Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Frances Loosbrock
Oct 16, 2009
FRANCES MARGARET LOOSBROCK, age 78, of St. Kilian, died Friday, October 16, 2009 at the Sanford Adrian Care Center in Adrian, MN. She was born April 29, 1931 to parents Harm and Veronica (McTague) Klooster in Adrian, MN. She attended school at St. Adrian Catholic School and graduated in 1948. After her schooling she worked for one year at...
Margaret A. Cooper
Oct 12, 2009
MARGARET A. COOPER, age 93, of Worthington, died Monday, October 12, 2009, as a result of an automobile accident east of Wilmont. She was born July 17, 1916, in Cold Spring, to Michael and Albina (Muggli) Fink. She attended school in Cold Spring. Margaret married Cecil Cooper on September 10, 1937, in Rock Rapids, IA. The couple lived in...
Edith Brinkman
Oct 7, 2009
Edith Marie Brinkman, 83, of Fulda, passed away Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2009 at the Sanford Adrian Care Center. Edith was born on March 5, 1926 to Clara (Goeken) and John Danneman. She was baptized by her Grandfather, Rev. Chris Goeken, at the Immanuel American Lutheran Church (Pfingsten) and was also confirmed there. Edith attended school district #98 and graduated...
Clarence V. Lursen
Sep 30, 2009
CLARENCE V. LURSEN, age 78, of Worthington, died Wednesday, September 30, 2009, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born May 22, 1931, in George, IA, to Oltman and Esther (Beek) Lursen. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1949. Clarence was employed part time during high school at the Worthmore Ice Cream store; Skaggs Grocery; and...
Raymond "Ray" F. Slater
Sep 26, 2009
RAYMOND ?RAY? FRANK SLATER, age 87, of Worthington, died Saturday, September 26, 2009, at his home. He was born April 21, 1922, on the family farm south of Wilmont. Ray was the first child of Henry and Magdalena (Balster) Slater. He attended school at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont. Ray worked on the family farm...
Elsie Mae Bergman
Sep 23, 2009
ELSIE MAE BERGMAN, age 84, of Luverne, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born April 17, 1925, in Little Rock, IA, to Henry W. and Ruth Alma (Gross) Gerloff. She graduated from Luverne High School. Elsie married Ervin Bergman on December 10, 1947, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple...
Mary A. Hinrichs
Sep 23, 2009
MARY A. HINRICHS, age 92, of Worthington, died Wednesday, September 23, 2009, at the Sibley Nursing & Rehab Center, in Sibley, IA. She was born March 24, 1917, in Rock Rapids, IA, to Henry Van Briesen. Mary attended country school near Rock Rapids, IA. After her schooling, she remained on the family farm. Mary married Henry M. Hinrichs on...
Donald Hanson
Sep 22, 2009
DONALD W. HANSON, 89, was born July 29, 1920, in Yankton, SD, to Norman and Ina (Johnson) Hanson. He attended elementary school in Garretson, SD, graduated from Worthington High School in 1938, and attended the University of South Dakota in Vermillion, SD. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. While in the service, Don met...
John "Bud" Meinders
Sep 15, 2009
JOHN ?Bud? DUANE MEINDERS, age 88, of rural Rushmore, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. He was born July 13, 1921 in Summit Township, MN; to parents Jacob and Janna (Brummer) Meinders. Bud was united in marriage to Gertrude Ponto on March 1, 1943 at the First Presbyterian Church in Rushmore, MN. After their...
Leroy Gonnerman
Sep 15, 2009
LeROY F. GONNERMAN, age 84, of Luverne, died Tuesday, September 15, 2009, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born August 31, 1925, in Sheldon, IA, to Roy and Florence (Pepper) Gonermann. LeRoy was baptized on August 18, 1935 and was confirmed on July 13, 1941 at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. He attended country school...
Luella Sevdy
Sep 15, 2009
LUELLA L. SEVDY, age 96, of Worthington, died, Tuesday, September 15, 2009 at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. Luella was born January 11, 1913 in Worthington to parents, John and Doris (Kunze) Graff. She was raised on the family farm north of Worthington and attended country schools. Luella was united in marriage to Howard Sevdy on February...
Loretta Hamann
Sep 13, 2009
LORETTA HAMANN, age 100, of Burnsville, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, September 13, 2009, at the Rivers Assisted Living Facility in Burnsville. She was born the youngest of four children on June 24, 1909, in Henry County, IL, to Harry and Elizabeth (DeFliger) Kemerling. Loretta attended rural School District #59 in Rock County and graduated from Luverne High School...
Paul Joseph Thiner
Sep 9, 2009
Paul Joseph Thiner of Heron Lake died Wednesday, September 9, 2009, at the VA Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD at the age of 91. Paul was born June 4, 1918, at Barnum, IA. He was the eighth child, and fifth son born to Herbert & Mayme (Thornbrough) Thiner. When Paul turned two, his family moved from IA and began...
Joyce Schaap
Aug 31, 2009
JOYCE P. PRINZING-SCHAAP, age 95, of Worthington, MN died Monday, August 31, 2009, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, MN. She was born June 29, 1914, in Faribault, MN to Franklin and Clara (Jobbins) Finley. She attended Faribault High School. Joyce married R.C. Prinzing in August of 1936. After their marriage, the couple owned & operated Prinzing Fruit...
Lorraine Wieneke
Aug 31, 2009
LORRAINE C. WIENEKE, age 88, of Adrian, died Monday, August 31, 2009, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born May 11, 1921, in Remsen, IA, to Julius and Ernestine (Gehrens) Wolf. At the age of two, Lorraine?s mother died. Julius married Anastasia Kusser. Lorraine attended school in Remsen, IA. Lorraine married Bernard Wieneke on September 16,...
Viola Elizabeth Fullwiler
Aug 29, 2009
VIOLA ELIZABETH FULLWILER, age 85, of Worthington, died August 29, 2009 at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born February 10, 1924 in Adrian, MN to Frank and Anna (Hageman) Schipp. She attended St. Adrian Catholic School. After her schooling she worked at the Faribault, MN and Sioux Falls, SD hospitals in the laundry. On February 7,...
Henry Van Essen
Aug 28, 2009
HENRY WILLARD VAN ESSEN, age 86, of Leota, died Friday, August 28, 2009, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born April 3, 1923, near Chandler, to William and Hattie (Pool) Van Essen. Henry received his education in the Leota Christian School and one year at the Edgerton Public High School. Many years later, all of the...
Ethel Leora Mcconkey
Aug 26, 2009
ETHEL LEORA (SNYDER) McCONKEY, age 98, of Worthington, died Wednesday, August 26, 2009, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born October 30, 1910, the second daughter of Harry and Maude (Extrom) Snyder, on a farm near Sibley, IA. When Ethel was a year old, she moved with her parents and older sister to a farm near...
Frank Heideman
Aug 23, 2009
FRANK HEIDEMAN, age 73, formerly of Rushmore and Worthington, died Sunday, August 23, 2009 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, MN. He was born January 29, 1936 in Sibley, Iowa to parents Henry and Anna (Bastow) Heideman. He attended rural school in Ransom Township at District #21. After his schooling he remained on the family farm in Ransom...
Barbara Bauer
Aug 19, 2009
BARBARA ?BARB? BAUER, age 57, of Worthington, died Wednesday, August 19, 2009, at her home. She was born October 30, 1951, in Marshall, to LaVerne & Dorothy (Riddell) Bauer. She graduated from Anoka High School. Barb lived most of her life in the Minneapolis area. She worked as a school bus aid; and at a nursing home. In 2004,...
