Obituaries
- April 09, 2025Robert “Ike” Wiese, age 89, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 6, 2025, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Friday, April 11, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private graveside service will take place at a later date.
April 02, 2025Robert Edmund “Bob” Bailey, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, while at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Memorial visitation will be Friday, April 25, from 4-6 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Memorial service will be Saturday, April 26, at 10:30 a.m. at First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial will be at Ottertail Union Cemetery in Ottertail,…
April 02, 2025Carole Ann Hemme passed Sunday, March 16, 2025, from cancer, surrounded by family, at Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center/Arlington at age 74. Carole is survived by husband Gordon Hemme; brother Ronald Bowman; sister-in-law Jayona Bowman; children Jason, Jacalyn, Jana and Jessica Dunham; grandchildren Zane Raiche, Zuri, Derek, Deyla, Kaia and Nevaya Dunham; stepchildren Troy/Wendy Hemme and Chad…
March 26, 2025Scott I. Wentler, 41, Valley Springs, South Dakota, died on Friday, March 7, 2025, at Select Specialty Hospital in Sioux Falls. A Celebration of Life will be held from 2-3:30 p.m. on Saturday, March 29, at Heartland Funeral Home in Brandon, South Dakota, with a time of sharing beginning at 3:30 p.m. Full obituary is at www.heartlandfunerals.com- March 26, 2025Robert Edmund Bailey, age 92, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, March 21, 2025, while at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Arrangements are pending with Hartquist Funeral Home.
March 26, 2025Judith Elaine (Wendt) Fick was born to the Reverend Walter Samuel and Doris Louise (Carlson) Wendt on August 12, 1941, in Ottumwa, Iowa. She was baptized on September 28, 1941, at Trinity Lutheran Church in Ottumwa. In 1944 the family moved to Belle Plaine, Iowa. In 1951 the family relocated to Davenport, Iowa, where Judy was confirmed on May 22, 1955, at Holy Cross Lutheran Church. Growing up,…- March 19, 2025Judy Fick, age 83, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation will be Friday, March 28, 2025, from 4-7 p.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. A prayer service and memory sharing will follow at 7 p.m. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 29, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church.…
March 19, 2025Marcia Tweed Klecker passed away on March 9, 2025, of complications from multiple sclerosis, a disease she lived with for 48 years. Visitation will be held at George Boom Funeral Home on Friday, March 21, from 5-7 p.m. A celebration of life will be held at George Boom on Saturday, March 22, at 10 a.m., during which the family invites loved ones to share memories. Interment will be at a later…
March 12, 2025Anthony “Tony” James Brandenburg, 54, of Minneapolis, passed away unexpectedly at home on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025. Born on Nov. 7, 1970, in Duluth, Minnesota, Anthony attended elementary school in Worthington, Minnesota, junior high school in Two Harbors, Minnesota, and high school in Wayzata, Minnesota. He started his professional photography career early. At age 11 he realized that lemonade…
March 12, 2025Charles "Chuck" J. Fodness was born Jan. 2, 1936, to Emmett and Tena (Buss) Fodness on a farm in rural Lennox, South Dakota. He moved with his parents to rural Kenneth, Minnesota, and went to a one-room country school until the eighth grade. Chuck graduated in 1954 from Edgerton Public High School in Edgerton, Minnesota. He attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Chuck…
March 12, 2025Barb Bullerman was born on Feb. 8, 1951, in Luverne, Minnesota, to Berdell and Ione Kraetsch Bush. She grew up in Hills, Minnesota, and graduated from Hills High School in 1969. Barb then attended Spencer School of Business, graduating in 1970. Following graduation, Barb worked in the Rock County Assessor’s office in Luverne. On Dec. 4, 1976, she and Florian “Lorry” Bullerman were married at St…- March 05, 2025Charles “Chuck” Fodness, age 89, of Rushmore, Minnesota, formerly of Hardwick, died Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. Visitation will be Friday, March 7, from 4-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Funeral service will be Saturday, March 8, at 10:30 a.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at St. Catherine Cemetery in…
March 05, 2025William “Bill” Ray Johnson passed away on Feb. 11, 2025, near his home in Chula Vista, California, where he resided for 55 years. Born on Oct. 21, 1944, to Dr. Roland B. and JoAnn Johnson, Bill was raised in Luverne, Minnesota, where his active imagination and adventurous spirit first took shape. After graduating from Luverne High School, he attended Saint Mary’s College at Winona and South…
March 05, 2025Vickie Van Dyke, age 62, of Hardwick, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her home with family by her side on Sunday, Feb. 23, 2025. Visitation was Thursday, Feb. 27, 2025, from 5 to 7 p.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne with a prayer service at 7 p.m. Mass of Christian burial was Friday, Feb. 28, 2025, at 10:30 a.m. at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Interment followed…
March 05, 2025Jerry Johnson Jerry D. Johnson, age 81, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, Feb. 24, 2025, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. A memorial service was Sunday, March 2, 2025, at 2:30 p.m., with visitation at 1:00 p.m., all at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Memorials may be directed to Atlas, Matthew 6 Ministries, the American Reformed Church in Luverne, or Sioux Falls…
February 26, 2025Jule Terrance Rodman, better known as "Terry," was born on April 17, 1945, in Miller, South Dakota, to William and Lois (Morgan) Rodman. He passed away on Sunday, Feb. 16, 2025, surrounded by his family. Terry grew up on a small family ranch south of Ree Heights, South Dakota, and attended a one-room country grade school. He and his two brothers very much grew up on the "frontier" where for…
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