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

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...

Dec 12, 2022

Gary Lynn Wagner, age 70, of Worthington, died Monday, December 12, 2022, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born on January 13, 1952, in Florence, AL. He was born to Charles & Betty (Gradert) Wagner. Gary grew up in Wichita, KS with his older brother Charles. Gary graduated from high school in 1970. After high school,...

Dec 11, 2022

LESLIE RAYMON HARMS, age 77, passed away December 11, 2022, at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.  He was born to Henry Jonas and Ellen Lena (Small) Harms on the family farm in Alba Township, Jackson County, on March 20, 1945, where he lived his entire life.  He attended and graduated from Okabena High School in 1963.

Being...

Dec 10, 2022

EVELYN MAE TAYLOR, age 94 of Worthington, died Saturday, December 10, 2022, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born April 9, 1928 in Worthington to Ferdinand and Elda (Chapman) Bucher. She graduated from Worthington High School.

After graduating high school, Evelyn worked as a dental assistant to Dr Merrill in Worthington. She married Earl...

Dec 10, 2022

ALPHONSE "PHONSE" HENRY MENKE, age 96, of Worthington, died Saturday, December 10, 2022, peacefully at his home surrounded by his loving wife and family. He was born on August 2, 1926 in St. Kilian, one of eight children born to Leo G. and Clara M. (Brake) Menke. He attended school at St. Kilian Catholic School and then began his...

Dec 9, 2022

GLADYS MARIE FRICKE, age 89, of Round Lake, died Friday, December 9, 2022 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born January 2, 1933, on the "Old Murphy Place" in Sioux Valley, to August and Sena (Kluever) Froderman. She was baptized 1934, at the Lutheran Church in Worthington. Gladys grew up in the Sioux Valley Area. She attended school...

Dec 7, 2022

ANGELINE LEONA REISDORFER age 96, of Lismore, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Adrian Country Living Cottages. She was born August 28, 1926, in rural Adrian, to George and Wilhelmina (Goldhorn) Roemeling. She attended country schools before graduating from Adrian High School in 1945.

Angeline married Jim Reisdorfer on April 19, 1949, at the Adrian Methodist...

Dec 7, 2022

DENNIS "DOC" LEO JOHANNING, age 74, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, December 7, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born May 16, 1948, in Adrian, to Aloysius "Aloys" and Matilda "Tillie" (Fink) Johanning. He attended St. Adrian Catholic School before graduating from Ellsworth High School. He later attended Jackson VO Tech.

Dennis married Patricia Birkett...