Gerhard Fick
Jan 17, 2024
Gerhard Peter Fick was born April 7, 1932 to Henry and Anna (Wilkins) Fick at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota, and raised on the family farm southwest of Luverne. He was baptized in May of 1932 and later confirmed in June of 1948 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Gerhard attended District 61 country school through the...
Sandy Loose
Jan 16, 2024
Sandra “Sandy” Kaye Loose was born on April 23, 1959 to Harvey and Cora (Ross) Gehrke in Pipestone, Minnesota. During her early years, she grew up on farms in the Jasper and Beaver Creek, Minnesota area. When her dad passed away suddenly in 1969, Sandy and family moved off the farm and into Luverne, where she was then raised. She...
Clyde Menning
Jan 11, 2024
Clyde Lee Menning was born on May 23, 1945 to John and Cornelia Menning in Edgerton, Minnesota. He was baptized in his infancy at First Reformed Church in Edgerton and attended Edgerton Public School. He graduated in 1964 and moved on to the Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska for a year, then moved to Luverne, Minnesota in 1965. That...
Carol Courtney
Jan 11, 2024
Carol Courtney, age 86, of Tyler, Minnesota, formerly of Ruthton, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler. Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Lake Benton Area Community and Event Center in Lake Benton, Minnesota with visitation taking place one hour prior...
Elmer I. Menage
Jan 9, 2024
Elmer Isaac Menage, son of Peter and Vivien (Strait) Menage, was born January 4, 1939 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Elmer grew up and received his education in Rock Rapids. He had a lifelong love for sports. Music was also an interest as Elmer was proud to play the triangle in the band. He and high school sweetheart, Karen, won at...
James A. Ladd
Jan 7, 2024
James Allen Ladd was born on February 4, 1950 in Luverne, Minnesota to Leslie and Evelyn (Oye) Ladd. Jim grew up on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota and attended Hardwick Elementary School. He was active in basketball and football, but, from a young age, Jim showed a strong aptitude for cars. He turned his interest into a lifelong passion of...
Ronald L. Roth
Jan 5, 2024
Ronald Lee Roth was born on March 3, 1938, the eldest son of Richard and Ann Roth in Worthington, Minnesota. He attended school in Ruthton, Minnesota. He worked on the farm growing up and was fiercely loyal to his younger siblings, Richard, Shirley, and Connie. He met his wife Audrey through her sister and they started dating while he worked...
Peggy Ann Schley
Jan 4, 2024
Peggy Ann Schley was born August 17th, 1957 to Marion and Thelma Glidden (Winters) in Windom, MN. She grew up surrounded by many uncles, aunts and cousins in the Windom area. When Peggy was old enough, she began to follow her life’s motto of “Eager to what is good”, by working at the Good Samaritan Home in Windom. Peggy’s unique...
Delwyn Huenink
Jan 1, 2024
Delwyn Dale Huenink was born on April 13, 1955, the second child to Preston and Mary (Bosch) Huenink in Luverne, Minnesota. He attended school in Steen, Minnesota and later graduated from the Luverne School system. Throughout school and after graduation, Del worked as a hired hand for local farmers, walking beans and bailing hay. He later worked for Luverne Fiberglass...
George Bonnema
Dec 26, 2023
To view George's service, please click the following link: The Book of George
George A. Bonnema was born on July 18, 1949 in Canton, South Dakota to Jay and Jennie (Baker) Bonnema. He grew up on a farm near Inwood, Iowa. He learned about farming and the saving work of Jesus from his family and fellow church members. During...
Lloyd F. Matthiesen
Dec 25, 2023
Lloyd Franklin Matthiesen was born to Julius and Carol (Harding) Matthiesen on April 14, 1936 in Luverne, Minnesota. He began his life on the family farm west of Hardwick, Minnesota. Prior to Lloyd starting school, the family moved into Luverne and then to DeSmet, South Dakota before returning to the Hardwick area. During his elementary years, the family moved onto...
Mary A. Kraetsch
Dec 24, 2023
To view a livestream of Mary's service, please follow the link below to the church's Facebook page:
First Presbyterian Church - Luverne
Mary Anne Kraetsch, age 89, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 24, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.
Mary was born on December 19,...
Edwin Holst
Dec 24, 2023
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St. John Lutheran Church
Edwin Albert Holst, age 87, passed away on December 24th at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota, where he received compassionate, respectful, and dedicated care for nearly three and a half years.
Edwin was born...
Sharon Kay Eakes
Dec 22, 2023
Sharon K. Eakes, age 80, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Friday, December 22, 2023 surrounded by family at Luther Haven in Montevideo, Minnesota. Funeral service will be December 29, 2023 at Noon, with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM, all at Springdale Lutheran Church rural Sioux Falls. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery....
Angela K Beyenhof
Dec 20, 2023
Angela Kay (Berning) Beyenhof of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, December 20, 2023 at Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle with leukemia.
As a child, Angie grew up spending countless hours with her cousin Jodi. They were the sisters to each other that they each didn’t have. They sometimes had too much...
Gladyce Ilene Nosbusch
Dec 20, 2023
Gladyce Ilene Nosbusch, age 102, arrived into this world on the falling edge of the Great Depression, on July 10, 1921 on a farm between Marietta and Madison, Minnesota. Gladyce met the love of her life Robert J. Nosbusch in a country school near Saint Leo, Minnesota. They later married in Chattanooga, Tennessee and then moved to Colorado Springs,...
Joshua M. Stroh
Dec 19, 2023
Memorials are preferred to the Luverne Baseball Association in memory of Josh.
Joshua Michael Stroh was born on September 11, 2008 to Michael and Tanya (Reverts) Stroh in Luverne, Minnesota. Josh was never much of a sleeper and kept mom and dad awake at all hours…he may have known he needed to get all those extra snuggles in with his...
Ronald J. Muller
Dec 16, 2023
Ronald John Muller was born on December 15, 1937 to Herman and Emma (Kuhlman) Muller in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm, learning from an early age the value of hard work. He attended Jasper Public School, graduating in 1957. While in school, Ronnie enjoyed hunting and fishing. Soon after graduation, he married the love of his life...
Ryan Brown
Dec 15, 2023
Ryan Brown, age 40, of Jasper, Minnesota, passed away peacefully, but unexpectedly at his home in Jasper on Friday, December 15, 2023.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.
Marguerite M. Nath
Dec 15, 2023
Marguerite Mary Nath was born on May 27, 1948 to Lawrence and Bernice (Wieneke) Cook in Adrian, Minnesota. She grew up a farm girl on the Cook family farm. The youngest of 10 siblings, she was spoiled and got away with a lot. Her older siblings were always sure to keep a close eye on her though, especially Lorraine. When...
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