Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Elizabeth (Betty) Ann Thill
Mar 23, 2011
ELIZABETH (BETTY) ANN THILL, age 82, of Worthington, died Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born on June 27, 1928 in Brewster and was the daughter of Louis and Theresa (Schuh) Thurston. She attended Brewster public school and Worthington High School. Elizabeth was united in marriage to Thomas John Thill on June 27,...
Thomas John Hoffman
Mar 19, 2011
THOMAS (TOM) JOHN HOFFMAN, age 83, died Saturday, March 19, 2011 at Apache Junction Health Care Center in Apache Junction, AZ. He was born on April 25, 1927 in Wilmont Township, MN to parents, Martin and Margaret (Mensen) Hoffman. He grew up on the family farm north of Wilmont and graduated from Worthington High School in 1945. He then...
James Robert Hommen
Mar 13, 2011
James Roberts Hommen, age 59, died on Sunday, March 13, 2011, at the Hubbard Hospice House in Charleston, West Virginia. Jim was born on January 11, 1952 to Ole and Ruth (Roberts) Hommen at the Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne, Minnesota. He spent much of his time with his grandparents at the Rock County Sheriff?fs Office when Neil was...
David Steffl
Mar 11, 2011
DAVID (CHIEF) J. STEFFL, 78 of Worthington, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Golden Living Center in Slayton, Minnesota. He was born May 4, 1932 in Redwood County Minnesota, the son of Andrew & Matilda (Heiling) Steffl. He resided in Worthington, Minnesota since 1975. He married Mary Ann Seifert on April 11, 1953 in Wabasso, Minnesota. Twelve children...
Jacob "Jake" Hinrichs
Mar 11, 2011
JACOB ?JAKE? W. HINRICHS, age 88, of Ellsworth, died Friday, March 11, 2011, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born December 7, 1922, in Little Rock Township, MN, to William and Gertrude (Meester) Hinrichs. He attended country school in rural Ellsworth. Jake enlisted in the United States Navy on September 12, 1942. He served his...
Howard Wayne Peterson
Mar 7, 2011
HOWARD WAYNE PETERSON, of Luverne, formerly of Mankato, was born May 21, 1929, in Ortonville, to Hartwick and Alta (Oberholtzer) Peterson. He served his country in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Howard married Gloria Parrow on March 18, 1960, in Chisholm, Minnesota. After their marriage, the couple homesteaded near Fairbanks, AK. Howard worked as a Locomotive...
George V. Lutterman
Mar 6, 2011
GEORGE VERNON LUTTERMAN, age 85, of Fulda, formerly of Wilmont, died Sunday, March 06, 2011, at the Maple Lawn Nursing Home in Fulda. He was born September 3, 1925, on the family farm north of Wilmont, to Tenges and Emma (Kruger) Lutterman. He attended country school near Wilmont. George married Genevieve Julius on March 12, 1949, at the Emmanuel...
