Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Carol J. (Schiphoff) Rehborg
Oct 15, 2024
CAROL REHBORG, age 77, of Fulda, died Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Sibley Specialty Care Home in Sibley, IA. She was born April 3, 1947, in Hartley, IA, to Albert and Cornelia (Pruissen) Schiphoff. She graduated from Melvin High School. After she graduated, Carol moved to Washington DC where she began working for the Veterans Administration. She later...
Robert Jacob Hiemstra
Oct 13, 2024
Robert Hiemstra, age 64, of Worthington, died Sunday, October 13, 2024, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Worthington.
A private family service will take place at a later date with Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Worthington.
Leroy Ervin Jobe
Oct 10, 2024
LeRoy Ervin Jobe, age 70, of Worthington, died Thursday, October 10, 2024, at his home. He was born January 21, 1954, in Winnebago, to Ervin and Shirley (Knudson) Jobe. LeRoy grew up and lived in Leavenworth, KS. He worked several jobs in Kansas including Ceneca gas station. He moved to Sioux Falls, SD as a semi driver and lastly...
Michael Joseph Lorang
Oct 8, 2024
Michael Joseph Lorang, a beloved husband, father, grandfather, great grandfather, and friend passed away on October 8, 2024, after a twenty-six-year courageous battle with an autoimmune disease. He was born on June 12, 1952, in Adrian, MN, to his parents, Joseph and Doris Lorang.
Mike grew up on his family farm in Lismore with his siblings, Jerry,...
Roger Paulzine
Oct 5, 2024
Roger Raymond Paulzine age 78, was born August 7, 1946 at Alexandria, MN to Raymond and Margaret (Schettler) Paulzine.  He passed away October 5, 2024 at the VA Hospital Sioux Falls, SD.
Roger attended school at OLGC Catholic School, Wilmont till his graduation in 1964. He Attended College at St Mary's, Winona MN and Winona State College...
Wilma Joyce (Vlietstra) Van Der Linden
Sep 28, 2024
WILMA JOYCE VAN DER LINDEN, age 86, of Kenneth, died Saturday, September 28, 2024, after a two year battle of pancreatic cancer, at Hospice of Murray County in Slayton. She was born November 20, 1937, on a farm near Lebanon, IA, to William and Grace (Den Hartog) Vlietstra. She was baptized at the First Reformed Church of Inwood, IA....
Patricia R. Cauwels
Sep 26, 2024
PATRICIA R. CAUWELS, age 82, of Bellevue, NE, formerly of Magnolia, died Thursday, September 26, 2024, at the University of Nebraska Medical Center, in Omaha, NE.
She was born on March 3, 1942 in Magnolia, MN to Leo and Vivian (Lange) Cauwels. She graduated from Magnolia High School in 1960.
She lived in Michigan, Colorado,...
Sharon (Nepper) Barngrover
Sep 18, 2024
Sharon Barngrover, 86, of Luverne, MN passed away Wednesday, September 18, 2024 at Sanford USD Medical Center in Sioux Falls, SD after a brief illness.
Sharon was born May 12, 1938 in Mapleton, IA, the daughter of Warren Ordway Nepper and Helene Mary (Ziems) Nepper. She grew up on the family farm near Ute, IA and graduated...
Donna (Zierke) Scholtes
Sep 16, 2024
DONNA SCHOLTES, age 90, of Wilmont, died Monday, September 16, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Medical Center. She was born February 4, 1934, in Osceola County, IA, to Paul and Elsie (Koenen) Zierke. She graduated from Worthington High School. In her high school years and prior to marriage, Donna worked at the Ben Franklin store in Worthington, MN. Donna...
Marilyn Jane (Hansen) Smith
Sep 15, 2024
MARILYN JANE SMITH, age 87, of Worthington, died Sunday, September 15, 2024, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born December 9, 1936, in Worthington, to Carl and Lavina (Grotjohn) Hansen. She graduated from Worthington High School.
Marilyn married Jerry Smith on March 5, 1955, in Tucson, AZ. While Jerry was stationed in Tucson, Marilyn...
