Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Travis James Weiss
Sep 1, 2007
TRAVIS JAMES WEISS, age 39, of Adrian, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at Sandford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 7, 1967 in Adrian to parents Ed and Mary (Cox) Weiss. Travis graduated from Adrian High School in 1986 and attended Southeast Technical Institute in Sioux Falls for two years studying diesel mechanics. After his schooling...
Jeanne Benson
Sep 1, 2007
JEANNE BENSON, age 56, of Worthington, died Saturday, September 1, 2007 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls. She was born May 4, 1951 to parents, George and Ruth (Stine) Pawlitschek. Jeanne grew up in Dundee and graduated from Fulda Public School. After graduating she attended Worthington Community College for two years. After her school, Jeanne worked for the...
Darlene Dohlmann
Aug 29, 2007
DARLENE ANNE DOHLMANN, age 78, of Luverne, died Wednesday, August 29, 2007, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born October 2, 1928, in Minnehaha County, SD, to Frederick and Laura (Steffen) Kuechenmeister. She attended schools in Rock County and later attended Nettleton College in Sioux Falls, SD. Darlene married Bernard Dohlmann on October 9, 1946, in Adrian....
Esther Mulligan
Aug 28, 2007
ESTHER MULLIGAN, age 99, of Luverne, died Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at the Tuff Memorial Home, in Hills. She was born November 6, 1907, in Lime Creek, Murray County, MN, one of fifteen children to Grove and Belle (Lyons) Snyder. She attended school in Rushmore. Esther married Frank Mulligan on October 12, 1926, in Windom. After their marriage, the...
Agnes Mae Bauer
Aug 28, 2007
AGNES MAE BAUER, age 96, of Lewisville, TX, formerly of Adrian, fell asleep and woke up in the presence of Jesus, her Lord and Savior, on Tuesday, August 28, 2007, at her daughters home. Agnes was born on August 14, 1911, to parents, Peter and Martja ?Martha? (Kruse) Fehr in Manfred, North Dakota. Her family later moved to the...
Richard Hector
Aug 24, 2007
RICHARD HECTOR, age 88, of Ellsworth, died Friday, August 24, 2007, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born September 26, 1918, in Adrian, to Oney and Bertha (Klooster) Hector. He attended country school in rural Adrian. Richard married Grace Idella Hector on December 4, 1945, in Ellsworth. After their marriage, the couple farmed in rural...
Bonnie Lou Longfellow
Aug 21, 2007
BONNIE LOU LONGFELLOW was born January 18, 1933 in Heron Lake, MN. She was the daughter of Wilfred and Etta (Smith) Phinney. Bonnie grew up in Heron Lake, her senior year in high school she was the Homecoming Queen. She graduated from Heron Lake High School in 1951 and then went on to attend college at the University of...
Leon Roy Bergman
Aug 18, 2007
LEON BERGMAN, age 53, of rural Luverne, died Saturday, August 18, 2007, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage, in Luverne. He was born September 17, 1953, in Luverne, to Ervin and Elsie (Gerloff) Bergman. Leon graduated from Magnolia High School in 1971. He continued to work on the family farm until he was married. Leon was united in marriage...
Brian Philip Lickness
Aug 13, 2007
BRIAN PHILIP ?OTTER? LICKNESS, age 30, of Worthington, died August 13, 2007, at his home. He was born on May 19, 1977, to parents Philip and Judy (Biever) Lickness. He attended Worthington Public Schools and graduated in 1995. After graduation he attended Worthington Community College for two years and then attended SDSU in Brookings, SD, majoring in animal science....
Hansen Kay Marie
Aug 10, 2007
KAY MARIE HANSEN, age 63, of Hills, MN; died, Friday, August 10, 2007 at the Luverne Hospice Cottage in Luverne, MN. She was born March 14, 1944 in New Ulm, MN; to her parents William and Florence (Volz) Krohn. She attended elementary and junior high school in Lafayette, MN and graduated from New Ulm High School in 1962. Kay...
