Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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,...
Ruth C. Obermoller
Aug 14, 2009
RUTH CAROLINE OBERMOLLER, age 81, of rural Brewster, MN; died, Friday, August 14, 2009 at her home in rural Brewster. She was born August 18, 1927 in Little Rock Township, MN; to parents, Herman Reinhold and Freda Bertha Minnie (Pieper) Wick. She was baptized and confirmed in St. John?s Lutheran Church in Rushmore. She graduated from Adrian High School....
Rienard J. Henrichs
Aug 11, 2009
RIENARD J. HENRICHS, (R.J.), age 90, of Ellsworth, went to his heavenly home on Tuesday, August 11, 2009 at the Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. R.J. was born August 19, 1918 in Lynn County near Minneota, Minnesota to Rienard and Bertha (Alleckson) Henrichs. His family moved to Ellsworth, Minnesota when he was nine years old. He started working outside his...
Norma E. Herman
Aug 7, 2009
NORMA E. HERMAN, age 99, of Luverne, died Friday, August 7, 2009, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born April 22, 1910, in Beaver Creek Township, to Lee and Nettie (Brooks) English. Norma attended school in Beaver Creek and after three months, she moved to Luverne with her parents who had bought the South Side Dairy....
Sybelle Marie Schmitz
Jul 31, 2009
SYBELLE M. SCHMITZ, age 85, of Rural Brewster, died Friday, July 31, 2009, at the Good Samaritan House, Windom, MN. She was born August 16, 1923 in Alton, Iowa to parents Leo and Amelia (Biever) Schneider. Her grandparents settled in the Alton area during the 1880?s. John Schneider and Kathryn (Thelen) Schneider immigrated from Weisviller, France in 1880 on...
Bessie M. Jacobson
Jul 30, 2009
BESSIE M. JACOBSON, age 73, of Luverne, died Thursday, July 30, 2009, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born November 27, 1935, in Omro, WS, to Jenor and Ardis (Searle) Konow. She grew up and attended school in the Winneconne, WS area. She graduated from the Winneconne High School in 1953 and later attended business school in Fennemore,...
Viola M. Ruffing
Jul 27, 2009
VIOLA M. RUFFING, age 92, of Adrian, died, Monday, July 27, 2009 at the Sanford Adrian Care Center in Adrian, MN. She was born September 26, 1916 in Adrian to parents Frank and Justine (Weidert) Banck. She attended and graduated from St. Adrian Catholic School in Adrian. Viola was united in marriage to Harold Ruffing on February 8, 1945...
Dale Domeyer
Jul 22, 2009
DALE HERMAN DOMEYER, age 87, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born August 1, 1921, in Adrian, to Herman and Margaret (Sassen) Domeyer. Dale attended St. Adrian Catholic School. He farmed with his father until his marriage. Dale married Dorothy Klooster on February 6, 1945, at St. Mary...
