Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Alice Frieda Wilken
Dec 30, 2008
ALICE FRIEDA WILKEN, age 89, of Worthington, died Tuesday, December 30, 2008 at the Sanford Worthington Regional Hospital. She was born October 16, 1919 in Graham Lake Township to parents, Will and Grace (Manning) Kunze. She attended country school and later attended public school in Sioux Valley. Alice was united in marriage to John Wilken on September 18, 1938...
Maynard Victor Doeden
Dec 18, 2008
MAYNARD (DOEDIE) DOEDEN, age 82, of Worthington died Thursday, December 18, 2008 at Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington. He was born June 8, 1926 in Worthington to parents Andrew and Inez (Jenkins) Doeden. Maynard graduated from Worthington Public High School in 1943. After his graduation he enlisted in the United States Navy and served his nation from 1944 until his...
Edith Umland
Dec 15, 2008
EDITH E. UMLAND, age 94, of Luverne, died Monday, December 15, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born October 3, 1914, in Sioux Center, IA, to Jesse and Francis (Griffin) Ross. She attended Dist. #73 country school near Luverne. Edith was baptized on July 6 and confirmed on July 10, 1938, at St. John Lutheran...
Darlene Nagel
Dec 6, 2008
DARLENE LaVONNE NAGEL, age 79, of rural Adrian, died Saturday, December 6, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born July 3, 1929, on the family farm southwest of George, IA, Lyon County, to Louie and Dena (Stubbe) Peters. Darlene graduated from George High School. She worked various jobs in the George area. Darlene married...
Mary Sybella Johanning
Dec 5, 2008
MARY SYBELLA JOHANNING, age 100, of Adrian, died Friday, December 5, 2008, at the Sanford Adrian Care Center. She was born August 25, 1908, on the family farm south of St. Kilian, to Sebastian and Catherine (Kurtenbach) John. Mary graduated from St. Kilian Catholic School. After her mother died, Mary continued living on the farm caring for her father...
Nettie Vatland
Nov 30, 2008
NETTIE JANE SLIETER VATLAND, age 84, of Luverne, died Sunday, November 30, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Luverne. She was born October 30, 1924, in Tuttle, OK, to Harry and Pearl (Kile) Copp. In 1928, Nettie moved with her family to Chickasha, OK. She worked at W & B Flying School and at the Canteen at Borden...
Penny Lynn Bradley
Nov 22, 2008
PENNY LYNN BRADLEY, age 29, of Luverne, died Saturday, November 22, 2008, at her home. She was born August 1, 1979, in Lexington, SC, to Timothy and Barb (Briggs) Bradley. She attended school in Luverne. Penny lived in Luverne where she had worked at the Comfort Inn and McDonalds before she was forced to stop working due to her...
Lawrence "Larry" Ripperda
Nov 22, 2008
LAWRENCE ?LARRY? R. RIPPERDA, age 68, of Worthington, died after a battle with cancer Saturday, November 22, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born November 23, 1939, in Plymouth County, IA, to Joseph and Gladys (Kramer) Ripperda. Larry graduated from Rock Valley High School; and later attended a Vo-Tech school in Kansas City, MO. In...
Curtis Corbin
Nov 17, 2008
CURTIS LEE CORBIN, age 56, of South Shore, SD, formerly of Leota, died of a sudden heart attack Monday, November 17, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 15, 1952, in Pipestone, to Gilbert Warren and Bertha (Koelewyn) Corbin. Curt grew up on the family farm near Leota. He attended Leota Christian School;...
Curtis B. Maxwell, Sr.
Nov 15, 2008
CURTIS B. MAXWELL, SR., age 79, of Luverne, was born August 21, 1929 in Luverne to parents Gay and Ann (Soutar) Maxwell. He attended rural schools in Rock County and graduated from Luverne High School in 1947. After his schooling, he worked for Gay Maxwell & Sons Construction in Luverne and eventually started his own business as a masonary...
