Obituaries
Margaret Jennings
Jul 2, 2016
Margaret G. (Diggins) Jennings, age 80, of Austin, died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson. Margaret was born September 7, 1935 in Austin to William and Margaret Diggins. She married Roger Thomas Jennings on August 4, 1956. They had three sons, Steven, John, and James. Margaret loved her family with all of her heart and...
John Marsolek
Jun 29, 2016
John Joseph Marsolek Jr., age 83, of Austin, died Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. John was born May 5, 1933 in Owatonna, Minnesota to John and Amelia Marsolek. He grew up in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School. John Married Sharon Heimer at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin. He was a member of...
Kathy Lang
Jun 29, 2016
Kathy (Meyer) Lang of Smithville, MO died Wednesday, June 29th in Omaha, NE, she was 63. Kathy was born to Clayton & Rosann (Retterath) Meyer on January 20th, 1953 in Osage, Iowa. She grew up in Austin, Minnesota and attended Austin High school. She married Gary Wangen in 1970 and raised three children in Oakland, Minnesota. In 1986 she moved...
Maxine Laack
Jun 27, 2016
Maxine Lela (Bly) Laack, age 90, of Austin, died Monday, June 27, 2016 at the Cedars of Austin. Maxine was born July 12, 1925 in Austin to Alvia and Johanna (Lang) Bly. She grew up in Austin. Later the family moved to Oregon for a few years. Maxine returned to Austin by train where she met the love of her...
Velma Strange
Jun 18, 2016
Velma Marie (Carey) Strange, age 88, formerly of Austin, died Saturday, June 18, 2016 in Fremont, Nebraska with her loving family by her side. Heaven has received a beautiful new Angel. Velma was born June 21, 1927, in Charles City, Iowa. She is survived by her loving husband of 53 years, John T. Strange Sr.; her only son of five...
Leo Hansen
May 30, 2016
Leo C. Hansen, age 92 of Austin, died peacefully May 30, 2016 at home surrounded by his loving family. Leo was born on August 11, 1923 in Huron, South Dakota, to Leo J and Alice F (Stuart) Hansen. His father was a baker and at an early age, Leo worked alongside him. His family moved to Faribault where he graduated...
Rebecca Sauer
May 20, 2016
Rebecca Elaine Sauer, 63 of Austin, died Friday May 20, 2016. She was born October 18, 1952 in Austin to William and Elaine (Betty) Stephens. She grew up in Austin, where she graduated from Austin High School and received her Registered Nursing degree from Riverland Community College. On February 22, 1975, she married John Sauer in Austin. The couple lived...
Delores Murphy
May 12, 2016
Delores T. Murphy, age 87, of Austin, died Thursday, May 12, 2016 at Our House Memory Care. Delores was born March 25, 1929 in Austin to Lawrence and Cecilia Kimpell. She grew up in Austin and attended St. Augustine School. On November 10, 1945 she married William R. Campbell. He passed away in 1980 and Delores was remarried to Elton...
Richard Doty
May 9, 2016
Richard W. “Toad” Doty, age 77, of Austin, died Monday, May 9, 2016 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Toad was born April 24, 1939 in Davenport, Iowa to William and Frances (Pacovsky) Doty. He grew up in Austin. Toad worked at the Thrifty Bee Fina Gas Station in Austin and as a doorman at the Austin Eagles Club for several...
Mark Hatfield
May 3, 2016
Mark Douglas Hatfield, age 56, of Austin, died Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Mark was born December 1, 1959 in Oxnard, California to Robert Hatfield and Peggy Fitzgerald Skauge. He grew up in Austin. Mark served in the United States Army from 1977 to 1983. He married Karen Collette on June 8, 1985 and to this...
Sherri Nelson
Apr 25, 2016
Sherri Goddard-Nelson, 59 of Austin, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at her home. Sherri was born May 10, 1956 in Charles City, IA to Eleanor and Marvin Goddard. She grew up in Nashua, IA and graduated from high school in Nashua in 1974. On August 6, 2005 Sherri married Timothy Nelson in Austin. The couple resided in Austin. Sherri worked...
Gene Conner
Apr 18, 2016
Gene Allen Conner, age 60, of Austin, passed away Monday, April 19, 2016 at his home. Gene was born August 20, 1955 in LeMars, Iowa to Junior and Darlene (Sanow) Conner. He grew up in Austin. On May 22, 1975 he married Mary Lobb of Austin. To that union, a daughter was born. He then married Linda Josephson. She passed...
Dolores Marreel
Apr 18, 2016
Dolores Margaret Marreel, age 91, of Austin, died Monday, April 17, 2016 at Comforcare Good Samaritan. Dolores was born July 6, 1924 in St. Clair, Minnesota to Margaret (Mulcahy) and Grant Davis. She graduated Valedictorian from St. Clair High School in 1942. On January 16, 1946 she married Walter R. Marreel in Wilmington, Delaware. They moved to Austin, Minnesota that...
Bernita Lonergan
Apr 18, 2016
Bernita Clarissa Lonergan (Hendrickson), age 99 of Austin, died Monday, April 18, 2016 at the St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. She was born Nov. 6, 1916 to Albert and Ida (Vangen) Hendrickson in Allamakee County, IA. She was the oldest of two Children. Bernita was married to Nov. 17, 1938 to William E. Lonergan in Osage, IA. After they were married,...
Richard Olson
Apr 13, 2016
Richard D. “Dick” “Dixie” Olson, age 88, of Austin, passed away on Wednesday, April 13, 2016, just shy of his 89th birthday. Richard was a lifelong resident of Austin and attended Austin High School (Class of 1945). He enlisted in the Navy during WWII where he served in the Pacific Theatre and participated in the first atomic bomb experiment. He...
Mae Hele
Apr 12, 2016
Mae C. Hele, 90, of Austin, died Tuesday, April 12, 2016 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Mae was born May 18, 1925 in Brainerd, Minnesota to Joseph and Stella Horak. On November 1, 1942 she was married, in Brainerd, to Arthur Hele. He preceded her in death on November 13, 1996. