Hartquist Funeral Homes

Helling, 88, rural Ruthton, died Wednesday, April 24, 2019 at her home.Funeral services will be held Monday, May 6 at 1:30 p.m. with visitation beginning at 12 noon at Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel.Interment will follow at New Woodlawn Cemetery in Pipestone.Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel is in charge of arrangements. ...

Visitation will be held on Saturday, April 13  from 4-7 p.m.  with a prayer service at 7 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel.Funeral services will be held on Sunday, April 14  at 2 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Pipestone.Interment will be in the Holland Cemetery in Holland.Hartquist Funeral Home, Pipestone Chapel is in charge of arrangements. ...

Hemme, “Dutch,” 91, Luverne died Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at the Minnesota Veteran’s Home.Visitation will be held Friday, April 5 from 4:30-6:30 p.m. at Hartquist Funeral Home in Luverne.Funeral services will be held Saturday, April 6 at  1 p.m. at Grace Lutheran Church in Luverne.Interment will follow  at the Jasper City Cemetery in Jasper.Arlyn Calvin Hemme was born on June 22, 1927 to Henry and Emma (Dibbern) Hemme on the farm in Denver Township in Rock County. He was baptized and confirmed. Arlyn left the farm to attend high school and pursue his love of learning, staying with relatives until he graduated from Luverne High School with honors in 1945. After graduation he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and served his country as an operator of early radar until 1947, when he was honorably discharged. Upon his return, he enrolled in the University of Minnesota and graduated in 1952 with a Bachelor of Business Administration with distinction and a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering with high distinction. He was an active member of the Triangle Fraternity.He married Gladys Bakke on Sept. 10, 1950 at her home church, Jasper Evangelical Lutheran Church. Following their marriage, the couple lived in Minneapolis until Arlyn’s graduation. Upon graduation, he accepted a chemical engineering position with Union Carbide, and the couple moved to West Virginia. They initially settled in the city of Dunbar until Arlyn built the home where they would raise their family, across the  mountain in the rural community of Cross Lanes, W.V. They lived there for 54 years.Arlyn loved to read and learn. He was a detail-oriented, analytical problem solver, as well as an accomplished gardener and fruit grower.  He was particularly fond of Catawba grapes and produced several varieties of home-made wine.  He once earned the title of “Chief Cornstalk” during a friendly gardening competition at work when he grew gigantic corn plantings that landed him in the monthly “Carbider” newspaper.Professionally, Arlyn was involved in projects that had national and world...