Obituaries
Lyle Gene McKee
Feb 27, 2025
Lyle Gene McKee, age 86, was born in Austin, MN, the eldest child of Eugene Rozell “Rosie” McKee and Irene Myrtle “Ike” Chapman. He grew up in Austin, alongside his three sisters and one brother, and formed a lifelong bond with his family.
Early in his life, Lyle served in the Navy and spent several years living in California. He enjoyed...
Francis "Frank" Edward Gerlach
Feb 25, 2025
Francis “Frank” Edward Gerlach, age 96, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, at South Grove Lodge Senior Living in Austin. Frank was born October 5, 1928, in Austin, to Francis and Irene (Ponto) Gerlach. He attended country school and graduated from Pacelli High School. After graduation he attended electrical trade school in Chicago. On January 16, 1951,...
Lyle Edwin Elleby
Feb 22, 2025
Lyle Edwin Elleby, 71, of Austin, Minnesota passed away Friday, February 22, 2025, at Wildwood Grove in LeRoy, Minnesota.
Lyle Edwin Elleby was known by everyone as “Ed”. He was born on May 18, 1953, at Woodward Memorial Hospital in Sandwich, Illinois to Lyle and Iva (Walters) Elleby. Lyle grew up in Newark, Illinois. He attended Lisbon Elementary and went to...
Robert "Bob" Wilmont Blake
Feb 18, 2025
Robert “Bob” Wilmont Blake, age 84, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday February 18, 2025, at Our House Senior Living- Austin Memory Care. Bob was born to Reno and Virginia (Gorman) Blake on April 7,1940 in Austin. He graduated in 1958 from Pacelli High School. On August 5, 1961, he married his high school sweetheart, Marva Myhre, at St....
Hazel Eleanor Egtvedt
Feb 16, 2025
Hazel Eleanor Egtvedt, was born October 17, 1926, in rural Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, to Almar and Mildred Helleck. She went peacefully into the arms of Jesus on Sunday, February 16, 2025, at the age of 98.
Hazel was the second oldest of nine children. They worked hard on the farm and knew how to laugh, have fun, and love each other....
Opoka James Nathanael
Feb 15, 2025
Opoka James Nathanael, age 27, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, February 15, 2025. Opoka was born on June 26, 1997, in Juba, South Sudan to parents, Obote James Nathanael and Kiro Nyigwo. In 2005, the family moved to Kansas City, Missouri and in 2009 they moved to Austin, Minnesota. In 2016, he graduated from Austin High School. He was...
Carol Ann Berge
Feb 14, 2025
Carol Ann Berge, age 82, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at her home in Austin. Carol was born on April 8, 1942, to Fred and Genevieve (Blonigan) Frein in Austin, Minnesota. She attended St. Augustine Grade School and later attended Pacelli High School in Austin. In 1962 she married Joe Freese, and the couple had...
Shirley Bernadine Morgan
Feb 14, 2025
Shirley Bernadine Morgan, age 83, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, February 14, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Shirley was born on March 12, 1941, in Clinton, Iowa, to Francis and Martha (Mussmann) O’Connor. She graduated high school from Mt. St. Clare Academy in Clinton, Iowa.
On July 18, 1964, Shirley married Gary Morgan in Clinton....
Alice Marie Marks
Feb 13, 2025
Alice M. Marks, age 61, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at her home. Alice Marie Lamb was born on February 3, 1964, in Austin, Minnesota, to Arthur and Grace (Rubin) Lamb. She grew up in Brownsdale and graduated from Hayfield High School with the class of 1982. Alice was baptized, confirmed, and...
Janith Amelia Espe
Feb 13, 2025
Janith Amelia Espe, age 90, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 13, 2025. Janith was born on November 26, 1934 to Ernest and Margaret Wolfe. She grew up in the Catholic faith and continued to hold her faith very dearly. She met her sweetheart, Leonard Espe, when he returned from his stint in the United States Army....
Randy Wayne Tindal
Feb 9, 2025
Randy Wayne Tindal, age 71, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, February 9, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus.
Randy is survived by his father, Gene Tindal; daughters, Shelly (Kenny) Wibben, Gina (Steve) Wibben, and Carol Tindal; grandchildren, KateLyn, Kayanna, Nicholas, Seara, Coddie, Miranda, and Rayden; and two great-grandchildren, Rylan and Melah. He was preceded in death...
Richard Luverne Pacholl
Feb 6, 2025
Richard Luverne Pacholl, age 90, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, February 6, 2025, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Richard was born to Joseph and Marie (Weaks) Pacholl on November 13, 1934, in Austin, Minnesota. In 1953, he graduated from Austin High School and went on to serve his country in the United States Army from 1953 until...
Henry Otto Ubbens
Feb 3, 2025
Henry Otto Ubbens, age 89, of Lake City, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at Lake City Care Center. Henry was born May 22, 1935, to Henry and Ida (Hoeper) Ubbens in rural Butterfield, Minnesota. In 1953, he graduated from St. James High School and went on to proudly serve our country in the...
Terry Lee Schabacker
Feb 3, 2025
Terry Lee Schabacker, age 75, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, February 3, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin, with his loving family by his side. Terry was born on August 19, 1949, in Austin to Fredrick and Marcella (Sprague) Schabacker. He graduated from Austin High School in 1967. Terry drove the canteen truck delivering coffee...
Barbara Jayne Peterson
Feb 2, 2025
Barbara Jayne Peterson, age 84, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother was called to her heavenly home on Sunday, February 2, 2025. Barbara was born in Fergus Falls, Minnesota to Gladys and Cecil Smith on August 17, 1940. She went to high school in Henning, Minnesota then moved to Blooming Prairie at age 15, graduating in 1958....
Sebastian Morales
Jan 28, 2025
Sebastian Morales, age 29, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, January 28, 2025 at his home. He was born on January 27, 1996, to Rodrigo Morales and Oralia Torres in Waterloo, Iowa. Sebastian graduated from Austin High School and worked at various restaurants before going into the carpentry industry. He was a member of Queen of Angels Catholic Church...
Deborah Kay Johnson
Jan 28, 2025
Deborah Kay Johnson, of Austin, Minnesota, born June 9th, 1951, passed away early January 28th, 2025, at the age of 73.
Over the years, Debi spent time working in different careers including First Farmers & Merchants bank in Brownsdale, at the Emergency Room in Austin’s hospital, at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, 3M locations in Minnesota, and Hy-Vee in Austin, MN....
Lavona Marion Johnson
Jan 27, 2025
Lavona Marion Johnson, age 94, completed her earthly journey on Monday, January 27, 2025, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin, MN.
She was born on April 6, 1930, in St. Ann’s Hospital in La Crosse, WI to Oscar and Idella (Freitag) Marzolf of Preston, MN.
She grew up on the farm and attended the same country school her father had...
Bryon Leslie Tapp
Jan 23, 2025
Bryon Leslie Tapp, age 63, passed away on Thursday afternoon, January 23, 2025, at Mayo Clinic Hospital. Born and raised on the family farm in rural Dexter, Minnesota, he spent his early years developing his creative side, working on pottery, sculptures, carvings, and welding. Bryon married Pamela Finke and together they raised two sons, Adam and Alex, on a farm...
Richard "Dick" William Cummings
Jan 23, 2025
Richard “Dick” William Cummings, age 89, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, January 23, 2025, at the Cedars Assisted Living in Austin, with his loving family by his side. Dick was born on April 6, 1935, in Austin to Edward and Elsie Cummings. He graduated from Austin High School in 1954. Dick served in the United States Air Force...
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