Obituaries
- March 05, 2019Robert Earl “Butch” Dunham, 75, Akeley, died peacefully at home on Thursday, Feb. 28, 2019, after a very brief battle with cancer. A celebration of Butch’s life will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 11, at First Lutheran Church in Akeley. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Robert “Butch” Dunham was born on Dec. 1, 1943, to Murel and Evelyn (Funk) Dunham in Walker. He…
- March 05, 2019Marie Walraven, 96, Hills, died Monday, Feb. 11, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Friday, Feb. 22, at Beaver Creek First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek. Burial followed at Flower Field Cemetery in rural Hills. Marie Barents was born Dec. 12, 1922, to John and Jennie (Levering) Barents in Ireton, Iowa. She received her education and graduated from Ireton High…
- January 29, 2019Mark Allen Harrison, 58, Snohomish, Washington, died suddenly Friday, Jan. 18., at his home outside Snohomish. A memorial gathering is planned from 3 to 6 p.m., Feb. 23 at Legion Hall in Everett, Washington. Mark Harrison was born June 25, 1960, to Bruce A. Harrison and T. Jean Harrison in Iowa City, Iowa. After graduating from Luverne High School in 1978, he first attended St. Cloud State…
- January 29, 2019Clara Ethel Getman, 100, Rehoboth, Delaware, died peacefully Jan. 22, 2019, at the Brandywine Senior Center in Rehoboth. Clara Ethel Mains was born on Jan. 2, 1919, to Albert and Clara Mains in Seymour, Indiana. She moved with her parents as an infant to Phoenix, Arizona, population 12,000. She was a 1936 honors graduate of Phoenix Union High School and a 1940 graduate of the University of…
- January 29, 2019Jeffrey Lee Dirks, 56, of Mesa, Arizona, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at his home in Mesa. A Celebration of Life will be Saturday, March 23, 2019, in Arizona. Details will follow. Jeff was born on June 10, 1962, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Ben and Edna Dirks. He grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1980. After high school he moved to Garden City, Kansas. Jeff married Laura…
- January 29, 2019Eric Sammons, 42, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 17, 2019, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral Mass was Monday, Jan. 21, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial followed at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Eric Sammons was born on June 21, 1976, to Mike and Mary (Padilla) Sammons in Luverne, where he was raised. He attended school and graduated…
- January 29, 2019Garneth Irene Van Surksum, 76, Luverne, died Tuesday, Jan. 22, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Sunday, Jan. 27, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was Monday, Jan. 28, at the Leota Community Cemetry. Garneth Hulstein was born on Sept. 15, 1942, to Raymond and Della (Gritters) Hulstein on the family farm near Carmel, Iowa. She was baptized that…
- January 15, 2019A memorial service for Rodney Stone will be from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 19, at First Baptist Church in Luverne. Rodney Stone, 62, Luverne, died Saturday, Oct. 13, 2018, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. (0117 DN)
- January 15, 2019Pearl Nellie Schomacker, 89, Luverne, died Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Jan. 11, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Pearl Boeve was born to William and Hattie Boeve on June 19, 1929, on the family farm in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She was raised on the farm and attended country school near Rock Rapids through the fifth…
- January 15, 2019Roger Stanley Peterson, 76, Perham, died Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019, at Prairie View Assisted Living in Perham. A spring burial at Fort Snelling will be announced at a later date. Roger Peterson was born Dec. 12, 1942, to Stanley and Evelyn (Lemke) Peterson in Minneapolis. He grew up and attended school in Minneapolis before serving in the U.S. Navy. He was honorably discharged in 1965. Roger married…
- January 15, 2019Barbara Joyce “Barb” Elcock, 71, Worthing, South Dakota, died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2019, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Saturday, Jan. 12, at Grand Valley Lutheran Church in Canton, South Dakota. Barbara Umland was born on Nov. 14, 1947, to Otto and Edith (Ross) Umland in Luverne. She was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Luverne…
- January 15, 2019Michael Lynn “Mike” Wessels, 69, Lake Shetek, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A memorial service was Wednesday, Jan. 16, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion and VFW was in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Michael Wessels was born July 18, 1949,…
- July 31, 2018Daniel Kopp Daniel L. Kopp, 60, Luverne, died Monday, July 30, 2018, under hospice care at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at the church. Daniel Kopp was born Dec. 10…
- July 31, 2018Dianne Thompson Dianne Dalene Thompson, 73, died Wednesday, July 25, 2018, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 2, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 1, at Heritage Funeral Home in Sioux Falls. Dianne Dreessen was born on May 15, 1945, to Ervin and Agnes (Tutje) Dreessen in…
- July 31, 2018Gladys Blom Gladys LaVonne Blom, 83, Luverne, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, July 27, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Gladys Van Essen was born Aug. 4, 1934, to Cornie and Angeline (Van Dyke) Van Essen in Leota. She was baptized in 1934 and…
- July 31, 2018Gladys Hemme Gladys Evelyn Hemme, 88, Luverne, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service was Saturday, July 28, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at the Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper. Gladys Bakke was born Sept. 14, 1929, to Lewis and Bethre (Bim) Bakke on a farm in Springwater Township in Rock County. She…
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