Jackie (Gerloff) Terpstra
Sep 11, 2024
Jacqueline ("Jackie") Terpstra, age 88, long-time resident of Worthington, and most recently of Minnetonka, MN, passed away on September 11, 2024. Jackie was born to Arthur and Ruth Gerloff on April 21, 1936 at Little Rock, Iowa.
Jackie married Marvin Terpstra on September 20, 1955. They initially lived in Sibley, IA before building their home in Worthington,...
Marie Elizabeth (Balster) Vortherms
Sep 11, 2024
MARIE ELIZABETH VORTHERMS, age 97, of Wilmont, died Wednesday, September 11, 2024, at the Ecumen Meadows in Worthington. She was born December 14, 1926, on the family farm east of Wilmont, to Frank and Anna (Lenz) Balster. She graduated from Worthington High School in 1943 at the age of seventeen. After high school, Marie worked at Huisenga Grocery in...
James Robert Decker
Sep 8, 2024
JAMES "EAGLE" ROBERT DECKER, age 73, of Worthington, died Saturday, September 8, 2024, at his home. He was born May 2, 1951, in Worthington, to William and Elfie (Hachmann) Decker. After graduating from Worthington High School, he served his country in the United States Army. Jim married Kim Lingbeck in August of 1991. They lived in Becker before moving...
Margaret Marie (Kellen) Wieneke
Sep 5, 2024
MARGARET "MARGIE" MARIE WIENEKE, age 95, of Lismore, died Thursday, September 5, 2024, at the Adrian Country Living Estates. She was born July 16, 1929, in Adrian to Joseph and Ella (Weidert) Kellen. She graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School in 1947. She worked in the Dietary Dept. at the Arnold Memorial Hospital in Adrian and as a...
Lester "Les" Leonard Henning
Sep 4, 2024
LESTER "LES" LEONARD HENNING, age 88, of Adrian, died Wednesday, September 4, 2024, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born July 25, 1936, in Lismore, to Charles and Clara (Bullerman) Henning. His father died in the fall of 1940. A year later, his mother moved her family of twelve to a farm northeast of Adrian which they...
Evelyn J (Tiesler) Hassebroek
Aug 31, 2024
EVELYN J. HASSEBROEK, age 92, of Lakefield, died Saturday, August 31, 2024, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born March 5, 1932, in Rushmore, to Carl and Reka (Lingbeck) Tiesler. Evelyn was baptized on May 22, 1932 at Emmanuel Lutheran Church in Viola Township, IA. On August 25, 1946, she was confirmed at Emmanuel Lutheran Church....
Mary Ellen (Hammar) Hammar
Aug 30, 2024
MARY ELLEN HAMMAR, age 82, of Worthington, went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 30, 2024, in Worthington. She was born February 9, 1942, in Worthington, to Donald and Helen (Annable) Hammar. She graduated from Cambridge High School. As a young girl, Mary Ellen moved with her family to Cambridge, MN, where she worked as a...
Alvin Joseph Berning
Aug 28, 2024
ALVIN JOSEPH BERNING, age 95, of Adrian, died Wednesday, August 28, 2024, at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born September 12, 1928, at the farm in Lismore Township, to Henry and Louise (Farwick) Berning. He attended country school before attending St. Anthony Catholic School in Lismore.
Al married Gertrude Boltjes on July 13, 1948,...
Leon Hendriks
Aug 27, 2024
Leon Hendriks, age 70, of Edgerton, died Tuesday, Aug. 27, 2024, at the Fairview Hospital in Minneapolis.
A private family service will take place at a later date with the Dingmann Funeral Home & Cremation Services in Luverne.
Sein Nyunt
Aug 25, 2024
SEIN NYUNT, age 80, of Worthington, died Sunday, August 26, 2024, at his home. He was born April 22, 1944, in Burma, to U Thein Maung and Daw Aye Myan.
Sein married Meah Shi in 1977, in Burma. They moved to the United States in 2007; and moved to Worthington in 2008.
He worked at...



