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

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...

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.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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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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...

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....

Jul 4, 2017

LEORA MARIE BAUSTIAN, age 82, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 4, 2017, at the Bethany Home in Brandon, SD. She was born August 29, 1934, in Humboldt, SD, to Herman and Clara (Koball) Schievelbein. She attended country school for two years before graduating from Humboldt High School in 1952. She worked as a secretary at Washington Nath...

Jun 23, 2017

LEONA FRANCIS (ARENDS) PARKER, age 97, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, June 23, 2017, at the Bethany Home in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born April 15, 1920, in White, SD, to Okkel and Caroline (Meester) Arends. Leona was the middle child of seven siblings. At the age of ten, she moved to the farm...

Jun 20, 2017

DOROTHY ANN LEONA KOENS, age 89, of Luverne, died June 20, 2017 at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne, under the loving care of their staff and Sanford Hospice, where she resided for the last three years. She was born February 28, 1928, to Roy H. and Florence G. (Peper) Gonnerman. Dorothy was baptized and confirmed...

Jun 19, 2017

Doug Hausmann, age 69, of Adrian, died Monday, June 19, 2017, at the Sunrise View Assisting Living in Adrian.

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

Jun 14, 2017

RUDOLPH "RUDY" WINTER, age 78, of Mankato, formerly of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, June 14, 2017, at the Oaklawn Rehabilitation Center in Mankato. He was born April 14, 1939, in Ellsworth, to Lee and Stella (Boman) Winter. He attended country school.

Rudy married Diane Arends on December 1, 1977, in Sioux Falls, SD. The couple lived in Adrian,...

Jun 8, 2017

BARBARA RUTH CONNELL, age 90, of Luverne, went to see her husband Keith on Thursday, June 8, 2017. She was born January 25, 1927, in Pipestone, to Leo and Stephanie (DeToy) DeClerk. She grew up near Jasper and graduated from Jasper High School. Barb attended the University of Minnesota for one year where she was a cheerleader....