Obituaries
- March 07, 2016Charles Janssen, 84, Luverne, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Luverne Sanford Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Wednesday, March 9, at the Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Burial followed at the Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth with full military honors provided by the Ellsworth American Legion and VFW. Charles Janssen was born March 31, 1931, to Meine and Gladys (Pontow) Janssen…
- March 07, 2016LeRoy Howard Lindblom, 79, Luverne, died Saturday, March 5, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service was Wednesday, March 9, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. LeRoy Lindblom was born Oct. 1, 1936, to Hugo and Elin (Oakstrom) Lindblom on the family farm in Lein Township near Barrett. He was raised on the farm and attended…
- March 07, 2016Lois Mae Lorange, 90, Ortonville, died Feb. 29, 2016, at Northridge Residence in Ortonville. A funeral service was Saturday, March 5, at First English Lutheran Church in Ortonville. Burial followed at Mound Cemetery in Ortonville. Lois Smith was born Nov. 14, 1925, to Vernon and Margaret (Balder) Smith in Minneapolis. She grew up in the Jackson area and later moved to Windom and graduated from…
- By Mavis Fodness, reporterFebruary 29, 2016We are all going to die someday. It is a fact. Simply put. But we humans continue to deny or simply ignore death as a part of our lifecycles. We are often unprepared when the Grim Reaper comes calling. Unprepared as having one part of the burial ritual already completed for family members: The obituary. Yep. The obit. A written account of someone’s life that typically includes their name, age,…
- February 29, 2016Burdell W. Rowe, 95, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 23, 2016, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial of cremains was at the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Burdell Rowe was born July 30, 1920, to William Rowe Jr. and Rhoda (Larson) Rowe in Little Rock Township in Nobles County. He attended District 14 country…
- February 29, 2016Esther Emma Ruth Weber, 92, Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in rural Steen. Esther Kitchenmaster was born July 19, 1923, to William and Sophia (Schoon) Kitchenmaster on the family farm west of Steen.…
- February 29, 2016Helen Bertina Meyer, 99, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Mayo Hospital in Mankato. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Helen Borgum was born April 9, 1916, to Tom and Inga (Hylle) Borgum in Hurley, Wisconsin. During her childhood, the family moved to Luverne, where Helen…
- February 29, 2016Bernice Bartels, 95, Hills, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial followed at East Side Cemetery in Steen. Bernice Van Malsen was born Feb. 28, 1920, to Otto and Minnie (Teunissen) Van Malsen in Steen. She attended school through the eighth grade in the Steen School. She married Louis Bartels…
- February 29, 2016James D. Iverson, 84, formerly of Sioux Falls, died Sunday, Feb. 21, 2016, at Bethel Lutheran Home in Madison, South Dakota. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 27, at George Boom Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Burial was at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Sioux Falls. James Iverson was born May 14, 1931, to Melvin and Thea (Olson) Iverson in Puposky. When he was…
- February 22, 2016Bernice Bartels, 95, Hills, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. Services are pending with Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, jurrensfuneralhome.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Helen B. Meyer, 99, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Mayo Hospital in Mankato. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Esther R. Weber, 92, Luverne, died Monday, Feb. 22, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral arrangements are pending through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016Arnold Rieckman, 88, Luverne, formerly of Jasper, died Thursday, Feb. 18, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral mass was Tuesday, Feb. 23, at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Jasper. Burial will be in the Black Hills National Cemetery in Sturgis, South Dakota, at a later date. Arrangements were through the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0225 DN)
- February 22, 2016The Reverend Dee Jay Reiff, age 77, was born in rural Kansas on March 21, 1938, to John and Ruth Reiff. He and his younger brother, Danny, grew up on the family farm and spent their summers custom combining wheat from Oklahoma to Montana. He graduated from Kipp High School in Kansas where he was a member of three basketball teams which qualified for the state tournament. He also played trumpet…
- February 15, 2016Laurie Ann (Berning) Abels, 54, Brewster, formerly of Adrian, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 16, at St. Adrian Catholic Church in Adrian. Friar James Berning officiated. Burial was in the Adrian Cemetery. Laurie Ann Berning was born Jan. 23, 1962, to Al and Gert (Boltjes) Berning in Adrian. She graduated…
- February 15, 2016Janice C. Kroontje, 70, formerly of Magnolia, died Monday, Feb. 8, 2016, at the Sanford Jackson Medical Center in Jackson. A funeral service was Saturday, Feb. 13, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial was in the Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Janice Carol Tousley was born Jan. 24, 1946, to Russell and Ellen (Allen) Tousley on the family farm in rural Carson City, Michigan, where…
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