Obituaries
- October 31, 2016Dorothy Louise Bos, 81, Hills, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Monday, Oct. 31, at The Reformed Church of Steen. Burial followed in the Eastside Cemetery in Steen. Dorothy Vander Steen was born March 28, 1935, to George and Elizabeth (Rodenberg) Vander Steen on a farm place north of Hills. She attended country school north…
- October 31, 2016Patricia Jo “Pat” Smedsrud, 55, Luverne, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, from a sudden brain bleed caused by a ruptured aneurysm. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 29, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Pat was born July 30, 1961, to Jim and Marte (Canton) Vanderberg in Pipestone…
- October 31, 2016Mary Ann Mente, 82, Vinton, Iowa, formerly of Tipton, Iowa, died Monday, Oct. 24, 2016, at the Vinton Lutheran Home. A funeral was Friday, Oct. 28, at St. John’s United Church of Christ in Clarence, Iowa. Burial followed at St. John’s Cemetery. Mary Ann Oelerich was born Nov. 1, 1933, to Herman and Hilda (Studt) Oelerich in Scott County, Iowa. She married James Mente on June 27, 1964, in…
- October 31, 2016Duane G. Pike, 84, Luverne, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A mass of Christian burial will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 3. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service. Burial with full military honors will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Duane Pike was born Sept. 27, 1932, to George and Katie (Stickley) Pike in Yankton, South Dakota. He…
- October 17, 2016Arnold “Arnie” Gabrielson, 89, died Tuesday, Sept. 13, 2016. A memorial celebration of Arnie’s life will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at Berean Baptist Church, 309 East County Road 42, in Burnsville. Arnie Gabrielson was born Aug. 6, 1927, to Norwegian immigrants Ole and Avilda Gabrielson on his family’s farm outside Luverne. As a child, Arnie was fascinated by his father’s tales of prospecting…
- October 17, 2016Miriam Joyce Hansen, 84, formerly of Hardwick, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at Temperance Lake Ridge Assisted Living in Sherburn. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 14, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Miriam Rasmussen was born Dec. 7, 1931, to David and Virginia (Clark) Rasmussen in Winnebago. She attended school in Detroit Lakes and…
- October 11, 2016Miriam Joyce Hansen, 84, formerly of Hardwick, died Monday, Oct. 10, 2016, at the Temperance Lake Ridge Assisted Living in Sherburn. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 13, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Arrangements are…
- October 11, 2016Arthur Grootwassink, 89, Edgerton, died Saturday, Oct. 8, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A funeral service was Wednesday, Oct. 11, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Funeral arrangements were through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com (1013 DN)
- October 11, 2016Margaret “Peg” Erickson, 78, Pipestone, formerly of Jasper, died Monday, Oct. 3, 2016, at Falls Landing Assisted Living in Pipestone. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 7, at Celebrate Church, Meadow Campus, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Burial was in Jasper City Cemetery. Funeral arrangements were through Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone, www.hartquistfuneral.com (1013 DN)
- October 11, 2016Mavis Jean Arends, 71, Ellsworth, died Sunday, Oct. 9, 2016, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. A funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 14, at the Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial of cremains will take place in Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis at a later date. Mavis Lens was born April 24, 1945, to…
- October 11, 2016Robert Ray Rolph, 92, Luverne, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12, with a time of sharing at 1:30 p.m., at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A graveside committal service with military honors will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Robert Rolph was born June 27, 1924,…
- October 11, 2016Carol Janice Scheerhorn, 76, Hills, died Friday, Sept. 30, 2016, at Sanford Luverne Hospital in Luverne. A funeral service was Wednesday, Oct. 5, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial followed in Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills. Carol Moore was born May 11, 1940, to Elliot and Grace (Taylor) Moore in Pipestone. She grew up in Pipestone and attended school there. On Oct. 12, 1957,…
- October 11, 2016Lorna Lee Watts, 80, Luverne, died Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral was Saturday, Oct. 8, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Lorna Hawes was born June 23, 1936, to Lawrence and Leola (Grimm) Hawes in Hardwick. She attended country school near Hardwick and graduated from Luverne High School in 1954.…
- October 03, 2016Edyth Mae Briggs, 87, Hills, died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at Sanford Hopsital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral was Friday, Sept. 30, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial followed at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Edyth was born Jan. 22, 1929, to Gustav and Matilda (Mahler) Winter on the family farm near Lester, Iowa. She was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock…
- October 03, 2016Arlyn Vincent “Arlie” McClure, 88, Luverne, died Tuesday, Sept. 27, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A funeral was Saturday, Oct. 1, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arlyn McClure was born July 27, 1928, to John and Anna (Aanenson) McClure in Adrian. He was baptized at Our Savior Lutheran Church on April 14, 1929, and was…
- October 03, 2016Erwin Roy De Boer, 73, Hills, died unexpectedly Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, at his home in Hills. A funeral service was at 1:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 29, at the Reformed Church of Steen, with a private burial at the United Reformed Cemetery in Hills. Erwin De Boer was born Aug. 23, 1943, to Frank and Berdella (Vander Meulen) De Boer in Sanborn, Iowa. He lived in Sanborn, Harris, Iowa, Round Lake, and…
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