Star Herald remembers loved ones who died in 2021

December 2020

Dec. 8: James Hendel, 85, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Dec. 16: Edward Berning, 90, Adrian.

Dec. 23: Eugene Stoterau, 86, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Dec. 27: Lianne Buckmiller, 64, Pipestone.

January 2021

Jan. 2: Nicholas DeBoer, 90, Leota.

Jan. 4: Burdell Willers, 95, Beaver Creek; Arden Hull, 87, New Prague.

Jan. 6: Marlys DeVries, 85, Luverne; Lillian Gruis, 78, Slayton; Shirley Young, 93, Portland, Ore.

Jan. 7: Lennis “Red” Arndt, 72, Luverne; Sandra Boyenga, 57, Mankato.

Jan. 8: Jean Barclay, 98, Luverne; Marian Helling, 94, Bismarck, N.D.

Jan. 10: Marvin Rozeboom, 95, Leota.

Jan. 11: JoAnn Van Engelenhoven, 90, Luverne.

Jan. 12: Arlene Rollag, 96, Beaver Creek.

Jan. 16: Arlene Mitchell, 96, Cedar Rapids, Iowa.

Jan. 17: Keith Aanenson, 78, Luverne; Carol Zwaan, 77, Steen.

Jan. 19: James Dreesen, 69, Jasper; Rhona Ruud, 59, Bricelyn.

Jan. 20: Dena Santana, 57, Luverne.

Jan. 21: Barbara Nelson, 79, New Hope; Hildegarde Jagow, 89, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Jan. 22: Lester Vanden Berg, 92, Edgerton.

Jan. 23: Donna Loud, 82, Blackduck.

Jan. 26: Linda Vis, 66, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Doreen Wiese, 80, Luverne.

Jan. 27: Helga Hoffman, 87, Urbandale, Iowa.

Jan. 28: Alvera “Polly” Martinson, Moody County, S.D.

Jan. 29: Kitthachone “John” Sengvongxay, 49, Luverne.

Jan. 31: Sandra Eitreim, 80, Fridley.

February

Feb. 1: Charles Cooksley, 87, Luverne; Harold Sandstede, Lincoln, Neb.; Donald Esterly, Phoenix, Ariz.

Feb. 2: Herman Lupkes, 86, Luverne.

Feb. 4: Kim Kimmel, 73, Magnolia.

Feb. 5: Keith Lemke, 83, Hardwick; Ardean “Bub” Walgrave, 100, Luverne.

Feb. 7: John Feikema, 74, Orange City, Iowa.

Feb. 10: James Keiper, 74, Dresbach.

Feb. 12: Pa Si Phan, 67, Worthington; Brad Weinkauf, 50, Jasper; Larry Rosenberg, 76, Slayton.

Feb. 16: Barbara Wills, 81, Sioux Falls, S.D.; Donald Mitchell, 72, Luverne; Orvel Dreesen, 84, Ellsworth.

Feb. 17: Alvera Balster, 92, Ellsworth.

Feb. 24: James Ebert, 68, Garvin; Harold Hixson, 86, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Feb. 25: Evelyn Ykema, 89, Luverne.

Feb. 28: Ruth Van Westen, 96, Ellsworth; Douglas Bork, 59, Beaver Creek.

March

March 1: John Berghorst, 73, Sturgis, S.D.

March 2: Kenneth Bowen, 82, Edgerton; Delores Kindt, 90, Kenneth.

March 3: Myron Smook, 68, Magnolia.

March 5: Mary Johnson, 67, Brandon, South Dakota.

March 8: Gertrude Bruynes, 86, Luverne.

March 11: Shirley Ford, 93, Luverne.

March 12: Debra Tilberg, Jordan.

March 14: Claudette Thone, 85, Mission Viejo, Calif.

March 15: Arlen Olson, 85, White Bear Lake.

March 17: Ted Lingen, 55, Jasper.

March 19: Darlene Ruud, 88, Sioux Falls, S.D.

March 20: Grace Boeve, 95, Luverne; Alice (Hoiland) Larson, 87, Bloomington.

March 21: Virgil Schutz, 93, Luverne.

April

April 1: Emma Blomgren, 82, Ellsworth.

April 3: Albert Boeve, 97, Luverne; Nelvin Schelhaas, 82, Luverne.

April 7: Tanya Lehmann, 83, Oconomowoc, Wis.

April 10: Hannah Dooyema, newborn, Nashville, Tenn.

April 12: Henrietta Huenink, 98, Steen.

April 15: Velma Brommer, 87, Rock Rapids.

April 16: Bruce Rye, 58, Luverne.

April 20: Theodore Van Peursem, 89, Leota.

April 26: Roger Achterhof, 80, Rochester.

April 28: Beatrice Rogness, 84, Luverne; Paula Snyder, 66, Salida, Colo.

April 30: Eric Christensen, 56, Luverne; John Remme, 82, Worthington.

May

May 1: Douglas Kuper, 75, Beaver Creek.

May 3: William Preuss, 78, Luverne.

May 4: Robert Bullerman, 92, Tyler; Erwin Eisner, 85, Sioux Falls, S.D.

May 13: Richard Rauk, 68, Beaver Creek.

May 16: Corrine Houg, 93, Jasper.

May 19: Richard Brown, 85, Hudson, Wis.

May 22: LaVera Wick, 89, Sioux Falls, S.D; Leif Gilbertson, 61, Powell Butte, Oregon.

May 23: Wayne Green, 67, Luverne.

May 26: Carolyn Smiens, 75, Northfield.

May 27: Helen Fitzer, 94, Luverne.

