Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
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...
Leon Schafer
Nov 30, 2010
LEON JOSEPH SCHAFER, age 90, of Worthington, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010 at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne, MN. He was born on April 3, 1920 near Fulda, MN. He was the son of William & Margaret (Vandenbergh) Schafer. Leon attended rural schools and St. Gabriel?s Catholic School in Fulda and also attended a semester at the University...
Arnie Halverson
Nov 30, 2010
ARNIE HALVERSON, age 64, of Kenneth, died Tuesday, November 30, 2010. He was born January 12, 1946, in Luverne, to Walter and Clara (Raad) Halverson. He attended school in Kenneth and graduated from Magnolia High School in 1964. After high school, Arnie farmed with his family west of Kenneth. He later worked at the Kenneth Elevator. Arnie most recently...
David Lee Dornbusch
Nov 29, 2010
DAVID LEE DORNBUSCH, age 51, of Luverne, formerly of Aberdeen, SD, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at his home in Luverne. He was born April 14, 1959, in Milbank, SD, Virgil and Betty (White) Dornbusch. He grew up in Aberdeen. Dave attended Roncalli High School. He worked at the family owned Blue Buffalo Restaurant in Aberdeen. He later worked...
Dorothy Springman
Nov 29, 2010
DOROTHY SPRINGMAN, age 82, of Adrian, died Monday, November 29, 2010, at Suite Living in Champlin. She was born September 24, 1928, in Fulda, to Emil and Johanna (Popkes) Czepa. She attended school in Fulda, MN. Dorothy married Clair Springman on September 21, 1950, at Our Lady of Good Counsel Catholic Church in Wilmont. After their marriage, the couple...
Marv Owens
Nov 27, 2010
MARVIN ?UNC? W. OWENS, age 92, of Luverne, formerly of Adrian, died Saturday, November 27, 2010, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. He was born December 8, 1917, in Rushmore, to Bartholomew and Mary Ann (Green) Owens. Marv grew up in Adrian and graduated from Adrian High School in May of 1936. In 1942, he joined the United...
Grace H. Landhuis
Nov 23, 2010
GRACE H. LANDHUIS, was born on July 12, 1925 to John and Henrietta ?Achterhoff? Schoolmeester near Edgerton. Grace married Nelson Landhuis in 1945. The couple began farming one mile south of Leota where they farmed for 31 years until moving to Leota where they retired. They were married for 59 years until Nelson?s passing in 2003. Grace was a...
Leola Valera Hawes-Rivers
Nov 21, 2010
LEOLA VALERA HAWES RIVERS, age 92, of Luverne, died Sunday, November 21, 2010, at the Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Home in Luverne Leola was born November 4, 1918, at Larchwood, IA, to Ed Grimm and Grace (Lape) Grimm. Her family moved to a farm near Beaver Creek, MN, where she attended grade school. She married Lawrence Hawes on...
Ronald Vander Steen
Nov 19, 2010
RONALD F. VANDER STEEN, age 60, of Edgerton, died Friday, November 19, 2010, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born August 15, 1950, in Luverne, to William and Elizabeth (Veenstra) Vander Steen. He attended public school in Leota; and graduated from Edgerton Public School. Ron married Beth Beckering on August 20, 1971, in Edgerton. After their...
Dorothy Elaine Mccuen
Nov 19, 2010
DOROTHY ELAINE McCUEN, age 88, of Worthington, died Friday, November 19, 2010 at the Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born on November 29, 1921 in Seward Township in Nobles County to parents George and Minnie (Utz) Gundermann. Dorothy attended rural school near Fulda. After her schooling she worked at the Worthington Regional Hospital as a nurse from...
Esther Loonan
Nov 18, 2010
ESTHER LOONAN, age 94, of Lismore, died Thursday, November 18, 2010, at the Sanford Luverne Hospital. She was born August 22, 1916, in Kenneth, to John Sr. and Margaret (Gengler) Lorang. She graduated from St. Anthony Catholic School. Esther married Homer Loonan on February 4, 1941, in Lismore. After their marriage, the couple farmed NW of Lismore and Esther...
Harvard "Bud" Rozeboom
Nov 12, 2010
HARVARD ?BUD? ROZEBOOM, age 81, of Leota, died Friday, November 12, 2010, at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. He was born August 23, 1929, in Rock County, to John and Anna (Eekhoff) Rozeboom. Bud was raised around Edgerton and graduated from Edgerton Christian School. His father died from a one car accident in 1940. Bud farmed with his...
Durky Baar
Nov 11, 2010
DURKY BAAR, age 95, of Leota, died Thursday, November 11, 2010 at the Edgebrook Care Center in Edgerton. She was born on September 12, 1915 to parents Carl and Gertrude (Bruxvoort) Kreun on a farm near Ada, MN. At the age of 1 ? the family moved to Chanarambie Valley west of Chandler, MN. She attended country schools thru...
Dolores Bullerman
Nov 11, 2010
DOLORES BULLERMAN, age 80, of Adrian, died Thursday, November 11, 2010, at her home. She was born April 4, 1930, in Adrian, to Isadore and Christine (DeGroot) Schutz. She graduated from St. Adrian High School; and attended nursing school in Sioux Falls, SD. Dolores married Duane Bullerman on September 6, 1949, at St. Adrian Catholic Church. After their marriage,...
Darwin Rogness
Nov 7, 2010
DARWIN L. ROGNESS, age 84, of Luverne, died Sunday, November 7, 2010, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. He was born April 30, 1926, in Kenneth, to Henry and Louise (Saathof) Rogness. He attended school in Luverne. Darwin served his country during WWII in the United States Army Air Corp. He served in the European Theater in the...
Duane "O.D." Martens
Nov 3, 2010
DUANE ?O.D.? RUSSELL MARTENS, age 74, of Rushmore, died Wednesday, November 03, 2010, at his home. He was born September 28, 1936, in Rushmore, to Harm and Alma (Hackmann) Martens. O.D. was raised in Rushmore. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1954. O.D. married Shirley Anderson on November 28, 1955, in Faribault. After their marriage, the couple lived...
