Donald Ray Kruger, 56, died Wednesday, Feb. 5 at the Luverne Community Hospital. Visitation will be Friday, Feb. 7 form 2 to 8 p.m. with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Dingmann Funeral Home, Luverne. Services will be Saturday, Feb. 8 at 10:30 a.m. at First Lutheran Church, Valley Springs, with Rev. Ray Heidenson officiating. Burial will be in Maplewood Cemetery.

Services for Henrietta Wagenaar are at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7, at First Baptist Church, in Luverne. The Rev. Rick Cornish will officiate.

Visitation is from 2 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 6, with family present from 6 to 8 p.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home. Visitation will also be one hour prior to services at the church.

Henrietta Wagenaar, 78, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 4 2003, at Luverne Hospice Cottage.

A full obituary will be printed in next week’s Star Herald edition.

Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, is in charge of arrangements.

Patricia Koehn Paske, 83, Lakeville, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, Jan. 26, 2003.

Memorial services were Thursday, Jan. 30, at Hosanna Lutheran Church in Lakeville.

Patricia Koehn was born to Ray and Jeanette Koehn in Luverne.

After raising her family she pursued a business career and was active in her church and community.

Survivors include her husband, Arthur F. Paske, one son, Thomas Paske, one daughter-in-law, Charlotte Paske; one granddaughter, Mikki; and one sister, Dorothy Stager.

Mrs. Paske was preceded in death by her parents and her son, Richard Ray Paske. Memorials preferred to Luverne Dollars for Scholars and Alumni News.

Joseph A. Erwin Sr., 58, Luverne, died Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003, at the Veteran’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.

Services were Wednesday, Feb. 5, at First Assembly of God Church in rural Luverne. Military honors and burial was in Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne.

Joseph Erwin was born to Charles and Beatrice (Streeter) Erwin on Nov. 14, 1944, in Omaha, Neb. He attended public school in Worthington. He served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam War from 1965 to 1967.

He married Susan A. Swenson on July 27, 1973, in Hardwick. The couple first lived in Pipestone, later moved to Luverne, Shakopee, Beaver Creek, and then returned to Luverne. He worked as a truck driver until he retired in 1982.

Survivors include his wife, Susan Erwin, Luverne; three sons, Joseph (Sheila) Erwin Jr., Rushmore, Brian Erwin, Luverne, and Lowell (Paula) VonHoldt, Milford, Iowa; two daughters, Christina Erwin (Gene McClain), Wilmont, and Michelle Erwin, Luverne; four grandchildren; five brothers. Thomas (Audrey) Erwin, Dodge Center, Charles (Vicki) Erwin, Farmington, Patrick Erwin, Cannon Falls, Gene Erwin, Byron, and Roger Erwin, South Dakota; eight sisters, Charlotte (Marvin) Tiesler, Logansville, Ga., Janice (Phillip) Nau, Ocheyedan, Iowa, Rosemary (Larry) Thostenson, Maple Grove, Connie (John) Miller, Donna (Mike) Taft, all of Sioux Falls, S.D., Linda (Alan) Krueger, Lexington, Ky., Kathy (Dan) Johnson, Waltham, and Sandy (Jon) Riedel, Kasson; and his mother and father-in-law, Merlyn and Lavonne Schmidt, Luverne.

Mr. Erwin was preceded in death by his parents, three brothers, Eddie, Jim and Billy Erwin, and two nieces.

The family would prefer memorials in lieu of flowers or plants.

Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, was in charge of arrangements.

By John Rittenhouse
The Adrian wrestling team capped a 16-11 regular season by splitting home matches staged since last Thursday.

The Dragons fell by 16 points to Minneota Thursday before roasting Tracy-Milroy by 39 points Tuesday.

Adrian opens Section 4A Team Tournament competiton Feb. 13 in Adrian. The fourth-seeded Dragons take on No. 5 Wabasso for a 7 p.m. match.

Adrian 51, T-M 12
The Dragons recovered from an early deficit to best the Panthers by 39 points in Adrian Tuesday.

Trailing 9-3 after the 119-pound match, Adrian bounced back to outscore T-M 48-3 the rest of the way by winning 10 of the final 11 matches.

The run features pins from Brandon Bullerman (38 seconds over James Prairie at 125), Nate Engelkes (1:29 over Austin Skoblik at 152), Brandon Schettler (1:41 over Brett Petersen at 189), Levi Bullerman (3:27 over Mike Schreier at 215) and Josh Winselman (2:33 over Kong Her at heavyweight).

