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

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...

Jul 9, 2019

KATHALEEN MARY COX, age 94, of Adrian, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born May 12, 1925, in Luverne, to Edward and Caroline (Gibboney) Doyle. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1943.

Kay married Thomas E. Cox on May 5, 1950 at St. Adrian Catholic Church. The couple farmed...

Jul 9, 2019

MARGARET PHYLLIS BROWEN, age 77, of Worthington, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Sanford Worthington Hospice Cottage. She was born April 19, 1942, in Worthington, to Ralph and Geraldine (Gordon) Kilker. She graduated from Worthington High School; and later from Worthington Community College.

Margaret married Dale Browen on November 4, 1967, in Worthington. After their marriage,...

Jul 9, 2019

ALEIDA "MICK" VON HOLTUM, age 93, of Luverne, formerly of Adrian, died Tuesday, July 9, 2019, at the Mary Jane Brown Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born January 2, 1926, in Lyon County, IA, to Jerry and Hattie (Groen) Frey. She attended country school for eight years.

Mick married Dick Von Holtum on May 24, 1947,...

Jul 7, 2019

MARTHA JOSEPHINE SCHOMACKER, age 93, of Hills, died Sunday, July 7, 2019, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born September 15, 1925, in Fairfax, SD, to John and Elizabeth (Schrage) Wiebelhaus. As an infant, she moved with her parents to Hartington, NE. At the age of thirteen, she moved with her parents to Crofton, NE.

Jul 5, 2019

KHAM MANILA, age 61, passed away on July 5th, 2019 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, after a short illness. He was surrounded by his loved ones. He was born August 4th, 1957, in Banh Nong Pum, Muang Nong Bok, Kuag Khammouan, in Laos.

Kham married Vieng Thongvanh in June 1979 at the Thai Refugee Camp....

Jul 3, 2019

KENNETH VAN VELDHUIZEN, age, 84, of Worthington, died Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at the Sanford Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. Ken was born March 22, 1935, in Newkirk, IA, to Andrew and Betty (Van Oort) Van Veldhuizen. He graduated from Hospers High School. He served his country in the Iowa Army National Guard from 1953 to 1959.   Ken married...

Jun 26, 2019

LILA BLATTNER, age, 90, of Anoka, formerly of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 25, 2019, at the Park River Estates in Anoka. She was born in Kanaranzi on April 12, 1929 to Richard and Jenny (Hughes) Harding. At the age of 4 her family moved to Hardwick MN when her father took a job as the Hardwick School janitor for...