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October 18, 2023Culligan Water of Luverne celebrated the opening of its new location at 321 East Main Street with a ribbon-cutting Tuesday morning. Pictured are, from left, Becky Walgrave, Holly Sammons, Jenny Jorgenson, Annie Opitz, Kathy Heeren, Jeremy Hough (Culligan Sales & Service Tech), Amber Lais, Rich Johnson (Culligan owner/dealer), Bob Junak, Angie Dietz (Culligan general manager/controller),…
October 18, 2023Pauline Alice Ailts, 84, of Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born Nov. 15, 1938, in Midland Township, near Little Rock, Iowa, to John and Aafka (Martens) Ohling. Pauline was baptized on Jan. 1, 1939, at the Bethel Reformed Church in rural Ellsworth. She attended country school in Midland Township and graduated from Little Rock High School in…
October 18, 2023Carol (Rohlck) Braa, 82, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Monday, Oct. 9, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 16, at Peace Lutheran Church, 5509 W. 41st Street, Sioux Falls, South Dakota Interment will be at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation with the family present to greet friends will…- By Mavis FodnessOctober 11, 2023Luverne School Board members set the district’s preliminary levy at $4.2 million for taxes payable in 2024. That’s a decrease of $136,277, or 3.1 percent less than the current levy. Board members set the levy amount as determined by the state Department of Education Thursday night, Sept. 28. The preliminary levy, once set, can be lowered before the end of the year, but it can’t be increased…
October 11, 2023Raymond L. Schulte, age 72, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Hartford, South Dakota, died peacefully on Friday, Oct. 6, 2023, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be Saturday, Oct. 14, from 12-3 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Attendees are asked to come in casual attire. To sign an…- October 11, 2023Marlys T. Haecherl, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A graveside committal will be Wednesday, Oct. 11, at 11:00 a.m. at St. Michael Catholic Cemetery in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. To view Marlys’ life history or sign an online registry, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
October 11, 2023David Emil Gehrke, age 86, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, quietly joined his wife, Lucille, in the arms of their Savior Jesus Christ on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, while residing at the Mary Jane Brown Nursing Home in Luverne, Minnesota. A visitation was Thursday, Oct. 5, from 4-7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the church, with burial…
October 11, 2023Twilla Navara, age 80, of Surprise, Arizona, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 4, 2023. A celebration of life gathering will be held at Angela’s Restaurant at Grand in Surprise on Thursday, Oct. 12, from 2-4 p.m. Casual attire is encouraged. A Minnesota gathering will be held at a later date. Twilla Hamann Navara was born Sept. 4, 1943, to Ernest and Bertha (Buss) Hamann in Luverne, Minnesota. …- By Lori SorensonOctober 04, 2023Luverne City Council members took action at their Tuesday, Sept. 26, meeting to get a head start on the building repairs for the future community child care center. They authorized the city administrator and mayor to sign agreements with ISG and Knutson Construction for roof replacement on the future child care center, which will be established in the renovated former Total Card Inc. building.…
- By Lori SorensonOctober 04, 2023Luverne City Council members approved final payments on the wastewater treatment plant improvement project at their meeting Tuesday, Sept. 26. The $11,182 payment to Gridor Construction, Inc. is for Phases 2 and 3 improvements that were completed in the past year. The payment marks the end of a four-year, $14 million project to improve the city’s wastewater treatment capacity. “What a great…
- October 04, 2023David Gehrke, age 86, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 2, 2023, at Mary Jane Brown – Good Samaritan Village in Luverne, Minnesota. Arrangements are pending through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To sign an online registry, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com.
October 04, 2023Ellen Rae Smit passed away peacefully on Sept. 25, 2023, at the age of 76 while in memory care in Roseville, Minnesota. Ellen was born on Dec. 1, 1946, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Alex and Elizabeth Aanenson. At the age of 18 she began her working career at Plymouth Christian Youth Center in Minneapolis, from where she ultimately retired. Ellen was a loving mother to two sons, Paul (Heather) and…
October 04, 2023Darrell Lane Ruddy, age 78, of Luverne, died Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023, at his home. He was born May 26, 1945, in Luverne, to Loren and Carol (Larson) Ruddy. Lane attended country school before graduating from Luverne High School. He served his country as a lifetime member of the United States Air Force. While in the service, Lane married Virginia Ruddy on Nov. 26, 1971. The couple lived in…
October 04, 2023Larry Lynn Reverts, age 67, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in his home on Sunday, Sept. 24, 2023. A visitation was Sunday, Oct. 1 from 1-3 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A private family funeral service and burial will be at a later time. To sign an online registry and view Larry’s life history and tribute video, please visit www.hartquistfuneral.com. Larry…- By Pastor Bob Junak, Rock River Community Church, LuverneOctober 04, 2023My son loves motorcycles. He buys one and customizes it to fit his style. He rides it for a while, then decides he wants a better one. So, he purchases another, modifies it, rides it and sells it for a nicer and better one. He’s never satisfied with what he had or what he has. Well, until he had a couple of kids. Then his priority changed. It seems like so many of us think the same way. We are…
- By Lori SorensonSeptember 27, 2023Twenty-three bands and 1,500 students from around the tri-state area will perform Saturday in the 72nd annual Tri-State Band Festival. The parade competition begins at 9:30 a.m. on Luverne’s Main Street. Seventeen bands will be part of the parade, with bleachers available for spectators at the intersection of McKenzie Avenue and Main Street, where the judging station is also located. Nine…
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