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

Mar 5, 2023

JAMES ELGIN LARSON was born October 25, 1967 in Rock Rapids, IA. He was raised on a farm near Bigelow, MN. Jim was the son of Elgin and Lavonne (Strenge) Larson. Jim graduated from Worthington High School in 1986. Then, he attended Alexandria Votech for machining. Jim married Rhonda Tennessen on January 16, 1988, at the Trinity Lutheran Church...

Feb 26, 2023

JEAN MARIE ROSENBOOM was born on June 24, 1959 to Elmer and Rita Scheffler and was raised in Worthington Minnesota.

She graduated from Worthington High School and took art classes at Worthington College. Jean was creative, artistic and enjoyed the art of design. She liked architecture and the beauty of buildings. She was a graphic artist &...

Feb 23, 2023

Leon Joseph Pick, 78, passed away on February 23, 2023, at the Lyons Care Facility in Rock Rapids, IA.   Leon was born to Leonard and Arlene (Fath) Pick on June 4, 1944, in Lismore, MN.  He attended St. Anthony's Grade School and Adrian High School.  As a young man, Leon played baseball and softball for Lismore, while working on...

Feb 22, 2023

Joyce Floraine Burk, age 93, Worthington, formerly of Rushmore, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born on November 29, 1929 in Wilmont, Minnesota to Louis and Minnie (Elsing) Ebeling. She was baptized in the Christian faith on May 11, 1930 at East Friesland Church in Rushmore. She attended...

Feb 21, 2023

JEROME HENRY ERPELDING, age 93, of Adrian, died Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born August 27, 1929, in Lismore, to Nicholas and Clara (Scheitler) Erpelding. He was their seventh son. Jerome's education took him through the eighth grade before he was needed on the family farm.

Jerome married...

Feb 20, 2023

GERTRUDE "GERT" DENA WILLEMSSEN, age 95, of Leota, died Monday, February 20, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born December 26, 1927, in Sibley, IA, to Hugo and Dena (Schrik) Haken. She was baptized at the First Reformed Church in Little Rock, IA. Gert attended grade school and later graduated from the Samuel School of Cosmetology...

Feb 19, 2023

LESTER R. BAUSTIAN, age 92, of Luverne, died at the Bethany Home in Brandon, SD. He was born May 13, 1930, in Luverne, to Walter Sr. and Frances (Brandenberg) Baustian on the farm in Denver township near Hardwick. He attended school at the Springwater Township School. In 4th grade, the family moved to a farm near Trosky for three...

Feb 14, 2023

DALLAS DALE BAUMAN, age 81, of Ellsworth, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born February 22, 1941, in Ellsworth, to Lawrence and Pearl (Domeyer) Bauman. He attended Ellsworth Public School and went on to further his education at Colorado State for two years in business.

Dallas enlisted in...

Feb 14, 2023

ROMAN JOSEPH LENZ, age 95, of Luverne, died Tuesday, February 14, 2023, at Ava's Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 14, 1927, on the family farm northeast of Ellsworth, to Adolph and Kathryn (Schmidt) Lenz. He graduated from St. Mary Catholic High School in 1945.

Roman married Joan Matthiesen on October 26, 1950,...

Feb 12, 2023

DUANE A. LUKE, age 76, of Luverne, died Sunday, February 12, 2023, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born December 27, 1946, in Freeman, SD, to Hubert and Dorothy (Bovee) Luke. He attended country school in Marion, SD. Duane was united in marriage to Joy (Christensen) Luke on September 4, 1965 in Parker, SD, where the couple...

Feb 11, 2023

DENIS GERARDO GOMEZ CRUZ, age 37, of Adrian, died Saturday, February 11, 2023, at his home.

Funeral Mass will be Friday, Feb. 17 at 5pm at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the church on Friday. Burial will take place in Honduras.

Dingmann Funeral Home,...

Feb 6, 2023

DALE F. BALSTER, age 65, of Bingham Lake, died Monday, February 6, 2023. He was born April 26, 1957, in Worthington, to Leo and Inez (Bruns) Balster. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1975.

Dale married Karen Rogers on February 14, 1987, at Nativity Lutheran Church in Gilbert, AZ. The couple farmed south of Wilmont. They...

Feb 2, 2023

JANET MARY HAUGEN, age 74, of Worthington, MN, passed away peacefully Thursday, February 2, 2023. She was born March 28, 1948, in Worthington, MN, to Arvid and Florence (Langseth) Nystrom. Janet was a graduate of Worthington High School, Class of 1966, and later went on to Mankato State University in 1971, where she graduated with a BS degree in...

Jan 27, 2023

CORNIE  VAN LANT, age 93, of rural Chandler, died Friday, January 27, 2023, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. He was born October 8, 1929, in Moulton Township, rural Chandler, to John Sr. and Frieda (Halbersma) Van Lant. He attended country School.

Cornie married Jeane De Jong on September  28, 1950, at the Bethel Reformed Church...

Jan 18, 2023

MARALYN ANN (MERKEL) SCHNAIBLE, age 83, of Adrian, died Wednesday, January 18, 2023, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington.  She was born in Edmunds County on December 27, 1939, to the parents of Ernest and Lola Thomas Merkel.  Maralyn graduated high school from Bowdle, SD in l955.  After graduation, Maralyn married the love of her life, Dean Schnaible...

Jan 16, 2023

MARY JOHANNA JACOBSMA, age 87, of Luverne, died Monday, January 16, 2023, at the Avera McKennen Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.   She was born April 3, 1935, near Rock Valley, Iowa to Johannes and Grace Van Holland. Mary Attended Rock Valley Christian School for her early years and then attended Rock Valley Public School where she graduated.

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Dec 20, 2022

MARGARET GERTRUDE KIENAST, age 97, of Luverne died Tuesday December 20, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society/ Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. Margaret was born to John and Anna (Enninga) Baerenwald on a cold winter day, January 30, 1925, on a farm near Magnolia, MN. The family moved to Adrian, MN and Margaret graduated from Adrian High School in...

Dec 20, 2022

ELIZABETH D. WIEKERAAD, age 96, of Leota, died Tuesday, December 20, 2022, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born May 15, 1926, in Chicago, IL, to William and Irene (Marzin) Corbin. Following her father's death she moved with her mother and three brothers to Westfield, North Dakota.  There her mother married Klaas Pool. She attended Westfield...

Dec 14, 2022

RONALD GARY REYNOLDS, age 80, of Worthington, died Wednesday, December 14, 2022, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born in Worthington on June 30, 1942, to Mervyn "Tony" and Florine "Tiny" (Deuth) Reynolds. He attended school at Worthington and entered the United States Army at the age of seventeen in 1960.

Ron married his...

Dec 12, 2022

MARY JANE HOLLERAN, age 78, of Mankato, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic Health System in Mankato. She was born April 18, 1944, in Chicago, IL, to Roland and Anna (Leicher) Hollaren.

Due to a high fever as a toddler, Mary Jane became developmentally delayed. She started school with the Luverne...