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A. Luverne Better

Birth	:	17 Dec 1929 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Death	:	30 Apr 2018 Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Burial	:	Restlawn Memory Gardens, Huron, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate	:	44.2755080, -98.2158890
Description	:	A. Luverne Better, age 88 of Huron, formerly of Wolsey,passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was Friday, May 4, 2018 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Wolsey, SD, with burial at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum in Huron, and military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. Luverne Better was born on December 17, 1929 at the Sprague Hospital in Huron to Albert and Gladys (Houck) Better of Broadland. He attended school at Broadland and Huron. Luverne served his country during the Korean War... Read More	A. Luverne Better, age 88 of Huron, formerly of Wolsey,passed away on Monday, April 30, 2018 at the Huron Regional Medical Center. His funeral service was Friday, May 4, 2018 at the St. John's Lutheran Church in Wolsey, SD, with burial at the Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery Mausoleum in Huron, and military honors by the Huron Veterans Council. Luverne Better was born on December 17, 1929 at the Sprague Hospital in Huron to Albert and Gladys (Houck) Better of Broadland. He attended school at Broadland and Huron. Luverne served his country during the Korean War and was honorably discharged in 1954. Luverne farmed on the family farm for many years until his retirement in 2004. After leaving the service, Luverne met the love of his life, Juanita Osterhoudt and they were married on March 11, 1954 in Des Moines, WA. To start his “musical career” Luverne took piano lessons for three years—but then decided he could do it on his own in his own way—and started playing piano with his Dad’s band, the Al Better’s Band, at the age of 13. How his folks loved “showing him off” to friends and relatives in his young age! He played for dances for years with his Dad’s band and everybody enjoyed their music—Dances were all the rage for entertainment those years. His dad passed away in 1967 and Luverne continued on with his own group, “the Vern Better’s Band, playing music for dancing and listening pleasure, birthdays, anniversaries, Bar music, occasional and special parties, and soothing dinner music. At one time his group worked for Rod Barnes at the Plains in Huron, on call for dances and musical entertainment whenever they were needed. Luverne also “set in” with various other traveling musical groups at the Plains, supplying his own piano techniques. He also worked at the old Hickory House Motor Inn in Huron—working six nights a week for four years, playing in the Piano Bar in the “Lipstick Lounge.” He played for several clubs and Senior Citizens gatherings. With all this modern technology in musical equipment and instruments, his group consisted of himself on piano with percussion and other variations, along with his trumpet man. People were impressed and amazed with the sound they had and the amount of music that two of them could put on—beyond belief! It was a precious special gift he had, a God given gift of which he thoroughly enjoyed. Grateful for having shared in Luverne’s life are his wife, Juanita of 64 years Huron, SD; sister, Betty Jean Flolo of Huron; two nieces; Dixie Dunnick and Vickie (Teri) Zwieg of Huron. Two nephews; Doug Stokes of Des Moines, WA and Rodney (Marsha) Dunnick of Sioux Falls and many great nieces and nephews and great-great nieces and nephews. Luverne was preceded in death by his parents; parents-in-law; sister-in-law, Billie Jean Stokes; brothers-in-law Tom Flolo and O.J. Stokes; niece, Cindy Lou Dunnick; great nephews Toby Huber and Mitchell Dunnick, great-great niece Dakota Kouf and great-great nephew Dominic Huber.

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A. Luverne Better's memorial is located at: Restlawn Memory Gardens, Huron, Beadle County, USA.
When did A. Luverne Better death?
A. Luverne Better death on 30 Apr 2018 in Huron, Beadle County, South Dakota, USA
Where are the coordinates of the A. Luverne Better's memorial?
Latitude: 44.2755080
Longitude: -98.2158890

Family Members:

Parent

Albert H Better

(1888 - 1967)

Gladys Leota Houck Better

(1895 - 1980)

Spouse

Juanita L. Osterhoudt Better

(1933 - 2018)

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1. Restlawn Memory Gardens
Huron, Beadle County, USA
Coordinate: 44.2755080, -98.2158890

2. Ideal Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3363991, -98.1952972

3. Riverside Cemetery
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4. Saint Martins Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3410988, -98.1830978

5. Aquilla Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1963997, -98.2313995

6. Robeson Family Cemetery
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7. Rest Haven Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1775017, -98.3563995

8. Virgil Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2904800, -98.4176700

9. Bonny Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1768000, -98.0505000

10. Cavour Cemetery
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11. Saint Patricks Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3782997, -98.0524979

12. Reformed Zoar Congregations Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1972010, -98.4468940

13. Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.2341003, -97.9559021

14. Shue Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4494019, -98.0725021

15. Silver Creek Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0764700, -98.1503700

16. Wolsey Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4000015, -98.4546967

17. Fairview Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1122017, -98.4113998

18. Riverside Colony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.4837090, -98.1386260

19. Pearl Creek Colony Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3289110, -97.9165710

20. Eventide Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0600014, -98.2842026

21. Saint Wilfrid Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.0602989, -98.2878036

22. Pioneers of 1882 Cemetery
Woonsocket, Sanborn County, USA
Coordinate: 44.0539060, -98.2914040

23. Saint Anthony's Catholic Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.1478400, -97.9504400

24. Saint Johns Lutheran Cemetery
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Coordinate: 44.3927994, -98.4985962