Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Larry Dean Fodness
Oct 23, 2021
LARRY DEAN FODNESS, age 77, of Edgerton, died Saturday, October 23, 2021, at a residence in Larchwood, IA.
A private family service will be held at a later date.
Eunice Mae (Westlund) Mutch
Oct 23, 2021
Eunice Mae (Westlund) Mutch, age 91, of Worthington, passed away October 23, 2021 at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born May 7, 1930 in St. James MN to Mabel and Maynard Westlund.
After graduating from St. James High School, Eunice attended Mankato Commercial College. She worked at Brett's Department Store up until the time she...
John "Jack" Henry Slater
Oct 19, 2021
JOHN "JACK" HENRY SLATER, age 83, of rural Rushmore, died Tuesday, October 19, 2021, at his home. He was born October 30, 1937, on the family farm south of Wilmont, to William and Elizabeth (Balster) Slater. He attended Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School. Jack married the love of his life, LaVonne Johanning, on May 23, 1959 at...
Delores (Drost) Groenewold
Oct 16, 2021
Delores Jean Groenewold, age 81, of Lismore, died Saturday, October 16, 2021 peacefully at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington, Minnesota. She was born on February 6, 1940 to Gerrit and Viola Drost in Ocheyedan, Iowa. She attended school at Melvin and Rushmore, graduating from Worthington H.S. in 1958.
She was united in marriage to Rodney Groenewold in...
Rita "Dee" Delanne (Miller) Taylor
Oct 13, 2021
RITA DELANNE "DEE" (nee Miller) TAYLOR, age 89, of Worthington, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born April 7, 1932, at Rockwell, Iowa, she was the daughter of Laurence and Elizabeth (Magsamen) Miller. She married William Taylor on September 30, 1950, at St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Luverne, MN. They were...
Carroll Taylor
Oct 13, 2021
CARROLL TAYLOR, age 96, formerly of Adrian, died Wednesday, October 13, 2021, at the Minneapolis VA Medical Center.  He was born September 29, 1925 in Adrian, to Bryan & Carolyn (Kraphl) Taylor. He attended country school in rural Westside Township, and graduated from St Adrian Catholic High School in 1943. Carroll later attended the University of MN. He served...
Joyce Elizabeth (Sarvela) Sandbo
Oct 13, 2021
JOYCE ELIZABETH SARVELA SANDBO, age 79, of Luverne, entered into heaven on October 13, 2021. She was born March 7, 1942 to Theodore and Henrietta Sarvela.
After graduating school in Barnum, MN, Joyce married Jerry Peterson. Together they had three daughters. Sharon Engen (Ken Lade), East Bethel MN, Donna Peterson (Larry Rix), Lake View IA, Lisa Hieronimus...
Zachary Timothy Loosbrock
Oct 10, 2021
ZACHARY TIMOTHY LOOSBROCK, age 25, of Maple Plain, MN died on Sunday, October 10, 2021, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born July 6, 1996, in Robbinsdale, MN to Timothy and Jean (Weidert) Loosbrock. He graduated from Champlin Park High School in 2014; and later from Alexandria Technical College. Zach worked as a carpenter for Murdoff...
Pah Mi
Oct 7, 2021
PAH MI, age 90, of Worthington, died Thursday, October 7, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 1, 1931, in Pawtaw, Burma, to Gaw Paw Soo. Pah married Mi Mei in 1950 and had six kids; four girls and two boys. Only one son survived. Pah moved to the United States...
Kevin Daniel Velasco Mejia
Oct 5, 2021
KEVIN DANIEL VELASCO MEJIA, age 22, of Worthington, died Tuesday, October 5, 2021. Kevin was born November 11, 1998, to Antonio and Rosario (Mejia) Velasco.
Kevin was creative and had a mind for philosophy. He was great with computers and cyber security programs, as he familiarized himself with software security. He enjoyed creative writing, especially writing his...
Alex Matthew Brandt
Oct 3, 2021
ALEX MATTHEW BRANDT, age 24, of Adrian, formerly of Sioux Falls, SD, died Sunday, October 3, 2021, at his home. He was born January 29, 1997, in Sioux Falls, to Matthew Brandt and Penny Jensen. He graduated from Sioux Falls Lincoln High School in 2015.
Alex lived and worked in Sioux Falls for a few years after...
Dwaine R. Renken
Oct 1, 2021
DWAINE R. RENKEN, age 86, of Fulda, died Friday, October 1, 2021, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. He was born March 15, 1935, in Ashton, IA, to William and Alice (Wessel) Renken.
Dwaine farmed near Fulda before moving into Fulda in 2018. He also owned a gravel pit. He enjoyed hunting, farming and taking...
Lorna Joy James
Sep 29, 2021
LORNA JOY (DOBIE) JAMES , age 94, of Worthington, died Wednesday, September 29, 2021, at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. Lorna was born on October 14, 1926 to Judge N.A. and Maude (Paulsen) Dobie in Clear Lake, South Dakota. She attended Clear Lake Public Schools graduating in 1944. Lorna graduated in Home Economic Education from South Dakota State University...
Perfecto Temaj Lopez
Sep 25, 2021
PERFECTO TEMAJ LOPEZ, age 37, of Worthington, died Saturday, September 25, 2021. Perfecto was born December 18, 1984, in Guatemala, to Miguel Temaj Dionicio and Fracisca Lopez De Temaj. Perfecto spent most of his childhood in Guatemala. He was the youngest of six children and spent most of his time with his older sister, Marcelina, as she looked after...
Dennis Paul Anderson
Sep 22, 2021
DENNIS PAUL ANDERSON, age 74, of Worthington, died Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.
A private family service will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services of Worthington.
Dayle "Jo" Joleen (Grein) Wiebersiek
Sep 21, 2021
DAYLE "JO" JOLEEN WIEBERSIEK, age 67, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Sanford Jackson Hospital. She was born January 24, 1954, in Lakefield, to Dale and Barbara (Syverson) Grein. She graduated from Lakefield High School; and later attended college in Marshall.
Dayle married and unto this union two children were born, Tonia & Chad....
Darvin L. Schuck
Sep 21, 2021
DARVIN L. SCHUCK, age 89, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at his home in Worthington. He was born January 8, 1932, in Ocheyedan, IA, to Albert and Lillian (Eveland) Schuck. Darvin graduated from Sibley High School in 1950. He served his country during the Korean War from Dec. of 1952 to Dec. of 1954. He served as...
Lilian M. (Gonzalez) Sanchez
Sep 21, 2021
LILIAN M. SANCHEZ, age 61, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 21, 2021, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 8, 1960, in El Salvador, to Jose and Maria Santos Gonzalez. She enjoyed spending time with her family and going to church on Saturday. Lilian was a very bright person who was always...
David Harry Bremer
Sep 10, 2021
David Harry Bremer , age 64, of Ocheyedan, IA, died Friday, September 10, 2021, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington, MN.
A family service will be at a later date.



