All Obituaries

   WILLIAM JOSEPH DeBATES, age 82, of Luverne, died Sunday, July 15, 2018, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 18, 1935, in Jasper, to Roy and Louise (Heitman) DeBates. Bill served his country in the United States Army from January 26, 1955 to January 2, 1958.    Bill married Marilyn Gerber on August 13, 1960, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. The couple lived in Mankato while Bill finished his education at Mankato...

  EDWARD THOLEN, age 79, of Rushmore, died Saturday, July 14, 2018, at his home south of Rushmore.     Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home on Saturday.  A Memorial Funeral Service will be 2:00 PM Saturday, July 21, 2018,  at Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington. A private family burial will be at the Sunset Rest Cemetery in Rushmore prior to the service.

   DONNA LORRAINE TIESLER, age 78, of Rushmore, died Friday, July 13, 2018, at her home. She was born July 17, 1940, in Pipestone, to Maxwell and Lorraine (Wicks) Krause. She attended school in Worthington.    Donna married Walter Tiesler on April 28, 1958, at Viola Township Lutheran Church near Sibley, IA. The couple farmed in Little Rock Township, MN all of their married lives.    She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Rushmore; and the American...

   ELLA A. BARBER, age 92, of Luverne, mother of Rick (Holly) Barber, formerly of Granite Falls, died Wednesday, July 11, 2018, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samitatan Home in Luverne.    A private family memorial service will take place at a later date.    Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Luverne, is assisting the family with arrangements.

   INEZ EVELYN HOFTYZER, age 94, of Worthington, died Sunday, July 8, 2018, at the Sanford Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born March 1, 1924, in rural Ocheyedan, IA (Osceola County) to Cornelius and Kate (Westra) Bonnes. She attended schools in Iowa & Minnesota. After her schooling ended, Inez helped in various homes doing housework and childcare. At the age of eighteen, she moved to California and began working in a boarding house.    Inez married...

   COLLEEN A. HONERMANN SIEBENAHLER THOMAS, age 72, of Luverne, MN, died Saturday, July 7, 2018, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born April 6, 1946, in Adrian, MN to Carl and Evelyn (Schei) Honermann. She attended school at St. Adrian Catholic Schools and graduated in 1964.    Colleen married Arnold “Shorty” Siebenahler on July 31, 1965, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. The couple lived on an acreage west of Luverne. Colleen worked at the Blue...

   TRACY EUGENE CUMMINGS, age 55, of Worthington, died Friday, July 6, 2018, at the Sanford USD Medical Center, in Sioux Falls, SD, as a result of an automobile accident north of Adrian. He was born July 14, 1962, in Emporia, KS, to Joseph and Dorothy (Schroer) Cummings. As a young boy, Tracy and his family moved to Worthington. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1981; and later from Jackson Vo-Tech in Auto Mechanics. He served his country in the Minnesota National...

  GEORGIANA “ANN” HOVEN, age 87, of Rock Rapids, formerly of Magnolia, died Saturday, June 30, 2018, at the Rock Rapids Care Center in Rock Rapids, IA.  She was born April 27, 1931, in Toronto, S.D., to Harry and Margaret (Dohlman) Smith. She attended country school in rural rock county.    Ann married Leslie Frank Dean on October 6, 1952, at the United Methodist Church, in Luverne.  After their marriage, they made their home in Magnolia where they...

   OLIVE HAZEL GREVE, age 98, of Luverne, died Wednesday, June 27, 2018, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born May 15, 1920, in Grenora, ND, to John and Hazel (Oakes) Fremstad. She attended school in Grenora.    Olive married Fred Greve on July 21, 1940, in Rock Rapids, IA. The couple lived in Adrian for a few years before moving to Luverne in 1948. The family moved to Magnolia in 1970. After Fred’s death, Olive moved to Luverne. Olive...

MARY JENNIGES, age 92, of Ellsworth, died Monday, June 25, 2018, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. Mary Ann Moran was born on December 15, 1925 to John and Alvina (Kruse) Moran in Ellsworth MN. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellsworth. Mary attended country school and later St. Mary Catholic School graduating in 1943. After graduation, Mary attended Teachers College in Mankato, MN. After receiving her teaching certificate, she taught school in...