Dragons Dusty Bullerman (10-1 over Andy Nelson at 135), Adam Voss (13-4 over Paul Carlson at 145) and Trent Bullerman (13-4 over Tim Byrne at 171) added major decision victories to the run. Pete Jensen bested Cody Arnold 13-6 at 130, and Cody Reverts nipped Andy Byrne 9-6 at 140 to pad the rally.

T-M’s Scott Torkelson kept AHS from winning the final 11 matches by topping Tyler Wolf 6-2 at 160.

Adrian’s Joey Bullerman edged Cole Cooreman 10-8 in overtime at 103 pounds to give AHS a 3-0 lead that was erased when Chad Cooreman beat Brandon Croat 7-2 at 112 and Adam Snyder pinned Josh Croat in 1:35 at 119.

Match wrap-up
103 (A) B.Bullerman dec.
Cooreman.
112 (T) Cooreman dec. B.Croat.
119 (T) Snyder pins J.Croat.
125 (A) B.Bullerman pins Prairie.
130 (A) Jensen dec. Arnold.
135 (A) D.Bullerman m.d. Nelson.
140 (A) Reverts dec. Byrne.
145 (A) Voss m.d. Carlson.
152 (A) Engelkes pins Skoblik.
160 (T) Torkelson dec. Wolf.
171 (A) T.Bullerman m.d. Byrne.
189 (A) Schettler pins Petersen.
215 (A) L.Bullerman pins Schreier.
275 (A) Winselman pins Her.

Minneota 36,
Adrian 20
A late run by the visiting Vikings gave Minneota a 16-point win over the Dragons in Adrian Friday.

Minneota was clinging to a 15-14 edge after Adrian’s Cody Reverts handed Wade Eischens a 4-1 setback at 140 pounds, but the Vikings won six of the final seven matches of the night to seal the victory.

Minneota’s late surge, in which it outscored AHS 21-6, featured major decision wins from Todd Opdahl (13-1 over Clint Metz at 145), Wade Gillund (19-5 over Nate Engelkes at 160) and Craig Myhre (13-4 over Brandon Schettler at 189). Vikings’ Jason Stripling (5-2 over Tyler Wolf at 152), Mark Olson (6-0 over Cody Lutmer at 215) and Ben Derynck (3-2 over Josh Winselman at heavyweight) added decision wins to the rally.

Levi Bullerman kept the Vikings from winning the last seven matches when he pinned Tony Opdahl in 3:00 at 171.

The teams exchanged alternating wins between 103 and 135 pounds.

Adrian received major decision wins from Joey Bullerman (12-4 over Craig Peterson at 103) and Dusty Bullerman (9-1 over Shawn Gossen at 130), and a 5-0 decision victory from Brandon Bullerman over Derek Stripling at 119.

Minneota picked up pins from Anthony Myhre (1:19 over Brandon Croat at 112) and Todd Traen (3:54 over Pete Jensen at 125), and a 5-3 decision win from Rickey Peterson over Adam Voss at 135.

Match wrap-up
103 (A) J.Bullerman m.d. Peterson.
112 (M) Myhre pins Croat.
119 (A) B.Bullerman dec. Stripling.
125 (M) Traen pins Jensen.
130 (A) D.Bullerman m.d. Gossen.
135 (M) Peteson dec. Voss.
140 (A) Reverts dec. Eischens.
145 (M) Opdahl m.d. Metz.
152 (M) Stripling dec. Wolf.
160 (M) Gillund m.d. Engelkes.
171 (A) L.Bullerman pins Opdahl.
189 (M) Myhre m.d. Schettler.
215 (M) Olson dec. Lutmer.
275 (M) Derynck dec. Winselman.

Hubert "Herbie" Chapin, 91, Luverne, formerly of Hardwick, died Friday, Jan. 3 at the Minnesota Veterans Home. Services will be Monday, Jan. 6 at 11 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Luverne, with Rev. Rick Cornish officiating. Burial will be in Luverne Memorial Gardens. Engebretson Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.

Henrietta Wagenaar, 78, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 4 at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. Funeral services will be Friday, Feb. 7 at 10 a.m. at the First Baptist Church, Luverne, with Rev. Rick Cornish officiating. Visitation one hour prior to services. Arrangements are being handled by Engebretson Funeral Home.

Mildred Stogsdill, 79, Luverne, died Saturday, Feb. 8 at the Luverne Community Hospital. Services will be Wednesday, Feb. 12 at 11 a.m. at Engebretson Funeral Home, Luverne, with Rev. Rick Cornish officiating. Burial will be Friday, Feb. 14 at Cypress View Cemetery in San Diego, CA.

