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

May 1, 2016

ERVIN JOSEPH BRUNS, age 87, of Lismore, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Sanford Worthington Hospice Cottage. He was born January 27, 1929, at the family farm near St. Kilian, in Nobles County, to John and Elizabeth (Burkard) Bruns. He received his education at St. Kilian Catholic School. Ervin joined his father in an active grain livestock operation. When...

May 1, 2016

VANTHANAKONE THITHAVONG, age 61, of Worthington, died Sunday, May 1, 2016, at the Sanford Worthington Hospice Cottage. Funeral Service will be 1:30 PM Saturday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington. A private committal service will be at a later date.

Apr 30, 2016

BURDELLA GERTRUDE De JAGER, age 95, of Hull, IA, formerly of Luverne, died Saturday, April 30, 2016, at Sioux Center Health, in Sioux Center, IA. She was born July 6, 1920, on the family farm southeast of Hull, IA, to Lambertus and Gertrude (De Young) Ver Steeg. On February 8, 1935, she made her public profession of faith. Burdella married...

Apr 26, 2016

EUGENE MICHAEL VORTHERMS, age 59, of Adrian, passed away on Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at the Granite Falls Municipal Hospital. He was born December 3, 1956, in Slayton, to Orville and Doreen (Egan) Vortherms. Eugene was baptized at St. Adrian Catholic Church and attended St. Adrian Elementary School. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1976 and from Worthington Community...

Apr 26, 2016

Helen Sylvia Hoffman, age 84, of St.Kilian, died Tuesday, April 26, 2016, at South Shore Care Center, in Worthington, with her loving husband, Stan, at her side. She was born July 17, 1931 to parents Jens and Mildred (Bagge) Bie of Askov, Minnesota. After graduating high school, Sylvia worked at Honeywell in Minneapolis and in 1955 married Guy "Tom" Clapper....

Apr 23, 2016

DONALD MARTIN HENDEL, age 80, of Wilmont, died surrounded by family on Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Good Samaritan Society in Waconia, after a peaceful transition. He was born September 2, 1935, to Alphonse and Ella (Haverkamp) Hendel. Don spent most of his adult life farming in Wilmont. He took so much pride in caring for the family farm....

Apr 23, 2016

ROBERT "BOB" CRAIG JENSEN, age 73, of Luverne, died Saturday, April 23, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born August 20, 1942, in Luverne, to Morris and Lola (Johnson) Jensen. Bob was raised, confirmed and educated in Luverne. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1960. Bob served his country in the Minnesota...

Apr 15, 2016

DALWYN "DAL" D. SCHELHAAS, age 80, of Kenneth, died Friday, April 15, 2016, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. He was born February 3, 1936, in a farmhouse in rural Pipestone County, to Peter and Cornelia (Gilman) Schelhaas. Dal attended country school and the Leota Christian School. He graduated from Southwest Christian School High School. Dal married his lifelong...

Apr 7, 2016

WILLIAM "BILL" LLOYD RUPP, age 75, of Adrian, died Thursday, April 7, 2016, at the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. He was born October 27, 1940, in Adrian, to Willian J. and Pearl (Peterson) Rupp. Bill graduated from Adrian High School in 1958. He served his country in the United States Air Guard. Bill married Carol Sieve on May...

Apr 5, 2016

HENRY (HANK) BENJAMIN GRUIS, age 87, of rural Worthington, died Tuesday, April 5, 2016, at the Royal C. Johnson Memorial Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 17, 1929, in Nobles County, to Fred and Fannie (Stratmeier) Gruis. Hank attended country school in Nobles County. He served his country in the United States Marine Corp. Hank married...

Mar 31, 2016

AARON CHARLES CONKLIN, age 34, of Magnolia, died Thursday, March 31, 2016, as a result of an automobile accident near St. Kilian. He was born February 14, 1982, in Milford, PA, to Richard and Frances (Egan) Conklin. Aaron is survived by his son, Donovan, Luverne; mother, Frances Conklin, Magnolia; three brothers, Richard (Victoria) Conklin, Kanaranzi; Michael (Theresa) Conklin, Kenneth; and...

Mar 27, 2016

ALAN "AL" L. STROH, age 68, of Luverne, died Sunday, March 27, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born June 28, 1947, in Luverne, to Vernon and Gladys (McClure) Stroh. Alan attended country school near Luverne. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Al married Sue Burnett on September 26, 1970,...

Mar 26, 2016

VIOLA PEDERSON, age 91, a resident of Fulda, died Saturday, March 26, 2016, at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born on June 27, 1924 in Little Rock Township in Nobles County to parents Karl and Reka (Honken) Braun. She attended rural school and grew up in Nobles and Rock counties in Minnesota. Viola married Ronald Pederson on...

Mar 24, 2016

Mar 18, 2016

JESSICA "Jay" JEAN JULIUS, age 38, of Des Moines, IA, formerly of Ellsworth, died Friday, March 18, 2016, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born April 28, 1977, in Adrian, MN to Vernon and Lola (Balster) Berning. At birth Jay was diagnosed with Cystic Fibrosis.  At that time her life expectancy was less than...

Mar 18, 2016

JANICE LAVONNE KNIPS, age 86, of Worthington, formerly of Lismore, Friday, March 18, 2016, at Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born on May 1, 1929, in Hildreth, NE, to Fred and Grace (Saathoff) Alberts. As a young girl, she moved with her family to Okabena in 1936. In 1938, they moved to Chandler; and in 1941 they moved to...

Mar 7, 2016

VIOLA ELGERSMA, age 83, of rural Leota, died Monday, March 7, 2016 at the Hospice Home in Pipestone, MN. She was born March 26, 1932 in Rock Valley, Iowa to parents Edward and Alice (DeJong) Swier. As an early teenager she made profession of faith in the Rock Valley Christian Reformed Church. Viola graduated from the Rock Valley Public High...

Mar 7, 2016

Doris G. Henrichs, age 96 of Ellsworth, MN went to meet her Heavenly Father at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth on March 7, 2016. Doris was born April 13, 1919 on the family farm to Fred and Martha (Heikes) Nolte. She attended grade school at District 39 and later graduated from Ellsworth Public School. Doris married R.J. Henrichs on...

Mar 4, 2016

CHARLES JANSSEN, age 84, of Luverne, died Friday, March 4, 2016, at the Luverne Sanford Hospice Cottage.  He was born March 31, 1931, in Sibley, IA, to Meine and Gladys (Pontow) Janssen. In 1948 Charles enlisted in the U.S. Navy for four years, serving through the Korean War.  After he was honorably discharged in 1952, he returned to Sibley, IA....

Mar 3, 2016

JAMES CLYDE BROESDER, age 74, of Adrian, died Thursday, March 3, 2016, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born May 28, 1941, in rural Nobles County, Little Rock Township, to Casper and Tena (DeLong) Broesder. Jim graduated from Adrian High School in 1959. He served his country as a Paratrooper in the United States Army where he served...