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

Mar 20, 2022

BILLY GENE HINRICHS , age 83, of Worthington, died Sunday, March 20, at the Sibley Specialty Care Nursing Home in Sibley IA. He was born December 14, 1938, near Ellsworth, to Henry and Mary (Van Briesen) Hinrichs. Billy grew up in Rushmore and graduated from Worthington High School. After high school; Billy began his long, and passionate, career driving...

Mar 18, 2022

PATRICIA KAY ANING, age 62, of Detroit Lakes, formerly of Luverne, died Friday, March 18, 2022. She was born January 9, 1960, in Luverne, to Sievert and Gertrude (Vogt) Aning. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1978. She graduated from Norwest Technical College in 1998 with a Business Management Degree. Patricia lived in Luverne after she graduated, where...

Mar 18, 2022

JOE "TEJANO" PEREZ MARTINEZ, age 58, of Brewster, died Friday, March 18, 2022, at his home. He was born December 4, 1963, in San Saba, TX. Tejano graduated from Donna High School; and served his country in the United States Army. He moved to Minnesota in 1993; and in 2007, moved to Brewster. Tejano met the mother of his...

Mar 9, 2022

JAMES THEODORE VORTHERMS , age 66, of Wilmont, died Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD.

James was born on September 22, 1955 in Worthington, MN, the son of Joe and Marie (Balster) Vortherms. He spent his youth growing up on a farm outside of Wilmont. James graduated from Worthington...

Mar 4, 2022

AUDREY (HILLS) OPITZ, age 91, of Luverne, died Friday, March 4, 2022, at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born March 2, 1931, in Beardsley, MN, to Ora and Hazel (Doschadis) Hills. As a child, Audrey (otherwise known as "Hon" by her family members) babysat for neighbor kids. She later worked as a waitress in Beardsley, MN and...

Feb 27, 2022

TROY ALLEN DeBOER , age 55, died Sunday, February 27, 2022, at home surrounded by family and friends. He was born June 7, 1966, in Rock Rapids, to Eugene and Donna (Dietz) DeBoer. Troy grew up on a farm in Rock Rapids, IA and graduated from Central Lyon High School.

Troy married Karen Klingenberg on August 10,...

Feb 15, 2022

DONALD LEROY FELTMAN, age 76, of Round Lake, died Tuesday, February 15, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born July 7, 1945, in Sibley, IA, to LeRoy and Anna (Risius) Feltman. He graduated from Round Lake High School.

Don lived in various communities including Fulda, Ocheyedan, IA and Worthington before...

Feb 12, 2022

BERNADINE ECKERSON , age 93, of Worthington, died Saturday, February 12, 2022, in Farmington. She was born January 29, 1929, in Smith Center, KS, to Percy and Mary Ruth (Brown) Havens. At the age of six, Bernadine moved to Iowa Falls, IA, with her family. She graduated from Iowa Falls High School; and attended North Central Bible College in...

Feb 6, 2022

ELIZABETH "BETTY" FRANCES BURMEISTER, age 89, of Luverne, died Sunday, February 6, 2022, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born May 8, 1932, in Parkston, SD, to Florian and Anna (Nipp) Mayer. Betty's mother died when she was just two years old. She attended Sacred Heart Elementary School and graduated from Parkston High School in 1950. She...

Jan 27, 2022

Rodney Duane Groenewold, age 81, of Lismore, died on Thursday, January 27, 2022 peacefully at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington, Minnesota. He was born on January, 30, 1940 to Carl and Ella (Hilfers) Groenewold in Adrian, Minnesota. He attended Country School until 8th grade, graduating from Worthington High School in 1957.

Rodney was united in marriage to...

Jan 27, 2022

ESTHER BECKER , age 97, of Worthington, died, January 27, 2022 at Ecumen Meadows in Worthington. She was born April 1, 1924 on a farm one and half miles south of Wilmont, MN; to parents Henry and Lena (Balster) Slater. She attended school at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in Wilmont.

Esther married Alfred (Jiggs)...

Jan 26, 2022

.   SHARON ANN RIDDLE, age 63, of Luverne, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 8, 1958, in Rock Rapids, IA, to Henry and Lucille (Caswell) Schouwenburg. She graduated from Hills High School. Sharon married Robert Riddle on July 20, 1985, in Etowah, TN. The couple lived in...

Jan 26, 2022

GLORIA MARIE LONG , age 85, died Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the Sunset Rest Hospice Cottage in Worthington, MN.

A private burial will take place at a later date.

Jan 23, 2022

JANICE KAE KLEVE , age 68, of Magnolia, died Sunday, January 23, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 11, 1953, in White Earth, MN. She was adopted by Harriet and Carl Kleve who resided near Avoca. She graduated from Fulda High School in 1971; and later attended college in Rochester....

Jan 20, 2022

Audrey Jean Braun , age 65, died Thursday, January 20, 2022 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD after a short battle with Cholangiocarcinoma (Bile Duct Cancer). She was born July 29, 1956, in Adrian, to Walter and Jean (Kallemeyn) Bolluyt.

Audrey grew up and attended school in Edgerton, MN. She met her husband...

Jan 18, 2022

KARON L. WITKE, age 76, of Mountain Lake, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born January 30, 1945, in Minneapolis, to LeRoy and Ethel Witke. She graduated from Minneapolis High School.

Karon lived in Mountain Lake. She worked at Tony Downs in St. James. She was...

Jan 18, 2022

LINDA RAE HOLINKA, age 64, of Worthington, died Tuesday, January 18, 2022, at the Sanford Sheldon Medical Center in Sheldon, IA. She was born September 9, 1957, in Worthington, to Clifford and Laura (Mastbergen) Martens. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1975. Linda married Tom Holinka on October 4, 1975 at St. Mary Catholic Church in Worthington. The...

Jan 16, 2022

Ilene Becker, age 95, of Worthington, died January 16, 2022, in Grand Rapids, MN.  She was born 28 April 1926 in McIntire, IA was one of 4 children of Henry Bernard Haehn and Sarah Cecelia Jordan. She went to Central High School in Minneapolis. Ilene met her husband Eugene Becker at the once-chic Nicollet Hotel in Minneapolis, when Ilene...

Jan 12, 2022

SHIRLEY JEAN HONKEN, age 81, of Hills, died Wednesday, January 12, 2022, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born June 21, 1940, in Luverne, to Fred Sr. and Gertrude (DeGroat) Honken.

Shirley lived in Luverne, where she worked at the Pizza Ranch. She enjoyed painting and coloring.

Shirley is...

Jan 10, 2022

FRIEDA MAY KOOIKER, age 68, of Magnolia, passed away Monday, January 10, 2022, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Luverne, surrounded by her family.  She was born June 30, 1953 in Monroe, WA to James and Alice (Roeters) Van Ess.  She was the third of eight children.  Frieda grew up on the family dairy farm.  She attended Monroe Christian...