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  • February 05, 2025
    With deep gratitude for the time we had with him, we share that John Craig Sandager, 74, passed away into God’s care on Tuesday, January 21, 2025, at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota.  John was born on October 14, 1950, to Victor Leon and Frances Jane (Cragoe) Sandager. He was raised on a farm near Hills, Minnesota, where he was surrounded by a large and loving family. He attended Hills-…
  • January 22, 2025
    Benard ‘Ben’ Aning Benard “Ben” John Aning Sr., a longtime employee of John Morrell Co., passed away on Tuesday, January 7, 2025, at his home in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, at 93. Benard John Aning was born to John and Grace (Dammer) Aning on Easter Sunday, April 5, 1931, in a rural house a few miles northeast of Roscoe, South Dakota. The family farmed there for approximately seven years but…
  • January 15, 2025
    Cornelius “Casey” Feikema Jr. was born on April 28, 1947, to Cornelius “Case” Sr. and Martha (Van Tol) Feikema in the Canton/Inwood Hospital rural Canton, South Dakota. Casey grew up on a farm near Fairview, South Dakota. He attended Inwood Christian School in Inwood, Iowa, and was a freshman at Western Christian High School in Hull, Iowa, when the family relocated to rural Luverne, Minnesota,…
  • December 18, 2024
    Wilmina “Mina” Poppens, age 93, of Tea, South Dakota, passed away on Dec. 11, 2024, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center, Luverne, Minnesota. Wilmina DeRuyter was born on June 27, 1931, at Rock Valley, Iowa, the daughter of Dick and Lena (Kooistra) DeRuyter. She grew up on farms near Rock Valley, Iowa and Hills, Minnesota, attending rural school. After completing the eighth grade she…
  • November 26, 2024
    William C. Braa, 83, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed away on Friday, Nov. 15, 2024. Funeral service was at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, at Peace Lutheran Church in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with burial at a later date at Maplewood Cemetery, Luverne, Minnesota. Visitation with the family present to greet friends was from 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 25, at Miller Funeral Home Westside Chapel in…
  • November 20, 2024
    Theresa Frances Graff (Schallenkamp), age 61, of Alexandria, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, went into the arms of Jesus on November 9, 2024, due to the final stages of heart failure. She was born on July 6, 1963, to Lloyd and Mary Schallenkamp of Bridgewater, South Dakota. After high school she attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota, for speech therapy and elementary…
  • November 20, 2024
    Alvina Wigen, age 72, of Hendricks, Minnesota, formerly of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2024, at the Hendricks Nursing Home in Hendricks. Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 16, 2024, at Christ Lutheran Church in Hendricks, Minnesota. A private burial will be held. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, at the Houseman Funeral Home, Birk Chapel in…
  • November 13, 2024
    John C. Vermeer, 74, Valley Springs, South Dakota, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 7, 2024, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. John Clarence Vermeer was born on July 15, 1950. A graveside service was held at Pleasant View Cemetery in Valley Springs on Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, at 10 a.m. The family invited everyone for coffee and fellowship at the Valley Springs American Legion…
  • November 13, 2024
    Peter Wesley DeKam, age 90, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Leota, died Saturday, Nov, 9, 2024, at his home. Visitation will be from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota, officiated by Pastor Cole Pleggenkuhle and Pastor Dan Kuik. Burial with full…
  • November 06, 2024
    Edgar “Ed” Anton Vermeer, 82, Sioux Falls, South Dakota, formerly of Brandon, South Dakota, passed away on Oct. 29, 2024, at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, surrounded by family. Visitation was 5-7 p.m. Monday, Nov. 4, 2024, at Heartland Funeral Home, Brandon. Memorial services were at 11 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 5, 2024, at Spirit of Truth Lutheran Church, Brandon.  Inurnment followed at…
  • October 23, 2024
    Helen Lu Rollag, formerly of Brookings, South Dakota, passed away Oct. 7, 2024, under the loving care of family and hospice in Litchfield Park, Arizona, at the age of 88. Though she will be greatly missed, her family rejoices that she is fully healed and in the arms of her Savior Jesus. She was born July 26, 1936, in Jasper, Minnesota, the youngest of three children to Leon and Jessie Haggard. …
  • September 04, 2024
    John E. Steece, age 96, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 25, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Visitation was Wednesday, Aug. 28, 2024, from 5-7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne. A private graveside service took place at Memory Gardens Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements have been entrusted to Hartquist Funeral Home in…
  • August 28, 2024
    Arthur (Art) Stensland, 94, of Larchwood, Iowa, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Saturday, Aug. 17, 2024, at the Doughtery Hospice House, Sioux Falls, South Dakota. Funeral services were held on Wednesday, Aug. 21, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church, Inwood, Iowa.   Arthur was born on the family farm near Larchwood (Klondike), Iowa on March 17, 1930, to Tobias and Inga (Ugland…
  • August 07, 2024
    Delores D. Reurink, age 91, of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, passed into the loving hands of her Savior on Friday, August 2, 2024, while at the Sanford Foundation Cottage. She was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. Funeral service was Tuesday, August 6, at 10:30 a.m. at the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Burial followed at Maplewood Cemetery in Luverne. Arrangements…
  • By Karen Tolkkinen, Star Tribune columnist
    July 24, 2024
    Rock County is now considered part of the Sioux Falls, S.D., Metropolitan Statistical Area. What it means is the U.S. Office of Management and Budget has determined that based on 2020 census data, Sioux Falls, population 202,000, and Rock County, population 10,000, have a high degree of economic and social integration. Columnist Karen Tolkkinen shared her thoughts in a July 19 column in the…
  • July 17, 2024
    Kenneth Cragoe, 90, of Borrego Springs, California, passed away July 6. Ken was born April 8, 1934, to William Albert (Bert) and Grace Cragoe in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He attended Luverne High School and graduated in 1952. He joined the Army and served in the Military Police unit in Austria. Ken attended Mankato State College and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in business…
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