Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Sylvia Irene Joann Suurmeyer
Mar 19, 2013
SYLVIA IRENE JOANN SUURMEYER, age 76, of Worthington died Tuesday, March 19, 2013 at her home.  She was born on February 22, 1937 in Brookings, SD to parents, Ben and Mary Lousia (Fust) Suurmeyer.  She grew up in Tracy and attended public school.  Sylvia moved to Fulda in 1973 and lived in New Dawn until 1986.  She then moved into...
Jerauld "Red" Mccarthy
Mar 17, 2013
JERAULD "RED" McCARTHY age 89, of Adrian, died, Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Sanford Luverne Medical Center in Luverne. He was born April 18, 1923 in Hand County, SD; to John A. and Florence M. (Spinner) McCarthy. He attended Hawthorn Grade School and Washington High School in Sioux Falls. He entered Military service on March 5, 1943 and was discharged...
Margaret Catherine (Schettler) Paulzine
Mar 16, 2013
MARGARET "HONEY" PAULZINE, age 87, of Wilmont, died Saturday, March 16, 2013, at her daughter's home.  She was born on December 24, 1925 at the Schettler family farm near Wilmont to parents, John and Augusta (Schafer) Schettler.  She attended school at OLGC Catholic School in Wilmont and graduated from Worthington High School in 1943. "Honey" was united in marriage to...
Marilyn Mae Blattner
Mar 11, 2013
MARILYN MAE BLATTNER, age 62, of Luverne, died Monday, March 11, 2013, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born March 19, 1950, in Luverne, to Ernest and Lila (Harding) Blattner. Marilyn was Baptized in 1957; and Confirmed in 1963 at St. John Lutheran Church. She graduated from Luverne High School in 1968; and attended Anoka Vo-Tech School. Marilyn...
Jacob Van Hal
Mar 2, 2013
JACOB " JAKE" VAN HAL, age 89, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 2, 2013, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center.  He was born May 25, 1923, on the farm near Holland, MN, to Chris and Gertrude (Miedema) Van Hal, who had both emigrated from Holland.  Jake went to school in Holland, MN and later in North Dakota.  At age 17,...
James W. Kruse
Feb 23, 2013
JAMES W. KRUSE, age 75, of Jasper died Saturday, February 23, 2013, at the Good Samaritan Society in Pipestone. He was born on August 15, 1937 in Lyon County, IA to parents, Louis and Henrietta (Wolf) Kruse. He attended rural school in Iowa. After his schooling he worked for Russell Peters near Little Rock, IA and then began farming on...
Donald Carl Kutzbach
Feb 21, 2013
DONALD CARL KUTZBACH, age 72, of Round Lake, died, Thursday, February 21, 2013 at his home. He was born November 22, 1940 in Worthington to parents Carl and May (Jensen) Kutzbach. He attended country school in Round Lake Twp and graduated from Okabena High School in 1958. After his schooling he worked for Tom Riley in his farming operations. He...
Leona Lonneman
Feb 21, 2013
LEONA ANN LONNEMAN, age 89, of Adrian, formerly of Worthington, died Thursday, February 21, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born June 19, 1923, in Westside Township, to Antone and Elizabeth (Weidert) Lonneman. Leona attended country school in Westside Township. She graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School, in 1941, as her class Valedictorian. Leona was...
Viola E. C. (Schroeder) Johnson
Feb 20, 2013
VIOLA Emma Christina JOHNSON, age 94, of Worthington, died Wednesday, February 20, 2013 at the Good Samaritan Center in Windom, MN.  She was born on July 3,1918, in Lake Park, IA to parents, August and Rosa (Jacobsen) Schroeder. Viola was baptized on July 20, 1919 and  confirmed on June 19th, 1958 at the Bethel Lutheran Church in Round Lake, MN.  ...
