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Obituaries

  • November 23, 2015
    Veronica 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, 2015
    Cornelius 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, 2015
    Fred 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, 2015
    Eleanor 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, 2015
    Veronica 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, 2015
    Douglas 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, 2015
    Margaret 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, 2015
    Ronnal 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, 2015
    Mable 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, 2015
    Robert 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, 2015
    Kenneth 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…
  • November 09, 2015
    Mary Ann Bendt, 78, Luverne, died Friday, Nov. 6, 2015, at the Dougherty House Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Wednesday, Oct. 11, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Mary Toms was born July 21, 1937, to Elmer and Florence (Floerchinger) Toms in Sioux Falls. She was raised in Luverne with Kenneth “Tiny” and…
  • November 09, 2015
    Harold Van De Berg, 79, Luverne, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A celebration of life will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 12, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne with burial following at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. A visitation was from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 11. Harold Van De Berg was born Oct. 19, 1936, to Henry and Della (…
  • November 09, 2015
    Norma Selma Gertz, 81, Jasper, died Saturday, Nov. 7, 2015, at Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service was Wednesday, Nov. 11, at Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper with a private interment at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Norma Hoiland was born Sept. 28, 1934, to Arne and Hilda (Josal) Hoiland in Luverne. She was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran…
  • November 02, 2015
    Arnold Walter “Bud” Wenzel, 90, Hardwick, died Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2015, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 31, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick with burial at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arnold Wenzel was born Nov. 26, 1924, to Karl Gustav and Frieda (Ahrendt) Wenzel in Denver Township, Rock County. He was baptized on March 15, 1925, at…
  • November 02, 2015
    Carol Ann Van Orden was born February 4, 1944, in Heron Lake, Minnesota, and passed to our Lord peacefully in her sleep surrounded by her children and grandchildren in Vancouver, Washington, on July 30, 2015. If you knew Carol, then you knew that her laugh would not just light up a room, it would light up the entire neighborhood. It was infectious and just made you feel alive. Carol graduated…
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