Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Montana "Tana" Honermann
Jul 25, 2012
MONTANA "TANA" JO HONERMANN, age 15, of Magnolia, died Wednesday, July 25, 2012, as a result of an automobile accident southeast of Adrian. She was born August 17, 1996, in Luverne, to Jade and Tonya (Bruhn) Honermann. Montana was about to begin her sophomore year at Adrian High School. She was a member of the United Methodist Church in Magnolia...
Regina E. (Becker) Schettler
Jul 24, 2012
REGINA "GINA" ELIZABETH SCHETTLER, age 91, of Worthington, formerly of Wilmont, died Tuesday, July 24, 2012 at the Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born June 3, 1921, in Wilmont, to John and Susie (Schartz) Becker. She graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel Parochial School. Gina married August Anthony Schettler on January 14,...
Joyce B. (Joens) Willemssen
Jul 20, 2012
JOYCE B. WILLEMSSEN, age 85, of Wilmont, died Friday, July 20, 2012, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born August 26, 1926, in Wilmont, to Otto and Bernice (Smith) Joens. She grew up on the family farm and attended country school in rural Wilmont. Joyce graduated from Worthington High School. After she graduated, she worked for...
Souane Thongvanh
Jul 16, 2012
SOUANE THONGVANH, age 49, of Worthington, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at his home.  He was born on February 7, 1963 in Laos to parents, Xoung and Lone (Lo) Thongvanh.  He attended school in Laos and moved to Thailand for six months and came to the United States in 1980.  He lived in Louisiana, Iowa and moved to Worthington in...
Margaret Vegge
Jul 16, 2012
MARGARET VEGGE, age 96, of Luverne, died Monday, July 16, 2012, at her home. She was born October 24, 1915, on a farm in Luverne Township, to Tallak and Johanna (Helle) Vegge. She lived in Rock County her entire life. Margaret was baptized and confirmed by Pastor L.P. Lund at the former Immanuel Lutheran Church. She was an active member...
Arnold Beelner
Jul 13, 2012
ARNOLD "ARNIE"  BEELNER, age 94, of Worthington, died Friday, July 13, 2012, at Maple Lawn Nursing Home, in Fulda.  He was born July 30, 1917, in Remsen, IA, to Frank and Barbara (Kirsch) Beelner.  He attended school at St. Mary's Catholic School in Remsen.  He worked on the home farm until 1948. Arnie was united in marriage to Margaret Bohlke...
Algean C. Blank
Jul 6, 2012
ALGEAN "Al" C. BLANK, age 79, of Beaver Creek, passed away Friday, July 6, 2012, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. Born March 25, 1933, in Big Stone County, MN, to Clarence and Wilhelmine (Schwarz) Blank, Al graduated from Appleton High School. He served his country from 1953 to 1955 in the United States Army, stationed for part of...
Audrey H. (Oberman) Wendling
Jul 5, 2012
AUDREY HELEN WENDLING, age 84, of Worthington, died Thursday, July 5, 2012 at her home. She was born on July 10, 1927, in Granville, IA to parents Alvis and Grace T. (Schwarz) Oberman.  She attended St. Joseph's Catholic School in Granville and graduated from Alton High School in Alton, IA. On December 21, 1945, she was united in marriage to...
Ervin Bergman
Jun 29, 2012
ERVIN BERGMAN, age 86, of Luverne, died Friday, June 29, 2012, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born January 15, 1926, in Ashton, IA, to George and Grace (Olthoff) Bergman. He attended country school near Adrian. Ervin married Elsie Gerloff on December 10, 1947, in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived on the farm southwest...
Evelyn Lucille (Bristow) Tryon
Jun 27, 2012
EVELYN LUCILLE TRYON, age 99, of Worthington, died Wednesday June 27, 2012, at South Shore Care Center. She was born on April 8, 1913, near Brewster in Ewington Township in Jackson County to parents, Ray and Mary E. (Fletcher) Bristow.  She attended country school in Jackson County and graduated from Worthington High School. On July 1, 1944, she was united...
