for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota

Aug 9, 2024

ANITA ELAINE (BOOTS) REKER, age 98, of Adrian, died Friday, August 9, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born February 24, 1926, in Hampton, IA, to Ben and Vera (Dirksen) Boots. As a young girl, she farmed with her family in Larkin Township.

Anita married Roman Reker on January 23, 1945, at St. Adrian...

Aug 8, 2024

Steven Ray Block, 70, of Worthington, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 8, 2024, at the Sanford Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.

A private family committal service will be held on August 23, at 2:00pm at the Round Lake Cemetery, Round Lake, Minnesota. Arrangements are under the direction of the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington, MN....

Aug 6, 2024

MARLENE ANN BECKER, age 87, of Ellsworth, died Tuesday, August 6, 2024, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born May 3, 1937, in Ellsworth, to Henry and Ruby (Stockwell) Meester. She graduated from Ellsworth High School. She later graduated from The Beauty School of South Dakota in Sioux Falls. Marlene married her high school...

Aug 2, 2024

FRANK "BUTCH" JUNIOR HIERONIMUS JR., age 82, of Adrian, died Friday, August 2, 2024, at his home. He was born January 25, 1942, in Nobles County, to Frank Sr. and Carrie (Boots) Hieronimus. He graduated from Adrian High School.

Butch married Carol Jean "Jeannie" Roemeling on September 21, 1963, in Adrian. Frank farmed most of his life...

Jul 31, 2024

RAMON RAMIREZ MENDOZA, age 72, of Worthington, died Wednesday, July 31, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born August 16, 1952, in Santo Tomas, Huatzindeo GTO, Mexico, to Jose Carmen Arroyo and Audelia Mendoza Vera. At the age of 16, Ramon immigrated to the United States. He moved to Worthington in 2000....

Jul 30, 2024

PATRICIA JEAN (McCLURE) LADD, age 83, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born July 28, 1941, in Sioux Falls, SD, to John and Helen (Thorson) Kent. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1959. She later attended Worthington Community College.

Pat married Roger McClure...

Jul 30, 2024

CAROL LEE ROWE, age 70, of Reading, died Tuesday, July 30, 2024, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 29, 1953, in Adrian, to Enno and Lillian (Allen) Feltman. She attended school in Bigelow and graduated from Worthington High School in 1971. Carol married Bill Rowe on April 26, 1991, in Windom. The couple...

Jul 29, 2024

Tena Winkelhorst, age 105, of Leota, died Monday, July 29, 2024, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born February 26, 1919, in Edgerton, to Henry and Jennie (Van Lant) Baker. She graduated from Edgerton Public High school in 1938 and attended Brady and Rogers School of Beauty Culture in Minneapolis in 1939. In 1955, she attended...

Jul 16, 2024

MARK ALAN SCHUETT, age 57, of Lakefield, died Tuesday July 16, 2024, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington, MN. Mark was born November 29, 1966, in Worthington, to Gary and Arlys (Pigman) Schuett. He was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Sioux Valley. He graduated from Sioux Valley Round Lake High School.

Mark married...

Jul 9, 2024

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...

Jul 8, 2024

Richard C. Klameth (Grizz), age 69, of Luverne, passed away Monday July 8th 2024 in the comfort of his home with his family. He was born June 24th 1955 in Sioux City Iowa to Rochelle Lea Hines and Milford Franklin Klameth.

Grizz played softball in his younger years and loved to go fishing, He was a forklift...

Jun 28, 2024

JANICE ELIZABETH HANSON, age 89, of Adrian, died Friday, June 28, 2024, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born July 3, 1934 in Bloom Township, near Wilmont, to Otto and Bernice (Smith) Joens. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1952.

Janice married Robert Hanson on February 26, 1956, in Wilmont. After their...

Jun 25, 2024

Edna Olga Combs, age 75, of Wilmont, died Tuesday, June 25, 2024, at her home.

A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Wilmont.

Jun 11, 2024

AUDREY LUCILLE DePAUW, age 95, of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 11, 2024, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born April 5, 1929, in Chester, SD, to Richard and Eunice (Farrand) Jones.

Audrey married Lorain DePauw on April 5, 1947, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived in Luverne. Audrey worked as a cook...

Jun 8, 2024

SUSAN ELEANOR WIENANDS, age 60, of Pipestone, died Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. She was born November 1, 1963, in Queens, New York to Eleanor S. Wienands and William H. Wienands. She grew up in Lake Ronkonkoma where she attended Sachem High School North before completing trade school to become an electrician....

May 29, 2024

ARTHUR "ART" HAROLD JOHNSON, age 80, of Luverne, died Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Society in Luverne. He was born February 28, 1944, in Viborg, SD, to Harold and Eleanor (Christensen) Johnson. He grew up and lived around various South Dakota towns in the area. Art spent most of his summers at his...

May 28, 2024

DONALD "DON" ROBERT HAUGEN, Age 79, of Worthington, Minnesota passed away peacefully Wednesday, May 29, 2024. He was born January 21, 1945 in Bowman, North Dakota, to Orville & Evelyn (Thorsgard) Haugen of Reeder, North Dakota. Don graduated from Reeder High School; Reeder, N.D. class of 1965. Followed by trade school at Wahpeton State School of Science as an...

May 26, 2024

SHARON MARIE ENGELSON, age 79, previously of Worthington, died Sunday May 26,2024, after a short stay in Fredericksburg Health and Rehab in Fredericksburg, VA. She was born March 24, 1945, in Madison SD and was the daughter of the late Raymond Engelson and Lois (Hidenshield) Engelson Anders. Sharon was a loving mother to her daughter, Shelly (Tony) Shelton, Sandy...

May 26, 2024

DONALD STEPHEN BRAKE, age 91, of Worthington, died Sunday, May 26, 2024, at his home. He was born on December 14, 1932, the oldest of four sons, to Joseph and Clara (Einck) Brake on the William Einck farm south of Wilmont, MN. Don began his early education in St. Kilian, MN before attending Worthington High School.

Don...

May 23, 2024

MARGARET MARY LING, age 85, of Worthington, died on May 23, 2024 at Maggie's Place in Ames, IA. She was the eleventh child of eleven children, born on the eleventh day of the eleventh month, 1938, in Heron Lake, MN to Carl and Monica (Freking) Bartosh. She graduated from Heron Lake High School in 1956. On July 4th, 1957...