Obituaries
Douglas Harper
Mar 1, 2010
DOUGLAS MONTGOMERY HARPER SR., age 66, of Perham, died March 1, 2010, at his home. He was born February 12, 1944, in Sioux Falls, SD, to Orville and Lorene (Mastin) Harper. Doug married Marlys Rabenberg on June 27, 1983, in Bloomington. After their marriage, the couple resided in South Minneapolis where Doug owned & operated Associated Heating until 1990....
Lawrence Heikes
Feb 28, 2010
LAWRENCE C. HEIKES, age 85, of Luverne, formerly of rural Adrian, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at the Tuff Memorial Home in Hills. He was born September 13, 1924, in rural Ellsworth, to Peter and Grace (Brommer) Heikes. Lawrence attended country school in rural Ellsworth. He served his country in the United States Navy, during WWII, from 1943 to...
Susan Van Grouw
Feb 28, 2010
SUSAN VAN GROUW, of Worthington, died Sunday, February 28, 2010, at the Minnesota Veterans Home in Luverne. She was born September 20, 1923, in Doon, IA, to Dick and Bertha (Jouwstra) Ykema. She graduated from Madelia High School. Susan married Clarence Van Grouw on January 6, 1947, in Sanborn, IA. The couple farmed east of Worthington before retiring in...
Dorothy Swanson
Feb 23, 2010
DOROTHY SWANSON, age 86, of Worthington, died Tuesday, February 23, 2010, at the Crossroads Care Center in Worthington. She was born August 2, 1923, in Minneapolis, to Chester and Ruth (DuFrene) Doxey. She graduated from Farmington High School. Dorothy married Alan Swanson on May 18, 1946, in Minneapolis. The couple lived in Sturgis, SD; and Milbank, SD, where Dorothy...
Ronald Edwin Heikes
Feb 20, 2010
RONALD EDWIN HEIKES, age 57 of Parkston, SD, formerly of Magnolia, MN, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. He was born on May 13, 1952, in Worthington, MN to parents Emmet and Helen (Bohnart) Heikes. He graduated from Magnolia High School in 1970. After his schooling he farmed with his father near...
Lorraine Jacobson
Feb 15, 2010
LORRAINE JACOBSON, age 84, of Luverne, died Monday, February 15, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. She was born March 18, 1925, on a farm near Inwood, IA, to Edward and Hertha (Jacobsen) Haack. Lorraine attended country school and Inwood Public School until she & her mother moved to Hills after the death of her father in 1930....
Karen Wieneke
Feb 14, 2010
KAREN MARIE WIENEKE, age 65, of rural Magnolia, died Sunday, February 14, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Luverne. She was born February 5, 1945, in Worthington, to Harold and Gertrude (Finke) Donahue. Karen graduated from Fulda High School in 1962. She graduated from Mankato Beauty School for Hairstyling in 1963. She then worked at Fiola?s Barber Shop in...
Helen Erickson
Feb 6, 2010
HELEN LOUISE ERICKSON, age 90, of Luverne, died Saturday, February 6, 2010, at the Sanford Hospital in Sioux Falls, SD. She was born June 16, 1919, in Hardwick to Leonard and Minnie (Rath) Arp. Helen was baptized in Rock Rapids, IA. She attended school in Rock County; and was instructed & confirmed by Rev. Martin Hauser of the Zion...
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...
