All Obituaries

Dale W. Anderson, age 93, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 16, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota. A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, February 11, 2022, at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Worlein Funeral Home of Austin is assisting the family with arrangements. 

Jeanette T. Teigen, age 79, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 13, 2022, in Austin. Jeanette Tonette Fevold was born April 6, 1942, in Van Hook, North Dakota, to Melvin and Lucille (Snyder) Fevold. On May 25, 1958, Jeanette married Clinton Teigen in Berwick, North Dakota. Their marriage was blessed with three children. She worked for HyVee Foods in Austin. Jeanette was a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church and TOPS. She enjoyed time spent at the family cabin on...

RoseMary King, age 82, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, January 11, 2022, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. RoseMary was born in Johnsburg, Minnesota, to Joseph and Julia (Kresbach) Heimer on March 22, 1939. She attended school in Johnsburg through the 8th grade and then attended high school in Southland. On August 18, 1959, she was united in marriage to Ernest King at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church in Johnsburg. The couple met at the Terp...

Kenneth Romaine Dalager, age 92, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, January 10, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Kenneth was born November 14, 1929, in Eagle Bend, Minnesota to John and Serena (Braaten) Dalager. He graduated from Austin High School and later in life attended Austin Vocational Technical School. On March 13, 1948, Kenneth married his high school sweetheart Laura Samuel and together had three children. He was a...

Joan Marie Underwood, at the age of 58, passed away at her home in Rochester, Minnesota on January 9th, 2022, after a battle with cancer.  Born in Owatonna, Minnesota on June 1, 1963, to Howard Gerald Underwood and Veronica “Roni” Lucille Underwood (Kvasnicka). Joan grew up in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota and graduated from John Marshall High School in Rochester, Minnesota in 1981. After high school she went to work for Breck School in a suburb of the Twin Cities as a...

Wayne Harold Helgeson, age 94, of Austin passed away January 8, 2022, at Mayo Health Systems- Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Wayne was born on September 1, 1927, in Nevada Township, Mower County, MN, the third of four sons born to Ole K. and Clara (Hanson) Helgeson. Wayne was baptized and confirmed at Six Mile Grove Lutheran Church near Lyle, MN. When Wayne was an infant, the family moved to a farm in Lyle Township. He attended elementary school in the northwest corner of Lyle Township and...

Madonna Rosella Weis, age 93, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at her home in Rose Creek. Madonna Schmit was born on November 29, 1928, in Lyle, Minnesota, to George and Christena (Fink) Schmit. She graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1945. Madonna was united in marriage to Maynard Weis on November 4, 1947, at St. Peters Catholic Church. Over the years she worked as a school bus driver and DAC teacher; however, her most important roles were as a mother...

John Albert Anderson, age 87, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, January 5, 2022 at his home in Austin. John was born on December 24, 1934, in Austin, Minnesota, to Albert and Florence (Andersen) Anderson. He graduated from Austin High School in 1953. Following graduation, he enlisted in the Army. John was united in marriage to Lois Gaul on April 1, 1966, in Austin. Over the years he held various jobs in the Austin area and retired as a bus driver from Rochester City Lines in...

Mark Ernest Dennison, age 88, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, January 4, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Mark was born at home on the family farm in Dodge County, Minnesota to Ernest and Burdie (Amundson) Dennison on April 6, 1933. He graduated in 1951 from Hayfield High School and went on to receive his associate degree from Austin Junior College. As a young man, Mark worked milking cows. On June 11, 1953, he was drafted into the United States Army...

Joseph Thomas Murphy, age 93, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, January 3, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Joseph was born July 25, 1928, in Lime Springs, Iowa to Goldie V. and Thomas J. Murphy. The family lived on a farm near Preston, Minnesota until 1939, when they moved to Austin, Minnesota. He attended schools in York Township, Preston, and Austin Catholic Schools. He married Audrey Ann Block on November 9, 1949, at St. Hyacinth Catholic Church in Owatonna,...