Yvonne Thiele Bell

Yvonne Marie Thiele Bell, age 64, of Austin, died Wednesday, August 17, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Yvonne was born March 2, 1947 in Austin to Joseph and Evelyn (Swenson) Thiele. She graduated from Pacelli High School and Austin Community College. On April 7, 1990 she was united in marriage to Kenneth Bell at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin. Yvonne was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Augustine Catholic Church, active in the community, the Genealogical Society and String Camp. Yvonne enjoyed gardening and time with family and friends. Yvonne was full of life and will be dearly missed. Survivors include her husband, Kenneth Bell, Austin, MN; five children, Maria (David) Sanders, Amboy, MN, Reuben Halverson Jr., LaCrescent, MN, Karr Halverson, Dallas, TX, Bridgette (Jeff) Wellendorf, LaCrescent, MN, Cort Halverson, Las Vegas, NV; five grandchildren; two brothers, Jerome (Kris) Thiele, Modesto, CA, Galen (Ann) Thiele, Victoria, MN; step mother, Georgia "Dolly" (Jerry) Wesely, Austin, MN. She is preceded in death by her parents, Joe and Evelyn Thiele; two sons, Torre Halverson and Dean Halverson; grandparents, Leo and Anna Thiele, Elos and Mary Swenson. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 1:00 pm on Monday, August 22, 2011 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father Jim Steffes officiating. There will be a 6 pm CCW rosary and a 7:30 pm wake service on Sunday at Mayer Funeral Home where friends may call from 6-8 pm and also one hour before the service at the church on Monday. Interment will be in Calvary Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, memorials are preferred.

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