Allen Bernard Willers, age 93, of Luverne, passed away July 9th, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born on November 13, 1930 in Luverne, MN to Bernard and Edna (Wegner) Willers. He grew up on a farm southeast of Beaver Creek, MN, and attended country school east of Beaver Creek for 8 grades. He then moved to Luverne and lived with his Grandmother to finish high school. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1948. He attended Mankato Business for two years prior to being drafted into USMC.

Allen married Lillian L. Deitermann on January 23, 1952 and lived most of their lives on a farm near Beaver Creek, MN. They moved to Luverne in 1996. Allen was drafted in 1952 into the United States Marine Corps for service in the Korean War. They moved to San Diego, CA where they lived for several months prior to his deployment to Korea.

After serving in Korea, Allen was released from active service in 1954 and served in the Marine Reserve until 1960. He returned to Beaver Creek where he farmed for the next 60+ years. Allen also worked as Beaver Creek Rural Mail Carrier; served in the MN Army National Guard (20 years); served as Foster Parent; Foster Grandparent; Luverne School Crossing Guard; St. Catherine's Eucharistic Minister; and Prison Ministry. He was also a member of the Knights of Columbus and served on the Beaver Creek Township Board and Supervisor. Allen enjoyed playing cards, square dancing, reading western & military books; though the main loves of life were his wife and farming. He was a devoted Husband, and loved his children, eleven grandchildren, and thirty great-grandchildren.

Allen is survived by his 4 children, Mark (Karen) Willers, Beaver Creek; Sharon (Tom) Wieneke, Jackson; Michael (Kristy) Willers, Beaver Creek; Barbara (Regg) Glawe, Arlington, SD. Eleven grandchildren: Brad (Cate) Willers, Patricia Willers (Mario Miranda), Nicole (Kyle) Woodley, Natalie (Robert) Golden, Patrick (Kaisa) Wieneke, Maria (Matthew) Bezdicek, Sandra (Tom) Bosch, Anthony Willers (Katelyn Jindra), Nathan (Abbigale) Glawe, Alyssa (Auger) Goma, and Rebecca Glawe. Thirty great-grandchildren: Lillian & Owen Willers; Hannah, Emmett, Felicity, & Aidan Woodley; Alexander Golden; Clare & Lila Wieneke; Karli, Rebekah, & Lauren Bezdicek; Daxter, Chandler, Hugo, & Atlas Bosch; Reagan Willers; Madelyn, Makayla, Marie, Makenna, Matthew, Malachi, Margaret, Macalister, Matthias, Marian & Marcus Glawe, and Aveline & Ariane Goma; one exchange student, David S. Tamez, Mexico; a foster daughter, Tammy Eugenius, Florida, and dear friends, Harveen & Bruce Gluf.

He was preceded in death by his wife Lillian (sixty-seven years), his parents Bernard & Edna Willers, step- mother, Josephine Willers, an infant daughter, Cheryl Ann Willers, and his brother, Stanford Willers.

Visitation will be from 4:30 to 7 pm Tuesday, July 16, at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Luverne with parish prayers at 7 pm. Visitation will also be one hour prior to the service at the church on Wednesday. Funeral Mass will be 10:30 am Wednesday at St. Catherine Catholic Church, in Luverne, officiated by Monsignor Gerald Kosse. Burial, with full military honors provided by the Luverne American Legion & VFW, will be at St. Catherine Cemetery in Luverne.

Memorials are preferred to the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage or the Adrian Country Living Cottages.