Alivna Schoolmeester passed at Hospice Cottage in Luverne MN on August 22, 2026. Her family is working on her life history so please check back. 

Bernard Alvin Gunnink was born to Gerrit J. and Henrietta (Menning) Gunnink on April 22, 1939. He attended Free Christian School in Edgerton through 8th grade. On June 24, 1966, he was united in marriage to Karen Kae Spoelstra in Lake Wilson. They have three children: Brian Lee, Randy Troy, and Lisa Renea. They were members of the American Reformed Church in Luverne. Bernie worked at several jobs during his life time: As a young man, he worked for many farmers in the area. He also worked ...

Melvin De Boer was born on June 9, 1940, to Rev. Peter and Gertrude (Vermeer) De Boer in Holland, Michigan. When he was 4 years old, his family moved to Redlands, California, where they lived until 1948. Then he and his family moved to Edgerton, Minnesota, where Mel attended and graduated from Christian elementary and high schools. After graduating from Calvin College in Grand Rapids, Mich., he married Elizabeth H. Vis in 1963 at Raymond, Minnesota. For the next four years they lived in ...

On May 16, 2026, Tressa Ryswyk was called home to her Lord and Savior at the age of 94 years. Left to cherish her memory are her children Lyn, Larry (Dawn), Lisa (Pete), and Leanne (Jeff); 15 grandchildren, 38 great-grandchildren and her sister, Muriel (Ken) Van Zanten. Tressa was born on October 5, 1931 to William and Reka (Koster) Mulder. She grew up in Edgerton and graduated from Edgerton Public High School. She married Harvey Ryswyk on February 13, 1951. Her life was a life of service ...

James Arthur Achterhoff was born to Henry and Martha (Elzenga) Achterhoff on April 10, 1933 on a farm near Trosky, Minnesota. He was raised on several farms in southwest Minnesota, and he attended school in Trosky. When his family moved to a farm near Hardwick, Minnesota, he continued his education at the high school in Luverne, Minnesota. After his graduation in 1951, he helped on the farm. In 1953, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served in England until he was discharged in May of ...

Orville (Orv) Hamm was born on December 1, 1949, to Ralph and Carrie (Bolluyt) Hamm in Rock County, Minnesota. He spent his childhood on the family farm.  He attended school at EHS for 12 years.  In 1968 he joined the Sioux Falls Air National Guard serving his country for 6 years. In 1969 he professed his faith in Jesus at Bethel Christian Reformed Church.  In June of that same year, Orv married his high school sweetheart Brenda Tinklenberg.  They began farming at ...

Charles “Chuck” Bernie Top was born on December 4, 1941, to John and Johanna (Oldenkamp) Top in Rock County, MN. He was raised on the family farm between Beaver Creek and Hills. Chuck attended the Hills Christian School through 8th grade and then attended and graduated from HBC. He graduated from barber college in Minneapolis and worked as a barber in Mountain Lake, MN. He married Mary Ann Jansma on October 9, 1962, at the Steen Reformed Church. A year later they moved to ...

Vernon Harold Vis, 85, of Lismore, MN, passed away on Tuesday, April 7, 2026, at the Cottage Hospice in Luverne, MN. Vern was born on March 5, 1941, in Leota, Minnesota, to Henry and Tillie (Hamm) Vis. He attended Southwest Christian High School and spent his working years in a variety of roles, though he was best known and respected for his skill as a meat cutter. He retired fully in 2020. On May 29, 1958, Vern married the love of his life, Rose Schoolmeester. Together they raised ...

Glenn Van Essen, age 86, of Leota, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on February 28, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He knew that Jesus was his Savior and his sins were forgiven. Glenn entered his eternal home and was reunited with his parents and the eight siblings who preceded him in death. Glenn was born on September 13, 1939, the eleventh child of William and Hattie (Pool) Van Essen, on the Vander Ziel farm near Leota. On the day of his birth, his four sisters were sent to ...

Lenore (Norie) Catherine (Vos) Pool, Norie was born to Cecelia Florine (Heidgerken) and John Peter Vos on June 10, 1926 in Edgerton, MN. She was the second born of five children and raised in Edgerton, MN.  She married Marion (Mutt) Pool on December 17, 1945. They lived in Edgerton, then Pickstown, SD and returned in the early 1950s to make their home in Edgerton. Mutt passed on February 27, 1997. She was a lifelong member of the First Presbyterian Church in Edgerton. Norie and ...