Obituaries
- November 12, 2019Rodney Thompson, 83, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Ava’s House Hospice in Sioux Falls. A funeral service was Tuesday, Nov. 12, at the Miller Westside Chapel in Sioux Falls with burial at Hills of Rest Cemetery in Sioux Falls. Arrangements were provided by Miller Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, www.millerfh.com (1114 DN)
- November 12, 2019Joyce Marilyn Pap, 88, formerly of Andover and Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2019, at St. Joseph’s Hospital in St. Paul. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Joyce Marilyn (Hart/…
- November 12, 2019Michael Jerome Zschetzsche, 55, Hills, formerly of Sleepy Eye, died Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2019, at his home under hospice care. A funeral service was Monday, Nov. 11, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Michael Zschetzsche was born on Sept. 6, 1964, to Jerome and Loretta (Lang) Zschetzsche in New Ulm. He grew up on the family farm five miles south…
- November 12, 2019Tracy Grant Birdsey, 70, Shakopee, formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, at Abbott Northwestern Hospital in Minneapolis following a heart attack. A memorial service was Tuesday, Nov. 12, at Living Rock Church in Luverne. Tracy Birdsey was born Sept. 8, 1949, to Ernest and Betty (Pederson) Birdsey in Luverne. Tracy was raised in various places growing up because his father served in…
- November 05, 2019Charline G. Roberts, 83, Luverne, died Friday, Nov. 1, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A funeral service was Monday, Nov. 4, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion and VFW was in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Charline Graffunder was born Jan. 15, 1936, to Charles and Lola (Aust) Graffunder in Green Valley…
- November 05, 2019Nancy R. Petterson, 66, of rural Jasper, died on Sunday, Oct. 27, 2019, at her home. A funeral service was Saturday, Nov. 2, 2019, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. Nancy Eckhoff was born on Aug. 22, 1953, to Edward and Florence Eckhoff in Carroll, Iowa. She grew up in Le Mars, Iowa, and attended Le Mars Community Schools. After her education she moved to Sioux Falls. On Oct. 4…
- November 05, 2019Iris Mae Fodness, 90, Hills, died Thursday, Oct. 31, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Nov. 11, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 10, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Iris Helmke was born to Henry and Elsie (Haveman) Helmke on Aug. 24…
- November 05, 2019Rosa Beth Schepel, 60, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Sunday, Nov. 3, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Luverne Christian Reformed Church. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 6, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Rosa Van Driessen was born…
- By Brenda Winter, columnistOctober 29, 2019It was Grandparents Day at Little Lambs Preschool Tuesday. Grandpa and I woke up early in breathless anticipation of the wonderment to come. I put on my best necklace. Grandpa put on his favorite flannel shirt and off we went to Grandparents Day. To forever remember our first Grandparents Day, Grandpa and I took a selfie in the parking lot. He looked grandfatherly, but I continue to maintain the…
- October 29, 2019Gary Steinhoff Gary Steinhoff, 59, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Pipestone, died unexpectedly on Friday, Oct. 25, 2019. A Mass of Christian burial was Wednesday, Oct. 30, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone. Burial was in St. Adrian Cemetery in Adrian. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel,www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1031 DN)
- October 29, 2019Patricia Lens Patricia “Pat” Lens, 84, Brandon, South Dakota, formerly of Valley Springs, South Dakota, and Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Risen Savior. Inurnment will follow at Holy Name Catholic Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Visitation with family will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
- October 29, 2019Robert Larson Robert "Bob" Glenn Larson of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, October 25, 2019, after a long stay at Avera McKennan hospital in Sioux Falls. Bob was born on July 21, 1950, in Winnebago, Minnesota. He was the fifth child, and only son of Genevieve and Richard Larson. Bob spent most of his life in the trucking business, both as a long-distance driver and operating…
- October 29, 2019Patricia Lens Patricia “Pat” Lens, 84, Brandon, South Dakota, formerly of Valley Springs, South Dakota, and Hills, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2019, at the Dougherty Hospice Home in Sioux Falls. A Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Friday, Nov. 1, at Risen Savior. Inurnment will follow at Holy Name Catholic Cemetery in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Visitation with family will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday,…
- October 22, 2019Sheryl Faber Sheryl Renae “Cookie” Faber, San Antonio, Texas, died Oct. 14, 2019, of brain cancer. A celebration of life was Saturday, Oct. 19, at Mission Park Funeral Home North in San Antonio. Sheryl Faber was born to Wilbert and Eleanor Faber in 1958 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Hills-Beaver Creek High School in Hills in 1976. She then attended community college in Worthington and…
- October 22, 2019Hilda Uilk Hilda Adela Uilk, 95, Jasper, died Monday, Oct. 14, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Communities in Pipestone. A funeral service was Friday, Oct. 18, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Jasper. Burial followed at New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone. Hilda Winter was born on Dec. 7, 1923, to Herman and Margaret (Heinsohn) Winter in Olivet, South Dakota. In 1930 Hilda and her family relocated to a…
- October 22, 2019Harold Graphenteen Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen, 86, Luverne, died Sunday, Oct. 13, 2019, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, Oct. 19, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne with presentation of military honors following the service. Burial was Monday, Oct. 21, at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Harold “Shorty” Graphenteen was born on Jan. 19, 1933, to George…
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