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Gary Halverson
June 18, 2025
Gary Halverson, age 77, of Kanaranzi Township, Rock County, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 7, 2025, at his home under hospice care. A memorial gathering to celebrate Gary's life was Thursday, June 12, from 4-7 p.m. at Tailgator’s in Brandon, South Dakota. Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. To view Gary’s LifeTribute video or sign an online registry, please…
Joan Fransman
January 08, 2025
Joan Fransman was born on March 21, 1930, to John and Jennie (Kuiper) Top in Clinton Township of Rock County, Minnesota. She was raised on the farm on the state line and attended country school. Her dad passed away suddenly while she was young. A couple of years later, she and her family moved into Hills, Minnesota. Joan later met Edward Fransman and on March 16, 1949, the couple was married at…
Townships question stolen money from state insurance fund
By Lori Sorenson
December 06, 2023
Rock County townships are joining an increasing number of other townships statewide questioning how $830,000 disappeared from the Minnesota Association of Townships Insurance Trust (MATIT). At the library in Luverne Friday, local township officials asked questions at their annual Rock County Association of Townships meeting. Gary Burdorf, president of the Minnesota Association of Townships (MAT…