Sara Van Nieuwenhuizen
Apr 4, 2026
Sara Van Nieuwenhuizen, age 68, of Luverne, Minnesota, died Saturday, April 4, 2026, while at the Parkview Manor in Ellsworth, Minnesota.
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Pedro Aguilar Garcia
Apr 4, 2026
Pedro Aguilar Garcia, age 64, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, April 4, 2026, at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone. Please return as Pedro's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available.
Scott Mark
Apr 2, 2026
Scott Alan Mark was born on May 25, 1965 to Gary and Elaine Mark in Los Angeles, California, while they were there on vacation. Scott was raised in Luverne, Minnesota and graduated from Luverne High School in 1983. He then attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He served 18 years in the Minnesota National Guard, training in units...
John Van Dyke
Mar 31, 2026
John Van Dyke was born April 10, 1929, at Rock Rapids, Iowa to Dries and Mary (Kracht) Van Dyke. He died on Tuesday, March 31, 2026, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota, at the age of 96.
John moved with his family to Ward, South Dakota when he was 8 years old. He attended school near Ward. On June...
Annetta Legler
Mar 30, 2026
Annetta Margaret Legler, age 99, of Maple Plain, MN (formerly of Woodstock, MN), passed away on Monday, March 30, 2026. She was born to Cornelius John (Case) and Sophie Christina (VerHoef) Veldhuizen in Hull, IA on October 22, 1926. She was baptized in her Christian faith on December 5, 1926 at First Reformed Church, Hull, IA.
During her early childhood, Annetta...
Joe Olsrud
Mar 29, 2026
Joseph “Joe” Bernard Olsrud was born on November 25, 1937 in Graceville, Minnesota to Philip and Mary (Smithwick) Olsrud. He graduated from high school and served as a United States Marine. Upon his honorable discharge from the military, Joe attended Dunwoody Technical College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. From there, he would travel to over 14 countries working with UNISYS, a global technology...
Dorothy Rosenberg
Mar 28, 2026
Dorothy Bernice Rosenberg was born on July 23, 1928 in Ellsworth, Minnesota to Oltman and Harriet (Rust) Hickman. She was baptized on April 7, 1929 at Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Dorothy grew up on the family farm east of Ellsworth and was the oldest of five children. She graduated from Ellsworth Public School in 1946 and following graduation, she furthered...
Jane Gropel
Mar 26, 2026
Jane Gropel touched the lives of hundreds of young children. Not long ago, a young man stopped, looked at Jane, and said, “All through my school years when people asked who my favorite teacher was I always answered, Mrs. Gropel, my Discovery Time teacher.”
At the age of 80, this passionate teacher passed away. She died on Thursday, March 26, 2026, just one week...
Edie Aas
Mar 20, 2026
Edith Christina Aas was born to Harold and Alda (Steiger) Berg on January 13, 1946 in Baker, Montana. She was raised and received her education in Rhame, North Dakota. After her graduation from Rhame High School in 1964, she attended Humboldt Business College in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Upon completion of her education, Edie worked for a travel agency and then the...
Jeff Wollman
Mar 19, 2026
Jeffrey Karl Wollman was born on November 12, 1960, in Yankton, South Dakota, to Aaron “Lloyd” and Darlene (Herrboldt) Wollman. He was raised in Springfield, South Dakota, where he spent much of his youth helping at his parents’ bar, “The Tap.” From an early age, Jeff showed a strong work ethic by cleaning the bar before school, delivering newspapers, and...
Verla Baden
Mar 18, 2026
VERLA MAE BADEN was born on September 2nd, 1938, in Pipestone, MN to Ernest and Alma (Wittrock) Hubner. She was baptized on October 2nd, 1938, and confirmed on June 22nd, 1952, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Pipestone, MN. Verla grew up in Pipestone, MN graduating from Pipestone High School in 1956. She furthered her education by attending Mankato Commercial...
Linda Marr
Mar 18, 2026
Linda Elaine Marr was born on September 8, 1947 to John and Gladys (Robey) Grotjohn in Adrian, Minnesota. Linda grew up on a farm north of Worthington, Minnesota. When she was young, she loved to play with her dolls in her treehouse. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1965. On January 14, 1967, Linda was united in marriage to...
Harvey Dragstra
Mar 13, 2026
Harvey Wayne Dragstra was born on March 11, 1956 to Joe and Jennie (Brands) Dragstra in Sioux Center, Iowa. Growing up he enjoyed riding dirt bikes and taking care of his pet calf. Harv was proud to have restored a 1938 Chevy pickup during his teenage years. In 1974, he graduated from Southwest Minnesota Christian High School in Edgerton, Minnesota....
Geraldine Halbur
Mar 12, 2026
Geraldine Mary (Pierret) Halbur left this world on March 12 to join the next, and now she can finally stop mothering and worrying and get some decent rest. And she’ll be able to definitively tell us whether “You’ll be lucky if you have that much room in heaven.” We already miss her wise advice, her unconditional love, and her frank...
Shawn Flatebo
Mar 11, 2026
Shawn Marie Flatebo was born on March 10, 1987 to Craig Flatebo and Cheryl (Beseke) Flatebo in Mesa, Arizona. Shawn was driven from the very day she was born. Once she set her mind on something, there was nothing that could stop her. She always looked up to her big sister, Christina, and carried that admiration with her throughout her...
Sandra Bird
Mar 8, 2026
Sandra “Sandi” Lee Bird was born on September 17, 1946, in Wing, North Dakota, to Henry and Doris (Morrison) Deckert. Growing up Sandi enjoyed playing on the family farm and spending time with all of the farm animals. She attended school in Wing, graduating from high school in 1964. On November 12, 1966, Sandi was united in marriage to Ronald...
Corbin Verhey
Mar 6, 2026
Corbin Thomas Verhey, beloved son of Dustin and Allison Verhey of Hills, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 6, 2026, at the Sanford Children's Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
A private family service will be held with interment to follow in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne, Minnesota.
Corbin is lovingly remembered by his parents, Dustin and Allison Verhey of Hills, Minnesota;...
Dick Cylkowski
Mar 2, 2026
Richard Vincent Cylkowski was born on May 24, 1941 to Anthony and Veronica (Marshall) Cylkowski in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended Harding High School in St. Paul, graduating in 1960. He then attended St. Paul Vo-Tech. In 1961, he met his future wife and on October 27, 1962 he married Diane Dressen in St. Paul, Minnesota. The couple resided in...
Lorna Lorenzen
Feb 27, 2026
Lorna Gail Lorenzen was born to Albin and Florence (Ford) Erickson on March 23, 1928, on the family farm near Hardwick, Minnesota. She attended school in Hardwick through the eighth grade and then went on to Luverne High School in Luverne, Minnesota, graduating in 1946. She started working at Dave’s Grocery Store in Luverne. In 1947, Lorna became employed at...
Oltman Honken
Feb 27, 2026
To watch the livestream for Okie's funeral service, click on the link below:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NYz3f69sJc4
Oltman “Okie” Honken was born March 12, 1936 to Oltman and Jennie Honken in Hardwick, Minnesota. He was baptized at First Presbyterian Church in Edgerton, Minnesota. He was raised in the Hardwick/Kenneth area, attended country school north of Hardwick and Kenneth for grade school, and graduated from Luverne...
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