Stanley Allen Gyberg, 78, Luverne, died peacefully on Wednesday, April 27, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by his family.
A celebration of life was Monday, May 2, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at the South Dakota Veterans Cemetery in Sioux Falls.
Stanley Gyberg was born on Dec. 5, 1943, to Knute and Mabel (Larson) Gyberg in Luverne. He was raised on the family farm. He was baptized on Feb. 6, 1944, at the Lutheran Church in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, and confirmed on Sept. 1, 1957, at Zion Lutheran Church in Luverne. Growing up, he helped on the farm with chores and played football in school.
Following his graduation in 1962, Stan entered the United States Army on June 7, 1962, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He served as an engineer equipment repairman. During his service, Stan was stationed overseas in Germany.
While in Germany, he met Irene Dyczkowski, and on Oct. 14, 1964, they were married in Kassel, Germany. Upon his honorable discharge on June 8, 1965, the couple returned to the United States. They made their home on the farm in Rock County, where they lived, farmed and were blessed with three sons.
After his career in agriculture, Stan retired and remained active with his hobbies, volunteering and traveling.
In 2006 he and Irene moved to Brandon, South Dakota. On April 20, 2022, Stan entered the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls.
Stan was a former member of Zion Lutheran Church where he had served as a past treasurer. He was currently a member of Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. He served on the Kanaranzi Township Board, SWMN Co-op Elevator Board, AgriEnergy Board and Husker Ag Board.
In addition to farming, Stan enjoyed many hobbies including motorcycles, playing softball, flying lessons, traveling and scuba diving. He also had an interest in computer innovations. He liked to socialize and make jokes.
Stan is survived by his wife, Irene; three sons, Dennis (Jackie) of Luverne, Kevin (Denise) of Poway, California, and Cory (fiancée, Meegan) of Luverne; five grandchildren, Tessa, Dylan, Jordyn, Jake and Connor; his mother, Mabel Gyberg; a brother, Norman (Darlene) of Magnolia; and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Knute, and two brothers, Steven and Dennis.
Memorials may be directed to the Alzheimers Association or Active Generations in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.
Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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Frederick William “Bill” Claussen, 80, Staples, formerly of Hardwick, died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2022, at Reflections at Lakewood Health Systems in Staples.
A memorial service will be at 11 a.m. Saturday, May 7, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick, with visitation one hour prior to the service at the church. Inurnment will follow at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Memorials may be given to the Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org.
Frederick Claussen  was born on Feb. 14, 1942, to Eldra and Eunice (Arp) Claussen in Luverne. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. Bill was raised by a village which included his grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1960.
Bill lived in or near Hardwick throughout his life. He owned his own excavating business for a number of years and also drove cement trucks for Pronk Ready Mix.
Bill married Alice on March 7, 1992, at Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. They were married for five years until her passing on June 27, 1996.
Bill was a lifelong member of Zion Lutheran Church in Hardwick. He also served on the fire department and was a member of the Arthur Moeller American Legion Post #478 in Hardwick. Bill enjoyed hunting, fishing, skeet shooting and going on motorcycle trips. He especially enjoyed socializing and spending time with his family and friends whom he thought the world of. He was extremely caring and helped his mother when her health declined.
Bill is survived by his sister, Marlee (John) Melville of St. Cloud; his sister-in-law, Jackie Claussen of Pace, Florida; stepdaughters Julie (Tim Haugen) Pater of Wirock and Jayme (Dave) Palmer of Sioux Falls, South Dakota; his very special great-nephew, Christopher Thomas; and many nieces and nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews, and stepgrandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Alice; his parents; and his brother Lee Claussen.
Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, hartquistfuneral.com.
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10 years ago (2012)
•The Luverne School District had more revenue than expenses this year, resulting in a year-end balance of just over $100,000.
The mild winter was one reason the district’s general fund is $57,400 in the black.
The transportation fund has nearly $80,000 because the district has delayed purchasing a new bus, and the food service fund is $21,000 ahead because more students are eating at school.
The Community Education fund ended the year $37,000 in the red and may be an area for review at future board meetings.
 
