Obituaries
- January 31, 2023Gary Brehm Gary Alan Brehm, 75, St. Charles, Illinois, formerly of Crystal Lake, Illinois, died Saturday, Jan. 21, 2023. A memorial Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March 18, at St. Patrick Church in St. Charles. A celebration of life will be from 12:30 to 3 p.m. at The Herrington Inn in Geneva, Illinois. Information is available at dupagecremations.com. The family requests no flowers. (…
- January 24, 2023Barbara A. Bot, age 95, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Monday, January 16, 2023, surrounded by family at the Good Samaritan Society – Luther Manor in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial service will be Monday, January 30, at 2:00 p.m., with visitation beginning at 12:00 Noon, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne.…
- January 24, 2023Frederick George Weninger, 80 years of age, passed away on Jan. 10, 2023, at his home in Scottsdale, Arizona, with his loving family by his side. A memorial service will be held at Steen, Minnesota, in May 2023. He is survived by Bonnie (Aukes), his wife of 30 years; three sons, Joel (Shannon), Exton, Pennsylvania, Clint (Terri), Waukesha, Wisconsin, and Brett (Joby), Parker, Colorado;…
- January 24, 2023Serena Sue Franken, 38, Luverne, died Thursday, Jan. 19, 2023, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 22, at American Reformed Church in Luverne. A funeral service was Monday, Jan. 23, at the church. Serena Sue Franken was born on October 8, 1984, to Bryon and Kristi (Laackmann) Franken at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. She was baptized in November 1984 at…
- January 24, 2023Maralyn Ann (Merkel) Schnaible, 83, of Adrian, died Wednesday, Jan. 18, 2023, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. A memorial service will take place at a later date at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Adrian. Maralyn Ann Merkel was born to Ernest and Lola Thomas Merkel in Edmunds County on December 27, 1939. Maralyn graduated high school from Bowdle, South Dakota, in 1955. After graduation…
- January 24, 2023Glenn Elwood Rye, 95, Sun City, Arizona, died Monday, Dec. 30, 2022. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, with a visitation beginning at 1 p.m. at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery in Hills. Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.harquistfuneral.com (0126 DN)
- January 17, 2023Mary Jacobsma, 87, Luverne, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2023, at Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons. (…
- January 17, 2023Eugene Dominic Becker, 100, Worthington, died on Dec. 5, 2022, at the Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, Minnesota. Ilene Becker, 95, Worthington, died Monday, Jan. 16, 2022, in Grand Rapids. A memorial Mass for the couple will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. A time of fellowship will be one hour prior to the service. Burial of cremains will…
- January 17, 2023William Arthur Wendt, 80, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at his home in Oakdale. A memorial service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 17, at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Woodbury. Memorials are preferred to the Northwest Synod of Wisconsin for wells in Malawi and to the memorial fund at King of Kings Lutheran Church in Woodbury. William Wendt was born to William E. Wendt and Dolores M. Johnson in…
- January 17, 2023Dorothey Jean Perkins Swenson Texel, daughter of William and Anna Perkins, was born on Sept. 8, 1921. She had four siblings: Gilbert, Elizabeth, Wilma, and Beverly. The family lived in the Rock County area of southwest Minnesota. Dorothey grew up on her parents’ farm, graduated high school in Edgerton, Minnesota, and then moved to Los Angeles, California, to marry her sweetheart from Luverne, Lee…
- January 17, 2023David Lee Kruger, 76, Steen, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Jan. 16, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. David Kruger was born on July 20, 1946, to Martin and Elizabeth (Giesen) Kruger in Luverne. He grew up in Ash Creek, attending public school in Ash Creek,…
- January 17, 2023On Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, Chuck Waknitz, loving husband, father, grandfather and great-grandfather, peacefully passed away at 81. Chuck was born on June 1, 1941, in Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Charles and Eileen (Magel) Waknitz. After graduating from trade school in 1959, he built his passion as owner of one of the best-known and well-respected outdoor amusement/carnival businesses. In 1976 he…
- January 17, 2023Emma L. Nibbelink, age 18, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Tuesday, Jan. 10, 2023, as the result of injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Sioux Center, Iowa. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 15, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service will be Monday, Jan. 16, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements…
- January 17, 2023Arlene Wynia, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Jan. 11, 2023, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be Friday, Jan. 13, from 4 t0 7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service will be Saturday, Jan. 14, at 2 p.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To…
- January 10, 2023Samuel Thomas “Sam” Mc Gaffee, 68, Hills, died Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, at his home in Hills, following a courageous battle with cancer. A memorial service was Monday, Jan. 9, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Inurnment was at Eastside Cemetery. Samuel Mc Gaffee was born Dec. 2, 1954, at Pierre, South Dakota, the son of Samuel and Dorothy (Westhauser) Mc Gaffee. He was raised in the Sioux…
- January 10, 2023Glenn Elwood Rye, age 95, of Sun City, Arizona, passed away on Monday, Dec. 30, 2022. A funeral service will be Saturday, Jan. 28, 2023, at 2 p.m. with a visitation beginning at 1 p.m., at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, Minnesota. Burial will follow in Bethlehem Cemetery in Hills. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. To sign an online registry,…
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