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

Feb 2, 2020

NANCY "NAN" MARIE HOFFENKAMP, age 78, of Adrian, died Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born July 24, 1941, in Alcester, SD, to Roscoe and Fern (Miller) Bickett. She graduated from Adrian High School in 1959.

Nan married Marvin Hoffenkamp on August 4, 1962, in Rushmore. After their marriage, the couple...

Jan 28, 2020

ROBERT JAMES LYNN, age 88, of Lismore, died Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at the Sanford Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born on September 14, 1931, in rural Cherokee, Iowa.  He was the son of Herbert and Sophia (Erdman) Lynn.  In the early 1940's, his family moved to the rural Lismore area.  He attended St. Anthony Catholic School...

Jan 25, 2020

ALYCE JEANETTE NELSON, age 92, of Delano, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, January 25, 2020, at the Legacy of Delano Assisted Living in Delano. She was born March 22, 1927, in rural Lyon County, IA, to Johannes and Dorothy Doorneweerd. She attended country school in Lyon County, IA.

When Alyce was 8 years old her family moved...

Jan 24, 2020

EDWARD RAY WOODLEY, age 88, of Luverne, went to be with the Lord on Friday, January 24, 2020, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan in Luverne. He was born January 1, 1932, in Luverne, to Ray and Luella (Pank) Woodley. He grew up on a farm north of Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1949. He also...

Jan 22, 2020

PETER GRONEWOLD, age 88, of Luverne, formerly of Round Lake, died Wednesday, January 22, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born July 1, 1931, on the family farm near Magnolia, to Peter and Grace (Donker) Gronewold. He attended school in Worthington.

Pete married Rosie Snelson on June 10, 1951, at the Mission Baptist...

Jan 20, 2020

HELEN HARRIET FINNERN ROSLANSKY HUSEN, age 95, of St. Louis, Missouri, passed into her eternal home on Monday, January 20, 2020 in St. Louis, MO.  She was born March 9, 1924, Sioux Valley Township, in Jackson County, Minnesota, to Herman and Catharina (Schneider) Finnern.  She was baptized on April 18, 1924, and confirmed on June 23, 1940, at Trinity...

Jan 11, 2020

LLOYD VINCENT JOHNSON, age 97, of Worthington, died Saturday, January 11, 2020, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born January 15, 1922, in Slayton, Mason Township; he was the son of Herman and Carrie (Rheinholt) Johnson. He grew up in rural Slayton, where he attended and graduated from country school District #5 by Currie, MN. He...

Jan 9, 2020

JOHN H. SCHOEP, age 87, of Luverne, formerly of Pipestone, died Thursday, January 9, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born on January 30, 1932, on a farm northwest of Sioux Center, IA, to Gerrit and Ettie (Feekes) Schoep. In 1936, a tornado destroyed the entire farm and the family moved to Carmel, IA where...

Jan 8, 2020

AUDREY JEAN LUETHJE GABRIELSON, age 94, of Luverne, died Wednesday, January 8, 2020, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born April 5, 1925, in Hartley, IA, to Albert J. and Irene P. "Babe" Luethje. At the age of three months, she was brought to Luverne by her parents, where she grew up, attended school and graduated from...

Jan 5, 2020

LYDIA KEMPER, age 88, of Sibley, IA, died Sunday, January 5, 2020, at the Country Manor in Sibley, IA. She was born August 10, 1931, in Benson, AZ, to Antonio and Angelita (Valdez) Moreno.

Lydia married Dale Kemper on June 12, 1982, in Tucson, AZ. The couple lived in Tucson, AZ for thirteen years before moving to...

Jan 3, 2020

With profound sadness we announce the passing of our father, David Leroy Jorgensen.  Dave was a son, husband, brother, father, grandfather and great grandfather and a friend to all whose lives he touched.  On January 3, he left us while sleeping peacefully at Sunset Hospice surrounded by his family. He had just spent Christmas Day with his entire family...

Jan 2, 2020

GLORIA OPAL SELMA FREDERICKSON, age 90, of Worthington, died Thursday, January 2, 2020, at the Country View Manor in Sibley, IA. She was born January 24, 1929, in Reading, to Hjalmer O. and Selma A. (Johnson) Soderholm. Gloria was raised on a farm in Elk Township in Nobles County. She attended country school in District #29 and graduated from...

Jan 1, 2020

JEAN DEUTSCH, age 91, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born May 26, 1928, in Waterbury Township, in Redwood County, MN to John and Caroline (Aufterheide) Jenniges. She graduated from Lamberton High School in 1946. Jean was the last surviving sibling of her ten brothers and sisters.

Dec 31, 2019

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Dec 29, 2019

With profound sadness we announce the passing of our mother, Jeannette Hilda Dorthea Jorgensen.  She was a loving and devoted wife, sister, mother, grandmother and great grandmother and a friend to all whose lives she touched.  On December 29, 2019, she left us while sleeping peacefully at Sunset Hospice surrounded by her family. She had just celebrated her 80th...

Dec 27, 2019

RITA JOSEPHINE LENZ, age 83, of Lismore, died Friday, December 27, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born April 2, 1936, in rural Adrian, to Frank and Theresa (Deutsch) Metz. She grew up on the family farm near Adrian and graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School in 1954.

Rita married Earl Lenz on...

Dec 18, 2019

MARCIA AGNES LINSSEN, age 75, of Worthington, died peacefully Wednesday, December 18, 2019, at her home following a courageous battle with cancer. Special thank you to Sanford Hospice for their wonderful care. She was born October 2, 1944, in Luverne, to Robert and Laura (Erickson) Staeffler. She graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1962. Marcia graduated from Mankato State...

Dec 17, 2019

Erville Neola Groenewold Baker died at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington, Minnesota on December 17, 2019. Born on her family farm south of Rushmore on May 7, 1933, Erville graduated from Worthington High School in 1951. She married Russell Lowell Baker on December 23, 1951 moving to Tampa, Florida for 2 years while Russ served in the Air Force....

Dec 17, 2019

ARLENE MAE WIBBENS, age 98, of Worthington, died Tuesday, December 17, 2019 at the Sanford Worthington Hospice Sunset Cottage. She was born May 28, 1921, in Worthington, to Irving "Pete" and Elizabeth (DeVries) Wasmund. At the age of three, she moved to Harold, SD with her family and returned to Minnesota at the age of nine. Arlene attended country...

Dec 15, 2019

Lyle Robert Graff, age 95, peacefully went home to Jesus on Sunday, December 15, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne.  Lyle was born on October 18, 1924 to Raymond Chester and Ida (Hanson) Graff in Bancroft Nebraska, where he grew up on the family farm. On May 14, 1950, Lyle was united in marriage to Shirley...