Obituaries

Cleon K. Bowen, 56, Tea, South Dakota, died Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his home. A funeral service was Wednesday, Aug. 7, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0808 DN)

Harriet Thomas, 99, Luverne, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at the Good Samaritan Society Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A funeral Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. A time of fellowship will be from 9 to 10:20 a.m. Friday at the church. Harriet Gall was born May 21, 1920, to Karl and Anna…

Edward Ray DeBoer, 79, Luverne, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. A memorial service was Saturday, Aug. 3, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial with military honors followed at Pleasant View Cemetery in Little Rock, Iowa. Edward DeBoer was born on Aug. 27, 1939, the youngest of twelve children, to Peter and Edna (Smook) DeBoer on a farm near Ellsworth. He attended school in…

Larry L. Carlson, 75, Hills, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Thursday, Aug. 1, 2019, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial followed in the Kenneth Cemetery at Kenneth. Larry Lee Carlson was born Oct. 14, 1943, to Charles and Clara (Zobel) Carlson in Ute, Iowa. He was raised around the Ricketts and Charter Oak, Iowa, area and…

Shirley Ann Schultz, 70, Red Wing, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at the Lake City Care Center. A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 9, at First Lutheran Church in Red Wing. Burial will be at Hope Cemetery at a later date. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 8, at the Mahn Family Funeral Home, Bodelson-Mahn Chapel, and for one hour prior to the service at the church. Shirley…

Michael Edwin Konz, 62, Adrian, died Sunday, Aug. 4, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral Mass was Tuesday, Aug. 6, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. Burial was in the St. Adrian Cemetery. Michael Konz was born Oct. 19, 1956, to Edwin and LaVonne (Heinrichs) Konz in Pipestone. When Mike was very young, the family moved to the family farm north of Adrian. Mike graduated from Adrian…

Walter “Walt” Brown, 64 of Arlington, South Dakota, was welcomed into the presence of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, August 3, 2019, doing what he loved, working on the family farm. Walt was born January 17, 1955, in Volga, South Dakota, the son of Howard and Edna (Brooks) Brown. He attended country school until seventh grade upon entering the Arlington Public School district. Walt graduated…

Harold “Shorty” DeGroot, 89, Edgerton, died Sunday, July 21, 2019. A funeral service was Friday, July 26, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. Arrangements were provided by the Colonial Funeral Home in Edgerton. (0801 DN)

Edward DeBoer, 79, Luverne, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at his home. Arrangements are pending with Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com.  (0801 DN)

Larry Carlson, 75, Hills, died Monday, July 29, 2019, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 1, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial will follow in the Kenneth Cemetery at Kenneth. Visitation will be from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 31, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church. Arrangements are provided by Jurrens Funeral Home of Hills,…

Robert Arthur Lange, 88,  Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at  his home. A memorial service with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion & VFW was Monday, July 29, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne.  A private family committal of cremains will take place at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Robert Lange was born Sept. 28, 1930, to August and…

Annie Kramer, 97, Brandon, South Dakota, died Thursday, July 25, 2019, at Bethany Home in Brandon. A funeral service was Tuesday, July 30, at Valley Springs Reformed Church in Valley Springs, South Dakota. Annie Gorter was born Dec. 16, 1921, to John and Alice (Holtrop) Gorter in Doon, Iowa.  She attended country school near Doon through the eighth grade.  Annie married Gerrit “Jay” Kramer on Feb…

Donna Jean “Jeannie” Hellerud, 77, Hills, died Wednesday, July 24, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A Mass of Christian burial was Tuesday, July 30, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial followed in the Flowerfield Cemetery at Hills. Donna White was born Feb. 9, 1942, to Lawrence and Lucille (Gregory) White in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She grew up in Sioux Falls. She…

Brooke Elizabeth Thompson, 22, Luverne, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, as the result of an automobile accident near Brandon, South Dakota. A funeral Mass was Monday, July 29, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial was at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Brooke Thompson was born April 15, 1997, to Wayne and Mary (Spartz) Thompson in Luverne. She graduated from Luverne High School in…

Robert Arthur Lange, 88,  Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at  his home. A memorial service with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion & VFW will be at 7 p.m. Monday, July 29, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne with visitation from 5-7 p.m.  A private family committal of cremains will take place at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.…

Peter Henstra, 88, rural Jasper, died Sunday, July 21, 2019, at the Southridge Healthcare Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, July 27, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial will be prior to the funeral service at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, July 26, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.…