Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Raymond E. Wolff
Jan 16, 2013
RAYMOND E. WOLFF, age 92, of Brewster, MN; passed away peacefully, Wednesday, January 16, 2013 at the Veterans Hospital, Sioux Falls, SD. Raymond was diagnosed with a very aggressive lung cancer in October 2012. Raymond was born April 11, 1920 at their home in Alpha, MN; to Charles and Mary (Schlager) Wolff. He attended the District 39 School until 1933....
Clarence Van Meekeren
Jan 16, 2013
CLARENCE VAN MEEKEREN, age 80, of Okoboji, IA, died on Wednesday, January 16, 2013, at Milford Nursing Home in Milford, IA. He was born on January 6, 1933, in rural Sanborn, IA. Clarence was the son of Jake and Winnie Van Meekeren. He lived his youth in rural Sanborn; and attended the Sheldon Christian Grade School in Sheldon, Iowa. Clarence...
Dale L Snipes
Jan 11, 2013
DALE L. SNIPES, age 77, of Sibley, died Friday, January 11, 2013, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley.  He was born on June 7, 1935 in Worthington, to parents Ray and Nannie Kay Snipes.  He grew up in Belton, South Carolina and attended school there.  After his schooling he worked for the cotton mill in Belton and then enlisted...
Douglas A Greve
Jan 11, 2013
DOUGLAS ALLEN GREVE, age 68 of Worthington MN, passed away peacefully on Friday, January 11.  Doug was diagnosed with a very aggressive brain tumor on July 2, 2012. Doug was born to Louis and Marion (Anderson) Greve on October 3, 1944 in Worthington MN.  Doug grew up on the family farm east of Worthington with his brother Richard and sister...
Alyda (Rodenburgh) Netjes
Jan 11, 2013
Alyda Rodenburgh was born on January 5, 1927, in Holland, Minnesota and was baptized in the Christian Reformed Church in Holland, Minnesota, in July 1927.  In October, 1929 Alyda, and her parents Leonard Rodenburgh and Winnie Zeinstra moved to the state of Washington where her parents farmed and ran a dairy until they moved back to Leota Minnesota in September...
Betty P (Hurley) Schmitz
Jan 9, 2013
BETTY ANN (HURLEY) SCHMITZ, age 78, of Lakefield, formerly of Okabena, died Wednesday, January 9, 2013 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield.  She was born in Heron Lake on May 9, 1934 to parents, Archie and Gladys (Nurse) Hurley of Ewington Township.  She attended Ewington School and graduated from Okabena High School in 1952. After graduation she attended...
Vernon August Noll
Jan 8, 2013
VERNON AUGUST NOLL, age 97, of Luverne, died Tuesday, January 8, 2013, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born October 23, 1915, in Davenport, IA, to William and Anna (Jasper) Noll. At the age of fourteen, he made the journey to Minnesota with his father to farm his grandfathers farm in Springwater Township. Later, his family...
Harold Schutz
Jan 5, 2013
HAROLD SCHUTZ, age 84, of Prior Lake, formerly of Adrian, died Saturday, January 5, 2013, at Keystone Assisted Living, in Prior Lake, after a struggle with cancer. He was born September 20, 1928, in Adrian, to Leonard and Grace (DeGroot) Schutz. He served his country in the United States Army. Harold married Joanne Peters on September 4, 1954, in Milbank,...
Lucille V. (Poppen) Malget
Jan 4, 2013
LUCILLE VERNA (POPPEN) MALGET, age 86, of Luverne, formerly of Worthington, died Friday, January 4, 2013, at the Minnesota Veterans Home, in Luverne, where she had been a resident since 2005. She was born April 20, 1926, in Sibley, IA, to Benjamin and Elsie (Bruns) Poppen. Lucille attended country school at Holman Township Dist #5. After high school, she moved...
