Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Theresa Mae (Thiner) Molitor
Sep 18, 2015
THERESA MAE MOLITOR  age 90, of  Brewster, MN;  died Friday,  September 18, 2015 at the Meadows in Worthington, MN. Theresa was born  to parents Herbert and Mayme (Thronbrough) Thiner on November 18, 1924 in Alba Twp; Jackson County, MN. She was a lifelong member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she was baptized and confirmed. Theresa attended rural school at...
Carolyn (Vis) De Boer
Sep 16, 2015
CAROLYN DE BOER, age 56, of Beaver Creek, died Wednesday, September 16, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born February 13, 1959, in Chandler, to John G. and Nelvina P. (Lolkus) Vis. Carolyn attended the Chandler Christian Grade School and graduated from Chandler-Lake Wilson High School. She later attended Southeast Area Vo Tech. She served her country...
Joseph Wolf
Aug 30, 2015
JOSEPH ELMER WOLF, age 85, of Adrian, died Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born August 23, 1930, in Remsen, IA, to Julius and Anastasia (Kusser) Wolf. The family moved to a farm south of Adrian in 1939. Joe graduated from St. Adrian High School in 1948. He served his country in the...
Lawrence A. Gaul
Aug 30, 2015
LAWRENCE A. GAUL, age 89, of Ellsworth, died Sunday, August 30, 2015, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born August 27, 1926, in Granville, IA, to Lambert and Teresa Gaul. He attended St. Mary Catholic School in Ellsworth. Lawrence entered the United States Army in November of 1944 and served his country during WWII,...
Loretta Mary (Higgins) Gengler
Aug 28, 2015
LORETTA MARY GENGLER, age 85, of Adrian, died Friday, August 28, 2015, at the Adrian Care Center. She was born August 7, 1930, in Brocksburg, NE, to Francis and Rose (Timmerman) Higgins. She attended country school before graduating from St. Mary Boarding School in O'Neil, NE. Loretta graduated from the McKennan School of Nursing and went on to become a...
Yvonne Olivia Einck
Aug 26, 2015
YVONNE OLIVIA EINCK, age 64, of Worthington, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington.  She was born January 8, 1951 to Frank and Christine (LeBrun) Einck. Her birthday is the same day as Elvis Presley that she was proud of. Vonnie attended Our Lady of Good Counsel grade school and High School and then transferred...
Jeanette (Kahoun) Goebel
Aug 26, 2015
JEANETTE GOEBEL, age 92, of Luverne, died Wednesday, August 26, 2015, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born June 15, 1923, in Sioux City, IA, to Vincent and Mary (Zientek) Kahoun. She graduated from Central High School, in Sioux City, in 1941; and from Morningside College in 1945. Jeanette married Kenneth "Kenny" Goebel on...
Loretta A. (Schultz) Duffy
Aug 24, 2015
LORETTA ANN DUFFY, age 71, of Luverne, died Monday, August 24, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage.  She was born September 19, 1943, in Webster, SD, to Raymond and Anna (Pekron) Schultz. Loretta married Phillip Duffy on April 26, 1962, at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in Garretson, SD. After their marriage the couple lived briefly in Sioux...
Magdalena (Ziegler) Bachmeier
Aug 24, 2015
MAGDALENA "LENA" HELEN BACHMEIER, age 84, of St. Paul, MN, died after a short battle with cancer Monday, August 24, 2015, surrounded by her family, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born April 2, 1931, to Joseph and Lucy (Heintz) Ziegler, in Minot, ND. She attended The School for the Deaf in Devils Lake, ND, and...
Grace (Beyer) Braasch
Aug 17, 2015
Grace Johanna Braasch, age 92, of Luverne, died peacefully with her children at her side Monday, August 17, 2015, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born to John and Johanna Beyer at Boyden, Iowa, on Dec. 14, 1922, the youngest of 6 children.  After attending a country school in that vicinity, she worked at...
