Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Melvina Thompson (Heidebrink)
Jul 30, 2010
MELVINA GRACE (HEIDEBRINK) THOMPSON, age 69, of Poplar Bluff, MO, formerly of Rushmore, died Friday, July 30, 2010, at the Westwood Hills Nursing Home in Poplar Bluff, MO. She was born July 30, 1941, on the family farm, in Little Rock Township, south of Rushmore, MN, to Harm Sr. and Anna (Boots) Heidebrink. Melvina owned and operated a bakery...
Marie Hassebroek
Jul 22, 2010
Marie Hassebroek passed away at the Adrian Country Living Home on July 22, 2010, her 88th birthday. Marie was born July 22, 1922 in Little Rock Township to Jake and Tena (Ebbenga) Stratmeier. She was born the sixth child out of eight children. Marie completed her education through the eighth grade at a country school 7 miles south of...
Marion Antonia "Mickey" Koens
Jul 18, 2010
MARION ANTONIA ?MICKEY? KOENS, age 79, of Luverne, died Sunday, July 18, 2010, at the Bethany Lutheran Nursing Home in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born November 20, 1930, in Withee, WI, to Andrew and Anna (Deutschman) Mickelson. She attended school in Wisconsin. Mickey married George R. Koens on December 6, 1957, in Sibley, IA. After their marriage, the...
Donald Motl
Jul 10, 2010
DONALD MOTL, age 82, of Worthington, died Saturday, July 10, 2010, at his home. He was born October 9, 1927, in Marshfield, WI, to John and Leone (Laufenberg) Motl. He attended Sacred Heart Elementary School in Marshfield; and graduated from Wells High School. Don married Marie Kalis on March 27, 1951, in Easton. After their marriage, the couple farmed...
Dominic Anthony Scheidt, Jr.
Jul 9, 2010
DOMINIC ANTHONY TONYÂ SCHEIDT Jr., age 58, of Luverne, died Friday, July 9, 2010, at the Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne after a long battle with pancreatic cancer. He was born July 16, 1951, in Luverne, to Dominic & Zelda (Serie) Scheidt. Tony graduated from Luverne High School in 1969, completed basic training in San Antonio, TX for the...
Aagot Oldre
Jul 2, 2010
AAGOT S. OLDRE, age 80, of Luverne, died, Friday, July 2, 2010 at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. She was born December 6, 1929 in Luverne to parents Ben and Karen (Tofteland) Kvaas. She attended country school and graduated from Luverne High School. After her schooling she worked at Tri State Insurance Company in Luverne. Aagot was united...
Helen Dammer
Jun 27, 2010
Helen (Harberts) Dammer, age 84, of Worthington died Sunday June 27, at Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. Helen was born on June 12, 1926, in Rushmore, MN to Jacob and Johanna (Tjaden) Harberts. She attended Rushmore school. On November 22, 1944, Helen married John Dammer. They resided in Rushmore until 1971 when they moved to Worthington. Helen was a...
Geraldine V. Adamson
Jun 22, 2010
GERALDINE V. ADAMSON, age 89, of Luverne, died Tuesday, June 22, 2010, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne. She was born August 6, 1921, in Vermillion, SD, to Walter and Alice (Brown) Christopherson. Geraldine attended and graduated from the Vermillion High School. Geraldine was united in marriage to Harold Adamson on August 8, 1939, in Vermillion....
Donald Rasmussen
Jun 17, 2010
DONALD H. RASMUSSEN, age 95, of Luverne, died Thursday, June 17, 2010, at Mary Jane Brown Good Samaritan Center in Luverne. He is survived by his five children, Donna Rasmussen, Cary, NC; Karen Lipphardt, Tucson, AZ; Sandra Dowie, Luverne; Peter Rasmussen, Moberly, MO; Frederick Rasmussen,, Cato, NY; seven grandchildren, and five great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held on...
Dale Grein
Jun 17, 2010
DALE W. GREIN, age 80 of Lakefield, died Thursday, June 17, 2010 at the Colonial Manor Nursing Home in Lakefield. He was born September 25, 1929 in Lakefield, MN to parents Henry and Lily (Vestweber) Grein. He was united in marriage to Barbara Syverson on May 20, 1951, at the Lutheran parsonage in St. James, MN. After their marriage...
