Obituaries
- 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…
- October 25, 2022Marie Klarenbeek, age 98, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, October 19, 2022, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A visitation was Friday, October 21, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home. A funeral service was Saturday, October 22, at 10:30 a.m. at the funeral home with burial following at Memory Gardens in Luverne. Marie Schouwenburg was…
- October 25, 2022Barbara Jean Loosbrock, 77, Luverne, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Barbara Herrmann was born on March 1, 1945, to Arthur and Evelyn (Bock) Herrmann. She attended school in Luverne and graduated in 1963. Barb worked as a…
- October 25, 2022Bruce Milo Tofteland, 63, Luverne, died at his home on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022. A funeral service was Monday, Oct. 24, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery. Bruce Tofteland was born on Feb. 9, 1959, to Arthur and Lois (Koolman) Tofteland in Adrian. He was baptized at Zion Lutheran Church and later confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. Bruce spent his childhood…
- October 25, 2022Frances Marion “Fran” Slieter, 86, Jasper, died Monday, Oct. 17, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 21, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial was in the Ihlen Cemetery in Ihlen. Frances Reid was born to Alfred and Frances (Bates) Reid on June 12, 1936, at McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She…
- October 25, 2022Ben Smidstra, 91, Luverne, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Ben Smidstra was born on Nov. 26, 1930, to Charles and Reika (Kracht) Smidstra in Edna, Iowa. He was raised on a farm outside of Rock Rapids and attended…
- October 18, 2022Barbara Jean Loosbrock, 77, Luverne, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation will also be from 9:30 to 10:15 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 20, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with a funeral Mass at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne…
- October 18, 2022Richard Lee Buss, 77, Luverne, died Friday, Oct. 14, 2022, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, with a service at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery after the service. Richard Lee Buss was born on Oct. 9, 1945, to Tony and Edna Buss in California, but he was a…
- October 18, 2022Ann L. Leskinen, 67, Ellsworth, died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Tuesday, Oct. 18, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial of cremains was at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, at St. Mary Catholic Cemetery in Ellsworth. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com. (1020 DN)
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