All Obituaries

            JOHN “JACK” HENRY SLATER, age 83, of rural Rushmore, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at his home. He was born October 30, 1937, on the family farm south of Wilmont, to William and Elizabeth (Balster) Slater. He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School.             Jack married the love of his life, LaVonne Johanning, on May 23, 1959 at St. Kilian Catholic...

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   Delores Jean Groenewold, age 81, of Lismore, died Saturday, October 16, 2021 peacefully at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington, Minnesota. She was born on February 6, 1940 to Gerrit and Viola Drost in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She attended school at Melvin and Rushmore, graduating from Worthington H.S. in 1958.    She was united in marriage to Rodney Groenewold in 1960. The couple made their home in Rushmore until Rodney joined the Army Reserves. In 1962 the couple moved to...

CARROLL TAYLOR, age 96, formerly of Adrian, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.  He was born September 29, 1925 in Adrian, to Bryan & Carolyn (Kraphl) Taylor.  He attended country school in rural Westside Township, and graduated from St Adrian Catholic High School in 1943.  Carroll later attended the University of MN. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to 1952. Carroll married Shirley...

    JOYCE ELIZABETH SARVELA SANDBO, age 79, of Luverne, entered into heaven on October 13, 2021. She was born March 7, 1942 to Theodore and Henrietta Sarvela.    After graduating school in Barnum, MN, Joyce married Jerry Peterson. Together they had three daughters.  Sharon Engen (Ken Lade), East Bethel MN, Donna Peterson (Larry Rix), Lake View IA, Lisa Hieronimus (Dan Probst) Adrian MN.    In 1994, Joyce married Kim (Sam) Sandbo in Luverne MN where...

   RITA DELANNE “DEE” (nee Miller) TAYLOR, age 89, of Worthington, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born April 7, 1932, at Rockwell, Iowa, she was the daughter of Laurence and Elizabeth (Magsamen) Miller. She married William Taylor on September 30, 1950, at St. Catherine’s Catholic Church in Luverne, MN. They were married 68 years until Bill’s death in August of 2018.    Dee grew up in...

   ZACHARY TIMOTHY LOOSBROCK, age 25, of Maple Plain, MN died on Sunday, October 10, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born July 6, 1996, in Robbinsdale, MN to Timothy and Jean (Weidert) Loosbrock. He graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2014; and later from Alexandria Technical College.    Zach worked as a carpenter for Murdoff Construction in Maple Plain. He was a member of St. Vincent De Paul Catholic Church in Brooklyn Park. Zach loved the...

   PAH MI, age 90, of Worthington, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 1, 1931, in Pawtaw, Burma, to Gaw Paw Soo.     Pah married Mi Mei in 1950 and had six kids; four girls and two boys. Only one son survived. Pah moved to the United States from Thailand on September 17, 2009.    He was a member of the Indian Lake Baptist Church.    Pah had a mischievous personality and was...

   KEVIN DANIEL VELASCO MEJIA, age 22, of Worthington, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Kevin was born November 11, 1998, to Antonio and Rosario (Mejia) Velasco.    Kevin was creative and had a mind for philosophy. He was great with computers and cyber security programs, as he familiarized himself with software security. He enjoyed creative writing, especially writing his own lyrics. His outgoing and kind-hearted manner made him a joy to be around for his family, friends,...

   ALEX MATTHEW BRANDT, age 24, of Adrian, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, died Sunday, October 3, 2021, at his home. He was born January 29, 1997, in Sioux Falls, to Matthew Brandt and Penny Jensen. He graduated from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School in 2015.    Alex lived and worked in Sioux Falls for a few years after high school; he lived in Steen, MN for a short time and in 2020 moved to Adrian. He worked as a sales associate for Holiday Gas Station in Luverne for the...