Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Lucille Carol Sailor
Mar 29, 2008
LUCILLE ?LUCIE? CAROL SAILOR, two month old daughter of Derek and April (Wessels) Sailor, went to heaven to be in her grandma Carol?s arms on March 29, 2008, as a result of an automobile accident. She was born January 21, 2008, in Shakopee. Lucie, our little angel, warmed our hearts with her sweet little smiles and will be truly...
Mollyann Muller
Mar 29, 2008
MOLLYANN MULLER, age 79, of Fulda, died Saturday, March 29, at her home in Fulda. She was born in rural Avoca April 18, 1928, to John and Anna (Nimerfroh) Zanter. Mollyann attended country school in Murry County District Forty. She received her GED from Worthington High School. After finishing school, she first stayed home to take care of her...
Elvera Bucher
Mar 27, 2008
ELVERA L. BUCHER, age 77, of Worthington, died Thursday, March 28, 2008, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 14, 1930, in Butterfield, to Harvey and Anna (Trade) Offerdahl. She graduated from Worthington High School. Elvera married Ervin Bucher on August 27, 1948, in Worthington. After their marriage, the couple farmed near Reading; and...
George Martin Kadinger
Mar 25, 2008
GEORGE MARTIN KADINGER, age 78, of Worthington, died Tuesday, March 25, 2008, at the Worthington Regional Hospital. He was born July 6, 1929, in Hartford, SD to parents, Joseph and Lillian (Leisinger) Kadinger. George graduated from Hartford High School in 1947. He later served in the Korean War in communications on the front line from 1951 to 1953. George...
Nathan Jay Wynia
Mar 22, 2008
NATHAN JAY WYNIA, age 26, of Sioux Falls, SD; formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, March 22, 2008 near Wolsey, SD. He was born September 3, 1981 in Luverne to parents, Steve and Lora Lynn (Schoep) Wynia. He graduated from Luverne High School in 2000. After graduation he worked for Mary Jane Brown Nursing Home. Nathan joined the Luverne National...
Louis (Jack) Maras
Mar 22, 2008
LOUIS (JACK) MARAS, age 61, of Luverne, died Saturday, March 22, 2008 at his home. He was born October 14, 1946 in Lakefield to parents Ludwig and Evelyn (Blaum) Maras. He attended various schools in the area before serving his nation during the Vietnam Conflict. He received his honorable discharge from the U.S. Army in 1969. Jack was united...
Frances (Vogel) Dieber
Mar 21, 2008
FRANCES (VOGEL) DIEBER, age 103, died, Friday, March 21, 2008 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born May 24, 1904 in Comfrey, MN; to parents Henry and Paulina (Bitten) Arndt. She attended school in Comfrey and graduated from high school in New Ulm. After graduation, Frances attended normal teachers training and taught school for one year. She...
Evelyn R. Nelson
Mar 18, 2008
Evelyn R. Nelson, age 88, of Luverne, passed away on Tuesday, March 18, 2008, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center, in Luverne. Evelyn lived in Rock County her entire life and has been a resident of Mary Jane Brown since November 2004. She was born to Earnest and Myrtle (Lehmann) Kleine in Magnolia Township on January 17,...
Evelyn J. Galagan
Mar 12, 2008
EVELYN J. GALAGAN, age 80, of Worthington, died Wednesday, March 12, 2008 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born on July 27, 1927 in Wilmont, MN; to parents George and Caroline (Krell) Probst. She attended grade school in Wilmont and graduated from Worthington High School in 1945. Evelyn was united in marriage to James R. Galagan at...
Evald Norman Danielson
Mar 11, 2008
EVALD NORMAN ?NORM? DANIELSON, age 83, of Luverne, died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born June 15, 1924, in Boyd, to Evald and Selma (Dahlgren) Danielson. He attended country school in rural Boyd and the Boyd High School. Norm married Lois Thompson on September 8, 1945, in Dawson. After their marriage, the...
Frieda Sophia Harms
Feb 29, 2008
FRIEDA SOPHIA HARMS, age 98, of Worthington, died Friday, February 29, 2008 at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born on May 13, 1909, to parents, Thomas and Margaret (Eihausen) Harms, in Minneapolis, KS. As a child the family moved from Kansas to Canada. Then the family moved to Northern Minnesota where Frieda graduated from Goodridge High...
Bernice G. Lorenz
Feb 23, 2008
BERNICE GRACE LORENZ, age 94, of Worthington, died Saturday, February 23, 2008, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage, in Worthington, after a three month bout with cancer. She was born November 2, 1913, in Lake Preston, SD, to William and Martha (Finnern) Paulsen. Bernice came with her family as an infant to Round Lake. She then moved to Sioux Valley...
Claude D. Helms
Feb 22, 2008
CLAUDE DONAVAN HELMS, age 84, of Worthington, died Friday, February 22, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in Luverne. He was born May 6, 1923, in Worthington, to Claudie and Lucy (Bruner) Helms. He attended school in Worthington. Claude entered the United States Army and served his country during WWII. Claude married Genevieve Nelson on February 27, 1943, in...
Julia Beck
Feb 21, 2008
JULIA SEVERSON BECK, age 104, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2008 at 2:30 AM in the Presbyterian Homes of Roseville, MN. She was born on January 22, 1904, in Brewster, to parents, Albert and Margaret Severson. Julia was raised in Brewster and attended Brewster public schools. After graduation she attended Carlton College and graduated with a teaching degree...
Jimmie Sankey
Feb 20, 2008
JIMMIE L. SANKEY, age 72, of Worthington, died, Wednesday, February 20, 2008 at his home. He was born January 22, 1936 in Chandler, MN; to parents Marinus and Jeanette (Voss) Sankey. At the age of sixteen he moved to California where he worked for U.S. Royal Tire Company. He later owned & operated several Mobile gas stations. Jimmie was...
Jim Kluver
Feb 19, 2008
JIM KLUVER, age 69, of Brewster, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008 at the Worthington Regional Hospital. He was born on April 8, 1938 in Sac City, Iowa to parents Hans and Viola (Kies) Kluver. Jim attended grade school at a country school near Lakeview, IA. He and his family then moved to Okabena where he graduated from Okabena High...
Marlyn Heeren
Feb 19, 2008
MARLYN LEROY HEEREN, age 76, of Luverne, died Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Luverne. He was born December 6, 1931, in Little Rock, IA. Marlyn was the only child born to Lewis and Mildred (Thiesse) Heeren. He attended Midland #2 Country School for his elementary education and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1950....
Mildred Irene Langseth
Feb 18, 2008
MILDRED IRENE LANGSETH, age 75 of Worthington, died Monday, February 18, 2008 at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born March 26, 1932, in Org, MN to parents, Arthur and Anna (Habeger) Gingerich. She attended Worthington Public School and graduated from Round Lake High School in 1950. Mildred was united in marriage to David Henry Langseth,...
Larry James De Groot
Feb 17, 2008
LARRY JAMES De GROOT, age 63, of Luverne, died Sunday, February 17, 2008, at his home. He was born July 25, 1944, in Adrian, to George and Florence (Smeins) De Groot. Larry moved to Luverne as a small child. He attended Luverne schools and graduated from Luverne High School in 1962. He entered the United States Marine Corps. and...
