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November 06, 2024James L. Johnson, age 80, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, Oct. 29, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Memorial visitation was Monday, Nov. 4, from 5-7 p.m., with a prayer service at 7 p.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial was at Christ Lutheran Cemetery in Alvord, Iowa. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home…
November 06, 2024Edgar “Ed” Anton Vermeer, 82, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on Oct. 29, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Spirit of Truth Lutheran Church, Brandon. Inurnment followed at…
November 06, 2024Gertrude Steinberg, age 100, of Hills, Minnesota, died Friday, Oct. 25, 2024, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, Minnesota. Visitation was Wednesday, October 30, 2024, from 4 to 8 p.m. at Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills, Minnesota. Private funeral for family and friends will be held Thursday, Oct. 31, at the Jurrens Funeral Home in Hills, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery near…
October 30, 2024Gloria Schlapkohl Siekmeier, died Tuesday, Oct. 1, 2024, in her Denver home, age 91. Gloria was laid to rest with the Schlapkohl family in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota, at 11 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 30. She was born to Lloyd and Ruth (Dietrich) Schlapkohl in Luverne, Minnesota, Oct. 17, 1932, and raised on the Schlapkohl family farm in a home without electricity or running water. She…
October 23, 2024Helen Lu Rollag, formerly of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away Oct. 7, 2024, under the loving care of family and hospice in Litchfield Park, Arizona, at the age of 88. Though she will be greatly missed, her family rejoices that she is fully healed and in the arms of her Savior Jesus. She was born July 26, 1936, in Jasper, Minnesota, the youngest of three children to Leon and Jessie Haggard. …
October 16, 2024Eva Lou Elaine Aanenson, 99, passed away peacefully on Friday, Oct 11, 2024. Born in Rock County, near Luverne, Minnesota, on June 24, 1925, to Harry and Lena (Hamann) Beers. Eva Lou lived on a farm and went to country school in Rock County near Luverne, where she first met her future husband, Curtis Aanenson. She graduated from Luverne High School and later moved to Minneapolis. Eva Lou and…
October 09, 2024On September 24, 2024, Joyce Ann Burgess was welcomed into heaven on the arc of a rainbow. On that day, Joyce’s favorite saying, “Let’s see what the day brings,” was answered for all time. Joyce Ann Jacobson was born Nov. 27, 1943, in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Her parents, Sigurd and Johanna Jacobson, had four girls - Sylvia, Annette, Joyce and Lynda. Joyce often told people that she was a Norwegian…
October 02, 2024Dora was born on November 25, 1934, to Brandt and Sophia (Fryling) Bruxvoort in Buenos Aries, Argentina, where her father was a missionary to a Dutch settlement. Her twin brothers Brandt and Herman and her brother Ralph were born while they lived in Argentina. They returned to the United States in 1936 by boat and settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan, where her sister Joanna and brother Marvin were…
October 02, 2024Jason Allen Ourada, age 49, of Luverne, formerly of Walnut Grove, passed away peacefully Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at his home. A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 2, 2024, at English Lutheran Church in Walnut Grove. Visitation was one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Walnut Grove Cemetery at a later date. Online condolences may be sent at www.…
September 25, 2024Harold Van Surksum, age 83, of Luverne, Minnesota, formerly of Leota, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, while riding bicycle. Visitation was Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Sept. 20, 2024, at 10:30 a.m. at the American Reformed Church. Interment followed in the Leota Community…
September 25, 2024Shirley Jean Hoogeveen, age 86, formerly of Hills, Minnesota, died Sunday, Sept. 15, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Thursday, Sept. 18, at 11 a.m., with visitation at 10 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed at Hills Christian Reformed Cemetery in Hills, Minnesota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist…
September 25, 2024Laureen Fick, age 71, of Luverne, Minnesota, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2024, while surrounded by her family at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will be Friday, Sept. 27, at 2 p.m., with visitation beginning at 1 p.m., all at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne…
September 11, 2024Emilene Kroon, age 81, of Steen, Minnesota, died peacefully Saturday, Aug. 31, 2024, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation was Sept. 4 from 5-7 p.m. with the family present at Jurrens Funeral Home of Rock Rapids, Iowa. Funeral was at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 5, at Steen Reformed Church in Steen, Minnesota. Burial followed at Eastside Cemetery near Steen. Emilene…
September 04, 2024A memorial service for Bradley J. Schmiesing of Lismore, Minnesota, formerly of Chokio, Minnesota, was Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Chokio. Visitation was from 4-7 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept. 3, 2024, at Pedersen Funeral Home in Morris with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Visitation continued at the church one hour prior to the service. Inurnment was in Lakeside Cemetery…- September 04, 2024John E. Steece, age 96, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A private graveside service took place at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home in…
August 28, 2024Arthur (Art) Stensland, 94, of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at the Doughtery Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Inwood, Iowa. Arthur was born on the family farm near Larchwood (Klondike), Iowa on March 17, 1930, to Tobias and Inga (Ugland…
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