Jane Wellington
Feb 15, 2024
Jane Alice Wellington, age 75, of Hollister, Missouri, passed away February 15, 2024, with family by her side. She entered this life May 23, 1948, the daughter of William and Ruth (Oliver) Reader in St. Paul, Minnesota.
Jane was born into a musically gifted family and embraced a love of music at a young age; she had her first church solo...
Gertrude Kooiker
Feb 10, 2024
A live-stream of Gert's funeral service can be viewed on the Christian Reformed Church's website: https://luvernecrc.com/
Gertrude Margaret Kooiker was born on August 18, 1937 to Peter and Clazina (Bodewitz-Franken) Bloemendaal on the family farm north of Lake Wilson, Minnesota, Murray County. She grew up in the Lake Wilson area, attending District 23 School and graduating from Lake Wilson High School...
Ronda DeBruin
Feb 9, 2024
Ronda Jean (Buffington) DeBruin was born on September 9, 1959 to Francis “Irene” (Pearl) Buffington and Delbert Edward Buffington in Lake Whales, Florida. In her early childhood, Ronda was baptized and confirmed at the St. James Lutheran Church in Holland, Minnesota. In January of 1979, Ronda welcomed her first child, Clorinda, into her life. Later in 1979, Ronda married Jeffrey...
Carol Kuhlman
Feb 9, 2024
Carol Kuhlman was born on December 23, 1928, in Ellsworth, Minnesota, to Henry and Bouwiena (DeBoer) Bruhn. She spent her childhood on her parents’ farm near Ellsworth and attended country school. In 1941, the family moved to a farm northeast of Magnolia, Minnesota. Carol graduated from Magnolia High School in 1946, and then worked as an operator at Northwestern Bell Telephone...
Bertha Fikse
Feb 8, 2024
Bertha Fikse was born May 31, 1927 to William and Bertha (Bosch) Doeksen in Hull Iowa. Her mother passed away following childbirth. William was unable to care for his large family by himself and Bertha’s aunt, Fannie, had been given a vision that she would have another child. Together, they decided that Bertha would be raised with Fannie (Bosch) and...
Lance Price
Feb 5, 2024
Lance William Price was born on August 26, 1974 to Lynda (Vos) Price and Dennis Price in Pipestone, Minnesota. Lance grew up in Pipestone, attending Pipestone Middle School and High School, attaining his diploma in 1993. Lance was confirmed in October of 1974 at the First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone. Throughout his high school years, he loved fishing with his friend...
Carol Darlene Foss
Feb 5, 2024
Carol Darlene Foss, age 86, of Pipestone, MN passed away on Monday, February 5, at Good Samaritan Society – Sioux Falls Village.
Carol was born on December 22, 1937 to Axel and Hilda (Holter) Amdahl on her family’s farm in Moody County, South Dakota. She was baptized and confirmed at Bethania (Messiah) Lutheran Church at rural Flandreau, South Dakota. She attended...
Rod DeKam
Feb 5, 2024
Rodney Leon DeKam was born to Nelvin and Helena (Tinklenberg) DeKam on August 3, 1941 on the family farm in rural Pipestone County, MN. He was raised in Edgerton, MN, where he was baptized and professed his Christian faith at First Christian Reformed Church. He graduated from Southwest Christian High School in 1959, and then earned a degree in accountancy...
John Hup
Feb 5, 2024
The service will be live-streamed on the American Reformed Church website: https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/
John Hup Jr. was born to John Sr. and Annie (Fikse) Hup on February 19, 1933 in Steen, Minnesota. He was baptized at the Steen Reformed Church. The family moved to California later that year and John attended elementary school in California. The Hup family returned to Rock County...
Lori Biever
Feb 4, 2024
Lori Ann Biever was born on April 11, 1960 to Kenneth "Kenny" and Dorothy "Angie" (Ausland) Amundson in Webster, South Dakota. She was baptized on May 22, 1960 at the American Lutheran Church in Webster and was later confirmed at the same church. Lori attended Webster High School, graduating in 1978. She continued her education by attending Huron College, graduating...
