Donna Coleman
Oct 25, 2026
Donna Coleman, age 80, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 25, 2026, with her loving family at her side at the Pipestone County Hospice House. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.
Please return as Donna's life history will be placed here as soon as it is available.
James Remme
Oct 22, 2026
James “Jim” Allen Remme was born on November 23, 1961 to Duane and Bernice (Newberg) Remme in Luverne, Minnesota. Jim was baptized on December 31, 1961 at The Holy Christian Church in Luverne and later received his confirmation on June 23, 1996 at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Jim grew up in Luverne and attended Luverne High School. From 1984...
John Kruk
Oct 20, 2026
John Lawrence Kruk grew up in Ivanhoe, Minnesota, and graduated from Ivanhoe Public School in 1983. He continued his education at Saint Cloud State University in St. Cloud, Minnesota, where he studied business administration and teaching, graduating in 1988. John married his high school sweetheart, Lori Halling on July 2, 1988, in Tyler, Minnesota, at St. Dionysius Catholic Church. Their...
Edna Dirks
Oct 17, 2026
Edna Frances Dirks was born on April 4, 1931 to Abe and Marie (Lobbes) Smith in rural Steen, Minnesota where she grew up. She attended country school through the 8th grade. Edna was working at a coffee shop before taking a position with Nelson Department Store in 1948 where she would remain for the next 26 years. On June 14,...
Jessica "Jess" Potts
Oct 17, 2026
Jessica "Jess" Kathleen Potts was born on October 30, 1973 in Ypsilanti, Michigan. Shortly after she was born, she moved to Port Lavaca, Texas where she attended school. In 1987, she moved with her family to Woodstock, Minnesota and continued her education in Pipestone, Minnesota. From a young age Jess never sat still, she was always moving. She was involved in...
Charles Holter
Oct 16, 2026
Charles Eugene “Charlie” Holter was born on May 17, 1938, to Henry and Lily (Fjellanger) Holter at the home farm in Moody County, South Dakota, where he was raised. He attended country school through the eighth grade. At the age of 14 he contracted polio and spent a year in the hospital. From that time forward he wore a brace...
Linda Guerue
Oct 14, 2026
Linda Kay Guerue, age 66, of Luverne, Minnesota, left this earthly world on Wednesday, October 14, 2026 while at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center.
No public services will be held.
Robert "Bob" Zinnel
Oct 14, 2026
Robert “Bob” Lee Zinnel was born on December 14, 1938, to Melvin and Velma (Wehler) Zinnel in Worthington, Minnesota. He was baptized on January 15, 1939, at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church in Worthington, Minnesota, where he was later confirmed. Bob grew up on a farm in Nobles County, where his childhood was filled with memories of farming, visiting his Grandmother...
Glenn Nelsen
Oct 14, 2026
Glenn Nelsen, age 91, of Brookings, South Dakota, formerly of Lake Benton, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, October 14, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota surrounded by the love of his family.
Glenn Earl Nelsen was born on May 28, 1935, in Lake Benton, Minnesota, to Richard D. Nelsen and Marvel T. (Bauman) Nelsen. He...
Ronald "Ron" McDaniel
Oct 12, 2026
Ronald Eugene McDaniel, 94, passed away peacefully on October 12, 2026, in Pipestone, Minnesota, surrounded by loved ones.
Ron was born on August 2, 1932, in Fowler, Indiana, the youngest of seven children to Elmer and Blanche (Stanton) McDaniel. When Ron was eight years old, the family moved to Pipestone when his mother, Blanche, inherited the Royal Hotel, which she and...
Virginia Demuth
Oct 4, 2026
Virginia “Pat” JoAnne Demuth was born on September 14, 1933 to Harold and Josephine (Goeppel) Hansen in Pipestone, Minnesota. Her christened name didn’t suit her dad so she was called Pat from that day forward. She grew up on the Buffalo Ridge farm west of Lake Wilson, Minnesota. Her transportation to country school was on her horse, Blackie. Dismounting was...
Robert "Bob" Reese
Oct 4, 2026
Robert "Bob" Wayne Reese was born December 17, 1940 to Arnold and Ruth (VandeVelde) Reese in Luverne, Minnesota. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Catherine Church in Luverne. Bob grew up on the family farm, six miles north of Beaver Creek, Minnesota where he lived the majority of his life, having lived in Springwater Township his entire life. While...
Kathleen Ellis
Oct 2, 2026
Kathleen Ellis, age 80, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 2, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.
Per Kathleen's wishes, no funeral services will be held at this time.
Lloyd Stoltenberg
Sep 30, 2026
Lloyd William Stoltenberg was born on June 13, 1932 to Herbert and Erna (Lohse) Stoltenberg at their family farm South of Holland, Minnesota. Lloyd attended country school and graduated from Pipestone High School in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1950. During his younger years he was active in 4-H and FFA. On February 3, 1953, Lloyd married the love of his life,...
Ronald "Ron" Hellie
Sep 29, 2026
Ronald Eugene Hellie was born in Pipestone, Minnesota in 1942 to his parents, Kelmar and Wanda (Booth) Hellie.
Ron had horses to ride since the age of five. He was a farm kid but did not go to country school because his Dad owned a school bus. At about the age of 14 he added a Cushman scooter to his rides....
Doris Stuckenbroker
Sep 19, 2026
Doris Betty Stuckenbroker was born on March 30, 1929, on a farm in Rosedell Township of Rock County, Minnesota, to Julius and Josephine (Wybouw) VanLeirsburg. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Josephs Catholic Church in Jasper, Minnesota, where she also attended Country School at District 41. Doris fell in love with her lifelong dance partner, Harry Stuckenbroker in Hardwick,...
Marvel Foster
Sep 19, 2026
Marvel Foster passed away on Saturday September 19, 2026 at the age of 86 at the Pipestone County Medical Center in Pipestone, Minnesota while under hospice care.
Marvel Faye (Behnke) Foster was born on May 22, 1940, on a farm near Hale, Iowa. She was raised in Olin, Iowa with five brothers and one sister.
At a young age, Marvel married Jim...
Kristi Morphew
Sep 14, 2026
Kristi Ann Morphew was born on December 12, 1958 to Milton and Gertrude (Conklin) Jacobson at Peabody Hospital in Webster, South Dakota. She spent her childhood in Webster where her days were filled with playing dolls and being a nurse and school teacher to them. She loved animals and even dressed her dog, Sandy, in doll dresses. Even with all...
Sandy "Sam" Lopau
Sep 12, 2026
Sandra Mae Miller was born in Pipestone to Garold and Belle (Stanton) Miller. She attended and graduated from Pipestone High School in 1968 and worked at the Pipestone Skilled Nursing unit before marrying Delwin Lee Lopau on December 4th, 1971 at Peace United Methodist Church. Together they built a farm and a family northwest of Pipestone where they were blessed...
Darlene Houg
Sep 10, 2026
Darlene Ruth Houg was born to Robert and Edna (DeReu) DeSchepper on August 12, 1927 on a farm near Jasper, Minnesota, where she was raised. She attended District 23 country school through the eighth grade. She worked on the farm, raising turkeys, chickens, pigs and cows and helped in the field with crop farming. On February 19, 1957, Darlene married...