Minnesota
- February 05, 2025Freddie L. Davis, age 65, of Luverne, died Friday, Jan. 31, 2025, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.
- January 29, 2025William Leroy Predmore was born on Sept. 29, 1936, to Vernon and Margaret (Schlientz) Predmore in Broken Bow, Nebraska. From a young age, William had the value of hard work instilled in him. He and his siblings grew up on Sunny Slope Ranch. His love for the ranch life began as a child – a love that continued to grow with him the rest of his life. On Dec. 23, 1957, at a young age, William was…
- January 29, 2025Harold Fick, age 82, of Beaver Creek, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Jan. 22, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation was Sunday, Jan. 26, 2025, from 3-6 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A prayer service and memory sharing followed at 6 p.m. Funeral service was Monday, Jan. 27, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church. Interment…
- January 29, 2025Bryan Kienholz, age 61, of Luverne, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Visitation was Thursday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service was Friday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Bryan’s LifeTribute video or sign an…
- January 22, 2025Bryan Kienholz, age 61, of Luverne, Minnesota, died unexpectedly on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2025, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Visitation will be Thursday, Jan. 23, from 4-7 p.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Funeral service will be Friday, Jan. 24, at 1:30 p.m. at the church. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Bryan’s LifeTribute video or…
- January 15, 2025Donald Christoffels, age 88, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 16, at 11 a.m., with visitation beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist…
- January 15, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr. was born on April 28, 1947, to Cornelius “Case” Sr. and Martha (Van Tol) Feikema in the Canton/Inwood Hospital rural Canton, South Dakota. Casey grew up on a farm near Fairview, South Dakota. He attended Inwood Christian School in Inwood, Iowa, and was a freshman at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, when the family relocated to rural Luverne, Minnesota,…
- January 08, 2025Joan Fransman was born on March 21, 1930, to John and Jennie (Kuiper) Top in Clinton Township of Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm on the state line and attended country school. Her dad passed away suddenly while she was young. A couple of years later, she and her family moved into Hills, Minnesota. Joan later met Edward Fransman and on March 16, 1949, the couple was married at…
- January 08, 2025Rev. Cynthia Jo McDowell, age 82, of Fruita, Colorado, passed away Dec. 21, 2024. Her children and many grandchildren were able to be at her bedside at St. Mary’s Hospital in Grand Junction, Colorado, where she succumbed to a stroke she had suffered a few days earlier. A meaningful gathering of worship, Bible readings, and memories was held at Cynthia’s bedside. Her remains will be interned at…
- January 08, 2025Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr., age 77, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation is Wednesday, Jan. 8, from 4-8 p.m. at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Funeral service will be Thursday, Jan. 9, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are under the care of…
- December 30, 2024Melvin G. Viessman, age 84, of Luverne, died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his family. He was born on Nov. 15, 1940, on the family farm in rural Rock County, Minnesota, to Glen and Reka (Giesen) Viessman. Mel attended country school in rural Luverne until eighth grade and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. Mel…
- December 30, 2024Peter John Hauff, age 76, of Luverne, passed away peacefully on Monday, Dec. 23, 2024, at Dow Rummel Village, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born Nov. 5, 1948, in Sidney, Montana, to Wilbert and Hazel (Pederson) Hauff. Peter was the oldest of three children. As a child, he lived in Velva and Williston, North Dakota, and in 1957 his family moved to Brookings, South Dakota, where he graduated…
- December 30, 2024Marilyn Carlson was born on Feb. 3, 1940, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Harold and Louise Staeffler Kiebach. She grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1958. On Sept. 9, 1959, she and Lyle Carlson were married at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Luverne. Following their marriage, they made their home in Maryland and Alaska while Lyle served in the United States Army. Following…
- December 24, 2024William “Bill” Henry Holling was born on March 25, 1923, in Germany to Ferdinand “Peter” and Wiebke (Jollmer) Holling. His parents immigrated to the United States when Bill was about 1 1/2 years old. His parents were farmers and settled on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota, for about nine years. The family sold their farm and went back to Germany in 1934. Bill spent one month in a German school…
- December 24, 2024Patricia "Patsy" Ann (Nath) Cragoe, age 82, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, Dec. 20, 2024, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation was Sunday, Dec. 22, from 3-5 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service was held on Monday, Dec. 23, at 10:30 a.m. at the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. To view Patsy…
- December 18, 2024Craig Becker, age 56, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Friday, Dec. 13, 2024, at the University of Minnesota Fairview Medical Center. He was born on Nov. 24, 1968, to Linley and Lorraine (Visker) Becker at the Luverne Community Hospital, Luverne, Minnesota. His aunt Judy Visker almost delivered Craig, as Dr. Siebert was on his way from church, but she was able to be…
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