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Ramona J. Walker

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...

Debra E. Solis

Debra E. Solis

Jan 20, 2024

Debra Ellen Solis was born on November 14, 1958 to LeRoy and Constance (Baldwin) Lindblom in Fergus Falls, Minnesota. Debra was baptized at the Lutheran Church in Elbow Lake, Minnesota. As a child, the family relocated to Luverne, Minnesota where she received her confirmation at Grace Lutheran Church. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1977. She attended colleges at Minnesota...

Gerhard Fick

Gerhard Fick

Jan 17, 2024

Gerhard Peter Fick was born April 7, 1932 to Henry and Anna (Wilkins) Fick at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota, and raised on the family farm southwest of Luverne. He was baptized in May of 1932 and later confirmed in June of 1948 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. Gerhard attended District 61 country school through the...

Sandy Loose

Sandy Loose

Jan 16, 2024

Sandra “Sandy” Kaye Loose was born on April 23, 1959 to Harvey and Cora (Ross) Gehrke in Pipestone, Minnesota. During her early years, she grew up on farms in the Jasper and Beaver Creek, Minnesota area. When her dad passed away suddenly in 1969, Sandy and family moved off the farm and into Luverne, where she was then raised. She...

Clyde Menning

Clyde Menning

Jan 11, 2024

Clyde Lee Menning was born on May 23, 1945 to John and Cornelia Menning in Edgerton, Minnesota.  He was baptized in his infancy at First Reformed Church in Edgerton and attended Edgerton Public School.  He graduated in 1964 and moved on to the Universal Trade School in Omaha, Nebraska for a year, then moved to Luverne, Minnesota in 1965.  That...

Carol Courtney

Carol Courtney

Jan 11, 2024

Carol Courtney, age 86, of Tyler, Minnesota, formerly of Ruthton, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 11, 2024 at the Avera Sunrise Manor Nursing Home in Tyler.  Memorial Service will be held on Saturday, January 20, 2024 at 1:00 PM at the Lake Benton Area Community and Event Center in Lake Benton, Minnesota with visitation taking place one hour prior...

Elmer I. Menage

Elmer I. Menage

Jan 9, 2024

Elmer Isaac Menage, son of Peter and Vivien (Strait) Menage, was born January 4, 1939 in Rock Rapids, Iowa. Elmer grew up and received his education in Rock Rapids. He had a lifelong love for sports. Music was also an interest as Elmer was proud to play the triangle in the band. He and high school sweetheart, Karen, won at...

James A. Ladd

James A. Ladd

Jan 7, 2024

James Allen Ladd was born on February 4, 1950 in Luverne, Minnesota to Leslie and Evelyn (Oye) Ladd. Jim grew up on a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota and attended Hardwick Elementary School. He was active in basketball and football, but, from a young age, Jim showed a strong aptitude for cars. He turned his interest into a lifelong passion of...

Ronald L. Roth

Ronald L. Roth

Jan 5, 2024

Ronald Lee Roth was born on March 3, 1938, the eldest son of Richard and Ann Roth in Worthington, Minnesota. He attended school in Ruthton, Minnesota. He worked on the farm growing up and was fiercely loyal to his younger siblings, Richard, Shirley, and Connie. He met his wife Audrey through her sister and they started dating while he worked...

Peggy Ann Schley

Peggy Ann Schley

Jan 4, 2024

Peggy Ann Schley was born August 17th, 1957 to Marion and Thelma Glidden (Winters) in Windom, MN. She grew up surrounded by many uncles, aunts and cousins in the Windom area. When Peggy was old enough, she began to follow her life’s motto of “Eager to what is good”, by working at the Good Samaritan Home in Windom. Peggy’s unique...

Delwyn Huenink

Delwyn Huenink

Jan 1, 2024

Delwyn Dale Huenink was born on April 13, 1955, the second child to Preston and Mary (Bosch) Huenink in Luverne, Minnesota. He attended school in Steen, Minnesota and later graduated from the Luverne School system. Throughout school and after graduation, Del worked as a hired hand for local farmers, walking beans and bailing hay. He later worked for Luverne Fiberglass...

George Bonnema

George Bonnema

Dec 26, 2023

To view George's service, please click the following link: The Book of George

 

George A. Bonnema was born on July 18, 1949 in Canton, South Dakota to Jay and Jennie (Baker) Bonnema. He grew up on a farm near Inwood, Iowa. He learned about farming and the saving work of Jesus from his family and fellow church members. During...

Lloyd F. Matthiesen

Lloyd F. Matthiesen

Dec 25, 2023

Lloyd Franklin Matthiesen was born to Julius and Carol (Harding) Matthiesen on April 14, 1936 in Luverne, Minnesota. He began his life on the family farm west of Hardwick, Minnesota. Prior to Lloyd starting school, the family moved into Luverne and then to DeSmet, South Dakota before returning to the Hardwick area. During his elementary years, the family moved onto...

Mary A. Kraetsch

Mary A. Kraetsch

Dec 24, 2023

To view a livestream of Mary's service, please follow the link below to the church's Facebook page:

First Presbyterian Church - Luverne

Mary Anne Kraetsch, age 89, of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully with family by her side on December 24, 2023 at the Good Samaritan Society - Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.

Mary was born on December 19,...

Edwin Holst

Edwin Holst

Dec 24, 2023

To view a livestream of Edwin's service, please click the link below to be taken to the church's YouTube page:

St. John Lutheran Church

Edwin Albert Holst, age 87, passed away on December 24th at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, Minnesota, where he received compassionate, respectful, and dedicated care for nearly three and a half years.

Edwin was born...

Sharon Kay Eakes

Sharon Kay Eakes

Dec 22, 2023

 

Sharon K. Eakes, age 80, of Lake Benton, Minnesota, formerly of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, died Friday, December 22, 2023 surrounded by family at Luther Haven in Montevideo, Minnesota. Funeral service will be December 29, 2023 at Noon, with visitation beginning at 11:00 AM, all at Springdale Lutheran Church rural Sioux Falls. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery....

Angela K Beyenhof

Angela K Beyenhof

Dec 20, 2023

Angela Kay (Berning) Beyenhof of Luverne, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Wednesday evening, December 20, 2023 at Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha surrounded by family after a hard-fought battle with leukemia.

As a child, Angie grew up spending countless hours with her cousin Jodi. They were the sisters to each other that they each didn’t have. They sometimes had too much...

Gladyce Ilene Nosbusch

Gladyce Ilene Nosbusch

Dec 20, 2023

 

Gladyce Ilene Nosbusch, age 102, arrived into this world on the falling edge of the Great Depression, on July 10, 1921 on a farm between Marietta and Madison, Minnesota.  Gladyce met the love of her life Robert J. Nosbusch in a country school near Saint Leo, Minnesota.  They later married in Chattanooga, Tennessee and then moved to Colorado Springs,...

Joshua M. Stroh

Joshua M. Stroh

Dec 19, 2023

Memorials are preferred to the Luverne Baseball Association in memory of Josh.

Joshua Michael Stroh was born on September 11, 2008 to Michael and Tanya (Reverts) Stroh in Luverne, Minnesota. Josh was never much of a sleeper and kept mom and dad awake at all hours…he may have known he needed to get all those extra snuggles in with his...

Ronald J. Muller

Ronald J. Muller

Dec 16, 2023

Ronald John Muller was born on December 15, 1937 to Herman and Emma (Kuhlman) Muller in Luverne, Minnesota. He grew up on the farm, learning from an early age the value of hard work. He attended Jasper Public School, graduating in 1957. While in school, Ronnie enjoyed hunting and fishing. Soon after graduation, he married the love of his life...

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