Dale Reker
Jun 9, 2010
DALE F. REKER, age 63, of Beaver Creek, died peacefully, Wednesday, June 9, 2010, as a result of a motorcycle accident, at the Inova Fairfax Hospital, in Falls Church, VA. He was born November 23, 1946, in Luverne, to Roman and Anita (Boots) Reker. Dale graduated from St. Adrian Catholic High School. He served his country in the United...
Kenneth Bakken
Jun 2, 2010
KENNETH BAKKEN, age 83, of Luverne, died Wednesday, June 2, 2010, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. He was born January 5, 1927, in Sharon, ND, to Arthur and Gilma (Kileen) Bakken. He was a United States Army Veteran of WWII. Ken married Betty Roy on July 14, 1957, in Wahpeton, ND. After their marriage, the couple...
Gary Abell
May 30, 2010
Gary Robert Abell, age 59 of Luverne, died Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Sanford Hospice Cottage in Luverne. He was born February 17, 1951 in St. Paul, MN to George and Melva (Taylor) Abell. Gary attended school at St. Paul Park. Gary married Joan Hoskins on March 26, 1971 in St. Paul. He worked for Whirlpool while they lived...
Jack Joe Cooper
May 29, 2010
JACK JOE COOPER, age 86, of rural Reading, died Saturday, May 29, 2010, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. He was born June 8, 1923, in Sheldon, IA, to Stewert and Alice (Koster) Cooper. He attended school in Matlock, IA. Jack married Flossie ?Flo? Walinga on November 18, 1946, in South Sioux City, NE. After their marriage, the...
Elizabeth Ann Steffen
May 24, 2010
ELIZABETH ANN STEFFEN, age 46, of Marshall, formerly of Luverne, died Monday, May 24, 2010, at the Avera Hospital in Marshall. She was born November 21, 1963, in Luverne, to Douglas and Winifred (Haggard) Steffen. She enjoyed music, dancing, eating, especially ice cream. She also enjoyed her visits with her family and her trips back home. Elizabeth is survived...
George Gabrielson
May 21, 2010
GEORGE HOILAND GABRIELSON, age 92, of Luverne, died Friday, May 21, 2010, at the Sanford Luverne Hospice Cottage. He was born November 7, 1917, in rural Rock Co. on a farm by the Rock River in Luverne Township, to Jens and Karen (Stolen) Gabrielson. George attended 4 East Country School in rural Rock County. As a young boy, he...
Frances P. Drost
May 20, 2010
FRANCES PEARL DROST, age 86, of Luverne, died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born June 14, 1923, at her parents home near Canton, SD, in Lincoln County, to Peter and Caroline (Christopherson) Knutson. Frances attended public schools in the Canton area. Frances moved to Sioux Falls, SD where she was...
Donald Rogers
May 20, 2010
DONALD HARM ROGERS, age 82, of Brewster, died Thursday, May 20, 2010 at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, IA. He was born May 15, 1928 in Reading to parents, Jake and Tillie (Heidebrink) Rogers, in Reading. He attended Reading Public School. Don farmed with his father in rural Reading. Donald married Leola Burmeister on May 21, 1950 at...
Daryl Edgecomb
May 19, 2010
DARYL EDGECOMB, age 77, of Worthington, died Wednesday, May 19, 2010 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born November 1, 1932 to parents Delbert and Helen (Stolte) Edgecomb in Pipestone, MN. In 1954 Daryl started working for Campbell Soup Co. On July 10? 1955, Daryl was united in marriage to Eva Hartson and the couple...
Edgar Barrie
May 17, 2010
EDGAR ?ED? L. BARRIE, age 62, of Worthington, died Monday, May 17, 2010, at St. Mary?s Hospital in Rochester. He was born December 31, 1947, in Tracy, to Charles and Phyllis (Reynolds) Barrie. Ed graduated from Immaculate Heart of Mary Catholic School, in Currie, in 1965. In 1966, he entered the United States Army and was stationed in Germany...
