Obituaries
Margaret Sanny
Jan 5, 2011
Margaret P. Sanny Died January 5, 2011, at the Hospice Cottage after a lengthy battle with brain cancer. Born June 14, 1925, to Earl and Ella VosBurgh in San Pedro, California. Notably, she was born in a hospital that was in the final stages of construction and was the first baby born there. She was an accomplished student and...
Elizabeth Trunk
Jan 4, 2011
ELIZABETH ?BETH? TRUNK, age 96, of Worthington, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011 at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. She was born on the Lone Oak farm in Nobles County on March 20, 1914 to parents Fred and Mary Elizabeth (Finegan) Trunk. Beth graduated from Worthington Public School in 1932 and attended the last year of Normal Training in 1933....
Curtis Maxwell Jr.
Jan 4, 2011
CURTIS MAXWELL Jr., age 60, of Luverne, died Tuesday, January 4, 2011, as a result of an automobile accident. He was born June 29, 1950, in Luverne, to Curtis Sr. and Vyonna (Anderson) Maxwell. He graduated from Luverne High School in 1968. Curt married Sandy (Brower) Lammert on April 30, 1994 in Luverne. After their marriage, the couple lived...
Harold Johnson
Dec 31, 2010
HAROLD ?SHORTY? L. JOHNSON, age 94, of Luverne, died Friday December 31, 2010, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne. He was born October 17, 1916, in Centerville, SD, to Andrew and Mable (Skonhovd) Johnson. Harold attended school in rural Parker, SD. He farmed with his brother Bob in rural Parker when he was a young...
Esther Mae Landhuis
Dec 29, 2010
ESTHER M. LANDHUIS, age 82, of rural Edgerton, died Wednesday, December 29, 2010, at her home. She was born May 9, 1928, in Hull, IA, to Jacob and Wilhelmina (Scholten) DeJong. She attended school in Hull, IA. Esther married Joe Landhuis on September 25, 1947, at the DeJong farm in Rock County. To this union four children were brought...
Sophia Ann Klaassen-Fastert
Dec 28, 2010
SOPHIA ANN KLAASSEN-FASTERT, infant daughter of Justin Fastert and Teresa Klaassen, was born into the hands of God on Tuesday, December 28, 2010, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. Sophia is survived by her parents; grandparents, Rod (Julie) Fastert, Rock Rapids, IA; and Mary Fastert, Sioux Falls, SD; maternal grandparents, Travis (Joanne) Klaassen, Sibley, IA; and Evelyn (Jerald)...
Richard Burmeister
Dec 27, 2010
RICHARD BURMEISTER, age 85, of Luverne, died Monday, December 27, 2010, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. He was born September 1, 1925, in Sherman, SD, to Gustave and Amanda (Paulsen) Burmeister. The family moved to Luverne where Richard went to school completing two years of high school and then started working on the family farm. In January of 1946...
Cecil Fischenich
Dec 25, 2010
CECIL FISCHENICH, age 89, of Ellsworth, MN, died Saturday, December 25, 2010, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne, MN. Cecil was born August 12th, 1921, in Ellsworth, Minnesota, to Nerres and Ethel (Rowe) Fischenich. He attended St. Mary?s Catholic High School where he played on the first Ellsworth basketball team to make it to the state basketball tournament....
Linwood "Lin" Galland
Dec 24, 2010
LINWOOD ?LIN? GALLAND, age 68, of Worthington, died Friday, December 24, 2010, at the Sunset Cottage in Worthington. He was born on November 6, 1942 in Sioux Falls, SD to parents, Don and Maxine (Chicoine) Galland. Lin moved with his family from Sioux Falls to Flandreau, SD. They later moved to Sibley, IA and then to Worthington in 1959....
Herman Mulder
Dec 24, 2010
HERMAN J. MULDER, age 91, of rural Adrian, died Friday, December 24, 2010, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born October 30, 1919, in Grand Prairie Township, to John and Helen (Nanninga) Mulder. Herman attended country school in Grand Prairie Township and he also attended Sunday school at the Congregational Church in Ellsworth. Herman married...
