The funeral service for Adelbert "Bert" Luhman will be at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, March 14, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City with Rev. Dr. Scott T. Fiege officiating. Burial will be in the Millville Cemetery in Millville, with Military Rites by the Millville American Legion Post #579.

Mr. Luhman, 82, of Lake City, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Hospital – Rochester, Saint Marys Campus.

Adelbert Alfred Luhman was born March 15, 1933 on a farm in Victor Township, Wright County, near Howard Lake, MN to Alfred and Clara (Klammer) Luhman. He attended country school both north and south of Howard Lake and entered St. James Parochial School in the 3rd grade, and graduated from the Howard Lake High School in 1951. Bert served in the US Air Force from 1951 to 1955 as a Radar Maintenance Technician during the Korean War, and was Honorably Discharged as a Staff Sgt. On August 12, 1976 he married Geraldine Wilde Binder at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, IA.

Bert farmed in the Howard Lake area for over 30 years. He served on the church council of St. James and St. John's Lutheran Church in Howard Lake. He was President of the Buffalo branch of Production Credit Association (PCA), President of MN Federation of PCA's, and served as Chairman of the Howard Lake-Waverly School System for 4 years. After retiring from farming in 1987 Bert and Geri moved to Lake City and wintered in Arizona for 18 years. Bert was a member and served on the church council of Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City.

Bert is survived by his wife Geri Luhman; 2 daughters, Julie (Kym) Clark, and Debra (Bruce) Salonek; 1 daughter-in-law, Joleen Luhman; 1 step-daughter, Sheila Greenfield (Dennis Weber); 3 step-sons, Terry (Jeannie) Binder, Randy Binder, and Mark (Karla) Binder; 12 grandchildren, and 9 great-grandchildren; one sister, LaVerne Custer; and 1 brother Arvid (Violet) Luhman; 2 brothers-in-law, Wilfred (Dorothy) Wilde and Leonard Wilde; 3 sisters-in-law, Shirley (Bob) Overton, Mary Wilde, and Beverly Luhman. Bert was preceded in death by his parents, 1 son Brian, 1 sister, 3 brothers, 2 sisters-in-law, and 3 brothers-in-law.

Friends and family may visit from 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. on Sunday, March 13, at Schleicher Funeral Homes, Lake City Chapel in Lake City with a Prayer Service at 4:30 p.m., and one hour prior to the service at the church on Monday.