Alice L. Boyenga, age 86, of Luverne, Minn., died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. 

Robert “Bob” DeYong, age 80, of Luverne, Minn., passed away peacefully on Saturday, April 11, 2026, at Sanford Luverne Hospital in Luverne. 

Cleone Jane Honken, age 92, formerly of Luverne, Minn., died on Sunday, April 12, 2026, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage.

Patricia L. Schmidt, 91, of Elbow Lake, died Monday, April 6, 2026, in Crystal, Minn. 

A service was at 11 a.m. Monday, April 20, at Olson Funeral and Cremation in Fergus Falls, with visitation one-hour prior to the service. 

Clergy was Reverend Kevin Patch. 

Janet Jessen, age 79, of Minnetonka, Minn., formerly of Luverne, Minn., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 15, 2026, at the Luverne Hospice Cottage. 

A gathering of family and friends will take place in the Twin Cities at a later date. 

Gerald Marvin Vande Brake, age 83, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 19, 2026, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. 

We read in 2 Samuel 11:1-2, “In the spring of the year, the time when kings go out to battle, David sent Joab, and his servants with him, and all Israel. And they ravaged the Ammonites and besieged Rabbah. But David remained at Jerusalem.

St. Catherine Catholic Church 

203 E. Brown St., Luverne 

St. Catherine Ph. 507-283-8502; www.stscl.org 

Father Joshua Miller, Pastor 

The Luverne High School baseball team collected three wins over the past week to improve to 6-0 for the season.

The Cardinals defeated Jackson County Central 16-6 at Redbird Field Tuesday, April 14, and won two games (20-4 and 19-3) against Blue Earth on the road Thursday, April 16.