All Obituaries

   Janet M. Haugen, age 74, of Worthington, died Thursday, February 2nd, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.    A Visitation will be at the Dingmann Funeral Home Friday, February 10th, from 4:00 to 7:00 PM. A Funeral Service will take place at 1:00 PM on Saturday, February 11th at the American Lutheran Church in Worthington with a visitation one hour prior, officiated by Pastor Anne Hokenstad.  Burial will be at the Fort Snelling Cemetery at a...

   CORNIE  VAN LANT, age 93, of rural Chandler, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. He was born October 8, 1929, in Moulton Township, rural Chandler, to John Sr. and Frieda (Halbersma) Van Lant. He attended country School.    Cornie married Jeane De Jong on September  28, 1950, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. The couple farmed near Chandler. Cornie continued to farm until October of 2022, when he became a resident of...

   MARALYN ANN (MERKEL) SCHNAIBLE, age 83, of Adrian, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington.  She was born in Edmunds County on December 27, 1939, to the parents of Ernest and Lola Thomas Merkel.  Maralyn graduated high school from Bowdle, SD in l955.  After graduation, Maralyn married the love of her life, Dean Schnaible in 1957, and they had three children.  She worked at the hospital in Aberdeen SD while Dean attended...

   MARY JOHANNA JACOBSMA, age 87, of Luverne, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.   She was born April 3, 1935, near Rock Valley, Iowa to Johannes and Grace Van Holland. Mary Attended Rock Valley Christian School for her early years and then attended Rock Valley Public School where she graduated.    Mary wed the love of her life, Gerrit Jacobsma, on her family’s farm near Rock Valley on March 13, 1953. The...

   MARGARET GERTRUDE KIENAST, age 97, of Luverne died Tuesday December 20, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society/ Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.    Margaret was born to John and Anna (Enninga) Baerenwald on a cold winter day, January 30, 1925, on a farm near Magnolia, MN. The family moved to Adrian, MN and Margaret graduated from Adrian High School in 1942. She always loved to sing, dance and was involved in choir, school plays, tap dancing, and later in life ballroom...

       ELIZABETH D. WIEKERAAD, age 96, of Leota, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born May 15, 1926, in Chicago, IL, to William and Irene (Marzin) Corbin. Following her father’s death she moved with her mother and three brothers to Westfield, North Dakota.  There her mother married Klaas Pool. She attended Westfield Elementary School through 8th grade.  In her late teens, Betty moved to Leota, MN to...

   RONALD GARY REYNOLDS, age 80, of Worthington, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born in Worthington on June 30, 1942, to Mervyn “Tony” and Florine “Tiny” (Deuth) Reynolds. He attended school at Worthington and entered the United States Army at the age of seventeen in 1960.    Ron married his first wife, Lore while stationed in Germany. The couple adopted two beautiful children, Anthony...

    MARY JANE HOLLERAN, age 78, of Mankato, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. She was born April 18, 1944, in Chicago, IL, to Roland and Anna (Leicher) Hollaren.    Due to a high fever as a toddler, Mary Jane became developmentally delayed. She started school with the Luverne class of 1963, and stayed in school until she was sixteen years old. After school, Mary Jane spent her time with numerous...

Gary Lynn Wagner, age 70, of Worthington, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born on January 13, 1952, in Florence, AL. He was born to Charles & Betty (Gradert) Wagner. Gary grew up in Wichita, KS with his older brother Charles. Gary graduated from high school in 1970. After high school, he joined the army in 1971, and served in the Korean War. After serving in the army, Gary married Sheila Sample in 1975. This marriage was blessed with...

     LESLIE RAYMON HARMS, age 77, passed away December 11, 2022, at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.  He was born to Henry Jonas and Ellen Lena (Small) Harms on the family farm in Alba Township, Jackson County, on March 20, 1945, where he lived his entire life.  He attended and graduated from Okabena High School in 1963.     Being he was born on a farm, it was in his nature to be a farmer.  He was his father’s right hand man and took...