Obituaries
- November 29, 2022Orville Roland Bork, 81, Luverne, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2022, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 29, at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Orville Bork was born Feb. 19, 1941, to Herman and Tillie (Termaat) Bork in Pipestone. He grew up on farms in Minnesota and Iowa and attended several schools,…
- November 21, 2022Robert Loosbrock, 80, of Luverne died Monday, Nov. 21, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 27, at the Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, and one hour prior to the service at the church. Service will be 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 28, 2022, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Luverne. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetary,…
- November 21, 2022Christopher Jon Smook, 34, Hills, died Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, at his home in Hills. A memorial service was at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Christopher Smook was born on Dec. 23, 1987, to Dennis and Arlene (McCollum) Smook in Luverne, where he was raised and attended school. Following graduation from Luverne High School in 2006, Chris went to WyoTech in…
- November 15, 2022Daniel Lee Siegfried, 72, of rural Valley Springs, South Dakota, died Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at his home. A memorial visitation was Wednesday, Nov. 16, from 10 a.m. to noon at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Daniel Siegfried was born on June 1, 1950, to Lester and Bette (McKay) Siegfried in Redwood Falls. He grew up on a farm and helped his parents with the milk cows. He graduated from…
- November 15, 2022John Anthony Ruddy, 74, Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. Arrangements will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne. John Ruddy was born Nov. 1, 1947, to Cletus and Carol (Larson) Ruddy in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1965. John married Karen Dubas on June 15, 1973, at the Church of St. Andrew in Elk…
- November 15, 2022Carrole Lee Horn, 82, Beaver Creek, died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by her family. A memorial service was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 16, at the Palisade Lutheran Church in rural Rock County. Burial was in the Beaver Creek Cemetery. Carrole Emery was born on Jan. 1, 1940, to Milo and Edna (Samuelson) Emery in Sioux Falls,…
- November 15, 2022Joan Carol Michelsen, 82, Magnolia, died Monday, Nov. 14, 2022, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Friday, Nov. 18, and a funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m., all at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Joan Kjelden was born on July 18, 1940, to Alf and Lilly (Hemmingson) Kjelden in Watertown, South Dakota. She…
- November 15, 2022Sandra “Sandy” Ann (Popken) Winter, age 80, died at her home on Thursday, November 10, 2022, under hospice care after being diagnosed with Stage 4 lung cancer on October 27, 2022. Memorial visitation will be Saturday, November 12, beginning at 1 p.m. with a memorial service at 3 p.m., all at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will be held later at Pleasant View Cemetery near Luverne.…
- November 08, 2022Glenn “Corky” Gunnink, 74, Edgerton, died Thursday, Nov. 3, 2022, at his home surrounded by family. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 10, at First Reformed Church in Edgerton. The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 11, at the church. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. To view Corky’s life history or sign an online registry, please visit www.…
- November 08, 2022Jennifer Marie Rogers, 44, died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022, at her residence in Luverne. A memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 14, with visitation one hour prior to the service, at the Benson Funeral Home in Worthington. Jennifer Rogers was born to Larry and Mary Rogers on July 14, 1978, in Worthington. She attended school in Worthington and graduated with the Class of 2000. She…
- November 01, 2022Kathy R. Dietrich, age 64, of rural Luverne, Minnesota, died Wednesday, Oct. 26, 2022, as the result of injuries sustained in an accident near her home. Visitation will be Sunday, Oct. 30, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A private family service will be held. To sign an online registry, please visit hartquistfuneral.com. Our mom, Kathy Ray (Johanson) Dietrich, was born…
- November 01, 2022Madge Ruth May, 105, Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 2, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service will take place at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 12, with a time of fellowship one hour prior to the service. Burial of cremains will be in the Hickman Cemetery in Hickman, Nebraska. Madge Ruth Lesoing was born on a farm…
- November 01, 2022Carol Rae Taubert, 85, Beaver Creek, died Friday, Oct. 28, 2022, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Graveside committal will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4, at Beaver Creek Cemetery. A memorial service will be at 4:30 p.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Beaver Creek, with visitation to follow from 5 to 6 p.m. at the church. Carol Anderson was born March 27, 1937, in San Diego, California, to Roy and…
- November 01, 2022Anna Louise Noll, 98, Luverne, died Saturday, Oct. 29, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A funeral service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 1, at the Dingmann Funeral Home, with burial in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Anna Drenth was born on April 3, 1924, to Alex and Anna (Brommer) Drenth in Santa Ana, California. The family returned to Ellsworth a few years…
- November 01, 2022John Ruddy, 75, Luverne, died Tuesday, Oct. 25, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A memorial service will take place at a later date. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (1103 DN)
- October 25, 2022James R. Nelson, 77, South St. Paul, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2022. Jim grew up in Hills, a small town in Southwest Minnesota, surrounded by uncles and aunts. The family moved to Luverne in 1960 with Jim graduating from Luverne High School in 1962. Jim spent a lot of time as a young man on farms helping his mother’s family, as he had a real fondness for rural farm life. Jim proudly served his…
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