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

Jan 22, 2026

ROY KNUTSON, age 73, of Magnolia, dies Thursday, January 22, 2026 at his home.

A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Luverne.

Jan 20, 2026

LOLA NADINE FRODERMAN, age 73, of Reading, died Tuesday, January 20, 2026, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 7, 1952, in Mountain Home, AR, to Sterling and Nellie (Roberts) Biggers. She attended school in Mountain Home before graduating from Round Lake High School. Nadine married August Froderman on March 28, 1970 at the...

Jan 18, 2026

Virgil VanBatavia, age 83, formerly of Luverne, died Sunday, January 18, 2026, at the St. Cloud Hospital in St. Cloud. He was born October 22, 1942 in Luverne to Bernard & Grace (Franken) VanBatavia.  He grew up in Luverne.  He served his country in the United States National Guard.  He married Anna DeGroot on November 2, 1962 in Luverne...

Jan 14, 2026

ARLENE M. KOOISTRA, age 91, of Hills, MN died Wednesday, January 14, 2026 at the Tuff Home in Hills. She was born July 26, 1934 at her home in rural Rock Valley, IA to Gertrude DeVries. She grew up near Alvord, IA and attended Inwood High School where she lettered in basketball and graduated. She worked in the Inwood...

Jan 13, 2026

WANDA MAE KAFKA, age 85, of Luverne, died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born April 18, 1940, in Mound Township, rural Rock Co., to Hans and Etta (Bruining) Lafrenz. She attended country school Dist. 11 in Mound Township and later graduated from Luverne High School. Wanda married LaVern Kafka on...

Jan 13, 2026

JANA RAE WILSON, age 79, of Luverne, died Tuesday, January 13, 2026, at her home. She was born October 25, 1946, in Kingsley, IA, to Ollie and Hattie (Keuck) Ledgerwood. She attended school in Kingsley, IA. Jana married Bruce Wilson on August 2, 1964 in Inwood, IA. The couple lived in Luverne. Jana worked as a Nurses Aid at...

Jan 13, 2026

Janet Mary (Weis) Gibson, 88, of Luverne, MN, passed away peacefully on January 13, 2026, at Good Samaritan Village in Sioux Falls, SD.

Born July 23, 1937, in Wilmont, MN, Janet grew up in Adrian, MN, and later made her home in Luverne, MN. She graduated from Adrian High School in 1955 and earned her LPN from...

Jan 10, 2026

DONNA MARIE (SIEVE) MENKE, age 96, of Worthington, died Saturday, January 10, 2026, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born on June 6, 1929 in Worthington, the daughter of Joseph and Mildred (Busch) Sieve. She was the oldest of five children with siblings, JoAnn, Leona, Norma and John. Donna attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic...

Jan 5, 2026

DONALD WILLIAM WITT, age 89, of Worthington, died Monday, January 5, 2026, at the Shores of Worthington. He was born September 24, 1936, in Ellsworth, to Herman and Rose (Lenz) Witt. He attended St. Mary Catholic School in Ellsworth.

Don farmed with Bob Jonas before he worked at the Hatchery in Ellsworth. He later moved to Sherburne...

Jan 4, 2026

DANIEL JENS OLMEM, age 68, of Brewster, died Sunday, January 4, 2026, at his home.

A private family service will be at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Worthington.

Jan 1, 2026

HENRY DALE ZWAAN, age 84, of Luverne, was called home by the Lord on Thursday, January 1, 2026. He was born on September 13, 1941, by Doon, IA, and was the son of Nick and Bertha Zwaan. Henry grew up on a farm east of Doon, where he spent his life nurturing the land, embodying the spirit of hard...

Dec 31, 2025

BEVERLY JANE KEMPEMA, age 94, of Worthington, died Wednesday, December 31, 2025, at the Sibley Specialty Care Home in Sibley, IA. She was born April 22, 1931, in Worthington, to Linder and Irene (Nystrom) Wickstrom. She attended country school near Worthington before graduation from Worthington High School.

Beverly married Raymond Kempema on March 8, 1951, in Worthington....

Dec 24, 2025

Donna Jean (Sandbulte) Van't Hof, age 69, of Leota, died Wednesday, December 24, 2025, at the Pipestone County Medical Center. She was born on April 12, 1956, in Sioux Center, Iowa, to John & Hermina (Brinkhuis) Sandbulte.  The family lived in Carmel, Iowa, until 1960 when they moved to a farm north of Edgerton.  The Sandbulte family farm is...

Dec 20, 2025

ELOISA ZAMUDIO VDA DE JAUREGUI, age 88, of Worthington, died Saturday, December 20, 2025, at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born July 26, 1937, in Mexico, to Trinidad and Rosaura (Moreno) Zamudio.

She lived in Santa Rita and Jalisco Mexico before she moved to California in 1998, after her husband passed away.  Eloisa moved to Worthington...

Dec 19, 2025

ROSIE MAE GRONEWOLD, age 92, of Worthington, died Friday, December 19, 2025, at The Meadows in Worthington. She was born March 1, 1933, in Worthington, to Leslie and Clarinda (Stokes) Snelson. She graduated from Round Lake High School.

Rosie first met the love of her life, Peter Gronewold, when she was just in 10th grade. They met...

Dec 12, 2025

DARLEEN GRACE CLARK, age 95, of Apple Valley died Friday, December 12, 2025, at her home.  She was born at home on a farm near Rushmore, MN, on  October 30, 1930, to Joe and Susie (Harberts) DeVries. She worked for a time at Worthmore Creamery & Produce in Worthington, MN.

Darleen married Joseph Clark on June 24,...

Dec 10, 2025

ESTHER ELIZABETH REUTER, age 94, was welcomed into eternal life surrounded by love and prayers of her family. She was born on August 9, 1931, to Paul and Francis Probst, and grew up in Wilmont, Minnesota. On May 1, 1950, Esther was united in marriage to the love of her life, Lawrence Reuter. Together they made their home on...

Dec 9, 2025

PATRICK JOHN LANGE, age 66, of Adrian, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born February 27, 1959, in Worthington, to Donald and Annie (Tille) Lange. After graduating from Adrian High School in 1977, he began working at IBP in Dakota City, NE. Pat...

Nov 29, 2025

Geneva Mary Kiefer, age 95, was born, Sept. 8th, 1930, to Peter and Mary (Saner) Engbarth in Adrian, Minnesota. She grew up on a farm west of Adrian. She was one of 8 children.  Everyone had their chores to do. Geneva preferred to help her mom in the house rather than helping outside. She went to school at St....

Nov 27, 2025

DARLENE H. McCLURE, age 91, of Luverne, died Thursday, November 27, 2025 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. Darlene was born July 26, 1934, in Jeffers, MN, to Elmer and Hilda (Petersen) Woolsey She graduated from Luverne High School in 1952.

Darlene married Douglas McClure on November 8, 1957. They lived in Luverne for a short...