Obituaries
- January 18, 2016Shelli Lynn Larsen, 39, Valley Springs, South Dakota, died Monday, Jan. 11, 2016, at Sanford Hospital. A funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Brandon Lutheran Church in Brandon. Burial will follow in Valley Springs, South Dakota. Visitation with family present will be from 4:30-7:30 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 14, at Brandon Lutheran Church. Shelli Swenson was born Feb. 7, 1976, to…
- January 18, 2016Dr. Marvin S. Dale, 96, Yankton, South Dakota, formerly of Sun City West, Arizona, and Luverne, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016, at Avera Sister James Care Center in Yankton. A graveside service will be later this spring at the Kenyon Cemetery in Kenyon. Marvin Dale was born Nov. 5, 1919, in Brinsmade, North Dakota, to the Rev. Stephen and Louise (Foss) Dale. He lived in many different areas as a child…
- January 18, 2016Melvin Floyd Paulsen, 86, Luverne, formerly of rural Steen, died Saturday, Jan. 16, 2016, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be Thursday at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 21, at the Reformed Church of Steen. Burial will follow at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 20, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.…
- January 11, 2016Jeffrey Paul Rust, 60, died Friday, Jan. 8, 2016. Visitation will be at 1 p.m. Friday, Jan. 15, at Barnett-Lewis Funeral Home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A memorial service will follow at 2 p.m. He is survived by his mother and father, Melvin and Dorothy (Hieronimus) Rust, Sioux Falls; brothers Mark Rust, Sioux Falls, and Scott (Cheryl) Rust, Centerville, South Dakota. Jeffrey is also survived…
- January 04, 2016Dorothy Ask, 94, Kenneth, died Friday, Jan. 1, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. A funeral service was Monday, Jan. 4, at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Dorothy Selma Hunsdal was born Nov. 26, 1921, to Samuel and Anna Dorthea (Dora) Sahn Hunsdal. She was born prematurely on her parents’ farm near Kenneth in Vienna Township. She…
- January 04, 2016Darla Gail Green, 59, Luverne, died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A celebration of life was Monday, Jan. 4, at the Living Rock Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Memory Gardens Cemetery near Luverne. Darla Green was born May 10, 1956, to William and Anna (Dreesen) Green in Luverne, where she was raised. She attended Crippled Children’s School in Worthington…
- January 04, 2016Maurice Fitzer, 89, Luverne, died Monday, Jan. 4, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. A funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Jan. 7, at the First Presbyterian Church in Luverne. Burial will be at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Visitation is from 4–6 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 6, at the Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Maurice Roger Fitzer was born Oct. 10…
- January 04, 2016Joyce Ann Blair, 80, died Tuesday, Dec. 29, 2015, at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born January 27, 1935, in Mount Vernon, Indiana, to Leo and Elvora (Mayville) Coan. Joyce attended school in Mount Vernon and graduated in 1956. She then attended Lockyer Business College in Evansville, Indiana. Joyce married Everret Norman in 1959. They had one child, Ronald. The couple made…
- January 04, 2016Dorothea “Dottie” Goembel, 93, formerly of Magnolia, died Wednesday, Dec. 30, 2015, at Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. A gathering of family and friends was Sunday, Jan. 2, with prayers and sharing of memories at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. Dorothea Marietta Leicher was born June 28, 1922, to Robert and Edith (Fugate) Leicher in Luverne. She was raised in Luverne and graduated from Luverne…
- December 28, 2015Donald DeBoer, 80, Leota, died Saturday, Dec. 26, 2015, at the Hospice of The Valley in Mesa, Arizona. Arrangements are pending with the Leota Burial Association and Dingmann Funeral Home of Luverne.
- December 28, 2015Edwina Carroll Rust, 86, Luverne, died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2015, at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 29, at the First Baptist Church in Luverne. Burial was at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Edwina Doyle was born July 13, 1929, to John and Anna (Gibboney) Doyle on a farm southeast of Luverne. She was raised on various farms throughout…
- December 22, 2015Milton Donald Gibbs, 80, Luverne, died Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. A funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 23, at Living Rock Church in Luverne. Burial will follow at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements are through Hartquist Funeral Home, Luverne, www.hartquistfuneral.com. (1224 DN)
- December 22, 2015Velma Grant, 87, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at Southridge Nursing Home in Sioux Falls. A funeral service was Friday, Dec. 18, 2015, at St. Paul Lutheran Church in Humboldt, South Dakota. Burial was at St. Paul Lutheran Cemetery. Arrangements were by George Boom Funeral Home of Sioux Falls, www.georgeboom.com. (1224 DN)
- December 22, 2015Raymond Benjamin Boelman, 94, Ellsworth, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at his home. A funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 22, at the Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Burial was at the Grand Prairie Cemetery in Ellsworth. Raymond Boelman was born Nov. 24, 1921, to Rudolph and Tillie (Mennen) Boelman in Ash Creek. He attended school in Ash Creek. Ray married Adeline Hisken on Oct. 6, 1944, at…
- December 22, 2015Louise Lena Kiebach, 101, Luverne, died Saturday, Dec. 19, 2015, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. A funeral service was Tuesday, Dec. 22, at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Memory Gardens near Luverne. Louise Kiebach was born June 23, 1914, to Robert and Erene (Hagedorn) Staeffler at their home in Battle Plain Township, Rock County. She was baptized Aug. 18,…
- December 14, 2015Larry N. Torgerson, 71, of the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, formerly of Waseca, died Sunday, Dec. 13, 2015, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. A committal service will take place at a later date. Dingmann Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Luverne is assisting the family with arrangements.
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