Obituaries
Ellen Mary Vortherms
Aug 11, 2026
ELLEN MARY VORTHERMS, age 93, of Wilmont, died Tuesday, August 11, 2026, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born April 23, 1933, in Hospers, IA, to William “Bill” and Petronella “Nellie” (Stapenhorst) Jungers.
Ellen married Sylvester Vortherms on February 17, 1955, in Hospers, IA. Together, they built a life on their farm near Wilmont, working side by side...
Jeannette Lynn
Aug 10, 2026
Jeannette Lynn passed away on August 10, 2026. She was born on December 9, 1934, to Pete and Dorothy (Van Lear) Touw in Faribault, Minnesota. In 1937 she moved with her parents to a farm southwest of Lismore. She attended eight grades in Rural County School #34. She graduated from St. Anthony High School in Lismore in 1953. She...
Brock Raymond Thielbar
Aug 9, 2026
Brock Raymond Thielbar, age 60, of Luverne, passed away peacefully in his sleep on Sunday, August 9, at his home. Brock was born on August 17, 1965, in Coon Rapids, MN, to Jennifer and Richard Thielbar. At eight years old, he moved to the Hardwick area where he lived with his mother, his father Arlyn (Skinny) Kiebach, and his...
Donald Lynn Sieve
Aug 7, 2026
Donald Lynn SieveMarch 8, 1947 ~ August 7, 2026Worthington, MN Donald L. Sieve, age 79, of Worthington, MN died Friday, August 7, 2026, of congestive heart failure at the Sanford Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 8, 1947 in Worthington, to August and Merle (Johnston) Sieve. He was born on the same day and same year...
Kevin Donovan
Jul 28, 2026
KEVIN COTTER DONOVAN, age 72, of Worthington, died Tuesday, July 28, 2026, at Ava's House in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born May 1, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota, to Willard "Bill" and Rose (Cotter) Donovan. He graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin in 1972 and from Mankato State College in 1976. Kevin was baptized and confirmed in the...
Margaret Jane Loger
Jul 17, 2026
MARGARET JANE LOGER, age 93, of Adrian, died Friday, July 17, 2026, at the Country Living Cottages in Adrian. She was born August 6, 1932, in Sibley, IA, to Peter and Lena (Grave) Kruger. She attended country school.
Margaret married Lawrence Loger on October 7, 1953, on Margaret's parent's farm near Adrian. The couple lived in Adrian before moving to Luverne...
David Steinhoff
Jul 5, 2026
DAVID LEONARD STEINHOFF, age 75 of Luverne, died Sunday, July 5, 2026, at Bethany Lutheran Home, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born on September 28, 1950, in Sioux Falls, to Leonard and Martha (Deitermann) Steinhoff. David graduated from Magnolia High School in 1968 and continued his education at Worthington Community College and later graduated from Mankato State in...
Frances Fischer
Jul 1, 2026
FRANCES LUCILLE FISCHER, age 85, of Freeport, died Wednesday, July 1, 2026, at the CURA Nursing Home in Sauk Centre. She was born June 29, 1941, in Albany to Roman and Adeline (Christen) Tamm. She attended school in Albany. Fran began working at The Dime Store, in Albany, where she was asked out for her first date by John...
Robert Israel
Jun 30, 2026
ROBERT ISRAEL, age 89, of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 30, 2026, at his home. He was born February 9, 1937, in New York City, NY, to Alexander and Vidalia (Ramirez) Israel. He graduated from Textile High School; and attended St. Kilian Community College. Bob enjoyed painting, writing and foreign languages. He loved music, he played piano, classical guitar and as...
Geraldine Sandstede
Jun 28, 2026
GERALDINE ILENE SANDSTEDE, age 81, of Luverne, died Sunday, June 28, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. Gerry was born March 2, 1945, in Luverne, to Hyman and Mae (Ziegahn) Top. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1963. Gerry was united in marriage to James Sandstede on May 20, 1967. They had four boys who...
