Obituaries
- April 22, 2026Patricia L. Schmidt, 91, of Elbow Lake, died Monday, April 6, 2026, in Crystal, Minn. A service was at 11 a.m. Monday, April 20, at Olson Funeral and Cremation in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service. Clergy was Reverend Kevin Patch. Interment will be at Knollwood Memorial Gardens in Fergus Falls, Minn., at a later date. Arrangements are provided by Olson Funeral…
- April 22, 2026Janet 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. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Please visit www. hartquistfuneral.com to sign an online registry and to…
- April 22, 2026Gerald Marvin Vande Brake, age 83, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. Funeral was at 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 22, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Wednesday. Burial with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion & VFW, was in the Maplewood…
April 15, 2026Floyd James Kraetsch, age 95, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Thursday, April 9, 2026, at Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 11 a.m. Wednesday, April 15, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with memorial service starting at 11 a.m. Inurnment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home. Please vi s it www.…
April 15, 2026Robert Somnis, age 54, of Magnolia, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, April 8, 2026, at the VA Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, April 13, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Mass of Christian burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be at St. Catherine Cemetery in…- April 15, 2026Rodney Lee Poppema, age 82, of Luverne, died Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A private family service will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services.
- April 08, 2026Rita Mae (Kafka) Robinson of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away March 30, 2026, following a lengthy cancer battle. She was born Aug. 31, 1949, in Luverne to Joe and Rose (Musil) Kafka. Her mother died when she was seven, and Rita contracted polio at a young age. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1968, and received a college degree in social work/ psychology. She worked for 20 …
April 08, 2026Joe Olsrud, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Please visit www.hartquistfuneral. com to sign an online registry and to read Joe’s life history. Joseph “Joe” Bernard Olsrud was…
April 08, 2026Dorothy Rosenberg, age 97, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with visitation held prior from 9:30- 11 a.m. Burial followed at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Arrangements were under the care of…
April 08, 2026Sharon Kay Hoffman, age 89, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on March 10, 2026. Sharon was born on January 2, 1937, in Avoca, Minnesota, to Carl and Julia Hagen. She grew up in the Avoca area and graduated from Slayton High School in 1955. On June 30, 1956, Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Melvin Hoffman, in Avoca, Minnesota. Together they shared nearly seventy years…
April 08, 2026Sara Jane Van Nieuwenhuizen, age 68, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Visitation was from 4:30 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, April 8, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. on Thursday, April 9, at Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne…
April 01, 2026Jane Gropel, age 80, of Luvene, Minnesota, died Thursday, March 26, 2026, while surrounded by her loving family. Visitation was from 4 to 8 p.m. Monday, March 30, with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m., at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of Christian burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, March 31, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in…
April 01, 2026Mary Jorgenson Edmundson passed away on Nov. 20, 2025, in Gilbert, Arizona. To the end she exhibited her faith, generosity and unwavering love for her family. She was always available to provide hospitality and friendship to all who she encountered. Our mother lived a life marked by generosity, faith and unwavering love. As the oldest of three, she served as a steady guide for her brothers,…
April 01, 2026Jeffrey Karl Wollman was born on Nov. 12, 1960, in Yankton, South Dakota, to Aaron “Lloyd” and Darlene (Herrboldt) Wollman. He was raised in Springfield, South Dakota, where he spent much of his youth helping at his parents’ bar, “The Tap.” From an early age, Jeff showed a strong work ethic by cleaning the bar before school, delivering newspapers, and always stepping in wherever help was…- April 01, 2026Dorothy Rosenberg, age 97, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Saturday, March 28, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with visitation held prior from 9:30-11 a.m. Burial will follow at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth, Minnesota. Arrangements are under the care…
- April 01, 2026Joe Olsrud, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, March 29, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A celebration of life gathering will be held at a later date. Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Please v i s i t www. hartquistfuneral.com to sign an online registry and to read Joe’s life history
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