Janice A. Fiola Janice Ann Fiola passed away on May 15, 2021 after a prolonged illness. She was born February 6, 1947 in Worthington, Minnesota, the middle child of five children. Jan’s life was anything but “middle of the road”. A descendant of primarily German and Italian lineage, Jan appreciated the family’s ancestral traditions and quickly broadened her cultural curiosity to include the Latin culture. As a junior in Worthington High School, she travelled to Bogota, Columbia as part of a Girl Scout international program. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree, a double major in Spanish and Sociology, from St. Catherine’s University in 1969.
History comes alive in local cemetery tours
A trio of tours are planned over the Memorial Day weekend at the Worthington Cemetery. The event will be led by Jerry Fiola, a Nobles County Historical Society board member. 7:00 pm, May 11, 2021 ×
Worthington Cemetery Association board member Tom Ahlberg (left) and Nobles County Historical Society board member Jerry Fiola stand May 6, 2021, near the obelisk that marks the burial site of Minnesota s fourth governor, Stephen Miller, inside the Worthington Cemetery. The cemetery will be the site of a trio of tours over Memorial Day weekend. (Tim Middagh / The Globe)
WORTHINGTON The Nobles County Historical Society and the Worthington Cemetery Association are teaming up to offer walking history tours over the long Memorial Day weekend at Worthington’s oldest cemetery.