Bernard H. Kurtz, 75, Luverne, died Friday, July 5, 2002, at Luverne Hospice Cottage.
Services were Tuesday, July 9, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. The Rev. Dell B. Sanderson officiated. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.
Bernard Kurtz was born to William and Anna (Holst) Kurtz on May 19, 1927, in Steen. He attended rural school in Clinton Township and graduated from Luverne High School in 1943. He entered the U.S. Army in 1950 and served his nation during the Korean Conflict.
He married Marlene Kruger on Feb. 28, 1951, at a Lutheran Parsonage in Luverne. He was stationed at Fort Riley, Kan., before going overseas to Korea. He received his honorable discharge from the Army in December 1953.
Mr. Kurtz was a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. He was past and current commander of the American Legion in Luverne. He enjoyed playing bingo.
Survivors include his five children and their spouses, Bruce (Joan) Kurtz, Storm Lake, Iowa, Gary (Tami) Kurtz, Mark (Cindy) Kurtz, Brenda (Perry) Stickling and Vickie (Stan) Steensma, all of Luverne; 11 grandchildren, Jake, Nicholas, Veronica Kurtz, Austin, Adam, Ashley Kurtz, Jonathon Kurtz, Miranda, Jermey Stickling, Dakota and Samantha Steensma; his special friend, Marge Smook, Magnolia; two sisters, Dorothy Huiskes, Luverne, and Mildred Robinson, Norfolk, Va.; and many nieces and nephews.
Mr. Kurtz was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, Marlene, in 1998, an infant daughter, Paula in 1972, and one sister, Erna Tofteland.
Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements