Obituaries

Audrey Faber Audrey Arlene Faber, 88, Luverne, died Wednesday, July 20, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A funeral service was Tuesday, July 26, at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Audrey Hop was born Feb. 11, 1928, to Gerrit and Gertrude (Vander Tuig) Hop in Hawarden, Iowa. At age 10, Audrey moved with her family to…

Katherine McBride Katherine McBride, 57, passed away on Friday, July 22, 2016, at her home surrounded by her loving family. Funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 27, at George Boom Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Sioux Falls. Family present visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, at the funeral home with a prayer service beginning at 7 p.m. Katherine Ann McBride (…

William Fay William “Bill” Fay, 87, Plymouth, died June 20, 2016, at Trillium Woods Health Center in Plymouth due to complications from heart and lung disease. A funeral will be Friday, Aug. 12, 2016, at St. Joseph Parish Center in New Hope. Interment of ashes will follow at Gethsemane Cemetery in New Hope. Bill Fay was born Jan. 7, 1929, to Hubert L. and Gladys (Durocher) Fay in Luverne. Bill is…

Lorraine “Corky” Vorwerk, 82, Detroit Lakes, died July 12, 2016, at Ecumen-Emmanuel Nursing Home in Detroit Lakes. A funeral service was Saturday, July 16, at the West-Kjos Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes. Burial was at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Detroit Lakes. Lorraine Lundberg was born May 7, 1934, in Detroit Lakes to Alfred and Lilly (Peterson) Lundberg. She grew up and attended country school in…

Lillian Anderson, 93, Luverne, died Sunday, July 17, 2016, at the Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. A funeral service was Wednesday, July 20, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial followed at St. Mary’s Catholic Cemetery in Tracy. Lillian Madeline Camilla Plasschaert was born July 23, 1922, to Achille and Virginia (Edger) Plasschaert in Tracy. She attended school through the 11th grade…

Harold L. Orvis, 82, Luverne, formerly ofSlayton, died Saturday, July 9, 2016, at his home. A funeral service will be at 10:30 Friday, July 15, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Slayton. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. Thursday, July 14, at the funeral home. Arrangements were by Hartquist Funeral Home of…

Kevin Dwayne Martens, 56, Steen, died unexpectedly Wednesday, July 6, 2016, at his residence near Steen. A funeral service was Monday, July 11, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills. Burial followed at Flowerfield Cemetery near Hills. Kevin Martens was born April 29, 1960, to James J. and Gertie (Vanden Brink) Martens in Luverne. He was raised on a family farm located on the Iowa/Minnesota border…

Henry Albert Hanson Jr., 79, Adrian, died Friday, July 8, 2016, at his home. A funeral was Wednesday, July 13, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial with full military honors was at Little Rock Lutheran Cemetery in Little Rock Township, Minnesota. Henry Hanson Jr. was born April 28, 1937, to Henry and Ella (Petersen) Hanson in Adrian.  Henry graduated from Adrian High School and from the…

Glenn Leroy Vos, 77, Montevideo, formerly of Luverne, died Friday, July 8, 2016, at his home in Montevideo. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 15, with visitation at 10 a.m., all at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Glenn Vos was born June 7, 1939, to Michael and Anna (Aardema) Vos in Matlock, Iowa. In 1940 the family…

Gail Janet Smiens, 80, Luverne, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A memorial service will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, July 11, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. A time of fellowship will be from 10 to 10:30 a.m. Monday at the church. Burial of cremains will be in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Gail Stuckenbroker was born Sept. 21, 1935, to Herman…

Karen Ardis Holst, 73, Spicer, died unexpectedly Saturday morning, July 2, at her home in Spicer. A funeral service will be at 11 a..m. Thursday, July 7, at Redeemer Lutheran Church in Willmar. Interment will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 8, at Trinity Lutheran Cemetery in Steen. A visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Karen Schiro was born March 31, 1943, to Marvin and…

Harold E. Forsberg, 91, Hardwick, died Tuesday, June 28, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center in Luverne. A funeral service was Saturday, July 2, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial with military honors provided by the Hardwick American Legion followed at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Harold Forsberg was born April 23, 1925, to Emil and Gertrude (Peterson) Forsberg in…

Verna Laura Busch, 91, Loveland, Colorado, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, June 20, 2016, at Medical Center of the Rockies in Loveland. A funeral service was Friday, June 24, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial was Saturday, June 25, at Prairie Hill Cemetery in Fulda. Verna Bartels was born Oct. 15, 1924, to Otto and Martha (Scheel) Bartels on a farm in Pipestone County. She was…

Doris Helen Ebert, 88, Luverne, died Sunday, June 26, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 1, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 5-8 p.m. Thursday, June 30, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne, with parish prayers at 7:30 p.m. Visitation will…

Monsignor Eugene Elmer “Father Gene” Egan, 87, Luverne, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral was Wednesday, June 29, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellsworth. Burial with full military honors followed at St. Mary Cemetery in Ellsworth. Eugene Elmer Egan was born Sept. 29, 1928, to Elmer (Casey) and Margaret Egan on the family farm located on the Iowa-…

Janet Newell, 74, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Lennox, South Dakota, and Luverne, died Saturday, June 25, 2016, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls. Private graveside services were held with burial in the Lennox Cemetery. Janet Priesz was born Jan. 5, 1942, in Luverne, where she grew up and attended school, graduating from Luverne High School in 1960. In 1962 she married David…