at a later date at the Beaver Creek Cemetery in Beaver Creek. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, at the Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Arrangements are…
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