Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Lionel Wetzel
Sep 5, 2017
LIONEL WETZEL, age 96, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017.
A private family committal service will take place at a later date.
Dingmann Funeral Home, in Luverne, is assisting the family with arrangements.
John Evink
Sep 5, 2017
JOHN EVINK, age 85, of Leota, died Tuesday, September 5, 2017, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 3, 1931, in rural Leota to Henry and Dena (Hofkamp) Evink. John was baptized at Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. He attended country school, District 99 east of Leota; and graduated from Leota Country...
Barbara (Engebretson) Hovde
Sep 3, 2017
BARBARA C. HOVDE, age 76, of Round Lake, MN; died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born July 23, 1941 in Mayville, ND.
Barbara is survived by her children, Lisa (Marc) Feltman, Alpha, MN; Karla (Tim) Michals, Virginia, MN; Jason (Catalina Lewis) Hovde, Rochester, MN; and Jeremy Hovde, Plymouth, MN; nine grandchildren...
Deborah J. (Clousing) Scoggins
Sep 3, 2017
DEBORAH JANE SCOGGINS, age 57, of Luverne, died Sunday, September 3, 2017, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage, in Luverne, after battling Lymphoma. She was born November 22, 1959, in Gallatin, MT, to David and Anna (Schipper) Clousing. As a small child, Deb moved around often. She graduated from Manhattan Christian High School in Montana.
Deb loved spending...
Loren G Hassebroek
Sep 3, 2017
LOREN G. HASSEBROEK, age 65, of Balaton, formerly of Adrian, died Sunday, September 3, 2017 at the Colonial Manor Care Center in Balaton. He was born June 21, 1952 in Adrian, to John and Marie (Stratmeier) Hassebroek. He attended Adrian Public School, and graduated in 1970.
Loren was a farmer at heart. He loved working on tractors...
Mary L. (Bolluyt) Osenga
Aug 29, 2017
MARY L. OSENGA, age 85, of Leota, died Tuesday, August 29, 2017, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born January 2, 1932, in Chandler, to Marinus and Eugenia (Van Reulder) Bolluyt. She attended Leota Public School.
Mary married Cornelius "Case" Osenga on January 25, 1960, in Leota. The couple lived in Leota....
Barbara (Newton) Ball
Aug 27, 2017
BARBARA BALL, age 84, of Luverne, died Sunday, August 27, 2017 at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born July 18, 1933, in Luverne, to Harold and Laura (Swenson) Newton. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1951. After high school, Barb worked in Auburn, WA at the Rainbow Café with her aunt. She...
Song (Buarapha) Chandaswang
Aug 27, 2017
Song Chandaswang, age 78, of Worthington, died Sunday, August 27, 2017, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center.
Funeral will be 1 pm Thursday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington.
A private committal service will be at a later date.
Edward (Eddie) Daniel Poppen
Aug 22, 2017
EDWARD (EDDIE) DANIEL POPPEN, age 56, of Worthington, died Tuesday, August 22, 2017, at his home in Worthington. He was born August 26, 1960 in Worthington to Douglas and Leona (Stoffer) Poppen. He attended school in Worthington graduating in 1978 from Worthington High School. He then attended Bemidji State College for one year.
Eddie was united in...
Tracy Jay Strom
Aug 22, 2017
TRACY JAY STROM, age 56, of Luverne, formerly of Duluth, died Monday, August 21, 2017, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born October 8, 1960, in Duluth, to Willard and Helen (Dougherty) Strom. Tracy worked various jobs including as a cook. In 2014, he moved to Luverne. He worked as a cook and also worked at the...
Esther M. Klein
Aug 19, 2017
ESTHER M. KLEIN, age 98, died Saturday, August 19, 2017, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth, MN. She was born in Lismore, MN on March 15, 1919, the daughter of Frank and Rose (McCann) Loonan. She grew up on the family farm near Lismore, along with her two brothers, Homer and Virgil, and one sister, Avis. Esther attended...
Donna Lea (Janssen) Grotluschen
Aug 18, 2017
DONNA "DIXIE" (JANSSEN) GROTLUSCHEN, age 82, of George, IA, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, August 18, 2017, at the Good Samaritan Society in George, IA. She was born April 25, 1935, in Rushmore, to Anthony and Anna (Smith) Malmquist. She attended grade school in Rushmore and high school in Worthington.
Donna married Alfred L. Janssen...
Lila (Zilm) Nelson
Aug 8, 2017
LILA MAE NELSON, age 81, of Adrian, died Tuesday, August 8, 2017, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born March 28, 1936, in Rushmore, to Chuck and Elizabeth (Karsten) Zilm. She attended country school and Adrian Schools.
Lila married Edgar Nelson on May 23, 1954, in Windom. The couple lived in various cities...
Curtis W. Juhl
Aug 6, 2017
CURTIS W. JUHL, age 83, of Luverne, died Sunday, August 6, 2017, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born June 23, 1934, in Luverne, to Hugo and Tilda (Hoiland) Juhl. Curt was baptized on July 15, 1934 at the Immanuel Lutheran Church in Luverne and confirmed on August 28, 1949. He attended country school at District #7...
Frances Lorraine (Reiter) Alberts
Aug 5, 2017
FRANCES LORRAINE ALBERTS, age 98, of Rushmore, died Saturday, August 05, 2017, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born June 30, 1919, in rural Nobles County, to Carl and Grace (Feeken) Reiter.
Frances married Kelly G. Alberts on September 10, 1937, at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Parsonage south of Rushmore. The couple farmed...
Richard B Grussing
Aug 1, 2017
RICHARD B. GRUSSING, age 47, of Rushmore, Minnesota, died Tuesday, August 1, 2017 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born March 30, 1970 in Worthington, Minnesota to Myron and Claribel (Groenewold) Grussing. He attended school in Adrian, graduating in 1988 from Adrian High School. Richard then attended South Dakota State University, graduating in 1992 with a bachelor's degree...
Thomas Leo Seitz
Jul 24, 2017
THOMAS LEO SEITZ, age 61, formerly of Ellsworth, died suddenly on Monday, July 24, 2017, at his home. He was born April 11, 1956, in Adrian, to Leo and Gertrude (Seivert) Seitz. He graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1975. Tom resided in Sioux Falls, SD. He enjoyed going to the library to read local newspapers. Tom especially took...
Lena (Koens) Rust
Jul 18, 2017
LENA RUST, age 85, of Magnolia, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born January 14, 1932, on the family farm east of Magnolia in Westside Township, to Rienko and Reka (Hartog) Koens. Lena was raised on the farm. She attended District #64 country school and later attended Adrian Public School.
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Keith Milton Mundahl
Jul 15, 2017
KEITH M. MUNDAHL, age 91, of Luverne, died Saturday, July 15, 2017, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born June 17, 1926, in Luverne, to Rev. J.O. and Harda (Larson) Mundahl. Keith was baptized at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1944. Keith left with his friend Orv...
Burdell Kruse
Jul 7, 2017
BURDELL KRUSE, age 72, of Luverne, died Friday, July 7, 2017, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 13, 1944, in Sanborn, IA, to Henry and Martha (Botof) Kruse.
Burdell married Julie Berke on December 22, 1999, in Luverne. The couple lived in Luverne; and operated Rock County Prairie Stone....



