Obituaries
- August 23, 2016James Eldon “Jim” Thode, 59, Pipestone, died Monday, Aug 15, 2016, at Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at First Lutheran Church in Pipestone. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. James Thode was born to Feb. 8, 1957, to Clarence and Evelyn (Swenson) Thode in Luverne. He was raised on a farm in Denver Township of Rock…
- August 23, 2016Arvid A. Erickson, 97, Granite Falls, died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2016, at the Granite Falls Manor. A funeral and burial were Friday, Aug. 19, at St. Andrew Catholic Church in Granite Falls. Arvid Erickson was born July 2, 1919, to Axel and Annabelle (Underhill) Erickson near Paynesville. He grew up in the Paynesville area. In his adult life he converted to the Catholic faith and was an active member…
- August 23, 2016Robert D. “Bob” Miller, 73, Luverne, died Sunday, Aug. 21, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 26, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion and VFW will be at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 25, at the…
- August 23, 2016Edwin Allen Smith, 70, Allen, Texas, died Friday, Aug. 19, 2016, at McKinney Medical Center. Edwin Smith was born March 31, 1946, to Marvin and Nellie (Boeve) Smith. He married Peggy Winter on Sept. 4, 1971, in Adrian. He worked as a professional civil engineer in Minnesota, Colorado and Texas. Edwin is survived by his wife, Peggy; three sons, Grady (Renee) Smith and their children McKenzie,…
- August 23, 2016William “Bill” McCormick, 90, Luverne, died Saturday, Aug. 20, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. A funeral mass was Tuesday, Aug. 23, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial followed at St. Catherine Catholic Cemetery in Luverne. Bill McCormick was born Feb. 16, 1926, to Daniel and Tressa (Meisenhelder) McCormick in Murray County. He was baptized Feb. 28, 1926, at St. Columba…
- August 16, 2016Daniel Brower, 54, Hills, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Friday, Aug. 12, at United Reformed Church in Hills. Burial followed at Flower Field Cemetery, Hills. Funeral arrangements were through Jurrens Funeral Home in Hills, www.jurrensfuneralhome.com (0818 DN)
- August 16, 2016Jennie Bosch, 92, Hills, died Wednesday, Aug. 10, 2016, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, Aug. 13, at Valley Springs Reformed Church in Valley Springs, South Dakota. Burial followed at Pleasant View Cemetery, Valley Springs. Funeral arrangements were through Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com (0818 DN)
- August 16, 2016Randall Joseph “Randy” Krell, 62, Billings, Montana, formerly of Pipestone, died at his home Tuesday, Aug. 2, 2016. A graveside service was Saturday, Aug. 13, at St. Martin Catholic Cemetery in rural Woodstock. Randall Krell was born Aug. 12, 1953, to William, Jr. and Evelyn (Voss) Krell in Pipestone. His family lived in Woodstock until the death of his father in 1957. They relocated to Ihlen in…
- August 16, 2016Lois Evelyn Holling, 89, Luverne, formerly of Hardwick, died Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 18, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Visitation will be from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Lois Taylor was born Oct. 25, 1926, to Neal…
- August 01, 2016Wilma Van Heerde Frease, 81, Venice, Florida, formerly of Luverne, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at Venice Area Regional Hospital in Venice, Florida. A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 6, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Private burial of cremains will be at a later date. Arrangements are through Dingmann…
- August 01, 2016Gale V. Oldre, 64, Watertown, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, July 30, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 4, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 3, at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne and also one hour prior to the service at the church Thursday. Burial will follow at…
- August 01, 2016Burdell P. Enninga, 76, Lake Shetek, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at Our House Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 5, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will follow at the Adrian Cemetery in Adrian. Arrangements are by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0804 DN)
- August 01, 2016Clifford Willis “Cliff” Anderson, 96, formerly of Hardwick, died Friday, July 29, 2016, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A funeral service was Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Clifford Anderson was born May 24, 1920, to Oscar and Alma (Johnson) Anderson in Mount Vernon, South Dakota. He attended and graduated from high…
- August 01, 2016Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at Celebration Lutheran, Sartell, for Merlyn “Mike” G. Flom, 78, of Sartell who passed away in peace on Wednesday, July 27, 2016, at home with his family at his side. The Rev. Jeff Sackett will officiate and burial will be in Memory Gardens in Luverne. Visitation will be from 12:30–2 p.m. at the church on Aug. 11, 2016. Arrangements…
- August 01, 2016Gerald Lorenzen, 89, rural Jasper, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in his home. A graveside service was Sunday, July 31, at the Trosky Cemetery in Trosky. Gerald John Lorenzen was born to Herman and Maria (Oye) Lorenzen April 9, 1927, on a farm near Trosky. He was baptized in the German Lutheran Church in Edgerton. He was raised on the family farm and attended country school through the sixth…
- July 25, 2016Larona Elbers Larona June Elbers, 76, Steen, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. A funeral service was Monday, July 25, at the Reformed Church of Steen. Burial followed at the Eastside Cemetery, Steen. Larona Aukes was born June 28, 1940, to Harvey and Alice (Dunn) Aukes in Luverne. As an infant she lived on a farm northeast of Luverne. When she was 4, her…
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