All Obituaries

  Betty Elaine Meyer, age 85, of North Mankato, MN, formerly of Waltham, MN, died peacefully on Saturday, May 18, 2019 at Oak Terrace Assisted Living in North Mankato, MN.    Betty Elaine (Ziemer) Meyer was born February 12, 1934 to Harold & Margaret (Musolf) Ziemer in Mower County, Waltham, MN.  She was baptized on July 8, 1934 and confirmed May 15, 1948 at First Presbyterian Church in Hayfield, MN.  She attended school in Waltham and graduated from Hayfield...

  Carlton “Jim” J. Olswold, age 90 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, May 16, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Jim was born at home in Lyle, Minnesota, to Christian and Mina (Gunderson) Olswold on December 12, 1928. He attended Lyle and Austin schools and graduated from Austin High School in 1946. Jim then went on to graduate Austin Junior College and furthered his education at St. Olaf College obtaining his Bachelor’s degree in Education. He...

Everett G. Vermilyea, age 100 of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. The son of Leland and Celia (Leach) Vermilyea, Everett was born on November 3, 1918 on the family farm one mile west of Dexter, Minnesota. In his youth he attended Dexter United Methodist Church, receiving a New Testament for perfect attendance in Sunday school in 1926. Everett attended Dexter Grade School through 8th grade, and then he attended high school in Elkton,...

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Beverly A. Willert, age 79 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, May 12, 2019 at her home in Blooming Prairie. Beverly Ann Wood was born on January 9, 1940 in Owatonna, Minnesota, to George and Gladys (Madson) Wood. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1957. On April 24, 1965, Beverly married Glenn Willert at the First Lutheran Church in Blooming Prairie. Together they raised two children, Daniel and Kari. On January 25, 1986, she started working at Hormel Foods and...

James Edwin Epley, age 70 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away suddenly Friday evening, May 10, 2019 at his home. Jim was born on April 16, 1949 in Austin, Minnesota, to Earl and Margaret (Mueller) Epley. He grew up in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1967. He then went on to attend Austin Community College for one year. On September 16, 1978, Jim married Cheryl Andrews at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. Jim worked at Hormel Foods for over 41 years, but what he enjoyed most...

Duane “Butch” R. Schuler, age 63 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Friday, May 10, 2019 at his home in Austin with his wife Annette by his side. Duane Raymond Schuler was born on December 6, 1955 in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Sidney and Annette (Denker) Schuler. His mother remarried and he was raised by his parents, Annette and Lee Iverson. Duane graduated with the class of 1974 from Austin High School. He then went on to attend school at the Vo-Tech in Austin for Auto...

Eloise K. Williamette, age 73 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, May 9, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus.   Services are pending with Worlein Funeral Home of Austin.

Ferris “Chip” Leland Decker, age 85 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2019 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Chip was born on July 23, 1933 at home in Waltham, Minnesota, to Alex and Irene (Dahle) Decker. He was baptized at St. Michael’s Lutheran Church in rural, Waltham. Chip graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1953. Following high school in February of 1955, he enlisted into the Unites States Army, serving his country...

Linnea M. Williamson, age 33 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday evening, May 8, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus, surrounded by her loving family. Linnea was born on October 2, 1985 in Austin, Minnesota, to David and Lisa Williamson. She was a lifelong Austin resident and graduated from Austin High School in 2004. She then graduated with honors from Mankato State in 2010 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Family and Consumer Science with a...