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

Sep 28, 2019

CHARLES ROBERT FIENHAGE, age 74, of Wilmont, died Saturday, September 28, 2019, at his home. He was born June 15, 1945, on the family farm north of Wilmont, to Robert and Florence (Menke) Fienhage. Chuck attended school at St. Kilian Catholic School and also Adrian Public School. He served his country in the Minnesota National Guards.

Chuck...

Sep 26, 2019

GARY LEE MILBRATH, age 74, of Worthington, died Thursday, September 26th at St. Vincent Hospital in Billings, Montana. He was on a family vacation heading to Oregon to visit friends.

Gary was born in Worthington to Harold and Vicki Milbrath on May 28th, 1945. He graduated from Worthington High School and attended Worthington Junior College and then...

Sep 24, 2019

FERN ARLENE BRUNS, age 91, of Brooklyn Center, MN formerly of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at the Ecumen Prairie Lodge in Brooklyn Center. She was born October 21, 1927, in Flandreau, SD to Floyd and Mary (Nicholson) Hawkins. Fern Graduated from Slayton High School.

Fern married Andrew Bruns on July 28, 1950, in Avoca, MN....

Sep 23, 2019

VERNON CASTER, age 82, of Worthington, died Monday, September 23, 2019, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. He was born August 3, 1937, in Worthington, to Jay and Ora (Brunner) Caster. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1955.

Vernon married Grace Immens in 1956, they had six children and later divorced. He married Jeanette Schnasa...

Sep 22, 2019

JOHN C. PATER, age 75, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Madonna Rehabilitation Hospital in Omaha, Nebraska. He was born April 13, 1944 in Worthington, MN; to parents Charles and Dena (Boekhout) Pater. He attended school in Worthington, graduating in 1962. He later obtained his degree from Jackson Technical School for appliance and refrigeration repair.

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Sep 16, 2019

FRANCIS GEORGE NAU, age 70, of Brewster, died Monday, September 16, 2019, at his home. He was born December 3, 1948, in Worthington, to John and Jeneva (Marsh) Nau. He attended school in Brewster.

As a young man, Francis worked for area farmers. In 1977, he began working at the Veterinarian Medical Center in Worthington. He loved...

Sep 11, 2019

CHRISTOPHER ALLAN AMUNDSON, age 59, of Bigelow, died Wednesday, September 11, 2019, at his home.

A private family committal of cremains will take place at a later date.

Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Worthington, is assisting the family with arrangements.

Sep 8, 2019

WALLACE "WALLY" EDWIN SCHOLTEN, age 91, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the Countryview Nursing Home, in Sibley, IA. He was born October 7, 1927, in Corsica, SD, to Joe and Cora (Slykhuis) Scholten. He attended school in Corsica and California before graduating from Sibley High School in 1945.

Wally married Ardis Brandt on May...

Sep 8, 2019

GLADYS "GLAD" ALICE HENNING, age 70, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 8, 2019, at the Sanford Worthington Sunset Hospice Cottage. Glad was born March 11, 1949, in Marshall, to George and Erma (Langsweirdt) Landuyt. She graduated from Walnut Grove High School in 1967.

Glad married Raymond Henning on November 17, 1973 at the American Lutheran Church in...

Sep 6, 2019

DAWAYNE HENRY PREUSS, age 80, Lakefield, died Friday, September 6, 2019, at the Sanford Worthington Sunset Hospice Cottage surrounded by loved ones. He was born December 10, 1938, in Alba Township, Jackson County to Walter and Elsie (Beermann) Preuss. He was baptized on January 1, 1939, at St. John Lutheran Church in Okabena. At the age of eight, Dawayne...

Sep 3, 2019

JAMES HOWARD NELSON, age 70, of Magnolia, died Tuesday, September 3, 2019, at his home. He was born February 21, 1949, in Luverne, to Donald and Ann (Howard) Nelson. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1967. Jim then attended Worthington Junior College before graduating with a Bachelor's Degree in Education from Southwest Minnesota State University in Marshall.

Sep 1, 2019

YVONNE "VONNIE HECTOR, age 83, was called to her heavenly home on September 1, 2019.  She was born on February 3, 1936 the youngest of three children of Jack and Emma Preuss.  She graduated from Worthington High School in 1953.

Vonnie married Donald Hector on October 11, 1953 at St Matthew's Lutheran Church in Worthington, MN.  After...

Sep 1, 2019

ARVILLA J. VELDKAMP, age 76, of Luverne, died Sunday, September 1, 2019, at her home. She was born March 5, 1943, in Rock Rapids, IA, to Al and Dena (Rusch) Veldkamp.

In 1961, Arvilla moved from her home in Pipestone MN to the State Hospital in Redfield, SD. In 1981, she moved to Sioux Vocational Group Homes...

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...