All Obituaries

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    Ralph Joseph Mauch passed into eternal rest on Tuesday, August 2 at the Meadows Nursing Home.  Ralph was born to Marcella and Leonard Mauch on March 2, 1949 in Adrian,Minnesota.  He attended St. Adrian’s Catholic School graduating in 1967.  He then attended and graduated from Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa with a degree in Agricultural Business.  During his college years, he was active in Lambda Chi Alpha fraternity as well as farming during...

   MABEL DELL DRENTH, age 89, of Ellsworth, died Saturday, July 30, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 13, 1932, in George, IA, to Ed and Kate (DeVries) Ackerman. She attended country school and graduated from George High School in 1949. After graduating, Mabel worked at Louie’s Café in George, IA.    Mabel married Dick Groenewold Jr. To this union a daughter, Karla was born. Dick died in 1975.   ...

   Elaine M. Kellen, age 98, of Worthington, died Friday, July 29, 2022, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born February 9, 1924, at the family farm near Adrian, to Frank and Henrietta (Loosbrock) Bullerman. She attended St. Adrian Catholic School.    Elaine was united in marriage to Raymond Kellen on January 3, 1949, at the St. Adrian Catholic Church. The couple farmed in rural Adrian until retiring in 1989 and moved to Adrian in 1991. Elaine moved...

     We celebrate Dorothy Ruth Waalkes Vis’ earthly life with many happy memories. We rejoice with her as she entered heaven on July 29, 2022. Dorothy was welcomed by the Lord and a multitude of angels, her loving husband Lynn, her parents , and many friends and relatives .        Dorothy was born November 6, 1928 to Carl and Lena Waalkes.  She grew up as an only child, but after marrying Lynn on October 5, 1950, her quiet, no sibling life was...

   PEARL ELVERA SODERHOLM, age 97, of Worthington, died at Arbors at Ridges in Burnsville. She was born October 8, 1924, to Peter and Alice Christopherson at her home in Bigelow Township in Nobles County, Minnesota. She attended country school and later graduated from Worthington High School. She attended Bethel College and Worthington Community College. She worked at Northwestern Life Insurance in Minneapolis and Nobles County Co-op Oil in Worthington and was a hard-working...

Elaine A. Smith, age 76, formerly of Wilmont, died Friday, July 9, 2022, in California. Arrangements are pending with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Wilmont.

   PRUDENCIA HERNANDEZ, age 80, died Sunday, June 26, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She lived in Guatemala before visiting her family in Worthington, MN.    Prudencia is survived by her five children, Angel Daniel, Sandra Elizabeth, Hector Hugo, Jorge Antonio and Luz Chonay Hernandez; many grandchildren & great-grandchildren; and six siblings, Berta, Teresa, Martina, Linda and Pablo Arriaga; and Juana Aguilar.     She was...

   MYRNA SPEASE, age 89, of Luverne passed away peacefully Saturday, June 25, 2022, at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, MN.  Myrna Berta Maria Funck was born January 20, 1933, to Fred and Catharina (von Glahn) Funck in Pipestone County, Minnesota.  Her early childhood was spent on farms in Rock County.  The family moved to the Kenneth area in 1948.  She attended rural schools until 1944 when she became a pupil at Ellsworth Public School.  She...

Lyle “Mike” Francis Munns, age 94, formerly of Worthington, passed away on December 16, 2021 in Kalamazoo, MI, and was followed in death by his wife, LaVonne Louise (Lorang) Munns (age 93) on June 10, 2022.  Mike and Vonnie were high school sweethearts and were married on October 29, 1949.  In 2021, they celebrated their 72nd anniversary.   Mike was born near Adrian, MN on November 8, 1927 to Ralph and Grace (McCaughey) Munns. He graduated from Adrian High...