Obituaries
- May 02, 2016Robert Bakken, 56, rural Luverne, died Monday, May 2, 2016, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Updated service details are available at www.hartquistfuneral.com. A full obituary notice will appear in next week’s edition of the Star Herald. (0505 DN)
- May 02, 2016Eugene Michael Vortherms, 59, Adrian, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Granite Falls Municipal Hospital. A funeral service was Saturday, April 30, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Adrian. Private burial of cremains will be at a later date. Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Home of Adrian, dingmannandsons.com. (0505 DN)
- May 02, 2016Burdella Gertrude De Jager, 95, Hull, Iowa, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Sioux Center Health in Sioux Center, Iowa. A funeral service was Wednesday, May 4, at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was at the Garden of Memories Cemetery in Luverne. Burdella Ver Steeg was born July 6, 1920, to Lambertus and Gertrude (De Young) Ver Steeg on the family farm…
- May 02, 2016Elvin M. Roemeling, 73, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Per Elvin’s wishes, he will be cremated and no services will be held. Elvin was born April 10, 1943, to Maynard and Vernice (Lorenzen) Roemeling in Pipestone County. He grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1961. He married Lorraine Odenbrett in Fulda…
- April 25, 2016Albert Francis “Al” Bot, 94, Luverne, died Sunday, April 24, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Mass of Christian burial will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial with military honors will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Albert Bot was born June 6, 1921, to William and Mary (Stassen) Bot in Ghent. He grew up and attended…
- April 25, 2016Dianne J. Johnson, 64, Ellsworth, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at Sanford Luverne Hospice in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, April 22, at Bethel Reformed Church in rural Little Rock, Iowa. Burial followed at Bethel Reformed Cemetery. Dianne Jean Bergman was born Aug. 3, 1951, to John Bergman and Margaret (Stratmeier) at Sibley, Iowa. She was raised on a farm near Little Rock. She attended…
- April 25, 2016Marcella Dorothy “Sally” Mielke, 99, New Ulm, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne. A mass of Christian burial was Friday, April 22, at the Cathedral of the Holy Trinity in New Ulm. Burial followed in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. Marcella Dorothy Mueller was born Oct. 4, 1916, to Joseph and Helena (Brandel) Mueller in West Newton Township,…
- April 25, 2016Robert Craig “Bob” Jensen, 73, Luverne, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be at 3 p.m. Thursday, April 28, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne at a later date. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Wednesday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne and also one hour prior…
- April 25, 2016Olga Edith Thorson Gabrielson, 85, Luverne, died Wednesday, April 20, 2016, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. A funeral service was Saturday, April 23, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Olga Haeaak was born April 6, 1931, to Adolf and Ragna (Langsnes) Haeaak on the Langsnes farm near Konsmo, Norway. She was baptized and confirmed in…
- April 25, 2016Brant W. Israelson, 52, Hesperia, California, died April 16, 2016, in Hesperia. A memorial service was Saturday, April 23, at Burning Bush Church in Victorville, California. Brant was born July 15, 1963, to Raney and Janet Israelson in Shenandoah, Iowa. The family moved to Hickman, Nebraska, when he was 2 years old. When he was 15, the family moved to Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High…
- April 18, 2016Brant W. Israelson, 52, Hesperia, California, died Saturday, April 16, 2016, in Loma Linda, California. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 23, 2016, in Hesperia, California. Arrangements are by Desert View Funeral Home of Victorville, California. (0421 DN)
- April 18, 2016Adeline Chovancek, 89, Luverne, died Tuesday, April 19, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne at the time of this printing. Updated information is available at www.hartquistfuneral.com. Arrangements are by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne. (0421 DN)
- April 18, 2016Brian J. Bork, 50, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, April 18, 2016, at his home. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 22, at the Shalom Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. Burial will follow at Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, April 21, at the church. Arrangements are by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne,…
- April 18, 2016Dalwyn D. “Dal” Schelhaas, 80, Kenneth, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A funeral service was Tuesday, April 19, at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota. Burial followed in the Leota Community Cemetery. Dalwyn Schelhaas was born Feb. 3, 1936, to Peter and Cornelia (Gilman) Schelhaas in a farmhouse in rural Pipestone County. He attended country…
- April 18, 2016Henrietta “Etta” De Jongh, 87, Hills, died Saturday, April 9, 2016, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Friday, April 15, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial followed at Eastside Cemetery near Steen. Henrietta “Etta” DeJongh was born Sept.18, 1928, to Henry and Wilhemina (Mouw) Fikse on the family farm in Lyon County, Iowa, south of Steen. She attended country school…
- April 18, 2016Daniel Wayne “Danny” Kvaas, 59, Minneapolis, died Wednesday, April 13, 2016, at his home. A funeral service was Sunday, April 17, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed in Blue Mound Cemetery near Luverne. Daniel Kvaas was born May 29, 1956, to Ralph and Eleanor (Remme) Kvaas in Luverne. He was raised in Magnolia. In 1966 he and his family moved to a farm near Kenneth. Danny was a…
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