25 years ago (1997)
•Sunday School children at Grace Lutheran Church, Luverne, grabbed shovels Sunday morning and started digging as the congregation gathered for ceremonies to mark the start of a remodeling project at the church.
Some of the major changes planned include installation of an elevator, relocation of offices to the lower level, construction of a new entry to the church, updating the sanctuary and a new kitchen.
 
50 years ago (1972)
•Lloyd Vos, defensive lineman for the Pittsburgh Steelers and a 1960 graduate of Magnolia High School, will be the guest speaker at Magnolia’s annual Activities Banquet slated for Friday, May 12.
Students in athletics, music, speech, student government, dramatics and other activities will be the special honored guests at the banquet where advisors to school activities give recognition for participation during the year. …
Voss, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Hub Voss, Magnolia, was a first team selection to the All-American football squad in 1964 as a senior at the University of Nebraska. He was the first pick of the Green Bay Packers in the 1964 pro-football draft and he was a member of the famed Packers during the mid-sixties. In 1966 he was traded to the Steelers where he is currently a starting defenseman.
 
75 years ago (1947)
•Letter winners in football and basketball at Luverne high school, the coaches and team managers, will be guests at a banquet Tuesday night at the Manitou hotel, given by the Luverne Rotary club.
Main speaker for the occasion will be Chet Roan, of the University of Minnesota athletic department, who will also show motion pictures of University of Minnesota football games. Also invited as guests are Coach L. A. “Lefty” Olson, head coach of Augustana college, Sioux Falls, who was Coach Ekeland’s and Assistant Coach Reinertson’s college mentor, and Bob Fitch, former University of Minnesota great world title holder of the discus throw, who is now assistant coach at Augustana.
 
100 years ago (1922)
•Four of the seven county officers whose terms expire at the close of the present year, filed Monday as candidates for re-election. The four are County Auditor Olaf Skyberg, County Treasurer John P. Houg, Register of Deeds Henry Koehn, and County Superintendent of Schools Edia A. Headley. The three other officers referred to who have not yet filed are Clerk of Court O. E. Ferguson, Sheriff Frank Wiggins and County Attorney E. H. Canfield, but each is expected to file shortly, as they have announced their intention of seeking another term.

Area students graduate from Minnesota West
Several area students will graduate from Minnesota West Community and Technical College in early May. The ceremonies will also be live-streamed on the Minnesota West facebook page at www.facebook.com/MinnesotaWest.
Luverne Center graduation ceremony is at 4 p.m. Thursday, May 12, at Big Top Tents and Events.
Pipestone graduation ceremony is at 7 p.m. May 12, at Pipestone Area High School Auditorium.
Worthington campus ceremonies are in the Center for Health and Wellness Gymnasium as follows:
•10 a.m. Law enforcement program.
•Noon Nursing pinning and graduation ceremony.
•2 p.m. Program.
•4:00 p.m. Liberal Arts.
The following students will graduate from Minnesota West:
Luverne: Nick Feit, Heather Frey, Jessica Knorr, Tenley Nelson, Ashlee Overvaag, Stacey Renken, Amanda Ripka, Zoey Sandbulte, Isabel Smeins.
Beaver Creek: Brookelynn Brust.
Hardwick: Adriana Gonzalez, Mallory Thorson.
Steen: Adrienne Boltjes.
Ellsworth: Madyson Domeyer.

Luverne student places in writing contest
Rural Luverne homeschool student Lexie Overvaag won second place in the 2022 Southwest West Central Service Cooperative’s Creative Writing Contest.
Her fictional story, "Tears of Onyx," took second place in the fifth- and sixth-grade division of the SWWC contest.
Sixty-nine students entered the contest in categories of poetry, fiction and non-fiction. Winners were recognized at an awards ceremony April 24 in Marshall. SMSU college students in the creative writing department judged the entries.

