Janet Jessen, age 79, of Minnetonka, Minn., formerly of Luverne, Minn., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. 

A gathering of family and friends will take place in the Twin Cities at a later date. 

Gerald Marvin Vande Brake, age 83, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. 

We read in 2 Samuel 11:1-2, “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne 

St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor 

The Luverne High School baseball team collected three wins over the past week to improve to 6-0 for the season.

The Cardinals defeated Jackson County Central 16-6 at Redbird Field Tuesday, April 14, and won two games (20-4 and 19-3) against Blue Earth on the road Thursday, April 16.

Luverne and Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams squared off in nine-hole play at the Luverne Country Club Tuesday, April 14.

The Luverne High School softball team went 1-1 against Windom on the road Thursday, April 16.

In the first game of the double-header, LHS fell 6-2 to the Eagles in six and one-half innings.

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