Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Joy W. Lupkes
Jun 8, 2011
JOY W. LUPKES, age 90, of Rushmore, died, Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his home in Rushmore. He was born October 28, 1920 in rural Rushmore to parents John and Neva (Wright) Lupkes. He attended country school in rural Rushmore. After his schooling he worked with his family and worked as a hired hand for various farmers. Joy was...
Bernice W. Gibbs
Jun 5, 2011
BERNICE W. GIBBS, age 98, of Worthington, died, Sunday, June 5, 2011 at Chautauque Nursing Home in Charles City, IA. She was born January 29, 1913 in Sheldon, IA; to parents Alvan and Edna (Carl) Ruby. She attended Sheldon Schools through the 12th grade and also attended college in Cedar Falls, IA for short time. Bernice was united in...
Curtis Deslauriers
Jun 3, 2011
CURTIS EDWARD DESLAURIERS, age 47, of Worthington, died Friday, June 3, 2011, at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. He was born March 21, 1964, in Everett, WA, to Ralph and Joan (Paul) DesLauriers. Curtis attended school in Marshall and later graduated from Iola High School in Iola, KS, in 1982. He attended Tech School in Austin and later,...
Marie Annabelle Arends
Jun 2, 2011
MARIE ANNABELLE ARENDS, age 86, of Ellsworth, MN; died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, MN. She was born January 11, 1925 in Douglas County, Illinois to parents Benjamin and Lydia Alice (Roush) Allen. She attended rural school in Wisconsin in Marinette County and graduated from High School in 1944 in Wausaukee, WI. While employed...
Armella Anderson
May 27, 2011
ARMELLA ANDERSON, age 80, of Worthington, died Friday, May 27, 2011, at Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. The second daughter, Armella Winter, was born to Martin and Margaret (Reining) Winter on May 21, 1931 at their farmhouse near Harris, IA. Armella?s name was given to her by her mother. This was the name of her mother?s beloved friend Armella...
Sharon Lee Marsh
May 27, 2011
SHARON LEE MARSH, age 66, of Worthington, died Friday, May 27, 2011 at South Shore Care Center in Worthington. She was born December 25, 1944 in Worthington, MN; to parents Gilbert and Leila (Westerbur) Marsh. She graduated from Worthington High School in the class of 1963. She moved to Michigan and was employed by Barclay Marine for two years...
Marjorie Jenny Smook
May 24, 2011
MARJORIE ?Margie? JENNY SMOOK, age 81, of Magnolia, died Tuesday, May 24, 2011, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born May 18, 1930, in rural Nobles County, to Edward and Jenny (Nagel) Donth. She graduated from Magnolia High School in 1948. Margie married Harold Smook on November 27, 1948, in Magnolia. After their marriage, the...
Willis John "Willie" Fenske
May 21, 2011
WILLIS JOHN (WILLIE) FENSKE, age 85, of Worthington, died, Saturday, May 21, 2011 at the Royal C. Johnson Veterans Hospital in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He was born March 22, 1926 in Bigelow, MN; to parents Julius and Marie (Marquardt) Fenske. Willie attended rural school before attending Worthington High School, graduating in 1944. He served his nation during World...
Aaron Thompson
May 19, 2011
AARON THOMPSON, age 30, of Sioux Falls, SD; with family roots in Luverne, MN; died Thursday, May 19, 2011, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 9, 1981, in Galena, IL, to Warren and Cleone (Hansen) Thompson. Aaron graduated from Willmar High School in 2000. He later attended NDSU in Fargo, ND. He had...
Carrie Ruiter
May 15, 2011
CARRIE RUITER, age 98, of Leota, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Sunday, May 15, 2011 at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton, MN. She was born to John and Henrietta (Selles) Groen on March 5, 1913 in Leota, MN. She grew up on family farms in the Leota area. She was united in marriage to Cornie...
