Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Patricia Kellen
Jul 18, 2015
PATRICIA AGNES KELLEN, age 66, of Worthington, died Saturday, July 18, 2015, at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield. She was born December 4, 1948 in Luverne, MN; to parents Leander and Frona (Serie) Kellen. She was raised on a farm north of Ellsworth and attended St. Mary's Parochial School and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1966. Pat...
Carl Kopplow
Jul 16, 2015
CARL KOPPLOW, age 92, of rural Adrian, died Thursday, July 16, 2015, at Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born December 20, 1922, in Little Rock Township, to Henry and Augusta (Tiesler) Kopplow. He attended country school in District # 11 Little Rock Township. Carl married Dolores Kruse on February 26, 1946, at the Emmanuel Presbyterian Parsonage south...
Ray Kraft
Jul 10, 2015
RAY KRAFT, age 81, of Brewster, died Friday, July 10, 2015, at the Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. Visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Monday at the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington,  followed by the Funeral  at 2 p.m. Monday at  the Dingmann Funeral Home in Worthington. Burial will be at the Trinity Lutheran  Cemetery...
Evelyn M. (Fannin) Jay
Jul 8, 2015
EVELYN MARGARET JAY, age 76, of Worthington, formerly of Heron Lake, died Wednesday, July 8th, 2015, in her home surrounded by her family. Evelyn was born February 9th, 1936, in Brooklyn, NY to John and Violet (Mulligan) Fannin.  Evelyn graduated in 1956 from Bay Ridge High School and worked as a receptionist in the Times Square building in New York...
Patricia (Walsh) Sedlacek
Jul 3, 2015
PATRICIA SEDLACEK, age 84, of Green Valley, AZ, formerly of Luverne, died Friday, July 3, 2015 at her home. She was born February 5, 1931, in Watertown, SD, to William and Mary (Tracy) Walsh. Patricia married Edward Sedlacek on April 12, 1950, in Sioux City, IA. After their marriage, the couple lived in Sioux City, IA before moving to Luverne...
Lila M. Lee
Jul 3, 2015
LILA M. LEE, age 83, of Luverne, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. She was born October 11, 1931, in Kenneth, to Frank and Elsie (Petersen) Herschberger. She attended school in Kenneth before graduating from Luverne High School in 1949. Lila married Walter Lee on February 10, 1954, in Kenneth. After...
Marion (Goembel) Swenson
Jul 3, 2015
MARION SWENSON, age 99, of Luverne, died Friday, July 3, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born June 27, 1916, in Rock County, to Arthur and Sylvia (Ackley) Goembel. She attended country school in Rock County and later attended Luverne Public Schools. Marion married Wilfred Swenson on June 8, 1946, in Canton, SD. After their marriage, the...
Margarete Sonja (Prem) Luitjens
Jun 27, 2015
MARGARETE SONJA LUITJENS, age 91, of Luverne, died Saturday, June 27, 2015, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born May 13, 1924, in Unterretzbach, Austria, to Johann and Hermine (Filustek) Prem. She was one of five children, having three sisters & one brother. In 1946, Sonja met her future husband, LeRoy William Luitjens, in Hallein, Austria, where he...