Elaine June (Petersen) Claussen
Jun 22, 2012
ELAINE JUNE CLAUSSEN, age 90, of Hardwick, MN; died, Friday, June 22, 2012 at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills, MN. She was born June 17, 1922 in Luverne, MN; to parents Henry and Alma (Lagemann) Petersen .She was baptized on August 1, 1937 and confirmed on April 24, 1955. She attended country school at District #75 in rural Luverne....
Sabo Gerrit Steenstra
Jun 18, 2012
SABO GERRIT STEENSTRA, age 74, of Edgerton, died Monday, June 18, 2012, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born June 2, 1938, in Rock County, Battle Plain Township, to Gerrit and Bertha (Veld) Steenstra. Sabo attended school in Edgerton. He served his country in the United States Army. Sabo married Betty Veen on July 5, 1963, in...
Andrew Paul Tofteland
Jun 15, 2012
ANDREW TOFTELAND, age 30, of Minneapolis, formerly of Beaver Creek, died Friday, June 15, 2012 at his home in Minneapolis.  He was born December 14, 1981, in Slayton, to Marvin and Grace (Gebhart) Tofteland.  He graduated Hills Beaver Creek High School in 2000 where he played Football, Basketball, Track and was a member of FFA.  In 2005 he graduated from...
Gregory Peter Mathias
Jun 13, 2012
GREGORY PETER MATHIAS, age 83, of Fulda, died Wednesday, June 13, 2012, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. He was born October 10, 1928, in Dundee, to Albert and Mary Ann (Disteldorf) Mathias. He attended school at Dundee and St. Gabriel Catholic School. Greg married Georgia Karsten on August 17, 1957. Greg farmed the family farm west of...
Raymond Albert Henning
Jun 12, 2012
RAYMOND ALBERT HENNING, age 64, of rural Rushmore, died Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at Sunset Cottage in Worthington.  He was born on January 31, 1948, in Worthington to parents, George A. and Anna (Behrens) Henning. He attended school in Rushmore and graduated from Worthington High School in 1966. After graduation Ray attended Jackson Vocational School and completed a two year...
Lloyd Engelkes
Jun 9, 2012
LLOYD ENGELKES, age 84, of Rushmore, died Saturday, June 9, 2012 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born July 8, 1927 in Olney Township at his parent's home. His parents were Jurgen (George) and Anna (Oltmans) Engelkes.  He had one older brother and sister, along with two younger brothers.  They grew up on the family farm just...
Janelle Ann (Klinkenborg) Loger
Jun 7, 2012
JANELLE ANN LOGER, age 81, of Luverne, died Thursday, June 7, 2012, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born August 13, 1930, in Lyon County, IA, to John and Flora (Kruse) Klinkenborg. She graduated from Rock Rapids High School in 1947 where she was elected Homecoming Queen. Janelle then attended Westmar College in La Mars, IA...
Mary Ann (Seifert) Steffl
Jun 3, 2012
Mary Ann Bertha Steffl (Seifert), 75 of Worthington, died Sunday, June 3 at the Golden Living Center in Slayton, Minnesota. She was born January 12, 1937 in Redwood County Minnesota, the daughter of Jacob & Alma Seifert.  She resided in Worthington, Minnesota since 1975. She married David Steffl on April 11, 1953 in Wabasso, Minnesota.  Twelve children were born to...
Marie (Lafrenz) Bell
May 28, 2012
MARIE AUGUSTA BELL, age 98, of Luverne, died Monday, May 28, 2012, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born September 7, 1913, in Blue Grass, IA, to Fritz and Bertha (Voss) Lafrenz. Marie was baptized and confirmed in the Lutheran faith. The family moved to Rock Co. in 1918. She graduated from Rock Co. rural school...
Virginia (Coffitt) Soutar
May 25, 2012
VIRGINIA MARIE "JINNY" SOUTAR, age 90, of Luverne, died Friday, May 25, 2012, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. She was born May 17, 1922, in Sioux Falls, SD, to John and Ellen (Peterson) Coffitt. She graduated from Fulda High School in 1940. Jinny married Stanley Soutar on January 29, 1942, at the Presbyterian Parsonage in Fulda. After their...
