Obituaries
Sally Forstner
Oct 21, 2015
A Mass of Christian Burial for longtime Austin resident SallyAnn Mary Forstner will be held 11 a.m. Friday, October 30 at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin with Fr. James Steffes officiating. Sally, 87, died in her daughter’s home in LaCrosse, Wis., Oct. 21, after a month-long illness. Sally was born January 3, 1928 in Marathon, Wis., the daughter of...
Arleen Schnorenberg
Oct 15, 2015
Arleen R. (Havens) Schnorenberg, 98, of Rose Creek, (oldest resident of Rose Creek), died on Thursday, October 15, 2015 at Adams Health Care Center. Arleen was born June 16, 1917 in Eldon, IA to Jesse and Mary (Rowland) Havens. She lived in Elk River, Brownsdale and then to Austin. Arleen graduated from Austin High School in 1936; being one of...
Margaret Quale
Oct 13, 2015
Margaret Marcella Quale, 95, of Rose Creek, passed away on Tuesday, October 13, 2015 at Adams Health Care Center, of cancer. Margaret was born in Rose Creek on October 29, 1919 to James and Catherine (McIntyre) Cawley. She was baptized, had First Communion, Confirmation and married Hilding Leslie Quale, all from St. Peter’s Catholic Church in Rose Creek. Margaret graduated...
Leo Reding
Oct 12, 2015
Leo John Reding (age 91) died Monday, October 12, 2015 following a brief illness. Leo was born June 6, 1924 to John and Mathilda Reding on the home place south of Austin. Leo attended school in Rose Creek and graduated with academic and athletic honors. He went on to earn a Bachelor of Science degree from the College of St....
Richard Prizler
Oct 11, 2015
Richard Dean Prizler, 69, of Austin, Minnesota, died Sunday, Oct. 11, 2015, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Rich was born October 15th, 1945 in Austin, Minnesota to Elmer and Evelyn Prizler. He grew up on a farm near Myrtle, Minnesota with his siblings, David and Gayle, where they rode a horse and buggy to school. Rich later attended Glenville High...
Walter Bauer
Oct 4, 2015
Walter Ellis Bauer was welcomed into the Lord’s arms on Sunday, October 4th at 4:31 am. After an eight month battle against lung cancer he made is journey to Heaven where he rests now at peace. Walt was born in Harvey, North Dakota on June 19, 1943 to Walter and Alma (Braunberger) Bauer and grew up on the Bauer farm...
Elizabeth Walsh
Oct 2, 2015
Betty (Heimer) Walsh, 92 of Austin passed away on Friday, October 2nd at Mayo Health System-Austin. Betty was born September 25, 1923 in Stacyville, Iowa to Anton (Tony) and Julia (Goergen) Heimer. She grew up on a farm on Minnesota and Iowa state border with German as primary language prior to attending school in Johnsburg and Adams, Minnesota. In 1940...
Randy Emiliusen
Sep 25, 2015
Randy Dean Emiliusen, age 55, of Austin, died unexpectedly on Friday, September 25, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Randy was born December 7, 1959 in Austin, Minnesota to Earl and Betty Jean (Hackensmith) Emiliusen. He graduated from Austin High School and then the Austin Vocational School as an auto mechanic. On April 25, 1981 Randy married the love...
Joseph Barnett
Sep 22, 2015
Joseph William Barnett, age 80, of Austin, Tuesday, September 22, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Joe was born April 19, 1935 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to Alfred and Norma Barnett. He graduated from Minneapolis Roosevelt High School. After high school, Joe and his family moved to Hacienda Heights, California. He later graduated from Cal State Fullerton. On May 16,...
Daniel Braaten
Sep 20, 2015
Daniel “Moe” Ray Braaten, 51, of Austin, died unexpectedly on Sunday, September 20, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System of Austin. Daniel was born in Austin on April 16, 1964 to Thomas and Lucille (Wehner) Braaten. He attended and graduated from Austin High School in 1982. He then enlisted in the US Army and traveled all over the world during...
Douglas Marsden
Sep 11, 2015
Douglas “Doug” Earl Marsden, 66, of Austin, died September 11, 2015 at Hillcrest Care Center in Mankato. Doug was born in Albuquerque, NM on November 12, 1948 to Charles and Verlette (Mork) Marsden. He grew up in Austin and after his schooling; he enlisted in the US Army and served his country in Vietnam for 4 years. After his military...
Lea Hejl
Sep 9, 2015
Lea M. Hejl, 67, of Austin, passed away on Wednesday, September 9, 2015 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin after a bout with cancer. Lea was born on March 6, 1948 in Yankton, SD to Albert and Ella (Carda) Fuks. She attended high school in Tabor, SD and later attended South Dakota State University in Brookings, SD. Lea married...
F.H. "Bud" Eisterhold
Sep 2, 2015
F.H. “Bud” Eisterhold, 89, of Brownsdale, passed away while surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester. Bud was born January 13, 1926 in Pittsville, Wisconsin to George and Dora (Gubbels) Eisterhold. In 1927, they moved to Stacyville, Iowa where Bud attended Visitation Catholic School. In 1940, Bud’s family moved to Taopi, Minnesota...
Arnold Felten
Aug 29, 2015
Arnold A. Felten, 77, of Rose Creek, MN died Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Homestead Hospice in Owatonna, MN less than a month after being diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer. Arnie was born April 24, 1938 in Nevada Township near Rose Creek to John B. and Elizabeth (Wagner) Felten. He graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1956 and...
Thelma "Tiny" Arens
Aug 20, 2015
Thelma “Tiny” Elzine Arens, 82, of Austin, died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Thelma was born in Rockford, IL to Horace and Flora Cloyd on August 23, 1932. She grew up in the Rockford area. On November 17, 1953, Thelma married John Duane Arens. They moved to Austin and raised their two sons there. Thelma...
Richard Keating
Aug 7, 2015
Richard J. Keating, 85, of Austin, died Friday, August 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Dick was born in St. Paul on April 20, 1930 to Melba Keating. He attended Catholic school in Austin and graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1948. After graduation he started his 42 year career at Hormel Foods in Austin MN. He...
Hilda Turner
Aug 7, 2015
Hilda Marie Turner, 85, of Austin, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Hilda was born in Blooming Prairie on May 27, 1930 to John Joseph and Marie Augusta (Peterka) Fiebiger. She was Homecoming Queen and met her high school sweetheart and future husband, Norman Turner, all at Blooming Prairie High School. She graduated in 1948....
Gladys Hackensmith
Aug 7, 2015
Gladys Mae Hackensmith, 93, of Austin, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Our House Memory Care in Austin. Gladys was born in Austin on April 6, 1922 to Irvin and Pauline (Thompson) Wolfe. She attended school at Lincoln Elementary and Austin High School. After her schooling, she worked at a café in Spring Valley and also at Comforcare in Austin....
Jane Wallis
Aug 6, 2015
Jane Luella Wallis, 73, of Austin, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at her home. Jane was born in Austin on October 19, 1941 to Melbourne and Bedelia (Meyer) Nack. She attended grade school in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1959. After her schooling, she moved to Arizona and became a fitness instructor. She met the father of...
Walbertha Brown
Jul 25, 2015
Walbertha “Bertha” Mary Brown, 96, formerly of Rose Creek, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Rochester. Bertha was born on the family farm near Stacyville, Iowa on April 26, 1919 to Fred and Emma (Weninger) Steiger. She attended Visitation Catholic Grade School in Stacyville. After her schooling, she worked on the family farm located between Stacyville...
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