Obituaries
Jennette "Net" Reisdorfer
Sep 22, 2007
Jennette Effie ?Net? (Drenth) Reisdorfer, age 78 of rural Lismore, passed peacefully in the wee hours of the morning on Saturday, September 22, 2007. Jennette moved to The Cottage in Luverne, MN in March 2007. Jennette's faith in God allowed her to bravely face her illness with grace and humor. Jennette will be forever missed by her children, Ronald...
George C. Paraskeva
Sep 22, 2007
George C. Paraskeva, age 86, of Bismarck, ND, died Saturday, September 22, 2007 at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington, MN. George was born August 27,1921 in Cleveland, Ohio, to Constantine and Calliopi (Naoumidis) Paraskeva. He graduated from a technical high school in Cleveland and served from 1942 to 1946 in the US Army Air Corps. He was stationed...
Viola M. Ladd
Sep 19, 2007
VIOLA MARVEL DORA LADD, age 95, of Luverne, died Wednesday September 19, 2007, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital, in Luverne. She was born March 25, 1912 to parents, Fredrick and Anne (Lorenz) Claussen at a farm near Hardwick. She attended country school in rural Hardwick. Viola married William Ladd. After their marriage they lived on a farm in rural...
Thomas Edsel Clark
Sep 18, 2007
Joseph A. ?Bertus? ?JA? ?Sparky? Clark, age 95, of Kenneth, MN passed away peacefully on Monday, June 27th at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Memorial Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD, where he received exceptional & loving care. Joe was born on June 19th 1916 in a farmhouse in rural Rock County. He was the son of Thomas ?Finn? and...
Mary Braun
Sep 17, 2007
Mary Braun, age 89 of Worthington, died Monday, September 17, 2007 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born June 22, 1918 in Reading to Frederick W. and Minnie (Ackerman) Johnson. Mary was united in marriage to Adolph Braun on January 31, 1937. During their marriage they farmed in Nobles County from 1937 until moving to Worthington in...
Thelma M. Showalter
Sep 17, 2007
THELMA M. SHOWALTER, age 84, of Worthington, formerly of Wilmont, died Monday, September 17, 2007 at South Shore Care Center. She was born August 10, 1923 in Diamond Lake Township, Lincoln County, MN; to parents Peter and Ann Marie (Christenson) Meyer. She attended rural school in Lincoln County and after her schooling lived with her Aunt and Uncle. Thelma...
Larayne Kay Johnson
Sep 15, 2007
LARAYNE KAY JOHNSON, age 56, of Fulda, formerly of Kenneth, died Saturday, September 15, 2007 at Maple Lawn Nursing Home, Fulda. She was born on March 30, 1951 in Kensington, MN to parents Floyd and Delores (Hubred) Johnson. LaRayne attended school in Magnolia and Stewart?s School of Cosmetology, Sioux Falls. After graduation, she worked in Omaha for a short...
Alice Devries
Sep 2, 2007
ALICE EMILY MARY DeVRIES, age 76, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 2, 2007 at Good Samaritan Hospital in Kearney, Nebraska. She was born March 24, 1931 in Providence, Rhode Island to parents Lancelot and Alice (Walker) McKinnon. She graduated from high school in North Providence, Rhode Island. Alice was united in marriage to Robert DeVries on September 5, 1953...
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....
