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Obituaries

  • July 13, 2021
    Bryan Edward Boelman, 62, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Family and friends are invited to a memorial service at 3 p.m. Friday, July 16, 2021, (arrive by 2:45 p.m. to line up) at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Food and fellowship will follow at the Renner American Legion in…
  • July 13, 2021
    Sheryl "Cookie" Faber died Oct. 14, 2019, in San Antonio, Texas. Burial of cremains will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 17, at the Valley Springs, South Dakota, cemetery. Fellowship and lunch will follow in the Valley Springs Legion Hall. (http://www.star-herald.com/obituaries/sheryl-faber) (0715 DN)
  • July 06, 2021
    Alonzo Leif Gilbertson, 61, died Saturday, May 22, 2021, in Powell Butte, Oregon. Leif was born Sept. 15, 1959, to Curt Gilbertson and Susan Horner Gilbertson in Sacramentoa, California. The family moved to Luverne in 1973, where he graduated from Luverne High School in 1977. He drove log truck in Oregon. In 1981, he and his brother began driving cattle trucks out of Sioux Falls. He married Dawn…
  • July 06, 2021
    David Alan Huiskes, 72, of Luverne, died Friday, July 2, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls. Funeral service was Wednesday, July 7, at St John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was in the Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne. Dave was born April 23, 1949, to Alvin and Dorothea (Kurtz) Huiskes in Luverne. He was baptized on May 15, 1949, and receive his confirmation on June 2, 1963, at…
  • July 06, 2021
    David Lee Rollag, 78 of Luverne, died under hospice care Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society — Mary Jane Brown in Luverne. A graveside service was Wednesday, July 7, at the Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne. David was born May 8, 1943, to Orville and Rose (Sanderson) Rollag in Rock Rapids, Iowa. He was baptized and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids. Rollag attended…
  • July 06, 2021
    Howard Berdell Hoyme, 97, of Hills died Sunday, June 27, 2021, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Thursday, July 1, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial followed in the Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery at Hills. Howard Hoyme was born Jan. 24, 1924, on a farm west of Hills to Emil and Ella (Colby) Hoyme. Howard married Lois Sundal on Sept. 21, 1952, at First Lutheran…
  • July 06, 2021
    Ruth Joann Roemeling, 86, Luverne, died Tuesday, June 29, 2021, at Sanford Luverne Hospice in Luverne. A funeral service was conducted Saturday, July 3, 2021, at St. John Lutheran Church, Luverne. Burial was in Memory Gardens Cemetery, Luverne. Ruth was born May 26, 1935, to Joe and Jeannette (Post) Berghorst. She moved with her parents to Magnolia in 1941 and Beaver Creek in 1948 before settling…
  • July 06, 2021
    Donald Spease, 87, Luverne, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. A celebration of his life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. (0701 DN)
  • July 06, 2021
    Konrad Orlan Eidahl, 86, Luverne, died Saturday, Dec. 12, 2020, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 16, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial of cremains will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0708 DN)
  • June 29, 2021
    Donald Spease, 87, Luverne, died Thursday, Oct. 29, 2020, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. A celebration of his life will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. (0701 DN)
  • June 29, 2021
    Barbara Emery Nelson, 79, New Hope, formerly of Luverne and Sioux Falls, died Jan. 21, 2021, at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. A memorial service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, July 10, at Minnehaha Funeral Home in Garretson, South Dakota. (0701 DN)
  • June 29, 2021
    Faith Lavonne Kruse, 67, Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Sunday, June 13, 2021, at her home in Rock Rapids after an eight-month battle with cancer. A memorial service was Thursday, June 17, at the Christian Reformed Church in Rock Rapids. Burial was at the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. Faith Fikse was born on Feb. 1, 1954, to Everett and Catherine (Proost) Fikse in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She grew up in…
  • June 29, 2021
    Rodney Dale “Mac” Fikse, 61, died Saturday, June 19, 2021. He was born Dec. 2, 1959, to Everett and Catherine Fikse. He grew up in Hills where he attended Hills Christian School through the eighth grade and graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in 1978. After graduation he moved to California, where he resided until his death. He is survived by his siblings, Leroy Fikse of Artesia,…
  • June 29, 2021
    James Gilmore Sandstede, 76, Luverne, died Wednesday, June 23, 2021, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A time of fellowship was Sunday, June 27, at the Dingmann Funeral Home. A private graveside service will take place at a later date. James Sandstede was born March 29, 1945, to Melvin and Florence (Taubert) Sandstede in Luverne. He graduated from Hills High School in 1963. Growing up,…
  • June 22, 2021
    Lambert Van Olst, 89, Rock Rapids, Iowa, died Thursday, June 10, 2021, at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center in Long Beach, California. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, June 29, at First Reformed Church in Rock Rapids. Burial will follow at Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. Visitation will be from 2 to 8 p.m. Monday, June 28, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at First Reformed…
  • June 22, 2021
    Dewey Dooyema, 91, Luverne, died Sunday, June 20, 2021, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 24, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne, with a time for sharing and a prayer service at 7 p.m. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Friday, June 25, at the church. Burial will be in the Leota Cemetery. Dewey Dooyema was born…
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