Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
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...
