Obituaries
Darlene Fay Veldkamp
May 2, 2008
DARLENE FAY VELDKAMP, age 76, of Luverne, died Friday, May 2, 2008, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born July 17, 1931, on the family farm in Center Township of Sioux County, IA, to John and Frances (Popma) Schuller. Darlene attended country school in rural Sioux County, IA. Upon completion of her schooling, she remained on the farm...
Jeremy Breuker
Apr 19, 2008
JEREMY JOHN BREUKER, age 32, of rural Rushmore, died Saturday, April 19, 2008. He was born February 28, 1976, in Sibley, IA, to Jerry and Char (Dreesen) Breuker. Jeremy graduated from Worthington High School in 1994; and from Worthington Community College in 1996 with an Associate Arts Degree in Agriculture Production. Jeremy married Andrea Wagner on June 27, 1998,...
Oren "Larry" Larison
Apr 17, 2008
OREN L. ?LARRY? LARISON, age 74, of Worthington, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2008, in Worthington, following a brief illness at St. Mary Hospital, in Rochester. He was born July 7, 1933, in Taylor County, IA, to Loyd and Opal (Gartside) Larison. Larry graduated from Sheridan High School, in Sheridan, MO; and attended the University of Missouri, Columbia. He...
Betty Lou Tatge
Apr 12, 2008
BETTY LOU EVANGELINE TATGE, age 76, of Beaver Creek, died Saturday, April 12, 2008, at her home. She was born April 23, 1931, in Luverne, to Lee Roy and Viola (Herrmann) McCurdy. She was raised on a farm in rural Beaver Creek. Betty Lou attended country school near Beaver Creek and graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1949....
Gerrit Jacobsma
Apr 5, 2008
GERRIT JACOBSMA, age 74, of Luverne, died Saturday, April 5, 2008, at the South Ridge Care Center, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born May 14, 1933, in rural Rock Valley, Sioux County, IA, to Bert and Hattie (Van Maanen) Jacobsma. He attended Rock Valley Christian School. Gerrit married Mary J. Van Holland on March 13, 1953, at Mary?s...
Douglas Harlow
Apr 4, 2008
DOUG HARLOW, age 64, of Worthington, died Friday, April 4, 2008, at his home. He was born June 27, 1943 in Worthington, MN. He was united in marriage to Leora F. Kaufman, on February 1, 1964 in Brewster. After their marriage, the couple lived briefly in Brewster before moving to California. He worked for Standard Oil Company and then...
Esther Nesbit
Mar 30, 2008
ESTHER NESBIT, age 104, of Worthington, died Sunday, March 30, 2008, at the Worthington Regional Hospital, in Worthington. She was born July 8, 1903, in rural Nobles County, to Mahlon and Mabel (Good) Smith. Esther grew up in Nobles County. At the age of eleven, she moved to Montana before returning to Reading at the age of sixteen. She...
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...
