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...

Nov 24, 2025

KEVIN "HOBBS" ROBERT HARBERTS, age 62, of Adrian, passed into his eternal life Monday, November 24, 2025, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington after a year and 8 month battle with stomach cancer and various additional health issues. He was tired and his body was more tired from trying to fight everything, but what a fight he fought....

Nov 23, 2025

ROBERT "DOLLY" GENE PETERS, age 93, of Adrian, died Sunday, November 23, 2025, at The Shores of Worthington. He was born April 13, 1932, in Grand Prairie Township, to Herman and Gertrude (Loger) Peters. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

Dolly married Linda Sue Jones on July 11, 1970, in...

Nov 22, 2025

HELEN DARLENE MARKMAN, age 88, of Saint Cloud, MN formerly of Worthington, MN, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 22, 2025, surrounded by loved ones. She was born on January 3, 1937, to Henry and Helen Luitjens. Helen grew up on a farm near Reading, MN. She attended school in Worthington and graduated from Worthington High School.

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Nov 21, 2025

ANITA MAE WIERTZEMA, age 94, of Worthington, died Friday, November 21, 2025, at the Osceola Senior Living in Sibley, IA. She was born September 6, 1931, in Lyon County, IA, to Klaas and Anna (Eeten) Huisman. She attended country school before graduating from Ellsworth High School.

Anita married Virgil Wiertzema on September 1, 1955, at the Bethel...

Nov 19, 2025

BERNARD JOSEPH THIER, age 85, of Rushmore, died Wednesday, November 19, 2025, at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born May 19,1940 on the family farm in Olney Township west of Rushmore, Minnesota to Cyril and Isabel (Ahlers) Thier. As soon as Bernard's feet touched the ground and he could walk, his love for...