Laverna Dahlke

LaVerna Dahlke, age 85 of Green Isle Township, rural Arlington, passed away Sunday, April 22, 2012 at the Marie Steiner Kelting Hospice Home in Chaska. Funeral service will be 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Zion Lutheran Church, Green Isle Township. Visitation will be 4:00 - 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Arlington and one hour prior to service time Thursday at the church. Interment will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at the Arlington Public Cemetery. LaVerna Frances Dahlke was born in Green Isle Township on October 27, 1926 to Henry and Louise (Schuth) Bluemke. She was baptized on November 14, 1926 at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Green Isle and confirmed on April 28, 1940 at Zion Lutheran Church, Green Isle Township. On February 12, 1946 she married Arthur Dahlke at Zion Lutheran Church. LaVerna and Arthur lived and farmed east of Arlington for approximately three years and in the fall of 1950 moved to a farm north of Arlington. She enjoyed cooking, baking, quilting, reading, playing cards, and helping with farming. LaVerna is survived by her children; Richard (Mary) Dahlke of Dassel, Edith Severson of St. Paul, LeRoy Dahlke of Spicer, Maynard (Janelle) Dahlke of Arlington, and Rita Dahlke of Bloomington, 9 grandchildren, 12 great grandchildren, brother-in-law; Harry Dahlke of Chicago, Ill., and sister-in-law; June Dahlke of Waconia. LaVerna is preceded in death by her husband; Arthur, daughter-in-law; Darlene Dahlke, son-in-law; Mike Severson, brother; Ferdinand Bluemke, and sisters; Sophie Schauer, Esther Bullert, and Louise Schwirtz.