Jeanette Schelhaas
Jan 30, 2024
Jeanette (Brouwer) Schelhaas was born on May 6, 1928 on her grandparents farm near Inwood, IA, to Jorienus Brouwer and Artie (Brands) Brouwer. Jeanette was the eldest of 11 children. The family farm was located two miles from town and Jeanette would walk with her siblings to school every day, rain, snow or shine. Jeanette loved school and was eager to...
Cheryl Fae Nath
Jan 28, 2024
Cheryl Fae Nath was born on May 13, 1953 to Robert and Eva Lou (Lafrentz) Rolph in Luverne, Minnesota. Growing up, Cheryl had childhood epilepsy after falling off the rail at the Carnegie Library. As a child, she loved reading, biking to the Blue Mound State Park, and hiking. She was especially close to her great-grandmother, Agnes Kiebach-Staeffler. Cheryl, her mother,...
Kristi Kay Knutson
Jan 28, 2024
To view a live-stream of Kristi's service, please visit the church website - https://www.arcluverne.org/watch-live/
Kristi Kay Knutson was born on August 8, 1966 to Dalwyn and Joy.ce (Vis) Schelhaas in Luverne, Minnesota. She was baptized at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota, Minnesota. Kristi loved growing up in Kenneth, Minnesota, where she rode bike and go-carts, played Kick-the-Can for hours with...
Brin Isla Nelson
Jan 28, 2024
Brin Isla Nelson was born January 9, 2024 to Curtis and Becky Jo (Remme) Nelson at the Sanford Children’s Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. She was an active baby in the womb, keeping her Mommy up most nights and doing the happy dance when her Dad would put his hands on her Mom’s belly. Her family was so excited to...
Evelyn "Spin" Trautman
Jan 28, 2024
Evelyn "Spin" Trautman was born on June 9,1922 to Petra (Nelson) and Karl Kvaale in Tyler, Minnesota. She was baptized on August 18, 1934 and later confirmed on March 21, 1937 at the First Evangelical Lutheran Church in Tyler. In her early childhood, Spin attended Tyler Public School, graduating in 1940. She married Norman Trautman on September 26, 1946 in...
Joel Koster
Jan 25, 2024
Joel Gene Koster was born on March 13, 1945, in Hendricks, Minnesota, to Leo and Esther (Trautman) Koster. Joel was baptized and later confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Verdi Township. He attended school in Lake Benton, Minnesota, participated in football, basketball, baseball, and track, and graduated in 1963. He then attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, South...
Calvin Burggraaff
Jan 24, 2024
Calvin Burggraaff of Holland, Minnesota, 71, passed away unexpectedly in his sleep on January 24, 2024. He was born on April 10, 1952, in Hull, Iowa, to Antonia and Richard Burggraaff as the youngest of his family. He was baptized in the First Reformed Church in Boyden, Iowa. He was recently diagnosed with throat cancer, which had been in remission...
Lester Sigwald Sanderson
Jan 24, 2024
Lester Sigwald Sanderson, age 102, was born in Scobey, Montana in 1921. Lester grew up in Florence, Minnesota on a farm by East Twin Lake. He attended a country school by the lake until eighth grade, he then was needed to help work on the family farm, after some time Lester attended West Central School of Agriculture in Morris,...
Gloria J. Juhl
Jan 23, 2024
Gloria June Juhl was born July 5, 1935 to George and Anna (Boldt) Albers in Luverne, Minnesota. In 1942 she moved with her parents to Milwaukee, Wisconsin where her parents both worked in defense plants during the second World War. In 1945 they returned to Luverne. Gloria graduated from Luverne High School in 1953. After graduation she worked for Dr. G....
Ramona J. Walker
Jan 21, 2024
For a recording of Ramona's service, please follow the link below:
St. John Lutheran YouTube Page
Ramona Joyce Walker was born on April 3, 1936 to Erwin and Sylvia (Mau) Buegler in Delavan, Minnesota. She was baptized April 19,1936 (sponsors Adeline and Edgar Eckardt) and confirmed April 10, 1949, both at Immanuel Lutheran Church (Emerald Township, Faribault County), rural Blue Earth, Minnesota...
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