Jacquelin Pronk
Dec 22, 2010
JACQUELIN RUTH PRONK, age 72, of Leota, went to her heavenly home on Wednesday, December 22, 2010, at Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born on November 29, 1938, in Hull, IA, to Jacob and Wilhelmina (Scholten) DeJong. She was raised in the Leota area and graduated from Edgerton Public High School in 1956. Jackie was united...
Lois Danielson
Dec 21, 2010
LOIS DANIELSON, age 81, of Springfield, formerly of Luverne, died Tuesday, December 21, 2010, at the Springfield Medical Center. She was born August 27, 1929, in Lac Qui Parle County, to Theo and Clara (Djonne) Thompson. Lois married Evald Norman Danielson on September 8, 1945 in Dawson. After their marriage, the couple lived in Southwestern Minnesota including the cities...
Regina A. Honermann
Dec 20, 2010
REGINA A. HONERMANN, age 90, of Adrian, died Monday, December 20, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born October 9, 1920, in Adrian, to John and Barbara (Wallendorf) Jueneman. Regina attended both St. Adrian Catholic School and Adrian Elementary School. She lived in Adrian all of her life. Regina married LeRoy Honermann on October...
Carl Donald Wieneke
Dec 16, 2010
CARL DONALD WIENEKE, age 57, of Lismore, died Thursday, December 16, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born October 28, 1953, in Adrian, to Edmund and Rose (Dollander) Wieneke. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1971. After graduating he began farming. Carl married Roberta Kemper on August 11, 1973, at St. Anthony Catholic...
Jason "Jay" Wohlford
Dec 12, 2010
JASON J. ?JAY? WOHLFORD, age 28, of Luverne, died Sunday, December 12, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born December 7, 1982, in Davenport, IA, to Dennis and Jane (Hueser) Wohlford. Jay attended school in Luverne and graduated from Prairie Winds Christian School. He later graduated from NASCAR Technical Institution in Moorsville, NC. After graduation, Jay...
Della Johnson
Dec 9, 2010
DELLA JOHNSON, age 90, of Worthington, formerly of Rushmore, died Thursday, December 9, 2010, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born one of eight children on April 5, 1920, in Ellsworth, MN to Ocko and Emma (Luppen) Deboer. Della grew up in Ellsworth and was confirmed in the Zion Presbyterian Church in Ellsworth. Della married Adolf...
Alfred Janssen
Dec 8, 2010
ALFRED LOU JANSSEN, age 86, of Worthington, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at the Minnesota Veteran?s Home in Luverne. He was born on October 13, 1924 in Sibley, IA to parents, Simon and Fannie (Lursen) Janssen. Alfred grew up in Rushmore and attended country school in Little Rock Township. In 1950 he was drafted by the U.S. Army and...
Lowell Hay
Dec 6, 2010
LOWELL HENRY HAY, age 92, of Worthington, formerly of Ortonville, died Monday, December 6, 2010 at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. He was born July 19, 1918, in Lyon County, MN at the Marshall Hospital to parents Horace and Rose (Shimek) Hay. Lowell grew up in Taunton, MN and graduated from Minneota High School in 1937. In high school...
Chandavong Phommaracksa
Dec 5, 2010
CHANDAVONG PHOMMARACKSA, age 58, of Magnolia, died Saturday, December 4, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. He was born August 1, 1952, in Laos, to Sichanh and Somsanith Phommavonxay. Chandavong graduated from school in France. He obtained the rank of First Lieutenant in the Laos Army. Chandavong married Malika Songkham in June of 1979, in Thailand. The couple...
Elwood Opitz
Dec 5, 2010
ELWOOD LOUIS OPITZ, age 82, of Luverne, died Sunday, December 5, 2010, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born April 14, 1928, in Roslyn, SD, to George and Ludmilla (Oreslan) Opitz. He attended country school in rural Rosyln and graduated from Roslyn High School in 1946. He served in the National Guard in 1947. He lived on...
