Category Archives: Obituaries

REV. RICHARD DERUYTER

March 29, 1937 – May 10, 2021 Funeral services for Pastor Richard DeRuyter, 84, of Ruthton were held Thursday, May 13, 10 a.m., at The Country Church in Ruthton. Richard DeRuyter was born on March 29, 1937, to Dick and

ROBERT WALHOF

March 29, 1939 – April 30, 2021 Robert (Bob) Walhof, 82, of Wausau, Wisc., was called home to be with The Lord on April 30, 2021. He passed away peacefully at home, surrounded by family members and an abundance of

ARNIE DEGREEFF

April 18, 1936 – April 21, 2021 Funeral services for Arnie DeGreef, 85, of Lake Wilson, Minn., will be held at St. Ann’s Church in Slayton on May 10, 2021, at 10:30 a.m. with Fr. Thien Nguyen officiating. The organist

PATRICIA POOL

August 19, 1940 – April 22, 2021 Pat Pool – “Wayzata resident” and “scooter pilot” Patricia Ann “I can’t talk” VandenBerg Pool, 80, died April 22, 2021, at Lake Minnetonka Shores. An informal service was held at The Shores attended

THEODORE VAN PEURSEM

December 10, 1931 – April 20, 2021 A memorial service for Theodore (Bud) Van Peursem, 89, of Leota, Minn., was held on Friday, April 23, 2021; 10:00 a.m., at Bethel Reformed Church in Leota with Pastor Leroy Boender, Pastor Ron

Marinus Landhuis

September 2, 1931 – April 19, 2021 Marinus (Rem) C. Landhuis, 87, died April 19, 2021, at Friendly Horizons memory care center in Sioux Center, Iowa. Funeral services were held Saturday, April 24, at Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. He

GLADYS GERDES-MESMAN

April 9, 1951 – April 20, 2021 Glady Gerdes-Mesman, 70, of Sioux Falls, S.D., passed away Tuesday, April 20, 2021, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls.  Her funeral service was Saturday, April 24, 10 a.m. at First Christian

HANNAH DOOYEMA

Hannah Violet Dooyema was called home to heaven on April 10, 2021, at 20 weeks 3 days gestation. At 12:02 a.m. on April 12 she was delivered into the arms of her parents. Hannah weighed 1 lb. 1 oz. and

PHYLLIS KROSSCHELL

September 28, 1927 – April 9, 2021 A memorial service for Phyllis Krosschell, 93, of Edgerton was held Tuesday, April 13, 2021, 10:30 a.m. at the First Christian Reformed Church, Edgerton, with Rev. Scott Muilenburg officiating. Interment was in the

NELVIN SCHELHAAS

May 9, 1938 – April 3, 2021 A celebration of life service for Nelvin A. Schelhaas, age 82, of Luverne, Minnesota, will be held Saturday, April 10, from 4:00 to 8:00 p.m., at Grand Prairie Events in Luverne, with food