Minnesota
- March 13, 2024Gregory “Ox” Harold Johnson, age 54, of Luverne, died Tuesday, March 5, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Saturday, March 9, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private service will be at a later date.
March 06, 2024A Celebration of Life Service for Cheryl Nelson, age 75, of Windom, will be held Tuesday, March 12, at 11 a.m. at LaCanne Family Celebration of Life Center in Windom with Pastor Adam Roberts officiating. Burial will follow in Delafield Township Cemetery in rural Windom. A time of visitation and gathering will be held prior to the service on Tuesday, March 12, from 9-11 a.m. at the LaCanne Family…
March 06, 2024Jane Alice Wellington, age 75, of Hollister, Missouri, passed away February 15, 2024, with family by her side. She entered this life May 23, 1948, the daughter of William and Ruth (Oliver) Reader in St. Paul, Minnesota. Jane was born into a musically gifted family and embraced a love of music at a young age; she had her first church solo at the age of five and was baptized at the age of…- March 06, 2024James A. Hamann, age 85, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on February 18, 2024. Jim was a 1956 graduate of Luverne High School. His career was in education as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent. He was with Edina Public Schools for 26 years. Services were February 27 at the Washburn McReavy Edina Chapel. Memorials are preferred to Luverne Dollars for Scholars,…
- March 06, 2024Patricia McCormick, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Monday, March 4, 2024, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be Thursday, March 7, from 5-6 p.m. with a prayer service at 6 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of Christian Burial will be Friday, March 8, at 11 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in…
- February 28, 2024James A. Hamann, age 85, of Eden Prairie, Minnesota, passed away suddenly on February 18. Jim was a 1956 graduate of Luverne High School. His career was in education as a teacher, principal and assistant superintendent. He was with Edina Public Schools for 26 years. Services were February 27 at the Washburn McReavy Edina Chapel. Memorials preferred to Luverne Dollars for Scholars, noting…
February 28, 2024Marta Jean Achterhof, 52, of Rochester, Minnesota, took her final bow on February 25, 2024. The last curtain fell on her inspirational, two-act life while she was at Seasons Hospice in Rochester, where she was surrounded by love and compassion. Act I of Marta’s life opened on May 16, 1971, in Luverne, Minnesota, when she became the third of four daughters born to Roger and Carole Achterhof. An…
February 28, 2024Jerry Michael Hendricksen, age 65, passed away on Wednesday, February 21, 2024, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held on Friday, March 1, 2024, at George Boom Funeral Home & On-Site Crematory in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. The family will be present to greet friends for a memorial visitation on Thursday, February 29, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at the…- February 28, 2024William Henry Vortherms, age 83, of Luverne, died Monday, February 26, 2024, at the Bethany Home in Brandon, South Dakota. A private family burial will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Luverne.
February 28, 2024Linda Lee Beyenhof was born on October 26, 1938, to G. John and Harriet (Noteboom) Vander Maten on the family farm in Moulton Township, Murray County, Minnesota. She was baptized in her faith at the Christian Reformed Church. She was raised on the farm and attended Leota Christian Elementary School, then graduated from Southwest Christian School in 1956. She then started teaching at Hills…
February 28, 2024Jane Fuerstenberg Nekali, 82, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, died in Fountain Hills, Arizona, on February 24, 2024, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Jane was born October 7, 1941, in St Kilian, Minnesota, to Leo and Perry Etta (Lynch) Fuerstenberg, the third of five daughters. She graduated in 1959 from the Academy of our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic High School in Mankato,…- February 21, 2024Is it possible you overlooked a rebate check that didn’t get cashed? If so, you may soon get a reissued check, so watch your mail and know what you’re looking for. Officials with the Minnesota Department of Revenue announced last week that they will begin reissuing over 128,000 one-time tax rebate checks that have gone uncashed and subsequently expired after their November and December issuance…
By Lori SorensonFebruary 21, 2024Shirley Harrison is on a mission to show the world that human beings, no matter how different, all have the same basic needs and desires. Her recently published children’s book, “We All Need,” sets out to tell this basic story in the most basic language that even children understand. “Kids are so accepting. They don’t notice color. They don’t notice religion,” Harrison said, “They don’t notice…
February 21, 2024Gertrude Margaret Kooiker was born on August 18, 1937, to Peter and Clazina (Bodewitz-Franken) Bloemendaal on the family farm north of Lake Wilson, Minnesota, Murray County. She grew up in the Lake Wilson area, attending District 23 School and graduating from Lake Wilson High School in 1955. On October 28, 1955, she was united in marriage to Jacob Kooiker at Chandler Reformed Church in Chandler,…
February 21, 2024Arnold “Arnie” Stoel and his twin brother, Clarence, were born November 15, 1933, to Balthazar and Jenny (Van Roekel) Stoel in Fenton Township, Chandler, Minnesota. Arnie was baptized and received his confirmation at the Chandler Reformed Church. He attended school through the eighth grade. On October 11, 1956, Arnie was drafted into the military where he was involved in the Police Action after…
February 21, 2024Dallas Etrheim, age 87, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully Friday, February 16, 2024, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation was Monday, February 19, 2024, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church from 5-7 p.m. Friends and Family gathered at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church at 9 a.m. Tuesday, February 20, 2024, to process to the Trosky Cemetery for interment,…
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