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...

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...

Dec 5, 2022

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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...

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...

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...

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,...

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.

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'...