Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Lydia (Evink) Pronk
Dec 1, 2014
LYDIA PRONK, age 89, of Worthington, died Monday, December 1, 2014 at South Shore Care Center  in Worthington. She was born May 1, 1925 in Leota Twp; Nobles County, MN; the daughter of Henry and Dena (Hofkamp) Evink. Lydia attended school through 8th grade at District #99 in Leota Twp. Lydia was united in marriage to Lester Pronk on February...
Lena (Frey) Wiertsema
Nov 25, 2014
LENA (FREY) WIERTSEMA, age 90, of Rushmore, MN; died on Tuesday, November 25, 2014 at St. John's Lutheran Nursing Home in Albert Lea, MN. She was born March 29, 1924 south of Rushmore, the daughter of Joe and Hattie (Bartholmas) Frey. Lena was united in marriage to George Wiertsema on September 6, 1942 in Las Vegas, NV. After their marriage...
Wilda (Hass) Bush
Nov 19, 2014
WILDA JANE BUSH, age 81, of Luverne, died Wednesday, November 19, 2014, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. She was born June 4, 1933, in George, IA, to William and Emily (Lehman) Hass. She attended school in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1951. Wilda married Eldon Bush on February 24, 1952, in Ellsworth. After their marriage, the...
Bette Jane (Bruns) Schipper
Nov 16, 2014
In loving memory of our mother, Bette Jane Bruns Schipper, 87 years old died November 16th in The Good Samaritan Home of Sioux Falls, S.D. Bette was born December 7, 1926 in Vincennes, Indiana to John Nanke Bruns and Bertha Elizabeth Wayman Bruns.  She grew up in the Worthington, Mn. Area.  She married Herman Anton Schipper on June 22, 1951...
James Skyberg
Nov 13, 2014
JAMES O. SKYBERG, age 66, of Dell Rapids, SD; formerly of Luverne, died Thursday, November 13, 2014 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. James was born June 23, 1948 in Luverne to parents Oliver and Julia (Jensen) Skyberg. He was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1966. He...
Bertus Franklin Vander Poel
Nov 10, 2014
BERTUS "BERT" FRANKLIN VANDER POEL, was six days short of his 90th birthday, died Monday, November 10, 2014, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne. He was born November 16, 1924, on the family farm southwest of Edgerton, to James and Bertha (Kortleever) Vander Poel. Bert attended country school and went on to serve his country in...
Arliss Lorraine Luitjens
Nov 5, 2014
ARLISS LORRAINE LUITJENS, age 80, of Worthington, died Wednesday, November 5, 2014 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born July 9, 1934 on the family farm in Summit Lake Township, Nobles County, Minnesota to parents Henry and Helen (Heidebrink) Luitjens. She completed eight years of country school at District #94. That summer Arliss was diagnosed with polio and...
Peter John Huisman
Nov 4, 2014
PETER JOHN HUISMAN, age 73, of St. Michael, formerly of Wilmont, died Tuesday, November 4, 2014, at the Wellstead of Rogers, in Rogers, MN. He was born July 14, 1941, in Ellsworth, to John and Margaret (Heikes) Huisman. Pete attended school in Adrian. He served his country in the United States Army National Guard. Peter married Paulette "Letty" Nemmers on...
Steven Lawrence Ahlers
Nov 2, 2014
STEPHEN "STEVE" LAWRENCE AHLERS, age 66, of Worthington, died Sunday, November 2, 2014, at the Pocahontas Community Hospital, in Pocahontas, IA, as a result of a sudden heart attack. He was born December 11, 1947, in Worthington, to Benjamin and Clara (Thorman) Ahlers. He attended St. Mary Catholic School in Worthington and graduated from Worthington High School in 1965. Steve...
Jerome "Jerry" Langerman
Nov 1, 2014
JEROME "JERRY" LANGERMAN, age 81, of Las Vegas, NV, formerly of Minneapolis, died peacefully on Saturday, November 1, 2014, at the Nathan Adelson Hospice Cottage in Las Vegas, NV.  He was born December 20, 1932, in Minneapolis, to Raymond and Effie (Lindman) Langerman.  Jerry graduated from Patrick Henry High School in North Minneapolis, in 1951.  In December of 1951, he...
Donald Alvin Knips
Oct 25, 2014
DONALD ALVIN KNIPS, age 89, of Worthington, MN died Saturday, October 25, 2014 at his residence. He was born on September 18, 1925, in Lismore, MN to Alvin and Lottie (Eshleman) Knips. He attended country school PS 75 in Leota Township and Adrian high school, graduating in 1943.  He then attended the University of Minnesota agricultural program. On February 12,...
Steven J Cortright
Oct 24, 2014
STEVEN J. CORTRIGHT, age 64, of Elkridge, Maryland, died, Friday, October 24, 2014 at Gilchrist Hospice Home in Columbia, Maryland. He was born on September 12, 1950 in Worthington to parents Lowell and Frances (Bartling) Cortright. He was baptized and confirmed at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Worthington. Steven graduated from Worthington High School in 1968 and attended school at...
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...
