All Obituaries

  ANNALENE DELLA VAN IPEREN, age 83, died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone.    Funeral service will be 2 pm Thursday at the Worthington Christian Reformed Church officiated by Pastor Chad Werkhoven & Pastor LeRoy Christoffels. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church. Burial will be in the Holman Township Cemetery in Sibley, IA.   To live-stream the funeral service go to...

   ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ falleció en paz el 27 de mayo del 2020 rodeado de su familia. Tenía 45 años. Él fue un increíble marido, padre, hermano, hijo y amigo querido por todos. Falleció de repente y de una manera inesperada debido a las complicaciones del COVID-19. Deja a su esposa María Elena y cuatro hijos Natalia (18), Rosamaría (15), Alejandro (13) y Marcela (7),    A Alejandro también le sobreviven su...

   JOSHUA LYNN WINSELMAN, age 34, of Adrian, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born October 3, 1985, in Luverne, to Merlin and Roseann (Scherff) Winselman. He graduated from Adrian High School in 2004 where he played football and was a member of the Wrestling team that finished second in state (his mom being one of their biggest fans). Josh then graduated from Southeast Technical School in Sioux Falls, SD, receiving...

   BARBARA MARY VANDER POEL, age 96, of Luverne, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at Bethany Meadows, in Brandon, SD. She was born October 16, 1923, in Eden, SD, to Lambart and Mary (Fink) Bauer. She graduated from Lake City High School in Lake City, SD.    Barbara married Bertus Vander Poel on January 28, 1953, at St. Joseph Cathedral in Sioux Falls, SD. After their marriage, the couple farmed the family farm Bert grew up on. In April of 1992, the couple retired and moved to...

      HEROLD  J.  MARSKE, age 94, of Luverne, formerly of Worthington,  died Friday, May 22, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in Luverne.  He was born on November 23, 1925,  in Mapleton, MN, the son of John and Erma (Jaeger) Marske.  He graduated from Mapleton High School and received a Masters Degree in Elementary School Administration from Winona (teachers) State College in Winona, MN.     He was principal at Altura,...

   Deanna Bernadette (Vatland) O’Toole passed away on May 20, 2020.  Deanna is preceded in death by her parents Berndt and Mary Vatland, brothers Anders and Melvin, husband Raymond, and two sons Michael and Jeffrey.  She is survived by sons Patrick (Brent Dierks) and Mark, daughters Mary Jo (Darrell Hemme), Kathleen (Gary Dahedl), and Barbara (Paul Brehm), grandchildren Brittney (Chris Hall), Alexander (Caitlin Brehm), Andrew (Leah Hemme), Brianna, Madeline, Hanna...

   GERALD “JERRY” F. JOHNSON, age 96, of Worthington, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born November 11, 1923, in Dunn County, WI, to Chris and Leontina (Nelson) Johnson. Jerry graduated from Siren High School, in Siren, WI, in 1941. He served his country from 1943 to 1946 in the U.S. Navy during WWII.    Jerry married Grace Semm on March 11, 1950, in Ashland, WI. The couple lived in Washburn, WI where Gerald worked for the...

   ETTA MURIEL REMHOF, age 94, a resident of Prince William County, VA, formerly of Marshall, died Sunday, May 10, 2020 at the Birmingham Green Nursing Home in Manassas, VA.  Born October 19, 1925 in Ransom Township, Nobles County, MN; to parents Henry and Anna (Bastow) Heideman. She attended rural school in District #21 in Ransom Township.    She was united in marriage to Harold “Abe” Remhof on December 13, 1947 at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church south...

   Elmer Benjamin Veldkamp, age 93, of rural Jasper, died Saturday, May 9, 2020 at the Bethany Home in Brandon, SD. He was born February 20, 1927, on a farm near Rock Valley, IA, to Aalt and Dena (Ruisch) Veldkamp. Elmer received his education in a country school through the eighth grade. He then helped his parents on the farm. He was drafted into the United States Army and served his country from October of 1945 to November of 1946. He made his choice to serve God at an early age...

   DORCAS RUTH DEGROOT, age 103, of Gettysburg, PA, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, April 24, 2020, at the Spirit Trust Lutheran Village, in Gettysburg, PA.    A private family burial will take place at the Worthington Cemetery.    Dingmann Funeral Home, in Worthington, is assisting the family with arrangements.