Local Obituaries
for families in Adrian, Wilmont, Luverne, and Worthington in Minnesota
Richard Briggs
Feb 6, 2010
RICHARD BRIGGS, age 49, of Worthington, died, with his family by his side, Saturday, February 6, 2010, at the Immanuel St. Josephs Hospital, in Mankato. He was born February 22, 1960, in Luverne to Alfred and Wanda (Bode) Briggs. He attended the Luverne High School. Richard married Shannon Hurlburt on July 22, 1989, at the American Lutheran Church in...
Velma Bockwoldt
Jan 31, 2010
VELMA A. BOCKWOLDT, age 94, of Worthington, died, Sunday, January 31, 2010 at the Sanford Sunset Hospice Cottage in Worthington. She was born December 8, 1915, in Round Lake Township. Velma was the fifth child of Hans and Alma (Untiedt) Bockwoldt. She attended school at a rural school in Round Lake Township. After school she helped with house work...
Rita L. Kunkel
Jan 29, 2010
RITA L. KUNKEL, age 83, of Adrian, died Friday, January 29, 2010, at the Adrian Care Center. She was born June 9, 1926, in Adrian, to Theodore F. and Martha (Kellen) Bullerman. Rita married Norbert Kunkel on June 23, 1947, at St. Anthony Catholic Church in Lismore. After their marriage, the couple farmed north of Adrian before moving to...
Kristina "Tina" Martinez
Jan 29, 2010
KRISTINA ?TINA? MARIA MARTINEZ, age 31, of Marshall, formerly of Hardwick, died Friday, January 29, 2010, after a lengthy battle with cancer, at the University of Minnesota Hospital in Minneapolis. She was born March 31, 1978, in Luverne, to Doug and Virginia ?Ginny? (Heckt) Wessels. Tina graduated from Luverne High School in 1996. She graduated from Southwest Minnesota State...
Betty Baum
Jan 27, 2010
BETTY BAUM, age 87, of Worthington, died Wednesday, January 27, 2010, at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born August 11, 1922, in , to Raymond and Venda (Roos) Eckerson. Betty married Albert Baum on . After their marriage, the couple moved to California. She was a member of the Solid Rock Assembly of God Church in...
Warren Loger
Jan 25, 2010
WARREN DALE LOGER, age 51, of Adrian, died Monday, January 25, 2010, in Rapid City, SD. He was born March 29, 1958, in Luverne, to Lawrence and Margaret (Kruger) Loger. He graduated from Adrian High School in 1976. After graduation, Warren moved to Casper, WY, where he worked as a self employed carpenter. Warren married Charlyn Swaap on May...
Fanny Hisken
Jan 25, 2010
FANNY HISKEN, age 101, of Luverne, died Monday, January 25, 2010, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born June 23, 1908, in Aplington, IA, to William and Tillie (Mennen) Boelman. Fanny was baptized in a little country church near Wellsburg, IA. She moved to Rock Co. near Ash Creek in 1918. Fanny attended country schools...
Shirley Kruger
Jan 22, 2010
SHIRLEY ANN KRUGER age 72, of Worthington, died Friday, January 22, 2010 at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born on December 24, 1937 to parents, Ralph and Eunice (Wiles) Rounds in Hammond, IN. She moved with her family to Iowa and then to Minnesota. Shirley attended and graduated from Round Lake Public School. While attending school...
Greg Luettel
Jan 21, 2010
GREGORY RUDOLPH LUETTEL, age 92, of Adrian, died Thursday, January 21, 2009, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. He was born July 2, 1917, in Elgin, NE, to Ben and Mary (Hofer) Luettel. He attended school in Raeville, NE and St. John?s Academy, Petersburg, NE.? ?As a teenager and then as a young adult, Greg enjoyed trapping...
Bradley Deutsch
Jan 20, 2010
Bradley John Deutsch, age 23, of Luverne, died Wednesday, January 20, 2010, as a result of an automobile accident near Brandon, SD. He was born on June 18, 1986 and was the son of Don and Sharon (Taylor) Deutsch. He was a 2004 graduate of Luverne High School, where he participated in hockey, golf, Future Farmers of America and...
Freda Spoelstra
Jan 19, 2010
FREDA A. SPOELSTRA, age 84, of Worthington, died Tuesday, January 19, 2010 at the Sanford Regional Hospital in Worthington. She was born June 16, 1925 in rural Rushmore to parents, August A. E. and Helen (Johnson) Brunk. She attended country school in rural Rushmore. On March 14, 1944, Freda was united in marriage to Marvin Spoelstra at the First...
Loretta Honermann
Jan 16, 2010
LORETTA M. HONERMANN, age 94, of Luverne, formerly of Adrian, died Saturday, Janunary 16, 2010, at the Mary Jane Brown Home in Luverne. She was born September 5, 1915 in Wilmont, MN to William and Margaret (Kellen) Einck. She attended Wilmont Catholic School. On February 13, 1939 she married Ray Honermann in Wilmont. They started farming near Adrian and...
Edna M. Goembel
Jan 15, 2010
EDNA M. GOEMBEL, age 96, of Luverne, died Friday, January 15, 2010, at the Parkview Manor Nursing Home in Ellsworth. She was born October 31, 1913, in Rock County, to August and Margareth (Frahm) Lange. She was educated in the rural school system. Edna married Russell Goembel on May 20, 1933, in Rock Rapids, IA. After their marriage, the...
Douglas M. Wehr
Jan 8, 2010
DOUGLAS M. WEHR, age 66, of Worthington, died January 8, 2010, at his home after a courageous battle with ALS. He was born on April 24, 1943 to parents, Rudolph and Reatha (Falconer) Wehr in Worthington, MN. He graduated from Worthington High School in 1961. After his schooling he was employed with Cargill in Worthington. Doug married Mary Jean...
Paul Leroy Hilfers
Jan 8, 2010
PAUL HILFERS, age 87, of Worthington, died Friday, January 8, 2010, at his home. He was born on June 5, 1922 in Worthington to parents, John and Kate (Rabenberg) Hilfers. Paul attended rural school and also public school in Wilmont. After his schooling he was engaged in farming. He briefly moved to Hopkins where he met LaVae Laabs. Paul...
Myrna Joyce Lange
Dec 31, 2009
MYRNA JOYCE LANGE, age 75, of Beaver Creek, died Thursday, December 31, 2009, at the Tuff Memorial Home, in Hills, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was born July 19, 1934, in Luverne, to Olen and Alma (Steine) Emery. Myrna grew up in Luverne and graduated from Luverne High School in 1953. Myrna married Robert Arthur Lange on...
Vinnie Mauch
Dec 30, 2009
VINCENT "VINNIE? ANDREW MAUCH, age 84, of Adrian, died Wednesday, December 30, 2009, at the Avera-McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born March 2, 1925, in Adrian, to Joseph and Elizabeth (Ludowese) Mauch. Vinnie attended country school in rural Adrian and also attended St. Adrian Catholic High School. He received his GED while in the military. He...
Zachary Zwaan
Dec 29, 2009
ZACHARY M. ZWAAN, age 21, of Luverne, died Tuesday, December 29, 2009 at the Avera McKennan Hospital in Sioux Falls due to heart failure. He was born on April 17, 1988 to parents Monte and Staci (Israelson) Zwaan in Luverne, MN. Zach was born with congenital heart disease and later received a heart transplant at the age of four....
