Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Loretta M. Einck
Feb 12, 2008
LORETTA M. EINCK, age 99, of Worthington, formerly of Wilmont, died Tuesday, February 12, 2008, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born on the family farm near St. Kilian on September 25, 1908, to parents, George and Francis (Kennebec) Hoffman. Loretta was baptized at St. Kilian Catholic Church and moved to Wilmont at the age...
Mary Clare Fischenich
Feb 6, 2008
MARY CLARE FISCHENICH, age 86, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, February 6, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. She was born on the family farm in rural Lyon County, IA, to Elmer and Margaret (Monahan) Egan. Mary Clare graduated from St. Mary Catholic High School in 1940. She attended St. Teresa College in Winona. Mary Clare moved to California...
Curtis Vernon Kass Kass
Jan 31, 2008
CURTIS VERNON KASS, age 55, of Worthington, died Thursday, January 31, 2008, at his home. He was born on December 27, 1952, in Adrian, to parents, Vernon and Grace (Visker) Kass. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1970. In the summer of 1970, he enlisted in the U.S. Navy and stationed in California. Curtis was honorably discharged in...
Wayne John Domeyer
Jan 21, 2008
WAYNE JOHN DOMEYER, age 79, of Adrian, died Monday, January 21, 2008, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born June 8, 1928, on the family farm south of Adrian, to Herman and Margaret (Sassen) Domeyer. Wayne attended St. Adrian Catholic School. He served his country in the United States Army 175th Field Artillery. Wayne married Lenore McVenis...
Mary C. Blake
Jan 19, 2008
Mary C. Blake, 93, formerly of Luverne, died Sat., Jan. 19, 2008 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Sioux Falls following a lengthy battle with Alzheimer?s disease. Mary Christensen and her twin brother Albert were born to Jasper and Serena (Peterson) Christensen on Oct. 30, 1914, in Kanaranzi Township. They moved to Luverne in 1920. She graduated from Luverne...
Bruce Conrad Mccorkell
Jan 13, 2008
BRUCE CONRAD McCORKELL, age 85 of Luverne, died Sunday, January 13, 2008, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born November 26, 1922, to parents D. Donald and Olive (Guthrie) McCorkell in Grand Rapids, MN. Bruce grew up on his parent?s homestead northeast of Effie, MN. He graduated from high school in Bigfork, MN. After his...
George F. Malget
Jan 10, 2008
GEORGE FRANK MALGET, age 87, of Luverne, died Thursday, January 10, 2008, at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born February 15, 1920, in Adrian, to William and Katherine (Erpelding) Malget. George attended St. Adrian Catholic School. He enlisted in the United States Army and served his country during WWII in the European...
Kevin Lee Demuth
Jan 7, 2008
Kevin Lee Demuth, 49, of Worthington, MN died on Monday, January 7, 2008 at the Sunset Cottage Sanford Hospice after a lengthy battle with stomach cancer. He was born on July 15, 1958 at Weiner Memorial Hospital in Marshall, MN to parents Joseph Earl and Evelyn Marie (Coudron) Demuth. He attended the Crippled Children's School in Worthington for 6...
Bette Bents
Jan 6, 2008
BETTE JANE BENTS, age 82 of rural Rushmore, died Sunday, January 6, 2008, at her home. She was born March 18, 1925, in Sibley, IA, to Jess and Nora (Michelson) Dagel. Bette graduated from Sibley High School. She worked as a bookkeeper and accountant at the Lumber Yard and Coop in Sibley, IA. Bette married John A. Bents on...
Harold M. Bryngelson
Dec 28, 2007
HAROLD M. BRYNGELSON, age 92, of Worthington, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at his home at The Meadows. He was born February 4, 1915, in Brewster, to David and Julia (Thomas) Bryngelson. Harold married Doneta Keiser on September 5, 1937, at the Church of Christ, in Worthington. The couple farmed for many years until moving to Worthington in 1966....
