Lucille Barbara Mills

Lucille B. Mills, age 101, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, September 2, 2025, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Lucille Barbara Laufle was born on December 13, 1923, in Austin, Minnesota, to Frank and Cora (Wright) Laufle. She graduated from St. Augustine’s Catholic High School in 1942 and was the oldest living graduate of the school. On October 4, 1948, Lucille was united in marriage to Arthur Mills at Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She worked at Hormel until the couple was blessed with their son, Mark. Lucille was a lifelong member of Queen of Angels Catholic Church. She enjoyed caring for her flowers at home and the many years she spent at her lake home on Lake Metigoshe in North Dakota near Mark. She will be greatly missed.

Lucille is survived by her son, Mark (Cindy) Mills of Austin; grandchildren, Alison (Brian) Glinz of Bottineau, North Dakota, and Andrew (Gabby) Mills of Bismark, North Dakota; and great-grandchildren, Dawson and Bryson Glinz, and Emma and Milo Mills. She was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Cora; husband, Arthur; and siblings, Wilmar, Francis, Ralph, and Robert.

Services are pending. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery, Austin. Memorials are preferred to Queen of Angels Catholic Church or the Mower County Humane Society. Worlein-Hoff Funeral Homes of Austin are assisting the family with arrangements.