Obituaries
Keith Schroeder
Nov 30, 2018
KEITH WAYNE SCHROEDER, age 85, lifelong resident of Nobles County, passed away Friday, November 30, 2018, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born September 30, 1933, in rural Brewster, where he lived as a young boy. His family moved to a farm north of Worthington in 1943 and he started going to a...
Fern Jacobs
Nov 25, 2018
FERN JACOBS, age 92, formerly of Worthington, died Sunday, November 25, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society in Jackson. She was born April 22, 1926, in rural Rushmore, to Elmer and Florence (Reiter) Feeken. She attended Country School District #21 in Nobles County.
Fern married Dick W. Jacobs on February 15, 1944, at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Church...
Evalyn Viva (Fisk) Nemitz
Nov 20, 2018
EVALYN VIVA NEMITZ, age 98, of Windom, died Tuesday, November 20, 2018, at the Good Samaritan Society in Windom.
A private family memorial service will take place at a later date.
Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Worthington, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Donald Wayne Buntjer
Nov 19, 2018
DONALD WAYNE BUNTJER, age 82, of rural Worthington, died Monday, Nov. 19, 2018, at his home. He was born Jan. 13, 1936 to Henry and Hattie (Aielts) Buntjer, in rural Rushmore. Don attended country school and graduated from Ocheyedan High School, Ocheyedan, Iowa. After high school, he enlisted in the U.S. Army and served from 1956 to 1958 in...
Donald William Schmuck
Nov 14, 2018
DONALD WILLIAM SCHMUCK SR. age 92, of Luverne, died Wednesday, November 14, 2018, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born August 30, 1926, in Luverne, to Henry and Selma (Krumheuer) Schmuck. He attended country school and school in Luverne.
Don married Viola Stuckenbroker on May 7, 1947, at St. John Parsonage, in Luverne....
Connie Rae Degroot
Nov 13, 2018
CONNIE RAE DeGROOT, age 70, of Worthington, died Tuesday, November 13, 2018, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born August 27, 1948, in Worthington, to Harm and Alice (O'Neil) DeGroot. Connie graduated from Worthington High School.
She worked at Campbell's Soup Co. before working at CCSI in Worthington. Connie later began working at Newport...
Melvin And Kevin Melendez Rivera
Nov 9, 2018
MELVIN and KEVIN MELENDEZ RIVERA, infant sons of Florentino Melendez and Silvia Rivera DeMelendez, died Friday, November 9, 2018, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center.
Visitation will be from 1-3 pm Sunday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington. Funeral will be 2 pm Tuesday at St. Mary Catholic Church, in Worthington, officiated by Rev. Miguel Proanos....
John Duane Schroer
Nov 5, 2018
JOHN SCHROER, age 77, of Worthington, died Monday, November 5, 2018, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. He was born December 8, 1940, in Wilmont, to John and Alice (Hurlbut) Schroer. After graduation, he joined the Marine Corp.
John married Janice Winter on August 25, 1961. John drove truck for numerous years, and then began...
Leatha Marie Kunze
Nov 4, 2018
LEATHA MARIE KUNZE, age 92, of Worthington, died Sunday, November 4, 2018, at her home. She was born November 1, 1926, in rural Fulda, to Will and Grace (Manning) Kunze. She attended school in Lakefield.
Leatha moved to Worthington in 1946. She worked at Campbell Soup Company in Worthington and later, at Sather's in Round Lake. She...
Ruth Mary (Moss) Welch
Oct 30, 2018
RUTH MARY WELCH, age 93, died Tuesday, October 30, 2018, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne, Minnesota. Born to Roy and Olive (Walker) Moss, she grew up on a farm near Reading, Minnesota. She attended High School in Worthington, Minnesota: and college in La Mars, Iowa.
She married Albyn Welch July 22, 1945 after...
Duane J. Balster
Oct 28, 2018
DUANE JOSEPH BALSTER, age 61, of Worthington, formerly of Wilmont, died Sunday, October 28, 2018, at his home. He was born June 17, 1957, in Worthington, to Lawrence and Lorraine (Bruns) Balster. He attended school in Rushmore.
He worked at TAC for a few years then worked at Schaap Sanitation for approximately twenty years before retiring. He...
Mi Mei
Oct 24, 2018
MI MEI, age 77, of Worthington, died Wednesday, October 24, 2018, at the Ava's House Hospice in Sioux Falls, SD.
Grandma Mei had a long journey in life. Grandma Mei was born in January 1st 1941 in the village of Paw Thaw Bleh der Burma. Her father was Htoo Say and her mother was Naw Kaw she...
April Rose Lavoie
Oct 21, 2018
APRIL ROSE LAVOIE, 26, of Adrian, formerly of Iona, passed away unexpectedly in her home on October 21, 2018. She was born on December 18, 1991 in Worthington, MN to Gary Ellgen and Leisha Lavoie.
After graduating from Fulda High School, April worked at Page One Printing in Slayton. She then worked as a waitress at the...
Susan (Bergjord) Dykema
Oct 20, 2018
SUSAN RENE' DYKEMA, age 53, of Fulda, formerly of Worthington, passed away Saturday, October 20, 2018, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD, due to complications from ALS. She was born May 16th, 1965 in Hendricks, to Roger and Janice (Roberts) Bergjord.
Susan was married to Howard Dykema in 1994. Howard passed away suddenly...
Gerald "Gary" J. Madison
Oct 15, 2018
GERALD "GARY" JOSEPH MADISON, age 77, of Adrian MN died Monday, October 15, 2018, at his home. He was born April 30, 1941, in Nobles County, to Vincent Floyd and Alma (Wieneke) Madison. Gary graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School. Following high school, Gary worked at Campbell's Soup in Worthington, MN. A short time thereafter, Gary met the...
Mark W Hoffman
Oct 14, 2018
MARK WILLIAM HOFFMAN, age 60, of Sioux Falls, SD, died Sunday, October 14, 2018, at his home. He was born November 12, 1957, in Worthington, to Dale and Elaine Ellen (Nicas) Hoffman. He graduated from Worthington High School. Mark attended Jackson Vocational School before he moved to Sioux Falls and attended S.E. Votec.
He enjoyed being with...
Betty Jean (Fritz) Chapa
Oct 13, 2018
BETTY JEAN CHAPA, age 85, of Ellsworth, died Saturday, October 13, 2018, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born on January 16, 1933, in Worthington, to Cecil and Frances (Bulick) Fritz. She graduated from Worthington High School.
Betty married Myrl J. Chapa on September 18, 1955 in Reading, Minnesota and began their family...
June (Morfitt) Boots
Oct 10, 2018
JUNE BELLE BOOTS, age 90, of Worthington, died Wednesday, October 10, 2018, at Our House Hospice of Murray County, in Slayton. She was born June 10, 1928 in Harris Island Township, Osceola County, Iowa to Delbert and Florence (Smith) Morfitt. She attended rural school in Osceola County, Iowa.
June was united in marriage to Hardy Boots on...