John C. Holcomb
May 13, 2011
John Charles Holcomb, 71, of Worthington, MN died Friday May 13, 2011 at Crossroads Care Center after a long battle with cancer and dementia. John was born on May 17, 1939, in Worthington to Hayes and Lillian (Burnham) Holcomb. He grew up on the family farm in Round Lake Township. After graduating from Round Lake High School in 1957,...
Daryl Roy Degroot
Apr 25, 2011
DARYL ROY DeGROOT, age 70, of Ellsworth, died Monday, April 25, 2011, at the Sanford Rock Rapids Hospital. He was born May 21, 1940, in Hazel Run, MN, to Otto and Mabel (Baal) DeGroot. As a young boy, Daryl moved with his family to Adrian. He attended school in Adrian and Ellsworth High School. He served his country in...
Ingeborg "Inge" Gaul
Apr 20, 2011
INGEBORG EMMI GAUL, age 85, of Ellsworth, died Wednesday, April 20, 2011, at her home in Ellsworth. She was born March 13, 1926, in Gelsenkirken Germany, to Wilhelm Adolf Ruh?fer & Else Emma (Petersohn) Ruh?fer. She graduated from high school in Germany and attended business school. In 1945, Inge met Lawrence Gaul at a dance, in Germany, while he...
Vergene "Jeannie" Boulet
Apr 19, 2011
VERGENE ?JEANNIE? ANN (GETZEL) BOULET, age 70, of Minneapolis, formerly of Fulda, died Tuesday, April 19, 2011, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born August 15, 1940, in Fulda, to William and Frances (Geber) Getzel. Jeannie received the sacraments of baptism, first communion and confirmation at St. Gabriel Catholic Church, in Fulda, where she was a...
Olga Avilda "Sally" (Gabrielson) Olson
Apr 12, 2011
OLGA AVILDA ?SALLY? (GABRIELSON) OLSON, age 95, of Luverne, died Tuesday, April 12, 2011, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born on June 12, 1915, to Norwegian immigrant parents, Ole and Avilda Gabrielson, in Rock County, MN. Olga, nicknamed Sally by her friends, was the fifth of seven children raised on a farm outside of...
Dorothy (Mrs. Tony Prins) Prins
Apr 10, 2011
DOROTHY PRINS, (Mrs. Tony Prins) age 83, of Edgerton, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born on June 9, 1927, to parents, Sam and Jennie (Bakker) Brondsema, on a farm near New Holland, SD. She was a graduate of Corsica, SD High School. After ten weeks of summer school at Springfield,...
Paula Dickman
Apr 9, 2011
PAULA DICKMAN, age 50, of Hardwick, formerly of Cashton, WI, died suddenly Saturday, April 9, 2011, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born July 26, 1960, in Sparta, WI, to Paul and Bernice (Barbour) Dickman of Cashton, WI. Paula was baptized & confirmed at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Cashton, WI. She graduated from Cashton High School in...
H. Glenn Leech
Apr 6, 2011
Glenn Leech of Luverne, MN, Spicer, MN, and Naples FL, flew west April 6, 2011 at the age of 91. Glenn was born Jan 3, 1920 on a farm near Beaver Creek, MN to Harry and Aimee Leech. He became interested in flying in 1938, began lessons and soon bought an Aeronca Chief aircraft, the first airplane in Rock...
Rocio V. Quitanilla Dominguez
Mar 29, 2011
ROCIO V. QUITANILLA DOMINGUEZ, age 24 of Worthington, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident east of Luverne. She was born January 19, 1987, in San Rafael Oriente, San Miquel, El Savadore, to Salvador de Jesus and Rosenda (Quitanilla) Domiguez. Rocio graduated from South High School in Denver, CO. She graduated with honors and...
Olga Lidia Diaz-Dominguez
Mar 29, 2011
OLGA LIDIA DIAZ-DOMINGUEZ, age 54 of Worthington, died Tuesday, March 29, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident east of Luverne. She was born December 1, 1956, in Tegucigalpa, Honduras, to Daniel and Dora (Dominguez) Praxedez-Diaz. In 1993, Olga moved to Atlanta, GA. She moved to Worthington in 1995 where she worked at Swift. For the last six...