Irene Jensen
Nov 9, 2008
IRENE MAE JENSEN, age 95, of Luverne, died Sunday, November 9, 2008, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born January 28, 1913, in Doon, IA, to Hugo and Dora (Bartscher) Prahl. Irene was baptized on March 22, 1915. She graduated from Luverne High School and later worked for many years at Myhre Studio...
Orvin R. Wiertzema
Nov 6, 2008
ORVIN ?Orv? R. WIERTZEMA, age 70, of Worthington, died, Thursday, November 6, 2008 at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester, MN. He was born April 5, 1938 in Adrian to parents George and Luella (Habbena) Wiertzema. He attended rural school in Little Rock Township and then attended Adrian Public School. The family moved to Kanaranzi when he was sixteen years...
Roger Allen Reu
Nov 5, 2008
ROGER ALLEN REU, age 63, of Flandreau, SD, formerly of Luverne, died Wednesday, November 5, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born April 3, 1945, in Luverne, to Arlo and Minna (Hansen) Reu. Roger was baptized on April 29, 1945, at Trinity Lutheran Church, in Jasper. He was confirmed on May 17, 1959,...
Nedra E. Craun
Nov 3, 2008
NEDRA E. CRAUN, age 81 of Worthington, died Monday, November 3, 2008 at the Country View Manor Nursing Home in Sibley, IA. She was born September 12, 1927 in Worthington, MN to parents, Lester and Mayme (James) Selvog. Nedra graduated from Worthington High School in 1945. She then attended Worthington Community College and graduated in 1946. Nedra was united...
Michael Hermeling
Nov 1, 2008
MICHAEL "MIKE" HERMELING, age 22, of Rushmore, formerly of Adrian, died Saturday, November 1, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born February 4, 1986, in Worthington, to Doug and Julie (Roemeling) Hermeling. Mike graduated from Adrian High School in 2004. He graduated from Minnesota West Community College, in Worthington, with a degree in Agriculture...
George Debeer
Oct 26, 2008
GEORGE W. DEBEER, age 86, of Worthington, died Sunday, October 26, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born September 28, 1922, in Lyon County, IA, near Ellsworth, MN, to Will and Aafke (Harms) DeBeer. George grew up and attended country school in Midland Township. He was baptized & confirmed at the Bethel Reformed Church. George...
Geraldine "Gerry" Brua
Oct 24, 2008
GERALDINE ?GERRY? BRUA, age 75, of Worthington, died Friday, October 24, 2008, at the Sanford Regional Worthington Hospital. She was born May 3, 1933, in New Castle, PA, to George and Ethel (Tucker) Pisor. She graduated from New Castle High School in 1951. Gerry married Jack Brua on June 20, 1952, in New Castle, PA. After their marriage, the...
Lorraine Vanpeursem
Oct 23, 2008
LORRAINE M. VANPEURSEM, age 86, of Adrian, died Thursday, October 23, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born March 2, 1922, on the family farm in rural Adrian, to Henry and Louise (Farwick) Berning. She attended country school in Lismore Township. Lorraine married Ralph VanPeursem on June 1, 1938, at the Little Brown Church in...
Dora Buchman
Oct 20, 2008
DORA MARIE BUCHMAN, age 96, of Worthington, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at the Crossroads Care Center, in Worthington. She was born October 11, 1912, in rural Nobles County, Elk Township, to Will and Grace (Manning) Kunze. Dora was baptized & confirmed into the Lutheran Faith. She attended country school in rural Worthington. Dora married Ray Buchman on November...
Poy Bounchanh
Oct 19, 2008
POY BONCHANH, died Sunday, October 19, 2008, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was born on September 23, 1964 in Laos. Poy married Sao Bounchanh in 1986 in Thailand. The couple came to the U.S. on June 3, 1988 and they made their home in Des Moines, IA, later moving to Sioux City, IA. In 1994...
