Obituaries
Gerald "Jerry" Vortherms
May 12, 2009
GERALD ?JERRY? F. VORTHERMS, age 69, of Worthington, died Tuesday, May 12, 2009 at the Sanford Hospice Sunset Cottage in Worthington. He was born April 28, 1940 in LeMars, IA, to Isabella (Vortherms) Hemmen. Jerry grew up and attended school in Grandville, IA. He then moved with his family to rural Reading and farmed with his father, attending school...
Kendahl Marie Vortherms
May 10, 2009
KENDAHL MARIE VORTHERMS, infant daughter of Shanna Halverson and Josh Vortherms, was born and baptized on Sunday, May 10, 2009. As she will always be in our hearts, she is now in the arms of Jesus. Heaven?s gain was our loss when our beautiful little angel was called away from us to heaven. She is survived by her parents,...
Vivian Margaret Petersen
May 10, 2009
VIVIAN MARGARET PETERSEN, age 93, of Luverne, died Sunday, May 10, 2009, at her home. She was born December 30, 1915, in rural Rock County, Denver Township, to Henry P. and Margaret (Sierks) Stamman. Vivian attended country school in rural Rock County and graduated from Luverne High School in 1934. She then attended a year of Normal School. Vivian...
Lenore Margaret Wilson
May 4, 2009
Lenore Margaret Wilson was born on June 16th 1919 in Sioux Valley Township, Jackson County Minnesota, the daughter of Henry and Edith Rowe Sampson. While growing up Lenore assisted on the family farm in Sioux Valley Township. She attended elementary and high school in Sioux Valley, then received a 2 year degree and Bachelor of Science degree from Mankato...
Tillie Johanning (Svehla)
May 4, 2009
TILLIE (SVEHLA) JOHANNING, age 95, of Adrian, died Monday, May 4, 2009 at the Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. She was born April 25, 1914 in Seward Township, Nobles County, MN, to parents, Bernard and Victoria (Weidert) Finke. She was baptized at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Wilmont and attended rural school in Nobles County. After her...
Leroy Foight
Apr 27, 2009
LEROY FOIGHT, age 80, of Luverne, died Monday, April 27, 2009, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born May 4, 1928, in Virdene, IL, to Lawrence and Pearl (Fox-Sheppard) Foight. Leroy attended school in Luverne. He served his country in the United States Navy during WWII. Leroy married Marian Anderson on September 17, 1949. After their...
Gertrude Meinders
Apr 26, 2009
GERTRUDE CORA MEINDERS, age 88, of rural Rushmore, died Sunday, April 26, 2009 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born March 20, 1921 in Becker County, MN; to parents Albert and Cora (DeGuise) Ponto. She graduated from Worthington Public High School. Gertrude was united in marriage to John ?Bud? Meinders on March 1, 1943 at the First...
Rebecca Eileen Rutzen
Apr 19, 2009
REBECCA EILEEN RUTZEN, age 57, of Worthington, died Sunday, April 19, 2009 at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born on January 5, 1952 in Worthington, to parents, Sidney and Ruth (Barrett) Lundgren. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1970. After High School she attended Canby Vocational School and worked for Campbell Soup Company in Worthington....
Roy Harold, Sr. Buss
Apr 19, 2009
ROY HAROLD BUSS Sr., age 87, of Luverne, died Sunday, April 19, 2009, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born February 18, 1922, in rural Ellsworth, to Tony and Tina (Westerbur) Buss. He attended school in Ellsworth. Roy married Alice Ann Peterson on December 14, 1947, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived in...
Fern Thelander
Apr 10, 2009
FERN A. THELANDER, age 77, of Worthington, died Friday, April 10, 2009 at Sanford Hospital, Worthington. She was born November 29, 1931 in Callender, Iowa to parents Arthur G. and Lucile M. (Zierke) Thelander. At three years of age she moved with her family to a farm near Harris, IA; where Fern started school. At six years of age...
Joan Slater
Apr 8, 2009
JOAN M. SLATER, age 75, of Adrian, formerly of Wilmont, died Wednesday, April 8, 2009, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born October 11, 1933, in rural Wilmont, to Henry and Lena (Balster) Slater. She attended school in Wilmont and was a member of Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church. Joan was employed by...
Charles Van Belle
Mar 29, 2009
CHARLES ?CHUCK? ALBERT VAN BELLE, age 92, of Luverne, died Sunday, March 29, 2009, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born October 21, 1916, in Kewanee, IL, to Prosper and Valentine (Semoens) Van Belle. Chuck?s parents died when he was a young boy and he was raised by his relatives. In 1942, Chuck entered the United...
Leona Fuerstenberg
Mar 24, 2009
LEONA FUERSTENBERG, age 81, of Worthington, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at her home. She was born on April 14, 1927 to Paul and Frances (Broich) Probst in Wilmont, MN. She attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont until 1943. She then attended Worthington High School graduating in 1944. Leona was united in marriage to Ralph...
Mildred Breuer
Mar 24, 2009
MILDRED WAHLERT BREUER, age 96, of Barrett, formerly of Adrian, died Tuesday, March 24, 2009, at the Barrett Care Center. She was born August 12, 1912, the daughter of Jacob and Dora (Bendt) Wahlert in Rock Township near Luverne, MN. Mildred was one of 17 children and attended rural school in Rock County, MN. On June 26, 1935 she...
Jack Meyeraan
Mar 21, 2009
JOHN ?JACK? MEYERAAN, age 72, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. He was born November 28, 1936, in Worthington, MN to parents, George Sr. and Grace (Meester) Meyeraan. He attended Worthington Public School. John was united in marriage to Joan Renken on April 19, 1958 in Dakota City, NE. After their marriage...
Lois Thomasine Meester
Mar 18, 2009
LOIS T. MEESTER, age 79, of Luverne, died Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born May 22, 1929, in Harrisburg, IL, to Thomas and Leland (Collins) Bowman. Lois attended school in Danville, IL area and later received her GED. Lois was united in marriage to Henry Meester on August 16, 1973, in...
Richard Eggleston
Mar 18, 2009
Richard "Rick" Eggleston UTCS Navy "Seabees" Retired Rick, 63, passed away Wednesday, March 18, 2009, at Providence St. Peter Hospital in Olympia, WA He was born on February 20, 1946, in Worthington, MN. to Glen and Margaret (Rohwedder) Eggleston, one of eight children. He married Dottie (Gustafson) Eggleston in Omaha, NE on December 14, 1974. He re-entered the military...
Bernice Beckman
Mar 14, 2009
BERNICE M. BECKMAN, age 90, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 14, 2009 at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. She was born January 9, 1919 in Seward Township in Nobles County to parents, John and Elsie (Bents) Enninga. She grew up and attended country school in the Pfingston community in Seward Township. After completing school she was employed...
Georgia Ferguson
Mar 13, 2009
GEORGIA FERGUSON, age 81, of Luverne, died Friday March 13, 2009, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was born July 27, 1927, in Luverne, to George and Bessie (Dybedock) Soutar. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1945. She worked for Nelson?s Department Store while she was in high school. Georgia was united in marriage to Hugh...
Sana Thonglyvong
Mar 12, 2009
SANA THONGLYVONG, age 49, of Worthington, died Thursday, March 12, 2009 at his home. He was born on November 5, 1960, in Savannakhet, Laos, to parents, Chanma and Say Thonglyvong. He attended school in Laos. In 1981 he came to the United States and lived in Philadelphia, PA and later moved to Worthington. Sana married Khambao Xayavong on February...
