Obituaries
- February 29, 2016Helen Bertina Meyer, 99, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Mayo Hospital in Mankato. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Helen Borgum was born April 9, 1916, to Tom and Inga (Hylle) Borgum in Hurley, Wisconsin. During her childhood, the family moved to Luverne, where Helen…
- February 29, 2016Bernice Bartels, 95, Hills, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial followed at East Side Cemetery in Steen. Bernice Van Malsen was born Feb. 28, 1920, to Otto and Minnie (Teunissen) Van Malsen in Steen. She attended school through the eighth grade in the Steen School. She married Louis Bartels…
- February 29, 2016James D. Iverson, 84, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, South Dakota. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at George Boom Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls. James Iverson was born May 14, 1931, to Melvin and Thea (Olson) Iverson in Puposky. When he was…
- February 22, 2016Bernice Bartels, 95, Hills, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Services are pending with Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, jurrensfuneralhome.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Helen B. Meyer, 99, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Mayo Hospital in Mankato. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Esther R. Weber, 92, Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Arnold Rieckman, 88, Luverne, formerly of Jasper, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral mass was Tuesday, Feb. 23, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. Burial will be in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota, at a later date. Arrangements were through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016The Reverend Dee Jay Reiff, age 77, was born in rural Kansas on March 21, 1938, to John and Ruth Reiff. He and his younger brother, Danny, grew up on the family farm and spent their summers custom combining wheat from Oklahoma to Montana. He graduated from Kipp High School in Kansas where he was a member of three basketball teams which qualified for the state tournament. He also played trumpet…
- February 15, 2016Laurie Ann (Berning) Abels, 54, Brewster, formerly of Adrian, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Friar James Berning officiated. Burial was in the Adrian Cemetery. Laurie Ann Berning was born Jan. 23, 1962, to Al and Gert (Boltjes) Berning in Adrian. She graduated…
- February 15, 2016Janice C. Kroontje, 70, formerly of Magnolia, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at the Sanford Jackson Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 13, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial was in the Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Janice Carol Tousley was born Jan. 24, 1946, to Russell and Ellen (Allen) Tousley on the family farm in rural Carson City, Michigan, where…
- February 15, 2016Genevieve J. Murphy, 81, passed away on Feb. 3, 2016, at the Brentwood Good Samaritan Center in Le Mars, Iowa. A memorial service was at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 13, 2016, at the Mauer- Johnson Funeral Home with a one hour visitation prior to the service. Rev. Kolleen Queener officiated. Burial will take place at a later date at St. Catherine’s Cemetery located in Luverne, Minnesota. Expressions of…
- February 08, 2016Janice Carol Kroontje, 70, formerly of Magnolia, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at the Sanford Jackson Medical Center in Jackson. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0211 DN)
- February 08, 2016Virginia Mae Gerken, 94, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Virginia Gerken was born July 22, 1921, to Hubert and Rose (Kramer) Gerken in Adrian. She was baptized and later confirmed at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Virginia received her education and graduated…
- February 08, 2016Norman H. Nelson, 67, Magnolia, died Monday, Feb. 1, 2016, at his home. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 6, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Full military honors were provided by the Luverne American Legion and VFW. Norman Nelson was born March 28, 1948, in Adrian, to Harry R. and Annabelle (De Boey) Nelson. Norman graduated from…
- February 02, 2016Anita D. Hort, 94, Brooten, formerly of Kenneth, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2016, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. A funeral service was Wednesday, Feb. 3, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed at the Kenneth Lutheran Cemetery in rural Kenneth. Arrangements were by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0204 DN)
- February 02, 2016Theodore “Bud” Untiedt, 87, Fillmore, California, died in Fillmore Jan. 3, 2016, as the result of a stroke. The family will gather in mid-March for a celebration of his life. Theodore Untiedt was born June 6, 1928, to Harry William and Gertrude Untiedt in Luverne. He graduated from Hills High School in 1946. He first worked at Gurensey Dairy until he joined the U.S. Navy in April 1948. He served…
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