Mildred Susan (Brooks) Klosterbuer
Feb 20, 2013
MILDRED S. (BROOKS) KLOSTERBUER, age 96, of Luverne, passed away peacefully surrounded by family on Wednesday, February 20, 2013, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne.  She was born on October 18, 1916 in Magnolia, Minnesota.  Mildred was the daughter of Albert and Gesine (Rust) Brooks.  She grew up in Magnolia graduating from Magnolia High School in...
Christina Johanna (Debuhr) Wessels
Feb 9, 2013
We remember with warmth and delight our dear mother, grandmother, sister and friend, Christina Johanna Wessels, who passed away on February 9, 2013, at the Sanford Medical Center of Luverne, Minnesota. Born in Dell Rapids, South Dakota, on September 9, 1920, to the Reverend Peter and Ella DeBuhr, Christina spent her early years growing up with her family in the...
James J. Schmitz
Feb 7, 2013
JAMES JOSEPH SCHMITZ, age 79, from Lakefield, formerly from Okabena, died Thursday, February 7, 2013 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield.  He was born on February 12, 1933 in Dundee to parents, Joseph and Rose (Uhlken) Schmitz.  He attended primary school in Heron Lake.  After his schooling he served in the United States Navy from 1950 to 1953.  ...
Gayla K (Moore) Markman
Feb 6, 2013
GAYLA K. MARKMAN, age 73, of Worthington, died, Wednesday, February 6, 2013 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born July 2, 1939 in Worthington to parents, Tom and Alice (Leinen) Moore. She attended school in Brewster and graduated from Brewster High School in 1957. After her schooling she worked as a secretary at Campbell Soup Company in...
Orville F. Landaal
Jan 31, 2013
ORVILLE F. LANDAAL, age 82, of Worthington, died Thursday, January 31, 2013, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born January 18, 1931, in Sully, IA, to Lester F. and Bertha (Wittgren) Landaal. Orville graduated from Western Christian High School in Hull, IA. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Orville married Jessie...
Shirley (Jepson) Scheidt
Jan 30, 2013
SHIRLEY JEAN SCHEIDT, age 80, of Adrian, died Wednesday, January 30, 2013, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born June 6, 1932, in Adrian, to Charles and Leloa (Thom) Jepson. She graduated from St. Adrian High School. Shirley married Norbert Scheidt sixty years ago on June 2, 1952, at St. Adrian. After their marriage, the couple farmed...
Richard J. Ayres
Jan 25, 2013
RICHARD J. AYRES, age 60, of Worthington, died Friday, January 25, 2013, at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 18, 1952, in Lamberton, to Joe and Lena (Pfarr) Ayres. Richard graduated from Lamberton High School in 1970. He then graduated from Willmar Community College and attended the University of Wisconsin Stout in Menomonie, WI....
Minnie Rosella (Heidebrink) Haken
Jan 18, 2013
MINNIE ROSELLA HAKEN, age 92, of Worthington, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at the Sibley Nursing Home in Sibley, IA. She was born on May 1, 1920, in rural Rushmore, to George and Grace (Feltman) Heidebrink. She attended country school near Rushmore. Minnie married George Haken on June 1, 1940, on her family's farm south of Rushmore. The couple farmed...
Lucille (Hummon) Calkins
Jan 18, 2013
LUCILLE CALKINS, age 95, of Worthington, MN, died Friday, January 18, 2013 at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born October 7, 1917, in rural Fillmore, MO, to John and Mary (Hummon) Lance. Lucille married Orville Calkins on October 20, 1938, in Savannah, MO. The couple lived in St. Joseph, MO before being asked to move to Maryville,...
Leona (Lindquist) Stefferud
Jan 18, 2013
LEONA MAE STEFFERUD, age 80, of Reading, died Friday, January 18, 2013, at her home. She was born October 26, 1932, in Montevideo, MN to Oscar and Margaret (Erickson) Lindquist. She grew up on a farm by Clarkfield, MN and attended school in Montevideo, MN. Leona married James Allen Stefferud on July 8, 1952, in Granite Falls, MN. Throughout their...