The Hills-Beaver Creek golf teams competed in their first Red Rock Conference meets of the year Thursday when the girls traveled to Westbrook and the boys competed in Fulda.
The girls’ team was incomplete, but Tess VanMaanen placed eighth overall with an 18-hole score of 96.
H-BC senior Danette Leenderts shot a 110. Brielle Vis from Southwest Christian is the girls’ leader after the first conference meet with a score of 90.
 “It went well for both teams,” said coach Dan Ellingson. “Tess and Danette shot season lows for 18 holes on the girls’ side in cool, windy conditions.”
Senior Jacob Axness led the way for the Patriots by shooting an 18-hole score of 91. This score was good enough to place him in the Top 5 of the conference.
The next four Patriots were seniors Austin Allen (95), Ethan Kruger (98), Dallas Page (103) and Daniel Martinyuk (106).
As a team the Patriot boys are currently in third place with a score of 387. Adrian/Ellsworth leads the way with a score of 361.
Ellingson said he was pleased with how the boys did as a team Thursday.
“The boys shot their season low team score,” he said. “Jacob also shot his season low to receive a medal, fifth place individually. The boys played through two lightning delays in Fulda.”
Sawyer Drent from HLOF/WWG led all scorers with a score of 82. 
The next conference meet for both girls and boys will be Wednesday. The girls will travel to Sanborn while the boys’ teams will golf in Slayton.

There were two more opponents and two more wins for the Luverne High School boys’ tennis team this week. 
The victory in Worthington on April 29 was a close-as-can-be 4-3 win, and by contrast, Luverne’s win in Fairmont on Monday was a 7-0 sweep of the host Cardinals. 
Luverne, now 9-1, was scheduled to play in St. James on Tuesday after this edition of the Star Herald went to press. 
LHS is scheduled to host Redwood Valley today (Thursday), Vermillion, South Dakota, on Monday, and Pipestone Area next Thursday, May 12. 
 
LHS 4, Worthington 3
“It was quite a match!”
That’s how Luverne head coach Lucas Larson summarized his Cardinals’ 4-3 victory over the Worthington Trojans on Thursday, April 29, in Worthington. 
“We swept the singles matches, and that’s what won it for us,” Larson said. 
“Blake (Frahm at No. 3 singles) and Ethan (Nath at No. 4 singles) really won that meet for us.”
He said the victory over the Trojans was especially satisfying because WHS is one of the stronger teams in the Big South Conference this season. 
“It was a nice win for our team,” Larson said. “Winning the conference title is a big goal for us this year.”
Pierce Cunningham defeated Alec Langerud at No. 1 singles 6-0, 6-0. 
At No. 2 singles, Griffen Jarchow was victorious over Ian Barber 6-0, 6-1. 
Blake Frahm won over Ezra Bonnett 6-4, 6-3 in a close match at No. 3 singles, while Ethan Nath defeated David Sternke 6-4, 6-2 at No. 4 singles. 
The Trojans won all three doubles matches. 
At No. 1 doubles, Tyson Henkels and Quentin Burns defeated Chance Tunnissen and Logan Ommen of LHS in a close match 6-3, 3-6, 7-5.
Kyle Ferguson and Jase Arp lost to Levi Kuhl and Jacob Ahrenstorff 6-2, 6-2 at No. 2 doubles.
At No. 3 doubles, Matthew Becker and Steven Adams bested Luke Bosch and Levi Thielbar 6-1, 6-4. 
 
