All Obituaries

   JEANETTE MARIE HENNING, age 86, of Worthington, died Thursday, September 21, 2023, at her home. She was born March 2, 1937, in Adrian, to Alphons and Helen (Klontz) Tennessen. Jeanette graduated from St. Anthony Catholic School in Lismore. She moved to Sioux Falls, SD where she worked as an operator at Northwestern Bell.    Jeannette married Alfred Henning on November 19, 1958, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lismore. After their marriage, the couple lived in...

   JOHN PENNING, age 75, of Wilmont, died Monday, September 18, 2023, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born May 14, 1948, in Adrian, to Clarence and Harriet (Hoffman) Penning. John graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont. He later attended Vets Ag School. He served his country in the United States Army from 1966 to 1969 during the Vietnam War.    John married Carolyn Paulzine on November 12, 1977 in Wilmont. After their...

   SHIRLEY MAY LEROHL, age 73, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Worthington, died Sunday, September 17, 2023, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born October 25, 1949, in Adrian, to William and Dorothy (Johnson) Boltjes. She graduated from Worthington High School.    Shirley married Douglas Lerohl on June 25, 1988 in Adrian. The couple lived in Worthington before moving to Burnsville. They later moved to Golden, CO before making their home in...

   SISSAY K. MENGISTU, age 58, of Worthington, died Friday, September 15, 2023, at his home.    Funeral will be 10 am Saturday, Sept. 23 at the Worthington Tsadkane Mariam Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church.   Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington, is in charge of arrangements.  

   THOMAS DEAN KROHN, age 69, of Worthington, MN passed away Friday, September 15, 2023, at the Country View Manor Nursing Home in Sibley, IA. He was born on December 29, 1953, in Worthington, MN to Duane and Nadine (Gerber) Krohn. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1972; and later from Alexandria Vo-Tech in Farm Equipment Mechanics.    Tom married Jane Brunner on December 27, 1980, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Worthington. The couple were blessed...

   CHARLES “CHUCK” STEVEN BUSSE JR., age 58, of Jackson, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, September 8, 2023, at his home. He was born April 20, 1965, in Sibley, IA, to Charles Dennis Sr. and Maxine June (Ames Petersen) Busse. He graduated from Worthington High School.    Chuck grew up in Worthington. He worked at his family’s business, Chuck’s Conoco in Worthington. Chuck had a few odd jobs, and then landed a job as a mail carrier in the...

   JAMES AARON McGOWAN, age 95, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 5, 2023, at Eagan Pointe Senior Living in Eagan, Minnesota. He was born June 11, 1928, in Nobles County, to Francis William and Frances Lorraine (Lass) McGowan. Jim graduated from Worthington High School in 1946. He served his country in the United States Army.    Jim married Myrna Cotter on June 13, 1953. The couple lived in Worthington where Jim worked at Campbell Soup Company for over thirty-four...

  DONALD T. BULLERMAN, age 89, of Adrian, died Monday, September 4, 2023, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born September 6, 1933, in Adrian, to Butch and Corinne (Arens) Bullerman. He attended St. Adrian School.      Don married Nyla Christensen on October 25, 1955, at St. Mary Catholic Church in Ellsworth. After their marriage, the couple farmed in Olney Township, two miles north of Adrian. In 1983, they moved into Adrian. In 2003, they sold their...

   ARDATH SCHMIDT, age 91, of Luverne, died Monday, September 4, 2023, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born July 24, 1932, in Jasper, MN to Howard and Eloise (Drew) Wohlford.    She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Luverne. She enjoyed knitting and sewing. She also loved traveling and adventure.    Ardath is survived by her children, Terry Schmidt, Douglas Schmidt, Ellie Drew and Harvey Schmidt; grandchildren, Neil...

Vernon “Doc” Walsh was born December 9th, 1932, in Estherville, Iowa. Born into a Catholic family, he was baptized on April 9th, 1933, at St. Patrick’s Church in Estherville, and he died September 3rd, 2023, in the hospice cottage in Worthington, Minnesota, with family at his side. Bare numbers tell us that he died just 40 miles (as the crow flies) from where he was born, and that he spent 33,140 days on Earth. He spent the vast majority of those days living on...