Gary Lewis Boomgaarden
Jan 3, 2013
GARY LEWIS BOOMGAARDEN, age 61, of Ellsworth, died Thursday, January 3, 2013, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born February 20, 1951, in Adrian, to Jake and Jennie (Peters) Boomgaarden. Gary graduated from Ellsworth High School in 1969. He entered the Army National Guard and served his country for seven years. He graduated from Southeast Vo-Tech, in Sioux...
Robert C. Jensen
Jan 1, 2013
ROBERT "Lefty" JENSEN, age 82, of Worthington, died Tuesday, January 1, 2013 at Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born December 21, 1930 in Heron Lake, MN; to parents James M. and Lula (Engebretson) Jensen. In 1939 the family moved to Worthington, MN. He graduated from Worthington Senior High School in 1950. He proudly served his country during the Korean...
Delores H. (Henning) Ashby
Dec 30, 2012
DELORES H. ASHBY, age 84, of Adrian, died Sunday, December 30, 2012 at Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born April 5, 1928 in Larkin Township, Nobles County, MN; to parents Herman and Catherine (Bullerman) Henning. She attended school at St. Anthony Catholic School in Lismore. Delores was united in marriage to Kenneth Ashby on January 20, 1948 in Lismore. They...
Alan E. Swanson
Dec 29, 2012
ALAN E. SWANSON, age 91, of Worthington, died Saturday, December 29, 2012 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. He was born November 21, 1921 in Minneapolis to parents Otto and Lillie (Wahlstrom) Swanson. He graduated from West High School in Minneapolis in January of 1939. In the summer of 1939 he enlisted in the Minnesota National Guard and then entered...
Lorenza Janette (Timmer) Kruse
Dec 28, 2012
LORENZA JANETTE KRUSE, age 80, of Jasper, died Friday, December 28, 2012, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born May 5, 1932, in Pipestone County, MN, to Jake and Esther (Christians) Timmer. She attended country school in Lyon County, IA. Lorenza married James Kruse on February 6, 1959, in George, IA. The couple farmed in various communities...
Alice Mary (O'Neil) Degroot
Dec 27, 2012
ALICE MARY DeGROOT, age 85, of Worthington, died Thursday, December 27, 2012 at the Meadows in Worthington. She was born on April 29, 1927 in Worthington to parents Patrick and Elsie (Christensen) O'Neil.  She grew up in the Kinbrae/Fulda area and attended school at Fulda High School and graduated in 1945. After graduation she moved to Worthington and was a...
Lyle Lee Matthiesen
Dec 25, 2012
LYLE MATTHIESEN, age 77, of Luverne, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012, at the Sanford Hospital, in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born in Luverne, September, 5, 1935, the son of Emil and Jessie (Heckt) Matthiesen.  Lyle grew up on a farm near Magnolia and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1953. He joined the United States Marine Corp in 1955...
Richard J. Mulligan
Dec 25, 2012
RICHARD  MULLIGAN,  age 73, of Luverne, died Tuesday, December 25, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born in Graham Lakes Township, in Nobles County March 27, 1939, the son of Frank and Esther (Snyder) Mulligan.  Richard  attended country school in rural Brewster and later attended Heron Lake School until they moved to Luverne.  Dick graduated from...
Marvin L. Hinrichs
Dec 23, 2012
MARVIN L. HINRICHS, age 64, of Adrian, died at his home on Sunday, December 23, 2012. He was born October 25, 1948, in Adrian, to Jacob and Marian (Solma) Hinrichs. Marv graduated from Adrian High School. He served his country in the United States Army during the Vietnam War. Marv and his soul-mate, Janice Everson, lived in Adrian. Marv worked...
Kyle Lehnhoff
Dec 19, 2012
KYLE DAVID LEHNHOFF, age 35, of Adrian, died Wednesday, December 19, 2012, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born July 28, 1977, in Tyler, to David and Ruth (Gifford) Lehnhoff. Kyle graduated from Balaton High School in 1996. He graduated from Mitchell Technical Institute, in Mitchell, SD, in 2001. Kyle married Jill Swan on March 17, 2001,...
