Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Gary Lynn Wagner
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,...
Leslie Raymon Harms
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...
Evelyn Mae (Bucher) Taylor
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...
Alphonse Henry Menke
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...
Gladys Marie (Froderman) Fricke
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...
Angeline L. (Roemeling) Reisdorfer
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...
Dennis Leo Johanning
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...
Eugene Becker
Dec 5, 2022
Eugene Dominic Becker, age 100, of Worthington, died on December 5, 2022, at the Diamond Willow Assisted Living in Grand Rapids, MN. He was born on July 26th, 1922 in Hospers Iowa and was one of 5 children born to Peter Dominic Becker and Amelia Becker (Jungers). He graduated from Lynd High school in 1940 and later attended the...
In Memory Of Those We Have Lost
Dec 5, 2022
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Martha Mae (Kruse) Lursen
Dec 1, 2022
MARTHA LURSEN, age 95, of Adrian, died Thursday, December 1, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born May 6, 1927, in Lyon County, IA, to Dick U. and Jennie (Wiertzema) Kruse. She attended country school.
Martha married Clarence Lursen on September 2, 1948 at the Bethel Reformed Church Parsonage south of Ellsworth. They made...
Joseph Martin Jeffer
Nov 29, 2022
Joseph Martin Jeffer, age 80, of Luverne, died Tuesday, November 29, at Sanford Luverne Medical Center surrounded by his family. He was born on August 22, 1942 in Ashton, Iowa to Dick and Hattie (Lyftogt) Jeffer. Joe Lived in Ashton, IA, Matlock, IA and Leota, MN where he graduated from Edgerton High School in 1960.
Joe met...
Bruce Lynn Rosenberg
Nov 26, 2022
BRUCE LYNN ROSENBERG, age 76, of Ellsworth, died Saturday, November 26, 2022, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born April 8, 1946, in Luverne, to Alfred and Kathryn (Tjepkes) Rosenberg. Bruce graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1964; and attended two years at Worthington Junior College. He served his country in the Army National Guard...
Dora Jacobs
Nov 24, 2022
Dora Alice Jacobs was born on February 10, 1932 and passed away on November 24, 2022 at Crossroads Care Center.  She was raised on a farm east of Rushmore. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1949. Dora moved to Worthington with her parents and sister when her parents retired from farming.
She was a loving daughter,...
Judy Ann Reynolds
Nov 23, 2022
Judy Ann Reynolds, age 79, died Wednesday, November 23, 2022, at the Atrium Apartment Complex in Worthington, MN.
A family Memorial Service will be at a later date.
Robert Edmund Loosbrock
Nov 21, 2022
Robert Edmund Loosbrock, 80, passed away on Monday, November 21, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, surrounded by family. Bob was born on November 24, 1941, in Adrian to Edmund and Coletta (Fritz) Loosbrock. He attended school in St. Kilian and Lismore and graduated from St. Anthony High School. Bob worked for his uncles'...
Nedra K. (Calkins) Fueston
Nov 16, 2022
On Wednesday, November 16, 2022 Nedra Kay (Calkins) Fueston, the heart of her family, passed from life to her God Jehovah's loving memory. Her memorial service will be held on Saturday, December 3 at 3:30 P.M. at the Worthington, Minnesota Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
Nedra was born in Bolckow, Missouri on October 29, 1939, the oldest...
Randal John Muller
Nov 15, 2022
RANDAL J. MULLER, age 70, of Sioux Center, IA, died Wednesday, November 15, 2022, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, MN.
A private family service will take place at the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Worthington.
Grace Rinstena (Meyeraan) Bruns
Nov 14, 2022
GRACE RINSTENA BRUNS, age 88, of Worthington, died Monday, November 14, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born January 14, 1934, in Worthington, to George and Grace (Meester) Meyeraan. She attended Worthington Public Schools; and worked at Campbell's Soup Co. Grace married Robert W. Bruns on August 27, 1955. After their marriage,...
Tillie (Reiter) Jacobs
Nov 13, 2022
TILLIE JACOBS, age 101, was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, November 13, 2022, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born April 30, 1921, to Carl and Grace (Feeken) Reiter, at their home near Rushmore.
Tillie married Dick A. Jacobs on March 19, 1946, at Emmanuel Presbyterian Church south of Rushmore. They farmed in...
Carrole Lee (Emery) Horn
Nov 12, 2022
CARROLE LEE HORN, age 82, of Beaver Creek, died peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center, in Sioux Falls, SD, surrounded by her family. She was born January 1, 1940, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Milo W. and Edna (Samuelson) Emery. She graduated from Beaver Creek High School in 1957; and from Nettleton Business...



