Diana Buffington, nutrition foods supervisor at Sanford Luverne Medical Center, was recently awarded the Dietary Department Excellence award from the Minnesota Hospital Association.
Warren Baker, age 80, of Luverne, Minn., died on Monday, June 15, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.
Memorial service was at 4 p.m. Sunday, June 21, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne with visitation two hours prior from 2 to 4 p.m. at the church.
Jim Vanderberg, age 91, of Luverne, Minn., died Sunday, June 21, 2026, while surrounded by his family at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home.
Have you ever sung the song “I’ll Be a Sunbeam”? It was written in 1898 by Ellen A. (Nellie) Talbot for a Sunday school convention. The first verse says, “Jesus wants me for a sunbeam, to shine for Him each day; In every way try to please Him, At home, at school, at play.”