Florence (Koelewyn) Buys
Aug 13, 2015
FLORENCE BUYS, age 91, of Edgerton, formerly of Leota, was born on April 10, 1924 to Frank and Gerritje (Buijert) Koelewyn on the family farm in Leota Township, Nobles County.  She attended Country School # 63 graduating from the eighth grade.  She professed her faith at the Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church.  After graduating from 8th grade, she helped ladies with...
Jerry Taylor
Aug 9, 2015
JEROME "JERRY" CHARLES TAYLOR, age 94 of Luverne, MN, died on August 9, 2015 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.  He was born on January 7, 1921 in Adrian, MN to Bryan C. and Carolyn (Kraphl) Taylor, the oldest of their ten children. He was raised on the family farm and graduated from St. Adrian High School in Adrian,...
Lacinda (Winter) Reck
Aug 9, 2015
LACINDA F. RECK, age 77, of Round Lake, died Sunday, August 9, 2015, at the Golden Living Center in Slayton. She was born September 2, 1937, in Boyden, IA, to Heinrich and Anna (Kruse) Winter. Lacinda graduated from Rock Rapids High School and attended nursing school in Marshalltown, IA. Lacinda married Jacob John Reck on April 3, 1956, in Rock...
Reatha Rose (Falconer) Wehr
Aug 9, 2015
REATHA R. WEHR, age 94, of Worthington, died Sunday, August 9, 2015, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She had just celebrated her 94th birthday on July 21st. Reatha was born July 21, 1921, in Glenwood City, WI, to Thayer and Etta (Post) Falconer. The couple later divorced. After the death of her sister in 1931, Etta married...
Alvina (Bach) Hebig
Aug 2, 2015
ALVINA "VINA" CATHERINE HEBIG, age 101, longtime resident of Lismore, died Sunday, August 2, 2015 at her residence in Plymouth MN. She was born July 12, 1914, in Adrian, to Peter and Catherine Bach. She graduated from Adrian High School. Vina married Ray Hebig on May 7, 1935. She was an active participant in church and community activities. She was...
Melvin H. Burkard
Aug 1, 2015
MELVIN H. BURKARD, age 86, of Worthington, died Saturday, August 1, 2015, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born December 1, 1928, in St. Kilian, to John and Victoria (Spahn) Burkard. He attended St. Kilian School and graduated from St. Columbia High School in Iona. Melvin married Elizabeth "Betty" Wolf on October 12, 1950, at St. Adrian...
Lucille Grace (Morgan) Taylor
Jul 31, 2015
Lucille Grace (Morgan) Taylor, age 91, of Luverne, MN died Friday, July 31, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born on May 6, 1924 in Ellsworth, MN to John and Cora (Nelson) Morgan. She was raised on the family farm near Kanaranzi, MN, the youngest of 6 children. After graduating from St. Mary's High School in Ellsworth,...
Willemina (Groen) Doppenberg
Jul 30, 2015
Willemina (Groen) Doppenberg was born to John & Henrietta (Selles) Groen on August 18, 1917, on a farm by Leota, MN.  After graduating from 8th grade, she did house labor for other families until she married Albert Doppenberg on August 18, 1936.  They farmed in the Chandler area and raised four sons. Albert and Willemina retired from farming in 1973...
Willie Johnson
Jul 21, 2015
WILLIE ELLIS JOHNSON, age 96, of Worthington, died Tuesday, July 21, 2015, at Good Samaritan Society in Jackson. He was born June 6, 1919, in Kansas City, KS, to Roy and Mabel Johnson. He graduated from high school. Willie married Deedre Johnson on April 20, 1993, in Worthington. After their marriage, the couple lived in Worthington. Willie worked at Armour...
Beatrice Alberta (Brooks) Goembel
Jul 18, 2015
BEATRICE ALBERTA GOEMBEL, age 94, of Luverne, died peacefully Saturday, July 18, 2015, surrounded by family at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born October 25, 1920, in Magnolia, to Albert and Gesine (Rust) Brooks. She grew up in Magnolia and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1938. Bea married Gordon Goembel. After their marriage, the couple farmed near...
