Obituaries
- September 20, 2021Guenther Peter Luitjens, 76, died on Sept. 8, 2021, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, from a heart attack. A funeral service was Monday, Sept. 13, at Green Hill Funeral Home Chapel in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Interment was at Green Hill Memorial Gardens. Guenther Luitjens was born on June 2, 1945, in Pulkau, Austria, to LeRoy and Margarete Luitjens. He lived the first 13 years of his life in Austria,…
- September 20, 2021Nancy Christianson, 91, of Pierre, passed away Monday, Sept. 6, 2021. A memorial celebration of her life will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 23, 2021, at Feigum Funeral Home with Pastor Craig Wexler officiating. Nancy’s service will also be broadcast live at www.feigumfh.com. Nancy Suzanne Christianson was born on Feb. 10, 1930, to Ernst and Mary (Dugan) Juhl in Rock County, Minnesota.…
- September 07, 2021Delores Audrey Schmidt, 86, Pipestone, died Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2021, at the Pipestone Medical Center. A funeral Mass was Saturday, Sept. 4, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. Interment was in St. Leo Catholic Cemetery in Pipestone. Delores Staeffler was born on Feb. 14, 1935, to Alfred and Rosa (Wahlert) Staeffler in Luverne. She was raised on a farm east of Hardwick and attended school in…
- August 31, 2021Jamie (Arp) Ertle, 38, died Aug. 27, 2021, after acourageous four-year battle with stage 4 colon cancer. She is survivedby her spouse, Andrée Ertle, her daughter, Brièle Ertle, of SanDiego, California, her mother, Betty Arp, and her sister, Jessica Arp (Kristopher Hanson), all of Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was preceded in death by her father, Ronald Arp. Services are pending in San Diego,…
- August 31, 2021Ronald Clifford Arp, 64, died Aug. 8, 2021, at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Aug. 13 at Abiding Savior Free Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, with interment at Woodlawn Cemetery. Ronald Arp was born to Richard and Ruth (Kadinger) Arp on Jan. 1, 1957, in Luverne. He was a New Year’s baby and a twin. Ron graduated from Luverne High School in 1975. He married Betty…
- August 31, 2021Verna Eldora Schmuck, 90, Luverne, died Tuesday, Aug. 24, 2021, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Friday, Aug. 27, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Verna Swenson was born on Nov. 16, 1930, to Chester and Ragna (Harldson) Swenson at home on the farm in Rock County. She was baptized on Feb. 26, 1931, at Our…
- August 31, 2021Karri D. Korth, age 52, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully surrounded by her family on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. Visitation will be Tuesday, Aug. 31, from 4 to 7 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of Christian burial will be Wednesday, Sept. 1, at 10:30 a.m. at the church. Burial will be Thursday, Sept. 2, at 2 p.m. at St. Kilian…
- August 24, 2021Mavis Grage, 99, Jasper, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2021, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Aug. 27, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Visitation will be one hour prior to the funeral service at the church. Burial will be in the Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper. Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home, Jasper Chapel, www.…
- August 17, 2021Lewis "Lewey" Kruger, 66, Lennox, South Dakota, died Thursday, Aug. 12, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, following a short battle with cancer. A memorial service was Wednesday, Aug. 18, at Central Church in Sioux Falls. Lewis Lee Kruger was born on Sept. 9, 1954, to Harvey and Carol (Petit) Kruger at Valley Springs, South Dakota. He grew up and attended…
- August 17, 2021Ethel B. Ten Hove, 95, Pipestone, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Community of Pipestone. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Woodstock American Reformed Church in Woodstock, with interment prior to the service at 10 a.m. at the Chandler Memorial Cemetery…
- August 10, 2021Helen Leone Ver Hoeven, 92, of Hawarden, Iowa, formerly of Ireton, Iowa, died on Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at Hawarden Regional Healthcare Hospital in Hawarden. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 10, 2021, at First Reformed Church in Ireton with Rev. Gerald Norman officiating. Burial will be in Pleasant Hill Cemetery with a luncheon to follow at the Ireton Community Center. Visitation…
- August 10, 2021Ethel B. Ten Hove, 95, Pipestone, died Sunday, Aug. 8, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Community of Pipestone. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Pipestone. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 12, at the Woodstock American Reformed Church in Woodstock, with interment prior to the service at 10 a.m. at the Chandler Memorial Cemetery…
- August 10, 2021Marsha Renee Jandl, 61, Jasper, died Saturday, Aug. 7, 2021, at her home in Jasper surrounded by her family. A memorial Mass of Christian Burial was at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 11, at Risen Savior Catholic Church in Brandon, South Dakota. Inurnment will be at a later date. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home Pipestone Chapel, www.hartquistfuneral.com (0812 DN)
- August 03, 2021Ramona A. McDowell, 91, Luverne, died Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Ramona Watts was born Jan. 7, 1930, to Ralph and Hilda (Hoveland) Watts. She owned the Hardwick Grocery Store for 25 years, retiring in September of 2007. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Luverne. Ramona loved to crochet, and while she lived at the…
- August 03, 2021Loretta Mae Petersen, 93, Luverne, died Sunday, July 25, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Friday, July 30, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Loretta DeBoer was born to Henry and Katie (Kickert) DeBoer on Feb. 15, 1928, in South Holland, Illinois. The family moved to Leota when…
- August 03, 2021Joan Mary Heeren, 88, Luverne, died Thursday, July 29, 2021, at the Luverne Medical Center. A memorial Mass was Tuesday, Aug. 3, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. A private burial of cremains will be at a later date at the St. Adrian Cemetery. Memorials will be given to St. Catherine Catholic Church. Joan Steffensmeier was born on Dec. 3, 1932, to Joseph and Philomena (Kluthe)…
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