Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Dave Buss
Oct 15, 2008
DAVE BUSS, age 54, of Adrian, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at Sanford Hospital Luverne. He was born April 8, 1954 in Adrian to parents Tony and Grace (Boltjes) Buss. He attended school in Adrian and also Ellsworth. Dave was united in marriage to Sandra Roemeling on April 23, 1971 in Sioux Falls, SD. They made their home in...
Fanny Oltmans
Oct 15, 2008
FANNY OLTMANS, age 102, of Adrian, formerly of Rushmore, died Wednesday, October 15, 2008 at the Sanford Adrian Care Center in Adrian. She was born December 7, 1905 to Harm and Kattie (Lupkes) Johnson in Grundy Center, IA. The family moved to a farm northwest of Rushmore where Fanny received her schooling in District #69. The Johnson family later...
Kyle Frederickson
Oct 11, 2008
KYLE FREDERICKSON, age 51, of Worthington, died Saturday, October 11, 2008, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in Luverne. He was born December 6, 1956, in Viborg, SD, to Eldon and Ardell (Anderson) Frederickson. Kyle graduated from Viborg High School in 1975. He later received a Bachelor of Science Degree in Animal Science, in 1985, at South Dakota State University....
Gerald B. Riemersma
Oct 9, 2008
GERALD B. RIEMERSMA, age 86, of Worthington, died Thursday, October 9, at the Sanford Regional Hospital Worthington. He was born January 14, 1922, in Org, to parents, Bert and Ethel (Palmer) Riemersma. He attended school in Brewster and graduated from Brewster High School. After graduation, Gerald attended Northwestern College in Minneapolis. Gerald served his nation overseas, during WWII in...
Clarence Scheepstra
Oct 5, 2008
CLARENCE SCHEEPSTRA, age 77, of Worthingon, died Sunday, October 5, 2008 at his home. He was born April 25, 1931 on a farm near Worthington, to parents, Klaas and Nellie (Dejong) Scheepstra. He attended District #18 Country School in rural Worthington. In 1952 Clarence enlisted in the Air Force and completed his basic training in San Antonio, TX and...
Margaret Pick
Oct 4, 2008
MARGARET ANN PICK, age 88, of Luverne, died Saturday, October 4, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Luverne. She was born on June 12, 1920, in rural Lismore, to John Peter and Anna (Krips) Gleis. She attended St. Anthony Catholic School, in Lismore. Margaret married Raphael ?Ray? Pick on June 19, 1945, at St. Anthony Catholic Church, in...
Gertrude M. Little
Sep 30, 2008
GERTRUDE M. LITTLE, age 94, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 30, 2008, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage, in Worthington. She was born May 13, 1914, in Ransom Township, MN, to Julius and Marie (Marquardt) Fenske. Gertrude graduated from Bigelow High School in 1932. She was the only graduate in a class of one. Gertrude married Leslie Leemkuil on May...
