Obituaries
Norma (Apel) Carlberg
Nov 30, 2024
NORMA MAE CARLBERG, age 91, of Adrian, died Saturday, November 30, 2024, at the Worthington Sanford Medical Center. She was born November 21, 1933, in Worthington, to Draper and Ethel (Watts) Apel. Norma was raised on a farm north of Worthington. She attended country school until the 8th grade and then graduated from Worthington High School.
Norma...
Lavonne Mary (Heinrichs) Konz
Nov 29, 2024
LaVONNE MARY KONZ, age 91, of Adrian, died Friday, November 29, 2024, at the Adrian Country Living Cottage. She was born February 21, 1933, in Worthington, to Paul and Rose (Sieve) Heinrichs. She graduated from Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic High School. Vonnie married Edwin Konz on June 3, 1954, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Church. After...
Harold Floyd Kruger
Nov 23, 2024
HAROLD FLOYD KRUGER, age 85, of Beaver Creek, died Saturday, November 23, 2024, at the Avera Heart Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born September 7, 1939, in Adrian, to Pete and Lena (Graves) Kruger. He attended District #11 country school.
Harold married DeLoris Deutsch on September 15, 1958, in Rock Rapids, IA. The couple lived...
Sharon Marie (Jurgensen) Meyer
Nov 23, 2024
SHARON MARIE MEYER, age 76, of Round Lake, died Saturday, November 23rd, 2024, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born May 7th, 1948, in Worthington, to Mansel and Irene (Beuthien) Jurgensen. She graduated from Round Lake High School.
Sharon married William "Bill" Meyer on April 15th, 1967, at the Bethel Lutheran Church in...
Randall Joseph Kern
Nov 21, 2024
RANDALL JOSEPHÂ KERN, age 65, of Bloomington, formerly of Adrian, died suddenly of a heart attack while pheasant hunting near Rushmore, on Thursday, November 21, 2024. He was born August 22, 1959, in Adrian, to Donald and Carol (Hieronimus)Â Kern. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1978; and from Granite Falls Vo-Tech in 1981.
Randy married...
Glenn M Kooiman
Nov 14, 2024
GLENN KOOIMAN, age 91, of Leota, died Thursday, November 14, 2024, at his home.
Glenn Kooiman was born November 23,1932 to Abe and Martina (Mouw) Kooiman on the family farm by Leota, Minnesota. He would call this home for 80 years. He attended Leota Christian Grade School, Southwest Christian High School in Edgerton for 2 years and...
Verla Delores (Williams) Gerdes
Nov 12, 2024
VERLA DELORES GERDES, age 98, of Worthington, was promoted to heaven on Tuesday, November 12, 2024, at the Golden Horizons in Worthington. She was born November 1, 1926, in Hartley, IA, to Vernon and Edith (Remaly) Williams. She graduated from Hartley High School. Verla married Bennie Gerdes in 1945, and except for a short period of time in Sioux...
Daniel Harold Kruger
Nov 11, 2024
DANIEL HAROLD KRUGER, age 65, of Las Vegas, NV, died Monday, November 11, 2024, in Las Vegas, NV. He was born October 18, 1959 to DeLoris and Harold Kruger. Danny was a pillar of strength, dedication, and hard work. When Dan was not building a legacy of buildings and landmarks that will surpass his time, he was bringing laughter,...
Theresa (Schallenkamp) Graff
Nov 9, 2024
Theresa Frances Graff (Schallenkamp), age 61, of Alexandria, formerly of Luverne Minnesota, went into the arms of Jesus on November 9th, 2024 due to the final stages of heart failure. She was born on July 6th, 1963 to Lloyd and Mary Schallenkamp of Bridgewater, SD. After high school, she attended Northern State University in Aberdeen, South Dakota for speech...
Thomas Watry
Nov 9, 2024
THOMAS R. WATRY, age 79, of Adrian, passed away on Saturday, November 9, 2024, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born on December 12, 1944 in Adrian MN, the oldest child of Ted and Lenora (Cox) Watry. He graduated from St. Adrian High School in 1962. After completing two years at Worthington Junior College, Tom transferred to...
Peter Wesley De Kam
Nov 9, 2024
PETER WESLEY De KAM, age 90, of Sioux Falls, SD, formerly of Leota, died Saturday, November 9, 2024, at his home. He was born to Andrew and Elizabeth (Vander Lugt) De Kam on December 21, 1933 in Moulton Township, Murray County, MN. He became the oldest of 12 children. Pete attended Sanborn, IA elementary school, then 2 years in...
Marvin Wesley Tinklenberg
Nov 4, 2024
MARVIN WESLEY TINKLENBERGÂ was born August 15, 1940, in Leota, to Ed & Martha (Kallemeyn) Tinklenberg. He attended Leota Christian School through the 8th Grade and earned a High School Diploma by mail.
Marvin married Verla Jean Ruiter on June 21, 1962, at the Bethel Reformed Church in Leota. After their marriage, the couple lived in Leota....
John Raymond Renken
Nov 4, 2024
JOHN RAYMOND RENKEN, age 94, of Worthington, died Monday, November 4, 2024, at the Sanford Worthington Medical Center. He was born February 27, 1930, in Ashton, IA, to John J. and Jennie (Wessels) Renken. He farmed with his family near Ashton and Sibley, IA.
John entered the United States Army in February of 1952. He served his...
Sylvia Amelia (Meyer) Richter
Oct 23, 2024
SYLVIA AMELIA RICHTER, age 88, of Brewster, died Wednesday, October 23, 2024, at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield. She was born September 23, 1936 at the family home near Iona, to Jacob and Tillie (Lucht) Meyer. She grew up in Brewster and graduated in 1954.
Sylvia met her lifelong friend and future husband and they...
Clifford Fueston
Oct 17, 2024
CLIFFORD FUESTON, age 91, of Worthington, died Wednesday, October 16, 2024, at Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. He was born September 19, 1933, in St. Joseph, MO. As an adult, after years of searching for hope and purpose, he was baptized as one of Jehovah's Witnesses on 30 November 1957. Zealous service to his God Jehovah and caring for...
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...



