Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Herman Wiertzema
Sep 25, 2008
HERMAN JOHN WIERTZEMA, age 83, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, September 25, 2008, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. He was born November 6, 1924, in Little Rock Township, MN, to George and Luella (Habbena) Wiertzema. He attended country school in rural Little Rock Township. Herman married Lena DeBoer on December 6, 1944, in Rushmore. After their marriage, the couple farmed...
George J. Mann
Sep 21, 2008
GEORGE J. MANN, age 92 of Luverne, died Sunday, September 21, 2008 at Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born September 11, 1916 in Luverne to parents, Albert W. and Hilda L. (Wulf) Mann. He was baptized on October 29, 1916 and later confirmed on June 21, 1931 all at St. John Lutheran Church in Luverne. George attended rural...
Ralph Petersen
Sep 18, 2008
Ralph was? a son, the second child born to Ferdinand & Elvira Petersen. He was born at home on February 22, 1924 in Luverne, MN. Ralph was? a brother to Elaine, Kurt, Gordon, & Carol. He fondly remembered his growing up years and cared deeply for each of his siblings. Ralph was? a husband. After Ralph returned from WWII,...
Janet D. Nelson
Sep 14, 2008
JANET D. NELSON, age 67, of Beaver Creek, died Sunday, September 14, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital, in Luverne. She was born April 13, 1941, in rural Rock Co., to Jens and Evangeline (Gran) Nelson. She graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1959. Jan lived in Beaver Creek all of her life. She worked as a custodian at...
Avis S. Fletcher
Sep 9, 2008
AVIS S. FLETCHER, age 80, of rural Worthington, died Tuesday, September 9, 2008, at the North Central Heart Institute, in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born October 4, 1927 at her home in Little Rock Township to Harvey and Cora (Ostrem) Kruse. She attended country school at District 12 in rural Little Rock Township, MN. Avis married Kenneth C....
Guy Edwin Williams
Sep 5, 2008
GUY EDWIN WILLIAMS, age 89, of Worthington, died, Friday, September 5, 2008 at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born February 9, 1919 in Neosho, Missouri to parents Ben and Carrie (Rollings) Williams. Guy graduated from Neosho High School in Neosho, Missouri in 1936. At the age of 14 and thru his teen age years he began entering...
Helen Boyle
Sep 1, 2008
HELEN BOYLE, age 86, of Worthington, died Monday, September 1, 2008, at the Arnold Memorial Nursing Home, in Adrian. She was born October 12, 1921, in Mitchell, SD, to George and Hennrietta (Young) Sweisberger. She attended school in Sioux City, IA. Helen married Greg Boyle on March 9, 1942, in Sioux City, IA. The couple lived in Jackson, NE,...
Richard F. Nuehse
Aug 30, 2008
RICHARD F. NUEHSE, age 90, of Round Lake, died Saturday, August 30, 2008, at the Sunset Knoll Care & Rehab Center, in Aurelia, IA where he had resided for the past four years. He was born May 8, 1918, in Sioux Valley, MN, to Herman and Bertha (Schumann) Nuehse. He attended country school near Brewster. Rich served his country...
Edna Anna Marie Leister
Aug 29, 2008
EDNA ANNA MARIE LEISTER, age 95, of Worthington, died Friday, August 29, 2008 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born December 13, 1912 in Bordin, Minnesota in Slayton County. She was the daughter of Edward and Dorothea (Schwede) Monke. Edna attended school in LeMars, Iowa. She was united in marriage to Henry Leister on April 13, 1935...
Lorane "Larry" Brinkman
Aug 28, 2008
LORANE ?LARRY? ROBERT BRINKMAN, age 88, of Luverne, died Thursday, August 28, 2008, at his home in Luverne. He was born May 12, 1920, in Worthington, to Henry J. and Paulina (Bultman) Brinkman. He attended elementary school, completing eight grades, in what was then rural Dist. #98, Nobles County, near his family?s farm in rural Fulda. Larry attended Worthington...
Bernice O. Boltjes
Aug 27, 2008
BERNICE O. BOLTJES, age 77, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, August 27, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born January 23, 1931, in Sioux Falls, SD, to John and Ann (Duwenhoegger) Freob. She graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School in 1948. Bernice married Henry Boltjes on February 21, 1949, at St. Adrian Catholic Church....
Harriet Scholten
Aug 19, 2008
HARRIET G. SCHOLTEN, age 82, of Worthington, died Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born on February 20, 1926 in Matlock, IA to parents, Anthony and Kate (Mouw) Scholten. Harriet attended Pipestone County School. After graduating, she moved to rural Worthington and worked at Worthmore which later became Campbell Soup Company; where she...
Donald L. Talbert
Aug 17, 2008
DONALD L. TALBERT, age 98, of Luverne, died Sunday, August, 17, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born January 24, 1910, in Long Lake, MN, to Fritz and Wilhelmina (Read) Talbert. He attended elementary school at District 94, in Crystal Bay, MN. Donald graduated from Wayzata High School, in Wayzata, MN. He later graduated from...