David John Engelson
Dec 28, 2007
DAVID JOHN ENGELSON, age 38, of Worthington, died Friday, December 28, 2007, at his home. He was born June 27, 1969, in Worthington, to Richard and Audrey (Wasko) Engelson. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1987; and later attended Mankato State University. Dave married Vikki Ward in May of 1993, in Minneapolis. After their marriage, the couple lived...
Etta Heronimus
Dec 26, 2007
ETTA SOPHIE HERONIMUS, age 94, of Rushmore, died Wednesday, December 26, 2007, at the Arnold Memorial Health Care Center, in Adrian. She was born March 18, 1913, on the Elsing family farm, in rural Rushmore, to Simon and Etta (Boots) Elsing. She attended District #84 country school in rural Rushmore. Etta married Dreese Heronimus on February 26, 1935, in...
Blake Scott Jeffers
Dec 25, 2007
BLAKE SCOTT JEFFERS, six weeks old, of rural Worthington, died Tuesday, December 25, 2007 at Childrens Hospital in Minneapolis. He was born November 9, 2007 at the Worthington Regional Hospital in Worthington to parents Chad Allen and Leann Hope (Prahm) Jeffers. Blake was baptized on November 17, 2007 by Pastor Mike Zaske . Blake is survived by his parents...
Donald W. Johnson
Dec 24, 2007
DONALD W. JOHNSON, age 77, of Brewster, died Monday, December 24, 2007 at Sogge Good Samaritan Nursing Home, Windom, MN. He was born on November 23, 1930 to parents, Oscar and Norma (Reidemann) Johnson, in Cherokee County, Iowa. He attended country school near Marcus, IA. Donald served his country during the Korean Conflict in the U.S. Marine Corp. On...
Anna Marie Heitkamp
Dec 23, 2007
ANNA MARIE (MENSEN) HEITKAMP, age 80, of Adrian, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at her home. She was born July 8, 1927 in Adrian to parents Anton and Frances (Kellen) Scheidt. She attended St. Adrian Catholic School in Adrian. After her schooling she remained at home helping her family after her mother?s death. Anna Marie was united in marriage...
Virginia Mcneil
Dec 23, 2007
VIRGINIA MARIE McNEIL, age 75, of Luverne, died Sunday, December 23, 2007 at the Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born March 15, 1932 in Beresford, South Dakota to parents Frank and Inez (Bickett) Leist. She attended elementary and high school in Beresford. Virginia graduated from Presentation School of Nursing Mckennan in September of 1953. She worked as a...
Evelyn Rachuy
Dec 21, 2007
EVELYN RACHUY, age 87, of Worthington, died Friday, December 21, 2007, at Crossroads Care Center, in Worthington, She was born May 3, 1920, in rural Little Rock, IA, to John and Susie (Martens) Christians. She attended country school in rural Little Rock, IA. Evelyn married Ernest Rachuy on August 5, 1940. After their marriage, the couple lived and farmed...
Arlene L. Carlson
Dec 18, 2007
ARLENE L. CARLSON, age 101, of Worthington, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007, at the Crossroads Care Center, in Worthington. She was born July 13, 1906, in Oakland, NE, to John and Ellen (Tunberg) Norberg. The family moved to Lucas, SD in 1911, where her father farmed. Arlene married Carl D. Carlson on January 30, 1926, in Lucas, SD. After...
Sone Dedthanou
Dec 18, 2007
SONE DEDTHANOU, age 65 of Worthington, died Tuesday, December 18, 2007 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born on April 12, 1942 in Khokkham, Nongkhai, Thailand, to parents Tan and Lot Heymachai. In 1955, Sone moved with his family to Laos and studied for six years. He served in the Laos Neutral Army in...
Marvin Hoffenkamp
Dec 15, 2007
MARVIN HERMAN HOFFENKAMP, age 69, of Adrian, died Saturday, December 15, 2007, at the Arnold Memorial Health Care Center, in Adrian. He was born March 1, 1938, in Magnolia, to Wubbo Jr. and Emma Hartog. Marv moved to Rushmore at the age of ten and was adopted by Gezinnes and Mable (Winterrand) Hoffenkamp. He attended school in Adrian and...
