Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Elmer Quimby Hoskins
Oct 21, 2014
ELMER QUIMBY HOSKINS, age 95, of Luverne, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at the Barrett Care Center in Barrett, MN. He was born December 11, 1918, in Adrian, to Ralph and Cora (Midboe) Hoskins. Elmer graduated from Adrian High School in 1936. He later attended Dunwoody Institute with a Degree in Electronics. Elmer entered the United States Army Air Corp....
Ruby (Meyer) Roemeling
Oct 21, 2014
RUBY ROEMELING, age 91, of Adrian, died Tuesday, October 21, 2014, at her home. She was born July 15, 1923, in Goodwin, SD, to Joseph and Annie (Engels) Meyer. Ruby was baptized on June 20, 1926 and confirmed on February 6, 1938. As an infant, she moved with her family to Ellsworth and graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1942....
Francisco Mejia
Oct 18, 2014
FRANCISCO "CISCO" MEJIA, age 55, of Adrian, died Saturday, October 18, 2014, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 12, 1959, in Esteli, Nicaragua, to Ramon and Theresa (Beltran) Mejia. At the age of three, his parents died and Cisco was adopted by Rodolfo Rodriguez & Mathilda Moreno. He worked on road construction for the...
Lowell Haack
Oct 17, 2014
LOWELL MARLEY CHRISS HAACK, age 86, of Reading, died Friday, October 17, 2014, at his home after a courageous battle with cancer. He was born October 20, 1927, in Worthington, to Chriss and Minnie (Lang) Haack. He was baptized at Grace Lutheran Church in Ewington and confirmed at the Lutheran Church in Jackson. Lowell attended country school east of Worthington....
Gerald "Jerry" Wethor
Oct 13, 2014
GERALD "JERRY" V. WETHOR, age 79, of Luverne, died Monday, October 13, 2014, at the Dow Rummel Village in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 10, 1935, in Emery, SD, to Charles and Helen (Hoffman) Wethor. He graduated from Emery High School. Jerry entered the United States Army on September 7, 1954. He served his country until being honorably...
Dolores Louise (Friedrichs) Suhr
Oct 12, 2014
DOLORES LOUISE SUHR, age 87, of Luverne, MN died Sunday, October 12, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born June 24, 1927, on a farm near Alexandria, SD, to William E. and Erna (Kutschinski) Friedrichs. Dolores was baptized July 17, 1927 at St. Martin Lutheran Church in Alexandria. As a young child, she moved with her family...
Dorothy L. (Eichmann) Marsh
Oct 11, 2014
Dorothy Louise (Eichmann) Marsh, age 81, of Worthington, died Saturday, October 11, 2014 at South Shore Care Center after a short illness. She was born March 25, 1933 in Alba Township in Jackson County to Emery and Sophia (Gronow) Eichmann.  Dorothy was raised in Northwest Iowa with her three brothers and three sisters. Dorothy married Milo Marsh on July 3,...
Helen Mae (Kuhl) Hartman
Oct 11, 2014
Helen Mae Hartman, age 94 of Worthington MN, died Saturday  the 11th day of October 2014 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne MN.  Helen was born April 9th 1920 on the  family homestead in rural Reading MN, to Charles and Katie (Brinkhous) Kuhl. She was baptized on May 2, 1920 at St. John's Lutheran Church.  Helen attended elementary school...
Trena Shermae (Van Essen) Van Dyke
Oct 9, 2014
Trena (Van Essen) Van Dyke, age 84, of Leota, went to her heavenly home on Thursday, October 9, 2014 at the Edgebrook Care Center She was born on December 30, 1929, one of eleven children born to William and Hattie (Pool) Van Essen.  Trena was baptized and became a member of the Leota  Christian Reformed Church.  She attended the Leota...
Bernice (Boomgaarden) Debates
Oct 6, 2014
BERNICE DeBATES,  age 76, of Adrian, died Monday, October 6, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born February 18, 1938, in Ellsworth, to Ben O. and Grace (Jurrens) Boomgaarden. She attended school in Ellsworth. Bernice married Robert J. DeBates on June 18, 1955, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. After their marriage, the couple lived in Adrian. They...