By John Rittenhouse
The Luverne-Hills-Beaver Creek-Ellsworth wrestling team was unable to record a win while hosting a pair of Southwest Conference matches late last week.

Windom-Mountain Lake-Butterfield-Odin handed the Cardinals a 51-point setback Thursday. Redwood Valley topped L-H-BC-E by 23 points Friday.

The 2-16 Cardinals will attempt to snap a seven-match losing skid when they host Jackson County Central tonight.

RWV 51, L-H-BC-E 28
A late surge by visiting Redwood Valley gave it a 23-point win over the Cardinals in Luverne Friday.

L-H-BC-E trailed 24-22 after Anthony Boyenga pinned Anthony Bongard in 57 seconds at 119 and Kerry Fink covered Tony Iverson in 49 seconds at 125, but RWV won five of the final six matches of the night to win handily.

RWV, which received 24 points worth of forfeits during the duel, outscored the Cards 27-6 in the final six weight classes.

The run featured pins from Ross Gewerth (3:49 over Ruston Aaker at 130), Tom Anderson (52 seconds over Justin Mann at 145) and Dusty Myers (1:00 over Matt Goembel at 160). A forfeit at 135 and Bo Hagert’s 5-4 decision win over Canaan Petersen also padded RWV’s late run.

Dusty Seachris kept RWV from winning the final six matches of the night when he pinned Nate Bernardy in 5:02 at 140.

RWV drew forfeits at 171 and 189 to open the match before L-H-BC-E pulled to within two points (12-10) with a major decision from Joel Evans (10-2 over Paul Panitzke) and a pin from heavyweight Cody Jagow (17 seconds over Jammie Gegner).

A forfeit at 103 and a pin by Brady Myers (52 seconds over Mike Van Wyhe at 112) gave RWV 24-10 cushion before L-H-BC-E received its wins from Boyenga and Fink.

Match wrap-up
171 (R) Dahmes by forfeit.
189 (R) Heiling by forfeit.
215 (L) Evans m.d. Panitzke.
275 (L) Jagow pins Gegner.
103 (R) Hodgson by forfeit,
112 (R) Myers pins Van Wyhe.
119 (L) Boyenga pins Bongard.
125 (L) Fink pins Iverson.
130 (R) Gewerth pins Aaker.
135 (R) Gewerth by forfeit.
140 (L) Seachris pins Bernardy.
145 (R) Anderson pins Mann.
152 (R) Hagert dec. Petersen.
160 (R) Myers pins Goembel.

W-ML-B-O 63,
L-H-BC-E 12
The Cardinals were unable to hand the Cobras their first Southwest Conference loss of the season when the teams squared off in Luverne Thursday.

W-ML-B-O dominated the match by scoring the first 45 team points in what ended as a 51-point victory for the visitors.

Along with scoring 24 points with four forfeits, W-ML-B-O scored 36 points with six pins.

Travis Elg (1:03 over Mike Van Wyhe at 112), Nick Kulseth (1:38 over Kerry Fink at 125), Jeff Stuckenberg (44 seconds over Anthony Boyenga at 130), Travis Winters (3:25 over Dusty Seachris at 135), Jason Kruger (3:29 over Jesse Saravia at 140) and Cody Anderson (2:46 Jose Saravia at 189) won by fall for the Cobras.

W-ML-B-O’s John Kremmin topped Justin Mann 8-2 at 145 to pick up his team’s lone decision win.

L-H-BC-E received a pin from heavyweight Cody Jagow, who stuck Kevin Zschetzsche in 1:25.

Cardinal Canaan Petersen edged Ryan Fast 5-4 at 152, and Joel Evans downed Brady Jansen 10-4 at 215.

Match wrap-up
103 (W) Bergendahl by forfeit.
112 (W) Elg pins Van Wyhe.
119 (W) Bergendahl by forfeit.
125 (W) Kulseth pins Fink.
130 (W) Stuckenbroker pins
Boyenga.
135 (W) Winters pins Seachris.
140 (W) Kruger pins Je.Saravia.
145 (W) Kremmin dec. Mann.
152 (L) Petersen dec. Fast.
160 (W) Hall by forfeit.
171 (W) Winters by forfeit.
189 (W) Anderson pins Jo.Saravia.
215 (L) Evans dec. Janzen.
275 (L) Jagow pins Zschetzsche.