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Obituaries

  • May 04, 2015
    John “Jumpy” Serie, 74, Waseca, died Monday, May 4, 2015, at the New Richland Care Center. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Waseca. Burial will follow at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Waseca County. John Serie was born March 23, 1941, to Wallace and Caroline (Cawels) Serie in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School and went on to…
  • May 04, 2015
    Margaret Hope Nelson, 80, Luverne, died Sunday, May 3, 2015, at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. A private family memorial service will take place at a later date. Margaret Fritz was born May 3, 1935, to Barney and Gettys (Cain) Fritz in Luverne. She graduated from Luverne High School and later worked as a clerk for the city of Luverne. On July 23, 1976, she married Marv Nelson. After…
  • May 04, 2015
    Mary Etta Johnston, 84 Hills, died Monday, April 27, 2015, at Sanford Hospital in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, May 2, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Mary Etta Johnston was born Dec. 19, 1930, to Virgil R. and Gladys E. (Collins) Anderson in Eagle Butte, South Dakota. She attended country school and Eagle Butte High School. While in high school she lived with her grandmother.…
  • May 04, 2015
    Sharon Iveland, a 1969 Luverne graduate, was born on Jan. 22, 1951, in Luverne. She spent her life teaching, loving and being. Grateful for her spirit and love are her brothers and sisters, nieces and nephews, Aikido community, her “kids” and her extended family and friends. After graduating high school, Sharon lived with her sister, Linda, in Minneapolis.  She moved to California in 1971. In the…
  • May 04, 2015
    Lorain Joseph Depauw, 91, Luverne, died Friday, May 1, 2015, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Wednesday, May 6, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial was at St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery in Luverne with full military rites presented by Dell Hogan American Legion Post #123 and Rock County VFW Post #2757. Lorain DePauw was born May 2, 1923, to Henry…
  • May 04, 2015
    Dwayne L. Christensen, 72, Luverne, died Thursday, April 30, 2015, at his home. A funeral service was Monday, May 4, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. A private family burial of cremains will be at a later date. Dwayne Christensen was born Oct. 19, 1942, to Lester and Josephine (Rensch) Christensen in Ellsworth. He graduated from Magnolia High School. He started his truck driving…
  • May 04, 2015
    Janice Lee Riggins, 68, Luverne, died Wednesday, April 29, 2015. She was a Luverne resident since 2009. No funeral arrangements are pending. (0507 DN)
  • April 28, 2015
    Arnold "Mike" Spath, 94, Hills, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, April 25, at 
Renner Lutheran Church, Renner, South Dakota. Burial was at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Arnold Spath was born Sept. 14, 1920, to Thomas and Lulu (McChristy) Spath in Centerville, South Dakota. The family moved to…
  • April 28, 2015
    Arnold "Mike" Spath, 94, Hills, died Sunday, April 19, 2015, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, April 25, at 
Renner Lutheran Church, Renner, South Dakota. Burial was at Hills of Rest Memorial Park in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Arnold Spath was born Sept. 14, 1920, to Thomas and Lulu (McChristy) Spath in Centerville, South Dakota. The family moved to…
  • April 28, 2015
    Effie B. Gertz, 90, Fremont, Wisconsin, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at Appleton Medical Center in Appleton, Wisconsin. A graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, May 2, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Effie Gehrke was born Dec. 11, 1924, to Gustav and Minnie (Wallenberg) Gehrke in Luverne. On Aug. 30, 1951, she married Clarence Gertz. He preceded her in death in…
  • April 28, 2015
    Rufus Herman Garnmeister, 90, Luverne, died Saturday, April 25, 2015, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Wednesday, April 29, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Rufus Garnmeister was born March 25, 1925, to Herman and Emma (Bunte) Garnmeister at home near George, Iowa. He was raised on the family farm. He was baptized…
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