LaVerne M. Hein, age 93, of Huron, passed away on Saturday, July 5, 2025 at Prairie View Healthcare Center in Woonsocket. Her funeral service will be on Friday, July 11, 2025 at 10:30 am at American Lutheran Church in Huron with burial following at Restlawn Memory Gardens Cemetery. Visitation with her family present will be on Thursday, July 10th from 5-7 pm at Welter Funeral Home in Huron and one hour prior to her funeral service at the church on Friday.

LaVerne was born on December 30, 1931 on the family farm in rural Huron to Carl and Marie (Drussell) Fenske. She was baptized on March 13, 1932 at Mt. Calvary Lutheran and later confirmed as a teenager at American Lutheran Church in November of 1948. She was united in marriage to Eugene Hein on June 3, 1955 at American Lutheran Church in Huron. They farmed for several years in the Iroquois area. LaVerne was a longtime rep for Stanley Home Products, life member of the Huron Senior Center, RSVP, Nutritional Advisory Council, and American Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening and horticulture, cooking and baking, especially wedding cakes and always made sure she shared her food creations with her family and friends. She also enjoyed cleaning poultry and treasured spending time with her family.

LaVerne is survived by her three sons, Ronnie (Debra) Hein of Buffalo, WY, Steve (Vicky) Hein of Iroquois, and Rick (Lori) Hein of Iroquois; 20 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and 4 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband Eugene on February 22, 1988, one grandson, RJ Hein, and her sister, June Pearson.

Memorials may be directed to the Christian Learning Center at American Lutheran Church in Huron.