Obituaries
- October 29, 2019Patricia Lens Patricia “Pat” Lens, 84, Brandon, South Dakota, formerly of Valley Springs, South Dakota, and Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Risen Savior. Inurnment will follow at Holy Name Catholic Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Visitation with family will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
- October 22, 2019Sheryl Faber Sheryl Renae “Cookie” Faber, San Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 14, 2019, of brain cancer. A celebration of life was Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mission Park Funeral Home North in San Antonio. Sheryl Faber was born to Wilbert and Eleanor Faber in 1958 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in Hills in 1976. She then attended community college in Worthington and…
- October 22, 2019Hilda Uilk Hilda Adela Uilk, 95, Jasper, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Communities in Pipestone. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial followed at New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone. Hilda Winter was born on Dec. 7, 1923, to Herman and Margaret (Heinsohn) Winter in Olivet, South Dakota. In 1930 Hilda and her family relocated to a…
- October 22, 2019Harold Graphenteen Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen, 86, Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne with presentation of military honors following the service. Burial was Monday, Oct. 21, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen was born on Jan. 19, 1933, to George…
- October 22, 2019Margaret Hoh Margaret J. Hoh, 93, Luverne, died Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 19, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Margaret Anderson was born on Nov. 20, 1925, to Tobias and Alvina (Smith) Anderson in Rock County. She was baptized on Nov. 23, 1925, at the Norwegian Lutheran…
- October 22, 2019John Allen John Henry Allen, 83, Luverne, died Wednesday, Oct. 16, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A memorial service was Monday, Oct. 21, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. John Allen was born June 28, 1936, to Edwin and Dorothy (Morgan) Allen in Houston, Texas, where he was raised and attended…
- October 22, 2019Donald Letcher Donald Dewayne Letcher, 74, died Sunday, Oct. 20, 2019, at the Sioux Falls VA Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He will be cremated with no services at this time. A celebration of life will be in the summer of 2020. Donald Letcher was born April 18, 1945, to Everett and Viola (Cummings) Letcher in Worthington. He grew up in Sioux Falls. He joined the U.S. Navy and served…
- October 22, 2019Timothy VerSteeg Timothy Eldon VerSteeg, 49, Brandon, South Dakota, died Friday, Oct. 18, 2019, as the result of complications from necrotic pancreatitis at the University of Minnesota Medical Center in Minneapolis. A funeral service was Tuesday, Oct. 22, at Celebrate Community Church in Brandon. Burial will be held at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Timothy VerSteeg was born on…
- October 22, 2019Elmer Bartels Elmer William Bartels, 88, Luverne, formerly of Jasper, died Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Monday, Oct. 21, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Elmer Bartels was born to Otto and Martha (Scheel) Bartels on Feb. 1, 1931, on a farm northeast of Trosky. He was baptized on…
- October 15, 2019Hilda Uilk, 95, Jasper, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Communities of Pipestone. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial will be in New Woodlawn Cemetery, Pipestone. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone. Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of…
- October 15, 2019Helen M. Broesder, 95, Adrian, died Friday, Oct. 11, 2019, at the Lake Shore Nursing Home in Waseca. A memorial Mass will be at 11 a.m. Monday, Oct. 21, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Visitation will be from 4-6 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 20, at the Dinigmann Funeral Home in Adrian, and also one hour prior to the Mass at the church. A private committal of cremains will be in the St. Adrian…
- October 15, 2019Larry Wills, 80, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at his home. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at Asbury United Methodist Church in Sioux Falls, with military honors to follow. Visitation is from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 16, with a Masonic funeral ceremony at 7 p.m. Arrangements are provided by Heritage Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, heritagesfsd.com…
- October 15, 2019Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen, 86, Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne with presentation of military honors following the service. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the…
- October 15, 2019Sandra Lea Akkerman, 55, Luverne, died Thursday, Oct. 10, 2019, at her home. A memorial visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 15, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery. Sandra Frey was born on March 20, 1964, to Harold “Bud” and Shirley (Enninga) Frey in Adrian. At the age of 5 she moved with her family to Luverne, where she participated in 4-H and choir during her school…
- October 15, 2019Ethan John Erickson, 12, Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, after a relentless fight with Burkitt’s Lymphoma, at the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial will be in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery in Hills. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, at the Hugo…
- October 15, 2019Verna Mae Garnmeister, 95, Luverne, died Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society — Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 18, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Inurnment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Verna Mae Stange was born on May 20, 1924, to Reinhold and Anna Marie (Bunge) Stange at home in Sioux County, Iowa.…
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