Merlin Walter Winselman
Jun 23, 2026
MERLIN WALTER WINSELMAN, age 70, of Adrian, died Tuesday, June 23, 2026, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born March 13, 1956, in Sioux Center, IA, to Walter and Emily (Selken) Winselman. Merlin attended school in Doon, IA before graduating from Central Lyon High School in 1974.
Merlin married Roseann Scherff on June 23, 1978, in Luverne. After their...
Terry Meyer
Jun 21, 2026
Terry Meyer, age 80, of Reading, was born in Wallace, Idaho to Cecil and Della (Ross) Meyer on July 10,1945 and passed away in hospice care at the Murray County Medical Center in Slayton on June 21, 2026. They moved to Keystone, SD when he was 8 years old. He made a decision to enter out into the world...
Lois C. Bremer
Jun 17, 2026
Lois Carol (Rehborg) Bremer, age 76, of Ocheyedan, died Wednesday, June 17, 2026, at the sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born April 19, 1950 to Albert and Viola (Vosberg) Rehborg in Worthington, MN. She was welcomed by 3 brothers; Calvin, Herbert and Norman. She in turn welcomed her brother, Roger and sister, Doris. Lois was baptized and...
Gwendolyn Kathryn Kramer
Jun 15, 2026
Gwen Kramer lived a long and remarkable life, one rooted in family, faith, hard work, and kindness. She passed away peacefully after celebrating her 104th birthday this spring, leaving behind generations who were shaped by her love and the example she quietly set every day. Born to Ray and Minnie Faragher on a farm five miles south of Adrian,...
Gerrit Kroontje
Jun 4, 2026
Gerrit Kroontje, age 93, was born to Wilbur and Susie (Tilstra) Kroontje on May 22, 1933 near Rock Rapids, Iowa. They later moved to a farm by Magnolia, Minnesota. In 1953 he married Harriet Hofkamp and in 1954 he was drafted and proudly served his country as a cook in the Maryland Army Chemical Center until 1956...
Ruth Ann Lorang
Jun 4, 2026
Ruth Ann Lorang, age 86, of Lismore, MN died Thursday, June 4, 2026 at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth, MN. Ruth was born on December 10, 1939 in Adrian, MN to Louis and Ida (Ruffing) Hendel. She was raised on the Hendel farm north of Adrian with her five siblings and educated at St. Adrian Catholic School where she...
Kenneth Elsing
Jun 1, 2026
KENNETH ELSING, age 87, of Adrian, died Monday, June 1, 2026, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born June 6, 1938, on the family farm near Rushmore, to Henry and Gladys (Boone) Elsing. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1956.
Kenny married his high school sweetheart, Kathleen Breuer, on June 1, 1958, in Adrian....
Lorraine H. Klooster
May 26, 2026
LORRAINE H. KLOOSTER, age 97, of Luverne, died Tuesday, May 26, 2026, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born January 14, 1929, in Ellsworth, to Henry and Tena (Fischer) Visker.
Lorraine was dearly loved by family and friends. As she was a good cook, she showed her love in return by planning gatherings...
Sara L. Misterek
May 21, 2026
Sara L. Misterek, age 43, of Luverne, died Thursday, May 21, 2026, at the Sanford USD Medical Center, in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born June 1, 1982, in Aberdeen, South Dakota, to Joseph and Barbara Misterek. Sara navigated life with creativity, thoughtfulness, and authenticity. She had a remarkable ability to see beauty and potential in everything...
Dennis Lee Berger
May 19, 2026
DENNIS LEE BERGER, age 89, of Worthington, died Tuesday, May 19, 2026, at the Sibley Specialty Care, Care Initiatives in Sibley, IA. He was born August 31, 1936, in Worthington, to Ralph and Myrna “Mickey” (Arneson) Berger.
Dennis married Clara Schaap on February 10, 1957, at the Assembly of God Church in Worthington. After their marriage, the couple lived in Rochester...
