Obituaries
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...
George King
Jul 22, 2009
GEORGE KING, JR., age 90, of Rushmore, died Wednesday, July 22, 2009 at the Sanford Adrian Care Center. He was born January 3, 1919 in Holman Township in Iowa, to parents, George, Sr. and Kassiena (Vander Werff) King. He attended country school in rural Rushmore and farmed with his father. In 1941 George was drafted by the U.S. Army...
Mabel Axdahl
Jul 11, 2009
MABEL ESTHER AXDAHL, age 96, of Luverne, formerly of Adrian, died Saturday, July 11, 2009, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born October 6, 1912, in George, IA, to Wert and Minnie (Ackerman) Bergman. She attended schools in Iowa & Minnesota. Mabel married Gaylord Axdahl on November 24, 1953, in Worthington. After their marriage, the couple...
Orville Wee
Jul 7, 2009
ORVILLE SETHER WEE, age 98, of Worthington, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009 at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born July 8, 1910 to parents Peder and Martha (Sether) Wee in Pontiac, Illinois. He grew up in Dawson, MN and graduated from Dawson Public School. He later attended St. Olaf College in Northfield, MN and graduated in...
Marie Lovrien
Jul 7, 2009
MARIE INEZ LOVRIEN, 92, of Ellsworth, MN, died Tuesday, July 7, 2009, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. Marie was born March 1, 1917 on the Kellen family farm east of Adrian, MN to Nick and Anna (Suedbeck) Kellen. She attended school at St. Adrian Catholic School and married Edmund Lovrien on September 12, 1939 at St....
Daryl Joul Faragher
Jun 27, 2009
DARYL JOUL FARAGHER, age 90, of Cresco, Iowa, formerly of Adrian and Worthington, Minnesota, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at the Regional Health Services of Howard County in Cresco, Iowa.? He was born June 8, 1919 in Adrian to parents, Ray and Minnie (Joul) Faragher.? He graduated from Adrian High School and later attended Nettleton Business College in Sioux...
Margaret E. Grimmius
Jun 27, 2009
MARGARET EMMA GRIMMIUS, age 86, of Worthington, died Saturday, June 27, 2009 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born July 19, 1922 in Ransom Township, Nobles County, MN; to parents Henry and Anna (Bastow) Heideman. She attended rural school in District #21 in Ransom Township. She helped on the family farm after her schooling. Margaret was united...
Adeline Anderson
Jun 26, 2009
ADELINE ANDERSON, age 92, of Worthington, formerly of Foley, died Friday, June 26, 2009, at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born June 10, 1917, in Maywood Township, rural Foley, to Albert and Johanna Augusta (Bjurstrom) Selander. She graduated from Foley High School in 1935. Adeline married Glenn Anderson on October 23, 1936, in Foley. After their...
Ivo Loosbrock
Jun 24, 2009
IVO JON LOOSBROCK, age 77, of St. Kilian, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. He was born August 21, 1931, in Lismore, to Alvin and Lenora (Pick) Loosbrock. Ivo attended St. Anthony & St. Kilian Catholic Schools. He served his country in the United States Navy during the Korean Conflict from 1950 to...
Shirley A. Debates
Jun 24, 2009
SHIRLEY ANN DEBATES, age 73, of Sioux Falls, formerly of Luverne, died Wednesday, June 24, 2009, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 27, 1935, in Centerville, SD, to Walter and Doris (Middlen) Yager. She worked at the Adrian Bank after she graduated high school. She was united in marriage to Duwayne DeBates...
