Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Maryann (Vortherms) Balster
Apr 3, 2012
MARYANN BALSTER, age 94, of Wilmont, died Tuesday, April 3, 2012, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born September 24, 1917, in Havlock, ND, to Joseph and Anna (Schlichte) Vortherms. She attended school in Wilmont. MaryAnn married Al Balster on February 14, 1939, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Wilmont. After their marriage,...
Genevieve (Fritz) Diekman
Apr 2, 2012
GENEVIEVE DIEKMANN, age 94, of Worthington, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at the South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born March 29, 1918, in Lismore, to Louis and Catherine (Fath) Fritz. She attended country school near Lismore and St. Anthony Catholic School in Lismore. Genevieve married Frank Diekmann on June 6, 1949, at St. Anthony...
Clarissa "Chris" Thelma (Raddle) Oertli
Apr 2, 2012
CLARISSA "CHRIS" THELMA OERTLI, age 85, of Adrian, died Monday, April 2, 2012, at the Adrian Care Center. She was born June 26, 1926, in Hampton, IA, to Lester and Thelma (Orpin) Raddle. She graduated, at the age of 16, from Manley High School. Chris then worked for the United States Navy in Norfolk, VA. She also worked at an...
Jennie (Jansen) Zeigler
Mar 31, 2012
JENNIE ZEIGLER, age 98, of Worthington, died Saturday, March 31, 2012 at Sanford Worthington Regional Hospital. She was born December 5, 1913 on the family farm near George, IA, the daughter of Webo and Elizabeth (Boomgaarden) Jansen. She enjoyed the farm life, growing up with three brothers and 2 sisters, cheerfully sharing the chores of tending to the animals and...
Marion (Geisendorfer) Navara
Mar 31, 2012
MARION NAVARA, age 93, of Luverne, died Saturday, March 31, 2012, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born May 2, 1918, in Brewster, to Victor and Anne (Johnson) Geisendorfer. Marion graduated Salutatorian at Brewster High School; and attended Mankato Business College. She later worked at the Nobles County Court House in Worthington. Marion married Wesley Navara...
Marcella R. (Huls) Burnham
Mar 29, 2012
MARCELLA RAYE BURNHAM, age 69, of Worthington, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at the Sanford Worthington Regional Hospital. She was born January 1, 1943, in Sibley, IA, to Ralph and Esther (Baird) Huls. She graduated from Sibley High School in 1961. Marcella married James Burnham on August 28, 1964, in Sibley, IA. After their marriage, the couple lived on the...
Elmer Hovland
Mar 28, 2012
Luverne, MN Elmer L. Hovland, 90 years old, passed away peacefully on March 29, 2012 at the MN Veterans Home surrounded by his family. Elmer LeRoy Hovland was born on June 20, 1921 in Kenneth MN to Nels J. Hovland and Mary (Remme) Hovland. He was a graduate of Luverne High School and worked at AR Woods Manufacturing in Luverne....
Darlene M. (Paradies) Lanners
Mar 28, 2012
Darlene M. Lanners, age 74, of Worthington, died Wednesday, March 28, 2012, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. A private family burial of cremains will be at a later date.
Delores Mary (Heling) Pick
Mar 25, 2012
DELORES MARY PICK, age 99, of Worthington, died, Sunday, March 25, 2012 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born September 15, 1912 in New York City, NY. She arrived by orphan train in Lismore, MN; at the age of five years and was adopted by Joseph and Anna Heling. She attended school at St. Kilian, MN. Delores...
Leon Dale Goembel
Mar 24, 2012
LEON DALE GOEMBEL, age 88, of Magnolia, died Saturday, March 24, 2012, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born July 28, 1923, in Luverne, to Vernon and Eva (Clark) Goembel. He loved being a farmer. Leon enjoyed going to McDonald's & Mark Jacobson Implement for coffee & fellowship. He also enjoyed farm sales and he liked...
Ardis (Johannsen) Bakkene
Mar 19, 2012
Ardis M. Bakkene, age 78, of Fulda, formerly of Worthington, passed away peacefully on Monday, March 19, 2012 at her home in Fulda. She was born June 2, 1933 in Pipestone, MN; to parents Carl and Bertha (Herdina) Johannsen.  She was the oldest of four children. She attended Canton, SD schools and graduated from High School in 1951. Ardis was...
Esther H. (Bolt) Dekam
Mar 16, 2012
Esther Harriet (Bolt) De Kam, born February 8, 1934,  passed from this life on earth on March 16. 2012.  She was one of seven children born to John and Henrietta (De Groot) Bolt of Leota, MN..  Esther grew up on the farm and graduated from Leota Christian School.    In 1952 she made a public commitment to follow Jesus, and married...
Leroy Edward Hurlburt
Mar 16, 2012
LeROY EDWARD HURLBURT, age 86, of Worthington, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. He was born May 4, 1925, in Nelson, WI, to David and Addie Hurlburt. He attended school in Nelson, IA. LeRoy entered the United States Army on September 8, 1942. He served his country during WWII, including the Normandy invasion, and...
Josephine (Meyeraan) Nelson
Mar 14, 2012
JOSEPHINE I. NELSON, age 87, of Worthington, died, Wednesday, March 14, 2012 at Avera Heart Hospital of South Dakota. She was born July 22, 1924 in rural Ellsworth, MN; to parents George and Grace (Meester) Meyeraan. She attended school in Worthington. After her schooling, Josephine was employed at the Worthmore Creamery and then at Campbell Soup Company. Josephine was married...
Orval Quentin Sorenson
Mar 9, 2012
ORVAL QUENTIN SORENSON, age 85, of Alvord, IA, and formerly of Bagley, MN, passed away Friday, March 9, 2012 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne.  He was born September 20, 1926, to Ted and Mabel Sorenson near Bagley, MN. He served 19 months as a cook in the United States Army Transportation Corp in 1945-1946.  Upon returning from the...
Eldon Carl Gradert
Mar 9, 2012
Eldon was born on February 13, 1927 to Carl and Martha (Micheel) Gradert in Virgil, SD.  The family moved from South Dakota to Ash Creek, MN in 1935.  They moved to the farm near Luverne in 1938.  Eldon went to a country school for elementary school, then to Luverne High School.  He went on to graduate from The School of...
Paul Nasers
Mar 8, 2012
PAUL NASERS, age 72, of Worthington, died Thursday, March 8, 2012 in Marshall, MN. He was born November 8, 1939 in Sibley, IA; to parents Thomas and Ann (Fox) Nasers. He was baptized at St. Andrews Catholic Church in Sibley and received his first communion and was confirmed at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Worthington. Paul was united in marriage...
Patricia A (Wallace) Krekelberg
Mar 6, 2012
PATRICIA A. KREKELBERG, age 80, of Worthington, died Tuesday March 6, 2012 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born April 23, 1931 in Worthington to parents David and Bridget (Nellie) Kennedy Wallace. Pat attended school in Worthington, graduating from Worthington High School in 1949 and then attended Worthington Junior College for one year. There she met her future...
John King
Mar 6, 2012
JOHN KING, age 98, of Worthington, died March 6, 2012 at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth.  He was born a twin on July 4, 1913 in George, IA to parents George and Kassina (Vander Werff) King.  He attended country school and was a farm laborer. On September 20, 1946 he was united in marriage to Irene Lienau in...