Luverne 7, Fairmont 0
The Luverne Cardinals made quick work of their meet in Fairmont Monday, defeating the hosts 7-0.
At No.1 singles, Cunningham defeated Jack Hagen 6-4, 6-4. 
Jarchow bested Carter Quist 6-0, 6-0 at No. 2 singles, while Frahm won 6-0, 6-1 over Sebastian Castro at No. 3 singles and Nath swept Nylee Frederiksen 6-0, 6-0 at No. 4 singles. 
In doubles play, Tunnissen and Ommen defeated Noah Vetter and Dominick Lund-May 6-4, 6-1 at No. 1 doubles.
At No. 2 doubles, Ferguson and Arp were victorious over Oliver Thedens and Simone Castro 6-2, 6-1. 
Burke Johnson and Terran Siebenahler won 6-2, 6-0 over Levi Loughmiller and Zach Ashland at No. 3 doubles.

The Luverne High School boys’ and girls’ golf teams played with mixed results over the past week that included two rounds of conference play and dual wins in Pipestone.
The Cardinal boys and girls will be back in action Tuesday versus Southwest Christian at home and then will finish off the week at the Fairmont Invitational on Saturday.
 
Big Southwest Division Meet Round 1
The Luverne boys’ and girls’ golf teams competed in their first of four conference meets of the season on Thursday, April 28.
The boys’ team competed in Redwood Falls, while the girls’ team played in Luverne.
The boys’ team started off conference play with a strong showing as they shot a team score of 152, and they tied Marshall for first place in the six-team event.
“152 is about as low of a score as I can remember our team shooting since I have been coaching,” said Luverne boys’ golf coach John Sichmeller.
The Cardinals were paced by sophomore Henry Hartquist with an even par round of 35, which tied him for meet medalist with Luke Ehlers from Marshall. 
“I was really proud of how Henry played today. He played smart the entire round and put himself in good positions off the tee,” Sichmeller said.
“He is one of the longest hitters out there, but it was good to see him hitting some irons off the tee and playing to the middle of the greens instead of pin hunting all the time. He had a pretty stress-free round.”
Brady Bork finished in fourth place overall with a solid round of 37. Tyler Arends shot a 39 to tie for fifth overall, and Owen Sudenga rounded out the team scoring for the Cardinals with a score of 41. Levi Gonnerman shot a 45 and Colin Schoeneman a 51 for Luverne. 
The Cardinal girls finished in fourth place after shooting a team score of 212 as they hosted Round 1 of conference play. Redwood Valley took first place with a team score of 183.
Cheyenne Schutz and Morgan Gonnerman led the Cardinals by shooting a pair of 51s, which placed them each in a tie for 10th place individually. 
Lauren Hansen shot a 54, and Jocelynn Mann and Perceyis Trierweiler each shot a 56 to round out the team scoring for the Cardinals. Mallory Nelson also carded a 59 for Luverne. 
Mila Jenniges shot a 40 to earn individual medalist honors at the meet.
 
Luverne vs. Pipestone
The Cardinal boys’ and girls’ golf teams hosted a dual versus Pipestone on Friday, April 30. On a cold and windy day, the Cardinal boys came out on top with a score of 169-183.
The Pipestone girls fielded an incomplete team, and the Cardinal girls recorded a team score of 204.
Gonnerman was the top scorer in the meet with a 48. Schutz shot a 49, Hansen shot a 50, and Trierweiler rounded out the team scoring for the Cardinals with a 57.
Mann (58), Nelson (66), and Olivia Huisman (69) also participated for the Cardinals.
Hartquist was the meet medalist on the boys’ side after a round of 39. Bork and Sudenga contributed a pair of 43s for the Cardinals, and Schoeneman rounded out the team scoring with a round of 44.
Also competing for Luverne were Levi Gonnerman (45) and Tyler Arends (48).
 
