Obituaries
- February 09, 2021Kim Gottfried Kimmel, 73, Magnolia, died Thursday, Feb. 4, 2021, at Avera Merrill Pioneer Hospital in Rock Rapids, Iowa. A funeral service was Tuesday, Feb. 9, at Peace Lutheran Church in Rock Rapids. Burial followed at the Riverview Cemetery in Rock Rapids. Kim Kimmel was born April 23, 1947, to Gottfried and Virginia (Harding) Kimmel in Saginaw, Michigan. He was raised and graduated…
- February 02, 2021Kitthachone “John” Sengvongxay, 49, Luverne, died suddenly on Friday, Jan. 29, 2021, at his home. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Friday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington. Kitthachone “John” Sengvongxay was born June 7, 1971, in Laos to Boutsady and Ly (Pheng) Sengvongxay. John moved with his…
- February 02, 2021Doreen Wiese 80, Luverne, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. Visitation was Friday, Jan. 29, at Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne. A private family graveside service will be at a later date. Doreen Kiffmeyer was born Jan. 21, 1941, to Leo and Sylvia (Buerskin) Kiffmeyer in St. Augusta, Minnesota. She graduated from St. Cloud Technical High School and moved to…
- February 02, 2021Linda Mae Vis, 66, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Luverne, died Tuesday, Jan. 26, 2021, at Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls. A funeral service was at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at Shalom Christian Reformed Church in Sioux Falls. Burial was in Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Linda Van Santen was born on Nov. 22, 1954, to Peter and Nellie (Van Hemert) Van Santen in Hawarden, Iowa. She…
- February 02, 2021Helga Svanhild Tofteland Hoffman, 87, was called home to be with the Lord Jesus on January 27, 2021. Helga was born in Luverne, Minnesota, on August 27, 1933, to Reinert and Tilda (Akersmyr) Tofteland. She was raised on the Tofteland farm, where the family spoke Norwegian. Helga first learned English when she began her education in a one-room schoolhouse. She graduated from Augustana Academy and…
- February 02, 2021Sandra Helen Eitreim, 80, Fridley, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, Jan. 31, 2021, of multiple health issues while in hospice at White Pine of Fridley. A family private burial will take place at a later date. Sandra Eitreim was born March 15, 1940, in Sinai, South Dakota. She grew up in Luverne, where she was confirmed at Grace Lutheran Church. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1958 and…
- February 02, 2021Herman Lupkes, 86, Luverne, died Tuesday, Feb. 2, 2021, at the Pipestone County Hospice. Arrangements are pending with Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0204 DN)
- February 02, 2021Alvera “Polly” Martinson, 102, Alliance Township of Moody County, South Dakota, died Thursday, Jan. 28, 2021, at her home. Visitation will be from 11 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. on Thursday, Feb. 4, at the Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church in Jasper. A prayer service will follow at 12:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at the Jasper City Cemetery. Mask wearing and social distancing are required.…
- January 25, 2021Shirley Young, 93, Portland, Oregon, died Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, at a local hospital as a result of complications from surgery in December. There will be no services. (0128 DN)
- January 25, 2021Lester Vanden Berg, 92, Edgerton, died Friday, Jan. 22, 2021, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 29, at the First Christian Reformed Church in Edgerton. Visitation will begin at 9:30 a.m. until the service. Interment will be at the Hillside Cemetery in Edgerton. Masks will be required and social distancing and occupancy guidelines will be…
- January 25, 2021Dena Santana, 57, Luverne, died Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service was Monday, Jan. 25, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. A private committal of cremains will take place at a later date. Arrangements were provided by Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne, dingmannandsons.com. (0128 DN)
- January 25, 2021Rhona Ruud, 59, Bricelyn, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Services for Rhona will be private. Arrangements are provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0128 DN)
- January 25, 2021James “Jim” Dreesen, 69, Jasper, died Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021, at his home in Jasper. A memorial service was Jan. 23 at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne, with burial in the Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements were provided by Hartquist Funeral Home of Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (0128 DN)
- January 25, 2021Barbara Bullis Emery Nelson, age 79, of New Hope, Minnesota, passed away peacefully into the hands of our Lord on January 21, 2021. She was the daughter of Ernest Bullis and Margaret Skyberg. After finishing Beauty School in Minneapolis, Barbara married Ronald Emery in 1960 and raised their three children, Timothy, Daniel and Christina, in Luverne, Minnesota. She was remarried to Robert Nelson of…
- January 25, 2021Arlene Verna (Sindt) Mitchell, 96, formerly of Rock Rapids, Iowa, passed away peacefully Jan. 16, 2021, at The Gardens of Cedar Rapids. A private family service was held on Friday, Jan. 22, 2021. Arlene Verna Sindt was born Nov. 20, 1924, the daughter of Herla Christine (Wiese) and Albert Henry Sindt on a farm near Rock Rapids, Iowa. She graduated from Rock Rapids High School in 1943 as class…
- January 25, 2021Carol Ann Klosterbuer Zwaan passed away peacefully with the love of her life, Henry, faithfully by her side, on Sunday, Jan. 17, 2021, at the age of 77 years, 1 month and 22 days. Visitation is at 2 p.m. and a funeral service at 3 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Carol was born on Nov. 26, 1943, in Luverne, Minnesota, to her parents, Mildred and Walter…
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