Obituaries
- December 01, 2015Larry James Hellwinckel, 76, Hardwick, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015, at his home. A funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 28, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Larry Hellwinckel was born Feb. 5, 1939, to Henry and Helen (Brockberg) Hellwinckel in Pipestone. He was baptized and confirmed at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Trosky. He was raised on the family…
- November 23, 2015Merlyn Lopau Merlyn Lopau, 72, Luverne, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015. A memorial gathering of family and friends will be at a later date. Arrangements are through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1125 DN)
- November 23, 2015Larry Hellwinckel Larry Hellwinckel, 76, Hardwick, died Monday, Nov. 23, 2015. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 28, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Arrangements are through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1125 DN)
- November 23, 2015Anita Cook Anita (Godfrey) Cook, 73, Shelton, Washington, died Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2015. A memorial service will be at 1 p.m. Monday, Nov. 30, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are through Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1125 DN)
- November 23, 2015Rose Reed Rose Johanna Reed, 105, Redwood Falls, died Saturday, Nov. 21, 2015, at the home of her daughter and son-in-law, Rose Mary and David Paquette, Luverne. A funeral mass will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 25, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Redwood Falls. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. prior to mass at the church. Rose Kennedy was born Aug. 31, 1910, to Daniel and Mary (Myler)…
- November 23, 2015Veronica Gradert Veronica “Ronnie” Gradert, 88, Luverne, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the Wealshire of Bloomington. A funeral mass was Friday, Nov. 20, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Veronica Kerkvliet was born Nov. 3, 1927, to Gerard and Mathilda Kerkvliet on a farm near Larchwood, Iowa. She attended St. Mary’s Catholic School in…
- November 23, 2015Cornelius Verhey Cornelius Verhey, 89, Beaver Creek, died Thursday, Nov. 18, 2015, at his home. A memorial service was Monday, Nov. 23, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne with burial at Beaver Creek Cemetery. Cornelius “Cornie” Verhey was born Sept. 30, 1926, to Klaas and Lucretia (Van Dis) Verhey in Rock County. He attended school through the eighth grade and then went to work on the farm with…
- November 23, 2015Fred Thomas Robison, 94, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Friday, Nov. 20, 2015, at the Kansas Soldier’s Home in Fort Dodge, Kansas. A graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Nov. 27, at the Beaver Creek Cemetery. Fred Robison was born May 27, 1921, to Thomas and Nancy (DeShields) Robison in Okema, Oklahoma. He attended school in Sharon, Oklahoma. Following his education, he moved to Colorado…
- November 16, 2015Eleanor Sargent Eleanor O. Sargent, 78, Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 12, 2015, at the Alcester Care and Rehab Center in Alcester, South Dakota. A graveside service was Sunday, Nov. 15, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements were by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, www.dingmannandsons.com. (1119 DN)
- November 16, 2015Veronica Gradert Veronica Gradert, 88, Luverne, died Monday, Nov. 16, 2015, at the Wealshire of Bloomington. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Nov. 20, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, with parish prayers at 6:30 p.m. at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.…
- November 16, 2015Douglas Schmidt Douglas Wayne Schmidt, 87, Rigby, Idaho, died Wednesday, Nov. 4, 2015, in Rigby. Douglas Schmidt was born April 13, 1928, to Harvey and Grace (Cleveland) Schmidt, Edgerton. He graduated from Edgerton High School and attended the agriculture college at the University of Minnesota around 1948-49. In 1950 he married Ardath Wohlford. They moved to Ft. Hood, Texas, for Douglas’ Army…
- November 16, 2015Margaret VanOtterloo Margaret Delia VanOtterloo, 97, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at Whispering Heights Nursing Home in Rock Valley, Iowa. A memorial service was Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Calvin Christian Reformed Church in Rock Valley with private burial before the service at Valley View Cemetery. Margaret Delia VanderVelde was born April 9, 1918, to Peter and Josie (Wissink) VanderVelde at Rock…
- November 15, 2015Ronnal M. “Ron” McClure, 69, Luverne, died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. A funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 14, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Ronnal McClure was born July 1, 1946, to Homer and Mae (Johnson) McClure in Alexandria. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1964 and continued his…
- November 09, 2015Mable Ruth Smith, 91, Spring Park, formerly of Luverne, died Tuesday, Oct. 27, 2015. A memorial service was Monday, Nov. 2, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Long Lake. Mable was born April 1, 1924, to Martin and Lillian Johnson in Tyndall, South Dakota. She taught fifth grade at Luverne Elementary School for 28 years, retiring in 1989. She was recognized as the 1977 Woman of the Year by the Luverne…
- November 09, 2015Robert Lee Severson, 64, Luverne, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at the United Methodist Church in Luverne with a private family committal at a later date. Robert Severson was born Nov. 27, 1950, to Bern and Mary Grace Severson in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was raised in Inwood, Iowa, until the…
- November 09, 2015Kenneth Nelson, 87, Aurora, Colorado, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 25, 2015. A celebration of life service will be at 5 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 19, in the Heather Gardens Community Center. There will also be a celebration of life and burial at 5 p.m. Friday, June 24, 2016, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Kenneth Nelson was born Nov. 26, 1927, to George and Lulu (Gertz) Nelson in…
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