Obituaries
Sidney Earl Eckerson
Feb 17, 2020
SIDNEY EARL ECKERSON, age 85, of Worthington, died Monday, February 17, 2020, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born March 10, 1934, in Omaha, NE, to Raymond and Vendla (Roos) Eckerson.
Sidney married Judy Day on December 17, 1954, at the Solid Rock Church (formerly Assembly of God) in Worthington. After their marriage, the...
Richard "Dick" Lawrence Smook
Feb 15, 2020
RICHARD "DICK" SMOOK, age 78, of Luverne died Saturday, February 15, 2020, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne.He was born September 2, 1941, in Adrian, to Harm and Rosalia (Reiffenberger) Smook. He attended school in Adrian and Magnolia before graduating from Luverne High School in 1960. After graduation, Dick entered the United States Navy advancing to the rank...
Shirley Wilma (Hawkinson) Brandt
Feb 3, 2020
SHIRLEY WILMA HAWKINSON BRANDT, age 83, of Ashton, IA., died Monday, February 03, 2020, of a progressive illness at the Sibley Initiatives Care Center. She was born on March 20, 1936, in Worthington, to Axel William and Maybelle (Schmidt) Hawkinson. Shirley graduated from Worthington High School in 1954. She worked in the office of Campbell Soup Company and in...
Lawrence Loger
Feb 2, 2020
LAWRENCE LEONARD LOGER, age 87, of Adrian, died Sunday, February 2, 2020, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born November 8, 1932, in Luverne, to Joen and Abena (Buus) Loger. Lawrence attended school in Magnolia and Ellsworth. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict.
Lawrence married Margaret Kruger...
Nancy "Nan" Marie (Bickett) Hoffenkamp
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...
Robert "Bob" James Lynn
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...
Alyce Jeanette (Doorneweerd) Nelson
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...
Edward Woodley
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...
Peter Gronewold
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...
Helen H. (Finnern) Husen
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...
Lloyd Vincent Johnson
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...
John H. Schoep
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...
Audrey Jean (Luethje) Gabrielson
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...
Lydia (Moreno) Kemper
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...
David Leroy Jorgensen
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...
Gloria (Soderholm) Frederickson
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...
Jean (Jenniges) Deutsch
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.
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Jeannette Hilda Dorthea (Schmidt) Jorgensen
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...