Milo Reker
Oct 4, 2014
MILO REKER, age 93, of Worthington, died Saturday, October 4, 2014, at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born November 14, 1920, on the family farm east of Lismore, to Fred and Catherine (Kern) Reker. He attended St. Anthony Catholic School in Lismore. Milo worked as a farm hand before entering the service. He served his country in the Merchant...
Shirley Gruis
Sep 30, 2014
SHIRLEY JEAN GRUIS, age 86, of Adrian, died Tuesday, September 30, 2014 at the Adrian Care Center. She was born on February 24, 1928, in Sibley, IA to parents, Cobus and Tina (Nachtigal) Behrens.  She attended parochial school in Horton Township in Iowa and graduated from Worthington High School. After graduating she attended commercial college in Mankato and received a...
Delores "Dee" Margaret (Honermann) Buss
Sep 29, 2014
DELORES "DEE" MARGARET BUSS, age 72, of Luverne, died Monday, September 29, 2014, at the Sanford Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 27, 1942, in Adrian, to Raphael and Genevieve (Einck) Honermann. Dee graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School in 1960. She then graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing, in Mitchell, SD, where she...
Anna Henrietta Engelkes
Sep 24, 2014
ANNA HENRIETTA ENGELKES, age 92, of Rushmore, died Wednesday, September 24, 2014, at her home. She was born June 4, 1922, on the family farm southwest of Rushmore, to Henry and Sophia (Oltmans) Engelkes. She attended country school near Rushmore. Anna grew up in the Rushmore area and lived there most of her life. During WWII, she worked as a...
John F Schaap
Sep 24, 2014
JOHN F. SCHAAP, age 89, of Worthington went home to be with his Lord, Jesus Christ on Wednesday, September 24, 2014.  He was born on May 1, 1925 in Leota, MN to parents Fredrick and Minnie (Van Dyke) Schaap. He attended school in Chandler and graduated in 1942. He served his nation during WWII in the U.S. Army. On June...
Jake Marvin Boomgaarden
Sep 19, 2014
JAKE MARVIN BOOMGAARDEN, of Luverne, died Friday, September 19, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born June 2, 1921, in rural Lyon County, IA, to Lewis and Tilla (Kruger) Boomgaarden. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1941; and attended Mankato State Teachers College. Jake served his country in the 8th Air Force in England during WWII...
Elsie Ann (Collier) Rutzen
Sep 2, 2014
Elsie Ann Rutzen, age 77, of Worthington, died Tuesday, September 2, 2014 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield surrounded with love and support from staff. She was born on July 13, 1937 in Fargo, ND. On February 19, 1953 she was united in marriage to Marvin Rutzen in Sioux Falls, SD. After their marriage Marvin and Elsie lived in...
Alice Mae (Shove) Hanson
Aug 29, 2014
ALICE MAE HANSON, age 77, of rural Adrian, died Friday, August 29, 2014 at her home.  She was born October 23, 1936, in St. Helena, Nebraska, to Robert and Elizabeth (Klug) Shove.  She graduated from Wessington Springs High School and Junior College and from Sioux Falls College.  Alice served the communities of Luverne, Ellsworth and Adrian as an elementary school...
Clarence Kellen
Aug 28, 2014
CLARENCE H. KELLEN, age 93, of Adrian, died Thursday, August 28, 2014, at Golden Living Center in Slayton. He was born December 12, 1920, in Adrian, to Nick and Anna (Suedbeck) Kellen. He attended school in Adrian. Clarence served his country in the United States Army during WWII, landing on Omaha Beach during the D-Day Invasion. After surviving the first...
Karen Catherine (Wagner) Loosbrock
Aug 27, 2014
KAREN CATHERINE LOOSBROCK, age 62, of Reading, died Wednesday, August 27, 2014, at the Adrian Care Center. She was born December 12, 1951, in Slayton, to Dominic and Helen (Bostic) Wagner. She grew up in Wilmont and graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic High School in 1969. Karen married Charles J. Loosbrock on September 17, 1973, in Wilmont....
