Obituaries

Evelyn L. Bruhn, age 91, formerly of Magnolia, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Sunrise View Assisted Living in Adrian, Minnesota. Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. with gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth,…

Margaret Irene (Halverson) Sims, 80, of Minneapolis, passed away surrounded by her family on March 28, 2024, following a long battle with auto-immune liver disease. She was born in 1943 in Luverne to Walter and Clara (Raad) Halverson. She graduated from Bethany Lutheran in 1961. She retired from Medtronic and enjoyed spending time with her husband, kids and grandkids in Outing, Minnesota.…

Jane Hagedorn died on April 5, 2024, at the age of 79 after a long battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). She taught high school history, served as a legal secretary/assistant with the Minnesota attorney general for 20 years, served as a substitute teacher, and devoted herself as a marriage partner in raising three children, supporting them through college and beyond.  Jane was a…

Roger Allen Tweet was born on April 2, 1938, to Rasmus and Bertha (Schelstad) Tweet at the Luverne Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. Roger was baptized and confirmed at Kenneth Lutheran Church in Kenneth, Minnesota. He was raised on a farm southeast of town. He attended grade school in Kenneth and later attended Magnolia High School in Magnolia, Minnesota, graduating in 1956. While in school,…

Michael Aning, age 49, of Luverne, died Monday, April 15, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m Saturday, April 20, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Visitation also one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday. Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at the First Presbyterian Church, in Luverne, officiated by Pastor Steve Voris. Burial will be in the…

Dorothy Van Der Weerd, age 94, formerly of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. Visitation will be Friday, April 12, from 4-7 p.m. at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Funeral service will be Saturday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery near Steen. Arrangements are under the care…

Linda (Ortman) Farmer, age 66, of Pipestone, Minnesota, passed away peacefully at her home on Wednesday, April 3, 2024. Visitation was Tuesday, April 9, 2024, from 4-7 p.m. with Prayer Service held at 7 p.m. at the Hartquist Funeral Home - Pipestone Chapel.  Funeral service was Wednesday, April 10, 2024, at 11 a.m. at the Woodstock Community Church in Woodstock, Minnesota.  Interment will be in…

Donna Mae Landsman was born April 11, 1934, in Rock Rapids, Iowa, the daughter of Dr. Julius and Olive (Martin) Bishop. In 1944 she moved with her family to Sioux Falls, South Dakota, and graduated from Washington High School in 1952. While working in Sioux Falls at National Reserve Life Insurance as a bookkeeper, she met Boyd Landsman from Centerville, South Dakota. On April 30, 1953, they were…

Joan Adrianna Boeve was born August 4, 1929, in Hull, Iowa, to John and Kate (Korthals) Vanden Oever. She was raised in Hull and attended country school. She married Donald Boeve in her parents’ home on January 18, 1950. Following their marriage, the couple made their home on a farm near Hills, Minnesota, where they farmed for the next 61 years. Joan and Don made farming a team effort; side by…

Robert “Bob” Alan Sandstede was born on February 8, 1954, to John and Elisabeth (Bode) Sandstede in Luverne, Minnesota. He was raised in town and attended public school. Bob then entered the United States Army and served his country as a medic during the Vietnam War. Following his honorable discharge, he returned home and began work as a carpenter. He later traveled to the U.S. Virgin Islands…

Evelyn L. Bruhn, age 91, formerly of Magnolia, Minnesota, died peacefully on Wednesday, March 27, 2024, at Sunrise View Assisted Living in Adrian, Minnesota. Memorial service will be held Saturday, April 20, at 10:30 a.m. with gathering of family and friends beginning at 9:30 a.m., all at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Burial will follow at Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth,…

Cheryl Ann Griebel, age 67, of Luverne, died Friday, March 29, 2024, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Thursday, April 4, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A time of fellowship will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Burial will take place at a later date.

Sept. 1, 1974 – March 31, 2024 Shane Hoag, 49, Hunter, North Dakota, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, died Sunday, March 31, at Sanford Medical Center. Visitation will be from 1-2 p.m., followed by a celebration of life at 2 p.m., Thursday, April 4, at West Funeral Home in West Fargo, North Dakota. Interment will be at a later date in Arthur, North Dakota, cemetery. Arrangements by West Funeral…

Donna Mae Landsman, age 89, formerly of Luverne and Tyler, Minnesota, died peacefully on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 13, at 10:30 a.m. at Living Rock Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Danebod Cemetery in Tyler, Minnesota. Arrangements are under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To…

Dorothy Van Der Weerd, age 94, of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on Saturday, March 30, 2024, at Bethany Meadows in Brandon. Visitation will be Friday, April 12, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Funeral service will be Saturday, April 13, at 1:30 p.m. at Steen Reformed Church in Steen. Burial will follow at Eastside Cemetery near Steen. Arrangements are under…

David Leon Feauto, age 76, of Shellsburg, Iowa, passed away peacefully at his home on March 17, 2024. Dave was born in McNary, Arizona, on July 31, 1947. He was the eldest of five siblings. All were God’s gift to loving parents Leo and Rethal Feauto. From there his family moved to an acreage in Sioux City, Iowa, when he and his siblings were children. It was here they all learned the values and…