Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Terry "Leg" Westerbur
Mar 27, 2017
Terry "Leg" Lee Westerbur, age 65, of Adrian, died Monday, March 27, 2017, at his home. He was born December 3, 1951 in Clarkfield, MN to Theodore and Dorothy (Meyer)Westerbur. Terry spent most of his youth in Sioux Falls, SD. At the age of 17 he moved to Tiger Land, LA for training and at the age of 18...
Brian Korthals
Mar 25, 2017
BRIAN "FRITZ" FREDERICK KORTHALS, age 57, of Worthington died Saturday, March 25, 2017, at his home surrounded by family. He was born May 15th 1959, to Frederick "Fritz" and Roberta "Bobbie" (Pedersen) Korthals and baptized at the American Reformed Church. He graduated from Worthington Senior High School in 1977 and later attended Jackson Vocational School for sales & marketing....
Sylvester "Sy" Lonneman
Mar 23, 2017
SYLVESTER "SY" LONNEMAN, age 88, of Adrian, died Thursday, March 23, 2017, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born January 29, 1929, in Westside Township, rural Adrian, to Antone and Elizabeth (Weidert) Lonneman. He attended St. Adrian Catholic School. Sy was drafted into the United States Army in June of 1951. He took basic training at...
Dolores C (Konz) Berning
Mar 22, 2017
DOLORES C. BERNING, age 84, of Adrian, died Wednesday, March 22, 2017, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born October 23, 1932, in Adrian, to Elmer and Helen (Engbarth) Konz. She graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School. Dolores worked as a waitress and at the grocery stores in Adrian.
Dolores married Ed Berning on...
Pat Schettler
Mar 21, 2017
MARVIN "PAT" SCHETTLER, age 71, died peacefully at home with his family by his side in Wilmont, MN on March 21, 2017. He was born to August and Regina (Becker) Schettler on March 17, 1946 in Bloom Township. He attended Wilmont Catholic School. After school he helped his Dad farm on the family farm East of Wilmont.
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Margery T. (Dummer) Mcclintick
Mar 18, 2017
MARGERY THERESA McCLINTICK, age 86, died Saturday, March 18, 2017, in her home at The Meadows in Worthington. She was born June 27, 1930, in Fairfax to Stella Elizabeth (Walser) and William Martin Dummer, who was the town doctor and died when she was six. Marge graduated from Fairfax High School in 1948 and was class valedictorian....
Calvin C. Morrison
Mar 15, 2017
CALVIN C. MORRISON, age 59, of Luverne, died Wednesday, March 15, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born July 11, 1957 in Marshalltown, IA, to Jerry and Majorie (Ellis) Morrison. He graduated from high School.
Calvin married MaryAnn Zoller on July 9, 1996. The couple lived in Luverne all of...
Clyde Willis Deboom
Mar 15, 2017
CLYDE WILLIS DeBOOM, age 77, of Worthington, died Wednesday, March 15, 2017, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington.
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.
Bryce Smiens
Mar 11, 2017
BRYCE SMIENS, age 59, of Luverne, died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. A time of fellowship will be at 3pm Saturday at The Howling Dog Saloon in Luverne. A private family committal of cremains will be at a later date. Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Luverne, is assisting the family with...
Hazel L. (Hammer) Loeschen
Mar 11, 2017
HAZEL LOEDA LOESCHEN, age 89, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 11, 2017, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda where she became a resident in December of 2016. She was born June 21, 1927, in Woodbury County, Iowa, to Carl and Esther (Kiburz) Hammer. She was baptized August 14, 1927, at the Methodist Episcopal Church in Woodbury. Â She...
Jeane (Dejong) Van Lant
Mar 1, 2017
JEANEÂ VAN LANT, age 86, of Leota, died Wednesday, March 1, 2017, at the Sanford USD Medical Center, in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born May 11, 1930, in Hull, IA, to Jake and Minnie (Scholten) De Jong. She attended school in Hull, IA.
