1924
Luverne
2011
Luverne Wayne
September 4, 1924 — January 17, 2011
The Funeral Service for Luverne "Swede" Wayne, of Geneva, will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Friday, January 21, 2011 at the Community Lutheran Church in Geneva. The Reverend Carrie McElfresh will officiate. Interment will be in Geneva Cemetery. Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. -7:00 p.m. Thursday at Bonnerup Funeral Service, Albert Lea, and one hour before the service at the church. Swede died on Monday, January 17, 2011 at St. John's Lutheran Home.
He was 86. Swede was born on September 4, 1924, at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, the son of Chris J. and Mayme (Lestrude) Wayne. He graduated from Ellendale High School. He married Zola I. Randall on December 27, 1947, at the Ellendale United Methodist Church. A lifetime area farmer, Swede had also been a Farmers Mutual Insurance Agent and Director for more than 13 years and also had served on the Board of Directors for Geneva State Bank for more than 20 years where he had held positions as President and Vice President.
He was a member of the Geneva Community Lutheran Church. Swede loved farming and continued helping the Wayne family from Ellendale after his retirement. He was an avid sports enthusiast having played fast pitch soft ball and was honored as a Freeborn County SoftballHall of Fame inductee. His family fishing vacations to Northern Minnesota and Canada were among his favorites. Getting together with his buddies for coffee at the Geneva Deli and playing a good game of cards were favorite pastimes for Swede. He is survived by his wife Zola, daughter Vicki Richards of Geneva, grandchildren: Jena Thompson of Albert Lea, Megan ( Coop) Cooper of St. Paul, MN, Brody (Katie) Richards of Albert Lea, MN; great grandsons: Cole Thompson, Ethan Thompson, Jaxon Richards and Griffyn
Richards all of Albert Lea, sisters-in-law Dorothy Berntson of Camarillo, CA, Lavon "Bonnie" Nelson of Columbia, CA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Dale and Verona Winegar of New Richland, several cousins, nieces and nephews. Swede was preceded in death by his parents Chris and Mayme Wayne, son Steven Wayne in 1991, father-in-law and mother-in-law Ralph and Myrtle Randall, sister-in-law Marjean Thompson, brothers-in-law Gene Berntson, Allen Thompson and Dan Nelson.
He was 86. Swede was born on September 4, 1924, at Naeve Hospital in Albert Lea, the son of Chris J. and Mayme (Lestrude) Wayne. He graduated from Ellendale High School. He married Zola I. Randall on December 27, 1947, at the Ellendale United Methodist Church. A lifetime area farmer, Swede had also been a Farmers Mutual Insurance Agent and Director for more than 13 years and also had served on the Board of Directors for Geneva State Bank for more than 20 years where he had held positions as President and Vice President.
He was a member of the Geneva Community Lutheran Church. Swede loved farming and continued helping the Wayne family from Ellendale after his retirement. He was an avid sports enthusiast having played fast pitch soft ball and was honored as a Freeborn County SoftballHall of Fame inductee. His family fishing vacations to Northern Minnesota and Canada were among his favorites. Getting together with his buddies for coffee at the Geneva Deli and playing a good game of cards were favorite pastimes for Swede. He is survived by his wife Zola, daughter Vicki Richards of Geneva, grandchildren: Jena Thompson of Albert Lea, Megan ( Coop) Cooper of St. Paul, MN, Brody (Katie) Richards of Albert Lea, MN; great grandsons: Cole Thompson, Ethan Thompson, Jaxon Richards and Griffyn
Richards all of Albert Lea, sisters-in-law Dorothy Berntson of Camarillo, CA, Lavon "Bonnie" Nelson of Columbia, CA; brother-in-law and sister-in-law Dale and Verona Winegar of New Richland, several cousins, nieces and nephews. Swede was preceded in death by his parents Chris and Mayme Wayne, son Steven Wayne in 1991, father-in-law and mother-in-law Ralph and Myrtle Randall, sister-in-law Marjean Thompson, brothers-in-law Gene Berntson, Allen Thompson and Dan Nelson.
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