Big Southwest Division Meet Round 2
The Luverne golf teams competed in the second round of Big Southwest Conference play on Monday, May 2.
The Cardinal boys traveled to Windom for the event while the Cardinal girls played in Marshall.
The Luverne boys’ team fired a 171 which placed them fourth of the six teams competing. Marshall led the field with a team score of 158.
Hartquist continued his solid play for the Cardinals as he tied for third individually at the meet with a score of 39.
Bork tied for seventh overall after shooting a score of 41. Sudenga shot a 45 and Gonnerman shot a 46 to contribute to the team scoring. Arends shot a 47 and Schoeneman shot a 52.
The Luverne girls placed fourth out of the four teams competing Monday after shooting a team score of 221. Redwood Valley won the event with a team score of 176.
Mann led the Cardinals in scoring at the meet after shooting a round of 50 which tied her for eighth place overall.
“We didn’t play very well overall, but it was good to see Jocelynn have her best round and lead the team in scoring,” said Luverne girls’ coach Chris Nowatzki.
Also contributing to the Luverne scoring were Hansen (52), Trierweiler (58) and Schutz (61). Gonnerman shot a 62 and Nelson shot a 63 at the meet.

The Luverne High School track teams had a successful outing in Worthington on April 28 where the girls’ team took first place, and the boys were second.
The Cardinals are only a week away from the True Team Section meet and a hopeful return to state. 
True team rules have each team with two competitors in each event and one relay team. Every entrant scores points.
With 12 teams participating this year, a first-place finish would be worth 24 points down to one point for a last-place finish.
Relays are worth three times the number of teams participating, so a first-place relay win is worth 36 points.
“This year more than ever before we have had kids willing to step up, get out of their comfort zone and try different events,” said coach Pete Janiszeski.
“It is important to fill every event with two competitors, because it can come down to a handful of points, and you don’t want to score a zero in any event.”  
He said Southwest Minnesota Christian-Ellsworth (SWMC-EHS) and Canby-Minneota will likely be top competitors for the girls. 
On the boys’ side, SWMC-EHS and Redwood Falls will be the most likely competition for first place. Only the top team gets the automatic entry into the state meet. 
There are four wild card teams that also get in, determined by a virtual meet using the times from each section to determine the next four highest-scoring teams.  
 
Worthington Invitational
It was another cold and windy day at the Worthington Invite on April 28; however, the girls took home first place, and the boys were second behind Worthington in the team competition.
The 4-by-800-meter relay team of Tiana Lais, Cassi Chesley, Jenna DeBates and Tenley Nelson finished first (10:17.90). 
Jocelyn and Jadyn Hart finished first and second in the shot put with throws of 36-11 1/2 and 36-2 3/4 respectively. Jadyn Hart finished first as well in the discus 112-8. 
The 4-by-400-meter relay of Lais, Sarah Stegenga, Debates and Nelson finished second (4:21.60). DeBates (2:32.79) and Cassi Chesley (2:37.70) placed second and third in the 800-meter-run. 
Nelson had a second in the 1,600-meter run (5:31.30). Elizabeth Wagner (49.91) and Kendra Thorson (54.98) were second and third in the 300-meter hurdles. 
Mia Wenzel placed second in the high jump at 4-10.  
For the Cardinal boys, Ashton Sandbulte had another first place finish in the 100-meter-dash (11.14).
Eli Radtke won the pole vault (12-0). He raised the bar for an attempt at a personal record 13-9 but came up short.
Sandbulte and Radtke teamed up with Lucky Dara and Zach Terrio for first-place finishes in both the 4-by-100-meter relay (45.56) and the 4-by-200-meter relay (1:36.24).  
Jordan Friedrichsen was second in the shot put (45-4 1/2).
Owen Janiszeski finished second in the 800-meter-run with a personal record of 2:10.05.
Camden Janiszeski was first in the 3,200-meter run also in a personal record of 10:23.29.
The rest of the results are as follows:
 
