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  • October 31, 2024
    Eugene "Gene" Cragoe, age 89, of Luverne, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Oct. 30, 2024, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 1, 2024, at Hartquist Funeral Home-Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, 2024, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with burial to follow at Maplewood Cemetery,…
  • October 30, 2024
    Gloria Schlapkohl Siekmeier, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in her Denver home, age 91. Gloria was laid to rest with the Schlapkohl family in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30. She was born to Lloyd and Ruth (Dietrich) Schlapkohl in Luverne, Minnesota, Oct. 17, 1932, and raised on the Schlapkohl family farm in a home without electricity or running water. She…
  • October 23, 2024
    John P. Meyer, age 78, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Sioux City, Iowa, died peacefully on Monday, Oct. 14, 2024, at Parkview Manor in Ellsworth, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held Monday, Oct. 21, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., all at Meyer Brothers Funeral Home – Colonial Chapel (3220 Stone Park Blvd.) in Sioux City. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
  • October 23, 2024
    Helen Lu Rollag, formerly of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away Oct. 7, 2024, under the loving care of family and hospice in Litchfield Park, Arizona, at the age of 88. Though she will be greatly missed, her family rejoices that she is fully healed and in the arms of her Savior Jesus. She was born July 26, 1936, in Jasper, Minnesota, the youngest of three children to Leon and Jessie Haggard. …
  • October 16, 2024
    Eva Lou Elaine Aanenson, 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct 11, 2024.  Born in Rock County, near Luverne, Minnesota, on June 24, 1925, to Harry and Lena (Hamann) Beers. Eva Lou lived on a farm and went to country school in Rock County near Luverne, where she first met her future husband, Curtis Aanenson. She graduated from Luverne High School and later moved to Minneapolis. Eva Lou and…
  • October 09, 2024
    Doris Betsy Gath was born July 2, 1929, at home in Kenneth, Minnesota, to Gus and Reba (Wurm) Gullickson. She grew up on the farm and graduated from high school in Luverne, Minnesota, in 1947. Since she lived 20-plus miles from school, and there weren’t any school buses, she rode to school with a boy from a neighboring farm, Elmer Gath. After her graduation Doris’ family quit farming and moved to…
  • October 02, 2024
    Dora was born on November 25, 1934, to Brandt and Sophia (Fryling) Bruxvoort in Buenos Aries, Argentina, where her father was a missionary to a Dutch settlement. Her twin brothers Brandt and Herman and her brother Ralph were born while they lived in Argentina. They returned to the United States in 1936 by boat and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where her sister Joanna and brother Marvin were…
  • October 02, 2024
    Jason Allen Ourada, age 49, of Luverne, formerly of Walnut Grove, passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at his home. A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at English Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www.…
  • October 02, 2024
    Wilma Joyce Van Der Linden, age 86, of Kenneth, died Saturday, Sept. 28, 2024, at Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 6, at the First Presbyterian Church in Lismore; visitation also one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday, Oct. 7. Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at the First Presbyterian Church in Lismore, officiated by Pastor…
  • By Betty Mann, Rock County Historian
    September 25, 2024
    The following article is part of the Diamond Club Member group that began in the January 7, 1943, issue of the Rock County Star Herald. Members of this group consist of persons of age 75 and older. The following appeared in The Rock County Herald on Dec. 28, 1944. Perhaps one of the best known of that almost extinct group of artists, the genuine old time fiddlers, is Jens Nelson, Luverne.…
  • September 25, 2024
    Harold Van Surksum, age 83, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Leota, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, while riding bicycle. Visitation was  Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne.  A funeral service was Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the American Reformed Church.  Interment followed in the Leota Community…
  • September 25, 2024
    Shirley Jean Hoogeveen, age 86, formerly of Hills, Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Thursday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed at Hills Christian Reformed Cemetery in Hills, Minnesota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist…
  • September 25, 2024
    Laureen Fick, age 71, of Luverne, Minnesota, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, while surrounded by her family at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be Friday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., all at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne…
  • September 25, 2024
    Sharon Barngrover, age 86, of Luverne, died Wednesday, Sept. 18, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Luverne.
  • September 25, 2024
    Fred Vander Kolk, age 85, of Edgerton, Minnesota, passed away at home on Monday, Sept. 9, 2024.  Visitation was Friday, Sept. 13, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton.  A funeral service was Saturday, Sept. 14, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton.  Burial followed in the Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Arrangements were with…
  • September 17, 2024
    Continental Western Group (CWG), a Berkley company, has been named in the annual Best Places to Work in Insurance program. The program recognizes employers for outstanding performance in establishing workplaces “where employees can thrive, enjoy their work, and help their companies grow.” This is the third time in a row that Continental Western Group has been recognized for this achievement.…
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