May 28: Glenn Swenson, 85, Hills.

June

June 2: Clarence Bauer, 81, Adrian.

June 3: Gladys Siebenahler, 89, Luverne; Mary Van Hofwegen, 92, Edgerton.

June 4: Wendell Marshall, 94, West Linn, Ore.; Bryanna Cobler, 31, Luverne.

June 7: Marian Frahm, 88, Breezy Point.

June 10: Lambert Van Olst, 89, Rock Rapids, Iowa.

June 13: Faith Kruse, 67, Rock Rapids, Iowa.

June 15: John VandenHoek, 69, Luverne; James Sommers, 78, Pipestone.

June 19: Rodney Fikse, 61.

June 20: Dewey Dooyema, 91, Luverne.

June 21: Roger Russell, 63, Hills.

June 23: James Sandstede, 76, Luverne.

June 27: Howard Hoyme, 97, Hills.

June 29: Ruth Roemeling, 86, Luverne; David Rollag, 78, Luverne.

July

July 2: David Huiskes, 72, Luverne.

July 21: Sharon Becker, 70, Sioux Falls, S.D.

July 22: Thomas Mollberg, 63, Sioux Falls, S.D.

July 25: Jacob Adams, 14, Ellsworth; Loretta Petersen, 93, Luverne.

July 29: Joan Heeren, 88, Luverne.

July 30: Ramona McDowell, 91, Luverne.

August

Aug. 5: John Anderson, 83, Nevis.

Aug. 7: Marsha Jandl, 61, Jasper.

Aug. 8: Ethel Ten Hove, 95, Pipestone; Helen Ver Hoeven, 92, Hawarden, Iowa; Ronald Arp, 64, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Aug. 12: Lewis Kruger, 66, Lennox, S.D.

Aug. 14: William Beimers, 84, Luverne.

Aug. 21: Mavis Grage, 99, Jasper.

Aug. 27: Jamie Ertle, 38, San Diego, Calif.

Aug. 31: Delores Schmidt, 86, Pipestone.

September

Sept. 6: Nancy Christianson, 91, Pierre, S.D.

Sept. 8: Guenther Luitjens, 76, Broken Arrow, Okla.

Sept. 12: Robert Tomlinson, 74, Luverne.

Sept. 14: Cecilia Javner, 86, Oak Creek, Wis.

Sept. 15: Margaret Enger, 61, Chicago, Ill.

Sept. 16: Steve Baumgard, 62, Luverne.

Sept. 20: Todd Geertsema, 57, Burtrum.

Sept. 22: James Johannsen, 78, Luverne.

Sept. 28: Dennis  Smook, 67, Luverne.

October

Oct. 3: James Klein, 94, Luverne; Alison Baker, newborn, Hardwick; Alex Brandt, 24, Adrian.

Oct. 5: Douglas Scott, 60, Kenneth.

Oct. 12: Charlotte Kuechenmeister, 94, Sioux Falls, SD.

Oct. 13: Joyce Sandbo, 79, Luverne.

Oct. 17: Debra Von Behren, 63, Madison, South Dakota.

Oct. 18: John Dubbelde, 72, Pipestone.

Oct. 19: Julie Wynia, 67, Steen.

Oct. 20: Carol Stearns, 61, Mountain Center, California.

Oct. 23: Larry Fodness, 77, Edgerton.

Oct. 24: Lylas Smidstra, 88, Luverne.

Oct. 25: Tracey Fahrenholtz, 55, Moorhead.

Oct. 27: Greta Veldkamp, 96, rural Jasper.

Oct. 30: Helmer Haakenson, 102, Luverne; Nancy Greve, 81, Hutchinson.

November

Nov. 3: Elaine Hamann, 96, Luverne; Harvey Taubert, 91, Beaver Creek; Deborah Hellwinckel, 62, Beaver Creek; Hortensia Cornejo, 73, Luverne.

Nov. 6: Maurice DeJaeghere, 85, Luverne; Milton Fink, 96, Luverne.

Nov. 7: Mary Anderson, 84, Rock Rapids, Iowa.

Nov. 9: Lowell Thone, 88, Mission Viejo, Calif.; Dale Matus, 87, Beaver Creek.

Nov. 11: Tanya Fey, 38, rural Woodstock.

Nov. 12: Gerald Wikstrom, 85, Coon Rapids.

Nov. 13: Ashley Jo Barber, 33, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nov. 14: Robert Veldkamp, 49, Edgerton.

Nov. 15: Gerald Utter, 79, Portland, Ore.

Nov. 16: Milo Hamann, 85, Luverne.

Nov. 18: Terry Connell, 57, Luverne; Francis Faber, 95, Luverne.

Nov. 19: Joan De Jongh, 88, Luverne.

Nov. 26: Laura May Bosch, 94, Brandon, S.D.; Cornelius Bosch, 94, Brandon, S.D.

Nov. 28: Leland Vlastuin, 58, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Nov. 29: Marcus Uithoven, 91, Luverne.

Nov. 30: William Sneller, 87, Luverne.

December

Dec. 1: Carolyn Sneller, 92, Parker, S.D.

Dec. 6: Calvin “Jim” VanHulzen, 69, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Dec. 7: John “Jack” Paulsen, 80, Hills.

Dec. 8: Stephanie West, 47, Sioux Falls, S.D.

Dec. 9: Jack Boomgaarden, 63, rural Magnolia.

Dec. 13: Lois Nelson, 92, Hills.

Dec. 18: Gerald Pommer, 73, Ellsworth.

Dec. 19: Virginia Wessels, 71, Hardwick.

Dec. 22: Bernette Helling, 88, Paynesville.