LHS girls
100  4. Anna Banck 13.45  8. Hailey Como 13.73  18. Morgan Hadler 14.40  20. Reinha John 14.51
200  4. Mia Wenzel 28.65 11. Tiana Lais 29.39  24. Alexis Hultgren 30.92
400  4. Maria Rops 1:10.26  9. Roselynn Hartshorn 1:10.91 13. Skylar VanderSteen 1:13.54  27. Josie Anderson 1:25.64
800  6. Ella Schmuck 2:46.79  7. Kayla Bloemendaal 2:50.35
1600  5. Ella Schmuck 6:00.41  7. Kayla Bloemendaal 6:11.44  
3200  3. Grace Ingebretson 13:50.26  
100H  5. Augusta Papik 18.25  7. Elizabeth Wagner 19.21  8. Roselynn Hartshorn 19.33
300H  22. Olivia Lund 1:08.68
4x100  3. Mia Wenzel, Anna Banck, Isabella Oye, Sarah Stegenga 53.41  7. Ella Apel, Morgan Hadler, Alexis Hultgren, Adelyn Rodriguez 58.45
4x200  4. Anna Banck, Hailey Como, Reinha John, Isabella Oye 1:56.64  10. Brynn Boyenga, Adelyn Rodriguez, Ella Apel, Skylar VanderSteen 2:07.36
4x400  Isabella Oye, Makena Nelson, Maria Rops, Cassi Chesley 4:43.54
Shot put  18. Hannah Sneller 27-0 3/4  26. Rayann Remme 24-5  
Discus  3. Jocelyn Hart 105-3  17. Andrea Luitjens 71-6  27. Rayann Remme 62-3
High jump  3. Elizabeth Wagner 4-10  11. Kayla Bloemendaal 4-4  15. Olivia Lund 4-2
Long jump  5. Makena Nelson 13-11 1/2  9. Kendra Thorson 13-3  25. Abby Boltjes 9-11
Triple jump  5. Kendra Thorson 30-1  6. Sarah Stegenga 29-6 1/2
Pole vault  5. Alexis Hultgren 7-0  7. Corynn Oye 7-0  8. Augusta Papik 7-0  10 Brynn Boyenga 6-0
 
LHS boys
100  25. Tyler Rolfs 12.78  34. Anyuon Atem 13.46  
200  12. Micah Andersen 25.56  15. Ashton Hood 26.22  17. Noah Mehlhaff 26.80  19. Coulter Thone 27.06
400  20. Kaleb Hemme 1:06.58  22. Uriel Hernandez 1:10.18  23. Eli McLendon 1:12.79
800  12. Leif Ingebretson 2:31.57  24. Uriel Hernandez 2:59.24
1600  8. Ryan Fick 4:59.23  10. Sage Viessman 5:22.24 18. Leif Ingebretson 5:33.11 
3200  7. Kaleb Hemme 12:06.11  13. Eli McLendon 13:25.65
110H  5. Isaac DeBates 20.72  10. Micah Andersen 21.96 
300H  12. Darius Dolo 53.53  13. Gavin DeBeer 53.74
4x200  9. Ethan Rahm, Tyler Rolfs, Coulter Thone, Ashton Hood 1:45.21
4x400  5. Zachary Terrio, Owen Janiszeski, Ethan Rahm, Ryan Fick 3:50.14
4x800  2. Owen Janiszeski, Sage Viessman, Camden Janiszeski, Ryan Fick 8:47.52
Shot put  6. Elijah Woodley 38’6.5  15. Keaton Ahrendt 35’1  32. Ryker Johnson 29’1.5
Discus  7. Jordan Friedrichsen 109’7  12. Elijah Woodley 103’10  25. Keaton Ahrendt 91’0  36. Ryker Johnson 76’11  
High jump  10. Gavin DeBeer 5’6  15. Isaac DeBates 5’0 
Long jump  7. Ashton Sandbulte 17’10.5  9. Gavin DeBeer 17’3.25  14. Anyuon Atem 16’0  20. Lucky Dara 15’3.5
Pole vault  3. Noah Mehlhaff 10’6  6. Tyler Rolfs 8’6  6. Anyuon Atem 8’6