Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Marian Jean (Anderson) Raedeke
Nov 25, 2013
MARIAN JEAN RAEDEKE, age 82, of Luverne, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born February 2, 1931 near Lakefield to Carl and Margaret (Henricks) Anderson.  She was baptized in the Swedish Lutheran Church in Lakefield.  She attended school in Lakefield. She was married to Peter Heeren and her four children were born...
Torleif Johan Thompson
Nov 25, 2013
TORLEIF JOHAN THOMPSON, age 85, of Luverne, died Monday, November 25, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born September 30, 1928, in Luverne, to Sivert and Lina (Snartemo) Thompson. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1946. Torleif married Arlene Gradert on August 26, 1951, at Our Saviors Lutheran Church in Luverne. After their marriage, the...
Margie Arlene (Wild) Degroot
Nov 15, 2013
MARGIE ARLENE DeGROOT, age 91, of Luverne, died Friday, November 15, 2013, at the Adrian Country Living Cottage. She was born February 10, 1922, in Rossie, IA, to Otto and Hazel (Mills) Wild. Margie's father worked for the Rock Island Railroad and the family moved quite often. She attended schools in Granite, Harris & Laurens, IA; Sioux Falls, SD before...
Raymond William Ailts
Nov 14, 2013
RAYMOND WILLIAM AILTS, age 85, of Rushmore, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at the Adrian Care Center. He was born March 22, 1928, in Rushmore, to Clarence and Tena (Hieronimus) Ailts. He attended Rushmore Public School and later attended Worthington High School. Ray entered the United States Army in January of 1951. He served his country as a mechanic during...
Eugene Ferman Goebel
Nov 14, 2013
EUGENE "GENE" GOEBEL, age 58, of Worthington, died Thursday, November 14, 2013, at The Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 11, 1956, in Sibley, IA, to Odilo and Angeline (Penning) Goebel. Gene grew up in Worthington and graduated from Worthington High School in 1975. Gene married Mary Parker on April 22, 1978, at St. Mary Catholic...
Ta Pyu
Nov 8, 2013
Ta Yao Pyu, age 56 of Worthington, died Friday, November 8, 2013 at the Sanford Hospital is Sioux Falls.  He was born in Karen, Burma on January 1, 1957 to parents Ph Kler and Daw Swe May.  He moved to the United States in 2010. He is survived by his wife, Hla Char, four children, three sisters, one brother and...
Gordon Lester Tobiason
Nov 4, 2013
GORDON LESTER "TOBY" TOBIASON, age 94, of Magnolia, died Monday, November 4, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born January 30, 1919, on a farm north of Kenneth, to Pete and Inga (Lee) Tobiason. Gordon attended country school in rural Hardwick. He was inducted in the US Army on April 15, 1942. After training in Ft....
Chester "Chet" Bendt
Oct 25, 2013
CHESTER L. "CHET" BENDT, age 74, of Luverne, died Friday, October 25, 2013, at the Dougherty Hospice House in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born January 7, 1939, in Luverne, to Charlie and Anna (Schmidt) Bendt. He grew up on the family farm southwest of Jasper and attended country school in Dist. 36 near Jasper. Chet married Mary Ann Toms...
Duane G. Axdahl
Oct 23, 2013
DUANE G. AXDAHL, age 81, of Iona, died Wednesday, October 23, 2013, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born August 22, 1932, in Paullina, IA, to Arthur and Mabel (Hansen) Axdahl. Duane attended country school near Iona. In 1953, he entered the United States Army and served his country for four years, in Germany, with the...
Margaret M. (Nickel) Ruesch
Oct 18, 2013
MARGARET MARIE RUESCH, age 99, of Worthington, died Friday, October 18, 2013, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. Margaret was born December 29, 1913, in rural Reading, to George and Frieda (Licht) Nickel. She was baptized on January 25, 1914; and confirmed on May 20, 1928 at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Worthington. She graduated from Reading High School....
Floyd Edwin Johnson
Oct 17, 2013
FLOYD EDWIN JOHNSON, age 86, of Magnolia, died Thursday, October 17, 2013, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born April 4, 1927, in Douglas County, near Alexandria, to Martin and Olga (Lindbergh) Johnson. Floyd attended school in Holmes City, MN. He entered the United States Navy and served his country during WWII. Floyd married Delores Hubred in 1949....
James Elvis Willliams
Oct 11, 2013
JAMES ELVIS WILLIAMS, age 57, of Round Lake, died Friday, October 11, 2013, at his home.  He was born on December 8, 1955 in Worthington, MN to parents, Mervin and Veida (Hinners) Williams.  He attended school in Hartley, IA and then he moved with his family to Worthington and attended Worthington Public School.  After graduating he received electrical lineman training...
Robert L. Redder
Oct 5, 2013
ROBERT "BOB" L. REDDER, age 93, of Luverne, died Saturday, October 5, 2013, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. He was born July 18, 1920, in Adrian, to Anton and Frances Redder. He attended St. Adrian Catholic School. Bob married Luella Meier in 1950, in Ellsworth. After their marriage, the couple lived in Adrian. Bob worked for the Minnesota Department...
Steven G. Slocum
Oct 3, 2013
STEVEN G. SLOCUM, age 66, of Reading, died Thursday, October 3, 2013, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. A private family memorial service will take place at a later date. Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Service, in Worthington, is handling the arrangements.
Pamela L. Irving
Sep 26, 2013
PAMELA IRVING, age 46, of Luverne, died Thursday, September 26, 2013, at the Sanford Medical Center in Luverne. She was born January 25, 1967, in Chicago, IL, to Creidell and Geraldine (Burks) Irving. Pam married Jessie King on February 14, 1995, in Chicago, IL. The couple moved to Luverne in 2008. Pam is survived by her husband, Jessie King, Luverne;...
Eunice B. (Matthes) Kazemba
Sep 25, 2013
EUNICE B. KAZEMBA, age 79 of Worthington, died, Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. She was born September 16, 1934 in Gaylord, MN; to parents William and Emma (Kihn) Matthes. She attended Mankato Schools graduating from Mankato High School in 1952. Eunice then attended Mankato State College and graduated with a degree in elementary education. Eunice belonged...
Gary "Chops" Jepson
Sep 19, 2013
GARY DEAN "CHOPS" JEPSON, age 55, of Luverne, died Thursday, September 19, 2013, at his home. He was born March 5, 1958, in Luverne, to Junior and Mildred "Millie" (Peterson) Jepson. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1976. Chops lived in Luverne all of his life. He worked at various places including, the Blue Mound Inn, and Smith Furniture...
Michael Edward John
Sep 16, 2013
MICHAEL EDWARD JOHN, age 58, of Adrian, died Monday, September 16, 2013, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born April 26, 1955, in Worthington, to Edward "Bud" and Patricia (Munns) John. Mike was raised in Adrian and attended St. Adrian Schools and Adrian Public Schools. He joined the United States Navy and served his country from...
Mildred Mae (Miller) Goddard
Sep 15, 2013
MILDRED MAE GODDARD, age 96, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 15, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born November 17, 1916, in Creighton, NE, to Charles and Amelia (Schindler) Miller. She attended country school; graduated from high school and attended three and a half years of Nurses College. Mildred served her country as a nurse in...
Delores Donna (Ormseth) Connell
Sep 13, 2013
DELORES DONNA CONNELL, age 87, of Luverne, died Friday, September 13, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born September 7, 1926, in Valley Springs, SD, to Leonard and Verdi (Newberg) Ormseth. She attended country school in rural Beaver Creek; and received her GED in 1980. Delores married Leo M. Connell on August 19, 1942, in Sioux...
