May 1935 – December 2023 Shirley was born in 1935 and grew up on a dairy farm near Edgerton Minn.  She was the oldest of 8 children of Floyd and Jennie (Vander Pol) Wassink.  Her strong work ethic was forged

June 3, 1942 – December 6, 2023 Marcella Hoekman was born on June 3, 1942, in Leota, Minnesota, to Peter and Bertha (Van Dyke) Kooiman.  She grew up near Leota and graduated from Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton, Minn.

David “Buckwheat” Lee Arp, 57, of Edgerton, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Thursday, November 30, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. Funeral services were Tuesday, December 5, at 10:30 a. m., at the Hartquist Funeral Home – Luverne Chapel. Burial

July 7, 1937 – November 14, 2023 Harley R. Petersen, passed away in Edgerton, Minnesota, Tuesday, November 14, 2023. A memorial service was held Thursday, November 16, 2023, in the Verdoes Room at Edgebrook Care Center, Edgerton. Harley was born

April 16, 1940 – November 11, 2023 Orlin Lee Ten Cate, age 83, of Grand Haven, Mich., and previously of Minneapolis, Minn., lost his earthly battle with dementia on Saturday, November 11, 2023. Orlin was welcomed to his heavenly reward

December 13, 1935 – November 11, 2023 Alvina M. Christoffels, age 87 years, 10 months, and 29 days, of Luverne, Minnesota, died peacefully on Saturday, November 11, 2023, at the Good Samaritan Society – Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne,

March 2, 1947 – October 26, 2023 Bruce Hurd was born on March 2, 1947, in Tyler, Minnesota, to Harold and Dorothy Myers Hurd.  He grew up on the family farm near Lake Wilson, Minn., and graduated from Lake Wilson

June 4, 1932 – October 25, 2023 Edwin Lubben, age 91, of Leota, died Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton.  Funeral services were held Tuesday, October 31, 2023; 10:30 a.m. at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church,

December 29, 1940 – October 24, 2023 Funeral services for Gordon Mouw, 82, of Leota, Minn., were held Monday, October 30, 2023, 11:00 a.m., at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church, Leota, with Pastor Ed Veldhuizen officiating. Organist Glenda Van Hill accompanied

June 23, 1951 – October 18, 2023 Charlotte “Char” De Groot, age 72, of Luverne, Minn., died Wednesday, October 18, 2023, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne.  A funeral service was held 10:30 a.m. Saturday, October