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Obituaries

  • August 12, 2026
    Bonnie M. Kirchhofer, age 88, of South Haven, died Monday, Aug. 3, 2026, at Meeker Memorial Hospital in Litchfield. M e m o r i a l services will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Aug. 14, at Kimball United Methodist Church with visitation one hour prior to the service. Pastor Cyndy Spear will officiate.  Bonnie Mae Leppa was born on April 21, 1938, in Minneapolis, Minn., to Heino and Lillian (Ecker) Leppa…
  • August 12, 2026
    Jeffrey Allen Heronimus, age 67 of Tracy, Minn., passed away peacefully Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2026, at Prairie View Senior Living. A private burial will be held at a later date in the Bethel Cemetery in rural Garvin, Minn.  Online condolences may be sent at www.stephensfuneralservice.com. Stephens Funeral Service – Tracy Area Funeral Home is assisting the family with arrangements.  Jeff was born on…
  • August 12, 2026
    Brock Raymond Theilbar, age 60, of Luverne, died Sunday, Aug. 9, 2026, at his home.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne; and also one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at the First Presbyterian Church, in Luverne, officiated by Chaplain Corey Bjertness. Burial with full military honors…
  • August 05, 2026
    Evelyn Reyne, age 90, of Luverne, Minn., went to be with her Lord on Tuesday, July 28, 2026, while at Ava’s House in Sioux Falls, S.D.  Memorial service was at 11 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 1, with gathering of family and friends beginning at 9 a.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.  Arrangements were under the care of Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.  To view Evelyn’s life history or sign an…
  • By Lorraine Olson
    July 29, 2026
    Lorraine Olson, age 96, of Luverne, Minn., passed away on Wednesday, July 22, 2026, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, Minn.  Visitation was from 4 to 6 p.m. Sunday, July 26, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Monday, July 27, at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne. Interment followed at the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.  Arrangements have been entrusted to…
  • July 29, 2026
    With broken hearts, we announce the passing of our beloved Thomas Richard Sexton (Tom / T. T.) on July 19, 2026, at the age of 66. He was born on Dec. 28, 1959, in Slayton, Minn., to Joyce and William Sexton and grew up in Wayzata, Minn. He had also resided in Los Angeles, Calif., Lake Tahoe, Nev., Miami, Fla., and Nashville, Tenn., where he passed away unexpectedly following complications post…
  • July 22, 2026
    Carol Hadler, age 81 of Hills, Minn., died Monday, July 13, 2026, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills.  Visitation was one hour prior to the service on Monday, July 20, at Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills.  A funeral service was at 10:30 a.m., Monday, July 20, at the Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Hills, with the Rev. Lori Bonkoski, officiating.  Interment followed the service at the Beaver…
  • July 22, 2026
    Monica R. Braa, age 69, of Luverne, Minn., passed away on Saturday, July 18, 2026, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne. Mass of christian burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, July 24, at St. Catherine Catholic Church. Private interment will be at St. Catherine Cemetery. …
  • July 22, 2026
    Robert Israel, age 89, of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at his home.  A memorial mass will be at 1 p.m. Friday, July 31, at St. Catherine Catholic Church in Luverne, officiated by Fr. Joshua Miller.  A time of fellowship will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial will be in the St. Catherine Cemetery.  Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in…
  • July 22, 2026
    Glenn Vander Poel, age 69, of Pipestone, Minn., passed away on Sunday, July 19, 2026, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, S.D.  Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, July 23, at First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone.  Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, July 24, at the First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone.  Interment will be in the New Woodlawn Cemetery in…
  • July 15, 2026
    Charles Peter (Chuck) Olson, of Burnsville Minn., died July 1, 2026, at his home. He was born April 13, 1941, in Bertha Minn., the son of Lillian (Dahlstrom) and Cleve Olson. He grew up in Miltona and graduated from Alexandria High School, in 1959. He attended the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis and graduated from Gustavus Adolphus College in 1963. He then enlisted in the army and was…
  • July 15, 2026
    Carolyn “Carol” Ann (Sabata) Stasch Grimaldo, age 88 years, of Luverne, Minn., passed away peacefully July 2, 2026, at the Sandford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Carol was born in Bruno, Neb., on June 17, 1938, to Daniel and Vivian Sabata. She grew up on a farm and had a pet pig named Oscar. She graduated from Lincoln Northeast High in 1956 in Lincoln, Neb. She met the “love of her life”, Marvin…
  • July 15, 2026
  • July 08, 2026
    Geraldine Ilene Sandstede, age 81, of Luverne, died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center.  Gerry was born March 2, 1945, in Luverne, to Hyman and Mae (Ziegahn) Top. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1963.  Gerry was united in marriage to James Sandstede on May 20, 1967. They had four boys who always kept them on their toes, Chad, Wade, Donny and Danny.  The…
  • July 08, 2026
    Josephine “Mitzi” Baustian, age 94, of Jasper, Minn., passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Pipestone County Hospice House in Pipestone, Minn.  A visitation was from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday, July 6, at St. Leo Catholic Church in Pipestone with a rosary prayer service at 7 p.m. A mass of Christian burial was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the church with an hour visitation time…
  • July 08, 2026
    Carol Jeanine Hoogland, age 83, of Luverne, Minn., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne.  Visitation was from 5 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, July 6, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Funeral service was at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, July 7, at the Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne.…
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