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December 17, 2025Edwin "Ed" Dale Elbers was born in Steen, Minnesota, on July 23, 1939, to Evert (Ed) and Verna (VanderHaar) Elbers. He had a happy childhood in Steen until the age of 13, when his mother was stricken with Multiple Sclerosis, and he and his three siblings had to take over the household chores and tend the large family garden while trying to keep up at school. He and his older brother, Wilmer, also…
December 17, 2025Robert “Bob” Iverson, age 76, husband of Sharon, of Glencoe, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, Dec. 5, 2025, surrounded by his family at Cedar Crest Estate in Silver Lake, Minnesota. Memorial service was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 13, 2025, at Christ Lutheran Church in Glencoe, with interment following in the Christ Lutheran Church Columbarium. Memorials preferred to the American Cancer Society,…
December 17, 2025Esther Elizabeth Reuter, age 94, was welcomed into eternal life surrounded by love and prayers of her family. She was born on Aug. 9, 1931, to Paul and Francis Probst, and grew up in Wilmont, Minnesota. On May 1, 1950, Esther was united in marriage to the love of her life, Lawrence Reuter. Together they made their home on a farm west of Lismore, Minnesota, where they raised their four children.…
December 17, 2025Milton R. Vander Schaaf, age 93, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, Dec. 14, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, December 20, with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will be held at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Sioux Center, Iowa. Arrangements are under…
December 17, 2025Arlene Margaret Lee was born to Thorwald and Alvina (Moeller) Hansen on July 12, 1933, in Ellsworth, Minnesota. She was baptized on Nov. 9, 1933, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Luverne, Minnesota, and confirmed her faith on June 8, 1947, at the First Congregational Church in Ellsworth. She lived with her family in rural Kanaranzi, Minnesota, until the seventh grade. Her family then moved to…
December 17, 2025James “Jim” Rockman passed away at home from natural causes on Nov. 29, 2025, at the age of 71. A Celebration of Life will be 1 p.m. Saturday, May 30, at 308 N. Blue Mound Avenue in Luverne. Jim was born on April 28, 1954, to Eldred “Rocky” and Doris Rockman in Marshall, Minnesota. The family moved to Jackson, Minnesota, in 1957 and then to Luverne in 1967, where Jim helped out at his father’s…
By Lori SorensonDecember 09, 2025Luverne’s annual Winterfest Celebration featured all the classic holiday activities over the weekend, along with an appropriate dose of winter snowfall Saturday afternoon. “There was just a ton of stuff going on around town, and it went really well,” Chamber Director Kenzi Klein said Monday during the Chamber Annual Board meeting. The weekend kicked off Friday with the annual Story Hour at the…
December 09, 2025Eunice Ruth Bartels, age 91, passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 3, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 14, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 15, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Interment will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Luverne. Eunice Ruth Kuhlmann born to William and Louise (…
December 09, 2025Mary Ann Davis (McDowell), age 97, of Arden Hills, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Nov. 26, 2025. Born on Oct. 18, 1928, to Leslie and Ruby McDowell, in Luverne, Minnesota. She graduated from Luverne High School and attended Macalester College in St. Paul, Minnesota. Mary Ann married her high school sweetheart, Gene Davis, and they enjoyed 76 years of marriage. She was a devoted mother of…- December 09, 2025Edwin "Ed" Elbers, age 86, of Luverne, Minnesota, died on Saturday, Dec. 6, 2025, at Sanford Luverne Hospital in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, with a prayer service at 6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 12, at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Interment will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in…
- By Rev. Dr. Steven Voris, First Presbyterian Church, LuverneDecember 09, 2025Like most Christian pastors, I was frustrated with the commercialization of Christmas and the lack of spiritual meaning expressed during the holiday, UNTIL I served as a U.S. Navy Chaplain and understood, for the first time, that there is more than one correct way to celebrate Christmas. After all, President Ulysses S. Grant made Christmas a Federal Holiday in 1870, the only U.S. Federal Holiday…
By Mavis FodnessDecember 03, 2025First-year Luverne FFA member Charlie Mostad is already making an impact at the state level. Mostad, a junior, finished second at the regional FFA Farm Bureau Discussion Meet Nov. 12 in Okabena, and he’ll now compete at the state level. Luverne FFA adviser Travis Bullerman was in charge of the event and encouraged Mostad to be in the competition. “I was very nervous going into it,” Mostad said…
December 03, 2025Darlene H. McClure, age 91, of Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 27, 2025, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Visitation was from 5-7 p.m. Monday, Dec. 1, 2025, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne and also one hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at the Bethany Lutheran Church, in Luverne, officiated by Rev. Andrew Palmquist. Burial followed the…
December 03, 2025Julie Schuur, age 98, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, Nov. 23, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A memorial service was at 3 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, 2025, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Visitation was two hours prior from 1-3 p.m. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home - Luverne Chapel. Please visit www.…
December 03, 2025Alice Mabel Overgaard was born on Sept. 22, 1927, to Andrew and Katrine (Barstad) Tofteland on the family farm in Clinton Township, Rock County, Minnesota. She was baptized Nov. 28, 1927, and confirmed July 6, 1941, both at Our Savior Lutheran Church in Luverne. She attended Pleasantview Country School District 57 through eighth grade. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1945. Mabel went…
November 25, 2025Luverne Area Chamber conducted a ribbon-cutting Saturday morning for the grand opening of Functional Nutrition on Main Street Luverne. Participating in the ribbon-cutting are (front, from left) Chamber director Kenzi Klein, owner Kathy Thomas, previous owner Tyler DeCesare, (back) Ashlyn Kundert, Lisa Mathis, Mary Lynn Benshoof, Annette Kundert, Andrea Fuhrer (holding Bella), Sheri Dirito, Sharla…
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