Alyce L. Tracy
Aug 4, 2007
ALYCE L. (ENNENGA) TRACY, age 83 of Worthington, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at her home. She was born January 28, 1924, in Fulda, to parents, Harm and Rose (Beckman) Meyer. Alyce attended rural school near Fulda. After her schooling she lived and worked in Minneapolis. On July 12, 1946, Alyce was united in marriage to Fred Ennenga, at...
Donald Christopher Hultgren
Aug 4, 2007
DONALD CHRISTOPHER HULTGREN, age 72, of Luverne, formerly of Pipestone, died Saturday, August 4, 2007, at his home in Luverne. He was born September 14, 1935, in Easton, MN, to Martin and Alice (Klenk) Hultgren. He grew up on a farm near Easton and attended school in Wells, MN. During his life Don owned and operated many business establishments....
Ethel Wittern
Aug 4, 2007
ETHEL AUGUSTA WITTERN, age 86, of Stewartville, MN, formerly of Worthington, died Saturday, August 4, 2007 at the Stewartville Care Center in Stewartville, MN. She was born on December 9, 1920 in Lyon County, IA to parents Nicholus and Marie (Krahling) Marx. Ethel attended school in George, IA. On December 30, 1942, she was united in marriage to Fred...
Lois Virginia Leistico
Jul 26, 2007
LOIS VIRGINIA LEISTICO, age 101, died Thursday, July 26, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born on April 14, 1906 on a farm east of Little Rock, Iowa, to parents, Frank and Maude (Walbran) Chase. She attended country school, and graduated from Little Rock High School in 1924. After graduating from high school, Virginia taught country...
Mary "Mollie" Obele
Jul 25, 2007
MARY KATHERINE ?MOLLIE? OBELE, age 99, of rural Lismore, died Wednesday, July 25, 2007, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home, in Ellsworth. She was born September 9, 1907, in Leota Township, to Louis and Josie (Quinn) Obele. She attended country school district #63 in Leota Township. Molly later attended Lismore Public School and graduated from Adrian High School on...
Larry Marshall Babb
Jul 24, 2007
LARRY MARSHALL BABB, age 48, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 24, 2007, at his home in Luverne. He was born March 30, 1959, in Paterson, N.J. to Douglas and Luedema (Dillingham) Babb. He attended schools in South Carolina and Kentucky. After his education he joined the United States Army. He moved throughout the country working as a laborer at...
Joyce Lucille Shultis
Jul 21, 2007
Joyce Lucille (Van Lant) Shultis . . . passed away July 21, 2007 at the age of 55 years, eight months after a long battle with cancer. She was born November 22, 1951 in Luverne, MN to Cornie and Jeane (De Jong) Van Lant. She attended Edgerton Public Schools and Southwest MN Vocation School. On June 22, 1971 she...
Bessmary Abbey
Jul 18, 2007
BESSMARY ABBEY, age 77, of Luverne, died Wednesday, July 18, 2007, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born January 8, 1930, in Franklin, to Earl and Hattie (Erickson) Doty. She lived in the Deerwood-Brainerd area. When Bessmary was in her thirties, she received her GED and went to school to be a dental assistant and...
Helen Shirley Roos
Jul 16, 2007
HELEN SHIRLEY ROOS, age 78, of Luverne, died Monday, July 16, 2007, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born January 9, 1929, in Luverne, to William and Marvel (Bing) Busse. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1947. Shirley married Russell Roos on January 6, 1950, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived in rural Luverne. Shirley...
Hural Alice Bruggeman
Jul 15, 2007
HURAL ALICE BRUGGEMAN, age 90, of Luverne, died Sunday, July 15, 2007, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. She was born October 7, 1916, in Luverne, to Carl and Myrtle (Drake) Taubert. She graduated from Beaver Creek High School. Alice married Everett Bruggeman on November 30, 1942, at the Pleasant View Evangelical Parsonage in rural Luverne. After their...
