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

Jul 14, 2020

DONALD DALE OLTHOFF, age 86, of Lakefield, lost his battle with cancer on Tuesday, July 14, 2020, at the St. Cloud Hospital. He was born May 9, 1934, near Sibley, IA, to Henry and Lena (Ackerman) Olthoff. Don grew up and helped on the family farm near Woodstock and Verdi, MN. He attended Woodstock Elementary School and Verdi High...

Jul 11, 2020

MARY JEANETTE SLATER, age 88, of Worthington, died Saturday, July 11, 2020, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born August 16, 1931 to Fred and Bessie Apel. She grew up on the family farm north of Worthington. Mary's younger years were spent attending school at the Little Red Schoolhouse, playing softball with her cousins, playing with her...

Jul 9, 2020

LINDA SUE PETERS, age 72, of Adrian, died Thursday, July 9, 2020, at her home. She was born July 25, 1947, in Slayton, to Calvin and Lorraine (Beach) Jones. She graduated from Fulda High School and later from cosmetology school.

Linda married Robert Peters on July 11, 1970, in Adrian. The couple lived in Adrian. Linda worked...

Jul 1, 2020

CHAN DEAN BRIGGS, age 46, of Worthington, died unexpectedly on Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at his home. He was born July 7, 1973, in Worthington, to Darrel and Marianne (Reether) Briggs. Chan graduated from Worthington High School. He then graduated from Minnesota West Pipestone with a degree in carpentry.

Chan married Tiffany Stowe on October 19, 2011,...

Jul 1, 2020

LENA WIERTZEMA, age 95, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, July 1, 2020, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born September 30, 1924, at home in rural Ellsworth, to Hilko and Anna DeBoer. She attended school in Ellsworth.

Lena married Herman Wiertzema on December 6, 1944, in Rushmore. After their marriage, the couple farmed near Little Rock,...

Jun 26, 2020

MARVIN HEEREN, age 78, of Worthington, died Friday, June 26, 2020, at the Worthington Sunset Cottage. He was born November 19, 1941, in Worthington, to Fred and Margaret (Heideman) Heeren. Marv grew up on a farm south of Rushmore. He attended school at Adrian and Worthington; and served in the Worthington National Guards for nine years.

Marv...

Jun 25, 2020

Phillip Lawrence Duffy, age 80, of Luverne, died Thursday June 25th, 2020 at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.  He was born on September 9th, 1939 in Sherman, SD to Homer and Marie (Axelson) Duffy.  He went on to graduate from Jasper High School.

Phil married Loretta Schultz on April 26th, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic...

Jun 24, 2020

JASON EDWARD BARRIE, age 44, of Ocheyedan, IA, died Wednesday, June 24, 2020, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 4, 1976, in Winona. As an infant, he was adopted by Edgar and Dianne (Sturges) Barrie. Jason graduated from Worthington High School in 1994. He attended Worthington Community College "cruising Oxford Street".

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Jun 16, 2020

ZORA (PAULINE) MARTIN, died on Tuesday, June 16, 2020, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born to Anna Katherine Elizabeth Schuchart and Laurel Ransom (Snix) Barrow on 29 Jan 1935 in Pierre, SD.  She was the oldest of six children, Mary Holland, AZ; John Barrow Sharon Saunders, MO; Philip Barrow, IN; and Phyllis (Gene) Dubbe, SD.

Jun 15, 2020

RAYMOND C. LONNEMAN, age 97, of St. Kilian, died Monday, June 15, 2020, at the Adrian Country Living Cottages. He was born April 19, 1923, in Adrian, to Frank and Elizabeth (Hemming) Lonneman. Ray entered the United States Army on December 12, 1944. He served his country during WWII as a Master Sergeant before being honorably discharged on November...

Jun 13, 2020

LOGAN DAVID NELSON, age 22, of Adrian, died Saturday, June 13, 2020, as a result of a boating accident on Lake Shetek, near Slayton. He was born October 29, 1997, in Luverne, to Gregg and Denise (Marr) Nelson. He graduated from Adrian High School in 2016. Logan enjoyed sports playing Football and Wrestling, having qualified for the Minnesota State...

Jun 13, 2020

Joyce Thulin Holm, age 89, of Luverne, died Saturday, June 13, 2020.  She was born January 17, 1931, in Litchfield to Bert Thulin and Josephine (Nelson) Thulin.  She graduated from Litchfield High School, earned her Nursing degree in 1954 from the University of Minnesota and later went on to earn her Masters degree in Public Health, also from the...

Jun 9, 2020

BEVERLY ELIZABETH VOGEL, age 96, of Worthington, MN, died Tuesday, June 9, 2020, at the Prince of Peace Retirement Community in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born May 1, 1924, in Hutchinson, MN, to Frank and Rada (Ross) Triplett. She attended school in Garvin, until the family moved to Tracy where she completed her education, graduating in 1942 with...

May 31, 2020

ANNALENE DELLA VAN IPEREN, age 83, of Worthington, died Sunday, May 31, 2020, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. She was born April 7, 1937 in Sibley, IA, to Peter and Ollie (Starkenburg) Van Iperen. Annalene grew up in Sibley, and attended the Sibley Christian School until the eighth grade.

Annalene worked as a Nurses Aid...

May 27, 2020

ALEJANDRO RODRIGUEZ falleció en paz el 27 de mayo del 2020 rodeado de su familia. Tenía 45 años. Él fue un increíble marido, padre, hermano, hijo y amigo querido por todos. Falleció de repente y de una manera inesperada debido a las complicaciones del COVID-19. Deja a su esposa María Elena y cuatro hijos Natalia (18), Rosamaría (15), Alejandro...

May 26, 2020

JOSHUA LYNN WINSELMAN, age 34, of Adrian, died Tuesday, May 26, 2020, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born October 3, 1985, in Luverne, to Merlin and Roseann (Scherff) Winselman. He graduated from Adrian High School in 2004 where he played football and was a member of the Wrestling team that finished second...

May 25, 2020

BARBARA MARY VANDER POEL, age 96, of Luverne, died Monday, May 25, 2020, at Bethany Meadows, in Brandon, SD. She was born October 16, 1923, in Eden, SD, to Lambart and Mary (Fink) Bauer. She graduated from Lake City High School in Lake City, SD.

Barbara married Bertus Vander Poel on January 28, 1953, at St. Joseph...

May 22, 2020

HEROLD  J.  MARSKE, age 94, of Luverne, formerly of Worthington,  died Friday, May 22, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in Luverne.  He was born on November 23, 1925,  in Mapleton, MN, the son of John and Erma (Jaeger) Marske.  He graduated from Mapleton High School and received a Masters Degree in Elementary School Administration from Winona (teachers) State...

May 20, 2020

Deanna Bernadette (Vatland) O'Toole passed away on May 20, 2020.  Deanna is preceded in death by her parents Berndt and Mary Vatland, brothers Anders and Melvin, husband Raymond, and two sons Michael and Jeffrey.  She is survived by sons Patrick (Brent Dierks) and Mark, daughters Mary Jo (Darrell Hemme), Kathleen (Gary Dahedl), and Barbara (Paul Brehm), grandchildren Brittney (Chris...

May 16, 2020

GERALD "JERRY" F. JOHNSON, age 96, of Worthington, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 16, 2020. He was born November 11, 1923, in Dunn County, WI, to Chris and Leontina (Nelson) Johnson. Jerry graduated from Siren High School, in Siren, WI, in 1941. He served his country from 1943 to 1946 in the U.S. Navy during...