for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota

Oct 6, 2012

CARLOS ACEVEDO, age 57, of Chandler, died Saturday, October 6, 2012 at his home.  He was born on March 22, 1955 in Guatemala City to parents Carlos and Susan (Gonzales) Acevedo.  He graduated from Juana De Arco High School in Guatemala City, Guatemala and then he attended college at San Carlos University.  After his schooling he worked for the Guatemala...

Sep 27, 2012

EDWARD "ED" HENRY WEISS, age 75, of Adrian, died, Thursday, September 27, 2012 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD.  He was born on May 2, 1937, to Alfred and Marie Olivia (Arens) Weiss. Ed graduated from Ashton High School, in Ashton, IA, in 1955. He entered the United States Army and served his country in the Military...

Sep 24, 2012

LAVERN FRANCIS KAFKA, age 78, of Luverne, died Monday, September 24, 2012, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born December 30, 1933, on a farm near Dante, SD, to John and Barbora (Rados) Kafka. Vern grew up in the Dante, SD area and he attended country school near Dante, SD. In 1955, he moved to Luverne...

Sep 22, 2012

JANET R. DONAHUE, age 73, of Brewster, died Saturday, September 22, 2012, at Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born November 23, 1938, in Alba Twp; Jackson County, MN; to Thomas and Rose (Thiner) Bohn.  She graduated from Brewster High School. Janet was united in marriage to Eugene Donahue, on April 4, 1956 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Brewster.  ...

Sep 17, 2012

MARGARET A. (BOHLKE) BEELNER, age 94, of Fulda, formerly of Worthington, died Monday, September 17, 2012  at Maple Lawn Nursing Home, in Fulda.  She was born April 4, 1918, in Granville, IA to parents, William and Mary (Schneiders) Bohlke.    She attended school at St. Joseph Catholic School in Granville. Margaret was united in marriage to Arnold "Arnie" Beelner on November...

Sep 10, 2012

DIANE ELAINE LING, age 57, of Bigelow, died Monday, September 10, 2012 at her home.  She was born on July 2, 1955, in Worthington to parents Robert and Muriel (Doran) Snyder.  She graduated from Worthington High School in 1973, and married her high school sweetheart, Gregory Ling on August 4, 1973. They made their home in Worthington and later Bigelow.  ...

Sep 9, 2012

WALTER A. NESBIT, age 79, of Worthington, died, Sunday, September 9, 2012 at Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born September 17, 1932 in Rock Valley, IA; to parents William and Sena (Hanson) Nesbit. He attended school in Windom and graduated from Windom High School in 1949. Walter served his country in the United States Army from...

Sep 8, 2012

Sep 5, 2012

JOE WESSELS, age 94, of Luverne, died Wednesday, September 5, 2012, at his home. He was born June 21, 1918, in Ellsworth, to Jans and Rena (Terhark) Wessels. He attended country school near Ellsworth. Joe married Christina DeBuhr on January 2, 1942, at the Bethel Reformed Church, near Ellsworth, officiated by Christina's father, Rev. Peter DeBuhr. After their marriage, the...

Sep 3, 2012

NORMA JEAN EDWARDS, age 71, died  Monday, September 3, 2012 at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne MN.  Norma was the  youngest of two daughters  of Art and Anna (Claussen) Harris. Born April 16, 1941, in her grandparents' home in rural Sioux County Iowa, Norma was raised on a farm south of Inwood, IA. She attended country school until it...

Sep 3, 2012

THOMAS JOHN THILL, age 85, of Worthington, died Monday, September 3, 2012 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. He was born November 15, 1926 on a farm near Woodstock and he was the son of Anton and Tillie (Hill) Thill. When he was a young boy he grew up in Wilmont until his family moved to Worthington. Tom was...

Sep 1, 2012

GEORGE DeVRIES, age 86, of Round Lake, died Saturday, September 1, 2012, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. He was born April 29, 1926, in Boyden, IA, to Gerrit and Alice (Hoogland) DeVries. He attended country school near Boyden & Orange City, IA. George married Sadie DeBoom on December 11, 1947, in Orange City, IA. In January of...

Aug 27, 2012

JENNIE (VOS) VIS, of Edgerton, formerly of Leota, died Monday, August 27, 2012, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born on April 4, 1916 to Gerrit and Marrigje (Vander Wal) Vos on a farm place near Leota, MN.  She was baptized and made profession of faith at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota.  She attended Leota Christian...

Aug 26, 2012

LEONA AMELIA WILSON, age 94, of Luverne, died Sunday, August 26, 2012, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.  She was born October 2, 1917, to Will and Lena (Albers) Dahlberg, in Rushmore, MN.  She attended school in Rushmore. Leona was united in marriage to LeRoy Wilson on November 24, 1935, in Rushmore.  After their marriage they lived in Rushmore....

Aug 24, 2012

THELMA ESTHER WASS, age 95, of Worthington, died Friday, August 24, 2012 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born December 1, 1916 in Ransom Township to Thomas and Mina (Fremming) Thompson. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school. Thelma graduated from Adrian High School in 1933. Thelma married Harold Wass on December 12,...

Aug 21, 2012

DONALD "DYKE" VAN DYKE, age 81, of Worthington, died Tuesday, August 21, 2012, at the Adrian Care Center. He was born October 5, 1930, in Adrian, to George and Dena (Barenborg) Van Dyke. He attended country school near Rushmore. Dyke married Beverly Ponto on July 24, 1964, in Sioux Falls, SD. The couple lived in Worthington all of their married...

Aug 8, 2012

ANGELINE GOEBEL, age 90, of Worthington, died peacefully on Wednesday, August 8, 2012 at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. Angeline, daughter of Gregor and Mary (Reith) Penning was born September 29, 1921 in Granville, Iowa shere she attended school. On February 10, 1947 Angeline married Odilo H. Goebel at St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Granville, Iowa. After marriage they moved...

Aug 4, 2012

SADIE CLARA COYOUR, age 100, was born on March 24, 1912, in Bloom Township, Nobles County, MN, the daughter of Clarence and Alice (Coyour) Hurlbut. Sadie attended country school and spent her childhood growing up in the Wilmont area. She worked as a farmer, bus driver, grocery store clerk, mercantile store owner, and owned and operated the Wilmont Café, bowling...

Jul 31, 2012

ROBERT "BOB" LEE KEAY, age 77, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born March 3, 1935, in Moline, IL, to John and Lucile (Curry) Keay. He was baptized & Confirmed in the Methodist Church. He attended Luverne High School. Bob married Frances Petty in November of 1970, in Luverne. After...

Jul 31, 2012

DARYLE LEE GOEMBEL, age 62, of Luverne, died Tuesday, July 31, 2012, at his home. He was born February 2, 1950, in Luverne, to Russell and Edna (Lange) Goembel. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1968. Daryle was drafted into the United States Army and served his country during the Vietnam War. Daryle married Sonja Buss on October 22,...