Apr 8, 2023

MICHAEL LESLIE "SAMMY" SAMMONS, age 67, of Round Lake, died Saturday, April 8, 2023, at his home. He was born April 15, 1955, in Luverne, to Leslie and Lilly Ann (Yarrington) Sammons. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1973.

Mike married Mary Padilla and to this union four children were born, Chad, Eric, Angela & Lindsay....

Mar 30, 2023

RAPHAEL "RAY" FRANCIS SCHNIEDER, age 91, of Lismore, died Thursday, March 30, 2023, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 7, 1932, in Lismore Township, to Reinhold and Kathryn (Dickmann) Schnieder. He attended school in Lismore; and served his country from 1952 to 1954, during the Korean Conflict, in the United States...

Mar 12, 2023

ELEANORE ROSE GRETILLAT, age 88, of Luverne, died Sunday, March 12, 2023, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne.  She was born 7th of 11 children to Phillip and Mary (Owens) Kleindl on a farm west of Blue Earth, MN on June 19, 1934.  She went to country school through the 8th grade, then to Blue...

Mar 11, 2023

JAMES F. SLATER, age 93, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 11, 2023, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born November 30, 1929, in Wilmont, to Henry and Lena (Balster) Slater. He was raised on the family farm, homesteaded by his grandfather and lived there all of his active farming years. Jim attended Our Lady of Good...

Mar 8, 2023

Thomas Edwin Penning, 69 of Wilmont, MN passed away March 8, 2023, after a courageous battle with Acute Myeloid Leukemia. He was born on April 10, 1953, to Clarence and Harriet (Hoffman) Penning in Adrian, MN. After Tom graduated from Worthington High School in 1971, he continued farming with his dad and brothers. In 1974, Tom met Sandy Kellen at...

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...