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

Sep 1, 2019

MARVIN LAMBERT BROMMER, age 90, of Luverne, died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at the Rock Rapids Care Center in Rock Rapids, IA. He was born November 25, 1928, to George and Minnie (Broesder) Brommer. He was raised on the family farm by Ellsworth.

Marvin married Verla Heikes on August 21, 1950. To this union two children were...

Aug 23, 2019

ELDON DYKSTRA, age 88, of Worthington, died Friday, August 23, 2019 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born August 20, 1931, in Rock Valley, IA, the son of Nick and Reka (Wiekamp) Dykstra. Eldon attended country school through the eighth grade, then left to work on the family farm.

He was drafted into the...

Aug 23, 2019

Gerald Arthur Drenth, age 72, of Lismore, MN, died August 23, 2019 at home surrounded by his family.

He was born January 20, 1947 to Arthur and Henrietta (Mulder) Drenth. Gerald began his grade school education by attending country school in Midland township, and graduated in 1965 from Ellsworth Public School. After graduation he attended Nettleton College...

Aug 22, 2019

LOREN D. MARSH, age 69, of Worthington, MN passed away peacefully on August 22, 2019 at The Sanford Worthington Sunset Cottage after his long battle with liver disease.

Loren was born to Cecil and Edna (Clausen) Marsh in Worthington on April 5, 1950. He lived his entire life in Worthington. He was drafted into the US Army...

Aug 22, 2019

ADA N. ADAMS, age 100, of Luverne, died Thursday, August 22, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Society in Luverne. She was born October 19, 1918, in Brooks, MN, to Curtis and Leah (Langlois) Noyes. At the age of two and a half, she contracted Infantile Paralysis (polio) and as a result lost the complete use of...

Aug 20, 2019

LOIS INEZ TEERINK, age 90, of Worthington , died Tuesday August 20th 2019, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda MN, surrounded by her family.

She was born September 30, 1928, in George IA, to Antone and Marjorie (Howland) Cassens.

Lois married Howard Teerink on March 30th 1950, in George IA, they just celebrated...

Aug 17, 2019

CARL KING, age 94, of Rushmore, died Saturday, August 17, 2019, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born July 30, 1925 near Decatur, MI, to George Sr. and Kassiena (Vander Werff) King. When Carl was less than one year old, the family moved back to Minnesota and lived in the Rushmore - Worthington areas, where he attended...

Aug 16, 2019

PAMELA ANN SHANE, age 63, of Worthington, died Friday, August 16, 2019, at her home. She was born October 11, 1955, in Worthington, to William and Elfie (Hackmann) Decker. She graduated from Worthington High School; and later from Worthington Community College with a degree in nursing.

Pamela married Patrick Shane in 1981. The couple lived in Worthington;...

Aug 14, 2019

LILLIAN LaVONNE WILLERS, age 86, of Luverne, passed away Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born on July 30, 1933 in Luverne, MN to Henry and Anna (Kirpes) Deitermann. She grew up on a farm near Beaver Creek, MN, and attended country school north of Beaver Creek. Her and her family later moved...

Aug 14, 2019

BEVERLY ELLEFSON, age 90, of Elk River, formerly of Worthington, died Wednesday, August 14, 2019, at the Elk River Senior Living. She was born February 11, 1929, in Worthington, to Charles and Lillian (Pass) Lopshire. She grew up in the Worthington area and graduated from Worthington High School in 1947. After graduation, she worked for a short time for...

Aug 4, 2019

HARRIET THOMAS, age 99, of Luverne, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born May 21, 1920, in Vesta, MN, to Karl and Anna (Dietz) Gall. Harriet graduated from Echo High School as class valedictorian in 1938. She later attended beauty school in Minneapolis.

Harriet married Jimmy...

Aug 4, 2019

MICHAEL EDWIN KONZ, age 62, of Adrian, died Sunday, August 4, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born October 19, 1956, in Pipestone, to Edwin and LaVonne (Heinrichs) Konz. When Mike was very young, he moved with his family to the family farm north of Adrian. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1974 and later...

Aug 3, 2019

ELVERA (PROBST) WAGNER, age 88, of Worthington, died at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born March 29, 1931 in Ivanhoe to Paul and Rose (Sieve) Heinrichs.

Elvera married Nicholas Probst on November 6, 1950 in Wilmont, MN. The couple lived in Worthington, MN and later in Sibley, IA. In 1968, they purchased the Red...

Aug 2, 2019

PAMELA KAY (ERDMAN) SIMPSON, age 49, of Lismore, died Friday, August 2, 2019, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born January 12, 1970, in Worthington, to Charles and Glenda (Jurrens) Lancaster. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1988.

Pam married Mike Erdman on August 26, 1989, in Worthington. The couple...

Aug 1, 2019

CRISTINA LEE WAGNER. age 69, of Worthington, died Thursday, August 1, 2019, Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born August 22, 1949, in Toledo, OH, to Charles W. and Helen A. (Mauter) Snell. She graduated from Bedford High School in Temperance, MI; and later attended SMSU in Jackson.

Cristina married Gary Lynn Wagner on June 22,...

Jul 31, 2019

LORRAINE AMELIA SCHAFER, age 99, of Worthington, died Wednesday, July 31, 2019, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born on May 15, 1920, on a farm near Iona, MN. Lorraine was the daughter of Peter and Margaret (Hensen) Wagner. She attended rural schools in Murray County and our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic School in...

Jul 23, 2019

BROOKE ELIZABETH THOMPSON, age 22, of Luverne, was called by God Tuesday, July 23, 2019, as a result of an automobile accident near Brandon, SD. She was born April 15, 1997, in Luverne, to Wayne and Mary (Spartz) Thompson. She graduated from Luverne High School in 2015. She spent her college summers working at the Luverne Country Club as...

Jul 23, 2019

ROBERT ARTHUR LANGE, age 88, of Beaver Creek, died Tuesday, July 23, 2019, at his home. He was born September 28, 1930, in Beaver Creek Township, to August and Margaret (Frahm) Lange. He attended Dist. #60 country school in Nobles County. Bob served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.

He married Myrna...

Jul 18, 2019

BETTY IVELAND NATH, age 93, of Luverne, died Thursday, July 18, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born on March 31, 1926 to Albert and Maude (Irwin) Hulbert in Luverne. She attended school in Luverne.

She married Orville Iveland and they became the parents of seven children: Susan, Loree, Kaye,...

Jul 16, 2019

MARK ENGELTJES, age 55, of Leota, died Tuesday, July 16, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage after a long battle with cancer. He was born April 25, 1964, in Luverne, to Bernie and Betty (Aberson) Engeltjes. Mark graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1983. He then attended Pipestone Vo-Tech for Agriculture.

Mark farmed, worked at...