Jim Anderson
Dec 28, 2019
JAMES RICHARD ANDERSON passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his loved ones on December 28th, 2019, at the age of 86 years, eight months, and nine days. He was born April 21, 1933, in Lake Benton, MN to Elmer and Margaret Anderson. Jim was the oldest of three children, followed by Donna and Charles. Jim grew up with...
Nona Walter
Dec 23, 2019
NONA GERMAINE WALTER was born on September 3, 1927 to Ole S. and Mary Olivia (Anderson) Hegstad in Slayton, Minnesota. When her mother died in 1929, she was raised by her father and several housekeepers. In 1933, her father married Leila Endersbe who then helped raise Nona and her siblings. She attended school in Slayton until the sixth grade when...
Jer Popma
Dec 23, 2019
Jerold “Jerry” Robert Popma was born on May 10, 1945, to Russell and Hazel (Van Wyhe) Popma in Hawarden, Iowa. The family moved to Pipestone, Minnesota and Jer attended school there, graduating from Pipestone High School in 1963. He was proud to be a wrestler in high school and enjoyed his opportunity to compete. On February 20, 1965, he was...
Dick Van Hofwegen
Dec 21, 2019
DICK VAN HOFWEGEN was born on July 19, 1928, to Dick and Cora (Faber) Van Hofwegen at their home near Hawarden, IA. During his childhood, they lived on various farms in northwest IA. While growing up, Dick worked for several local farmers. He continued to keep busy during the winters by working at Morrel’s Meat Packaging Plant. In the spring...
Norma Wing
Dec 19, 2019
NORMA HELEN WING was born on May 19, 1939, to Harold and Helen (Kelm) Priesz in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised in rural Luverne and graduated from the local high school in 1957. Norma was baptized and confirmed at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. On her 23rd birthday, she was united in marriage to Bruce Wing at her family...
Alvina M. Hup
Dec 19, 2019
A livestream of Alvina's will be broadcast at the following web address: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/ ALVINA MAE HUP was born to Albert and Jennie (Korthals) Hoogeveen on December 12, 1932 in Steen, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Steen Reformed Church. Alvina attended school in Steen and graduated from Hills High School in Hills, Minnesota in 1950. On December 3, 1952 Alvina...
Geraldine Pedersen
Dec 18, 2019
GERALDINE MARIAN (ALEXANDER) PEDERSEN, daughter of Leo and Frances (Straw) Alexander, was born on October 12, 1924, in Jasper, Minnesota. The family lived for several years at Pipestone, before moving to Jasper to make their home. While living in Jasper, Leo worked at the East Quarry, where he contracted stone-cutters consumption and he later entered the Worthington Tuberculosis Sanatorium for...
Lorna M. Brooks
Dec 12, 2019
LORNA MARIE BROOKS was born on October 1, 1961 to Charley and Delores (Ponivieskie) Brooks in Luverne, Minnesota. She was raised at her parents’ home in Kanaranzi, Minnesota. Lorna attended the special education program at the Luverne Public Schools and later graduated. She loved all of her teachers and classmates through the years. Through her youth, Lorna also enjoyed playing...
Audrey L. Skaug
Dec 11, 2019
AUDREY LUCILLE SKAUG was born on March 17, 1923 near Ivanhoe. She attended country school near her home and graduated from the Ivanhoe HS at 16. She continued her education by attending the Ivanhoe Teacher’s Training and taught school in Lyon County. During World War II, she spent a year in St. Paul working at the Holman Field doing defense...
Jean Joel Lange
Dec 9, 2019
JEAN JOEL LANGE, age 58, of Jasper, MN and formerly of Sioux Falls, SD died Monday, December 9, 2019 in her home. A memorial visitation will be held on Saturday, January 4, 2020 from 2:00 PM to 4:00 PM at the Dakotah Lodge in Sioux Falls, SD. Jean was the daughter of Jo Anne (Lange) Krager and was born August...