Jeane married Cornie Van Lant on September 28, 1950, at the...
Betty (Marks) Markus
Feb 27, 2017
BETTY JEAN MARKUS, age 75, of Bigelow, died Monday, February 27, 2017, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born October 26, 1941, in Ashton, IA, to John and Hattie (Loger) Marks. She graduated from Ashton High School.
Betty married Harold Markus on November 21, 1961 at the Presbyterian Parsonage in Ashton, IA. After...
Kenneth Joseph Moser
Feb 27, 2017
Kenneth Joseph Moser, 53, of Worthington, Minnesota passed away on Monday February 27, 2017 at the Worthington Sunset Hospice Cottage following a short battle with kidney cancer. Ken was born on March 27th, 1963 in Wilmont, Minnesota to Don and Vi (Hoffman) Moser. Ken grew up in Wilmont and Worthington, Minnesota with his six siblings, Mary Elizabeth "Libby", Margaret...
Wilbert Weis Jr.
Feb 26, 2017
WILBERT DANIEL WEIS JR, age 66, of Luverne, died Sunday, February 26, 2017, at the Sanford USD Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born June 14, 1950, in Adrian, to Wilbert and Elizabeth (Broich) Weis. He graduated from Adrian High School. Wilbert later graduated from Southern Minnesota State University in Marshall, with a triple major. He also graduated...
Janit Mary (Johnson) Rose
Feb 21, 2017
JANIT M. ROSE, age 85, of Worthington, died Tuesday, February 21, 2017, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington.
Committal of cremains will be 2:00 PM Saturday, July 29, 2017, at the Worthington Garden of Memories Cemetery.
Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services, in Worthington, is assisting the family with arrangements.
Raymond E. Kuhl
Feb 20, 2017
RAYMOND E. KUHL, age 89, of Worthington, died Monday, February 20, 2017 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. Born May 17, 1927, in Worthington, to Charles and Katie (Brinkhaus) Kuhl, he grew up the family farm, attended school in Reading and served his country in the National Guard.
Ray married Vernice Kopplow on January 31, 1949 at...
Myrna Nelson
Feb 20, 2017
MYRNA LUETTE NELSON, age 76 years, 10 months, and 6 days, of Luverne, died Monday, February 20, 2017, at her home. She was born April 14, 1940, to Annabelle DeBooy, at home in Magnolia. Myrna was adopted by Harry R. Nelson on August 11, 1948. She resided at her home until she broke her leg and entered Parkview Manor...
Tim Christensen
Feb 19, 2017
TIM DAVID CHRISTENSEN, age 52, of Luverne, died Sunday, February 19, 2017, at his home. He was born October 9, 1964, in Luverne, to Dwayne and Becky (Skattum) Christensen. Tim graduated from Luverne High School in 1983. In 1987 he received a degree in business from Luther College in Decorah, IA. He earned a BS in Elementary Education from...
Tena (Janssen) Gingerich
Feb 18, 2017
TENA (JANSSEN) GINGERICH, age 93, of Worthington, died Saturday, February 18, 2017, at the Sibley Specialty Care Hospice in Sibley, IA. She was born March 22, 1923, in Osceola County, IA, to Henry and Jenny (Meyeraan) Dammer.
Tena married Clarence Janssen on February 21, 1942, in Rushmore. They farmed in the Ellsworth and Rushmore areas before retiring...
Mildred E. (Baal) Heikes
Feb 14, 2017
MILDRED HEIKES, age 86, of Luverne, died Tuesday, February 14, 2017, at the Parkview Manor in Ellsworth. She was born March 27, 1930, in Nobles County, to Harvey and Etta (Lyons) Baal. She attended country school in Nobles County.
Mildred married Lawrence Heikes on September 14, 1948, in Ellsworth. After their marriage, they farmed northeast of Ellsworth...