Ardell R. Bowman
Dec 7, 2019
ARDELL RAY BOWMAN was born on December 17, 1944 to Victor and Marie (Olson) Bowman in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised and attended school in Luverne, graduating from Luverne High School in 1962. Ardell entered the United States Army National Guard and honorably served from 1965 to 1971. On May 14, 1966 Ardell was united in marriage to Jayona “Jay”...
Rosetta Jane Van Marel
Nov 29, 2019
ROSETTA JANE VAN MAREL was born March 25, 1942 at home on the family farm located at Diamond Corner, near Woodstock, Minnesota to William and Jesse (Vander Woude) Kooiman. She was baptized at the Reformed Church in Edgerton, Minnesota. During her childhood, she enjoyed spending time with her cousins and vacations with her cousins in California. She also liked to...
Eloise Nelsen
Nov 28, 2019
Eloise Mary Nelsen was born on May 15, 1928 to Harold and Lena (Meyer) Whitaker in Holland, MN. At the age of 12, she and her family moved to Balaton, MN for a period of time and then later returned to Holland. Eloise graduated from Pipestone High School in 1946 and was then united in marriage with the love of...
Delores "Toodie" Falk
Nov 27, 2019
Delores "Toodie" Falk was born to John and Anna Kindt on February 27, 1930, in Pipestone, MN. She attended country school and graduated from Jasper High School. She grew up on the family farm near Eden Township, MN (North and West of Jasper). On February 5, 1951, she was united in marriage to Roger Hugo Falk and they raised their...
Infant Twins "Ham" And "Bean" Kracht
Nov 25, 2019
INFANT TWINS "HAM" AND "BEAN" KRACHT were blessed to be the children of Tom and Madison (Reisch) Kracht of Luverne, Minnesota. In mid-October, their parents closed on their first house and were married on November 2, 2019. Tom and Madison soon realized that they were blessed with identical twins. In the short time they were growing in their Mom’s tummy,...
Amanda Uithoven
Nov 22, 2019
AMANDA FAYE UITHOVEN Amanda embraced the world on March 20, 1979, the first day of spring – symbolizing new life and new beginnings. Amanda was welcomed in great anticipation into the loving open arms of Gregory and Marilyn (Klay) Uithoven. She was a beautiful perfect baby girl with a head of black hair. As she grew her loving and caring...
Joyce S. Serie
Nov 22, 2019
JOYCE SYBIL SERIE was born on September 12, 1922, to George and Susie (Mertens) Petersen of Denver Township of Rock County, near Hardwick, Minnesota. She grew up on a family farm with her three older brothers and knew the meaning of hard work at an early age. She was baptized at the Methodist Church in Luverne, Minnesota. Joyce attended a...
Leila F. Teeselink
Nov 19, 2019
LEILA FAYE TEESELINK was born on April 2, 1932 to Bert and Ida (Terpstra) Tinklenberg in Bemis, South Dakota. She was baptized in May of 1932 at the Bemis Reformed Church and attended rural school. She relocated to Edgerton, Minnesota with her family, where she continued her education and graduated in 1950. Leila was united in marriage to Alfred Teeselink...
Sharon L. Boltjes
Nov 15, 2019
Sharon LeAnn Lorenzen Boltjes was born on February 9, 1956 to Orland and LaVerle (Colbeck) Lorenzen in Pipestone, Minnesota. Her family lived in various places in Pipestone and Rock County until eventually settling in Magnolia, Minnesota. Sharon graduated from Magnolia High School in 1974 and then continued her education at Pipestone Vo-Tech studying accounting. She moved to Winona, Minnesota where...
Calvin J. Vandenhoek
Nov 15, 2019
CALVIN JAMES VANDENHOEK was born December 26, 1924 to John and Edith (Kuiper) VandenHoek in Vesper, Wisconsin. Cal was baptized on February 1, 1925 at the Christian Reformed Church in Vesper. The family moved to Winnepeg, Canada when Cal was two years old. Two years later, they relocated to Everett, Washington. During Cal’s childhood, he had a newspaper route, and...
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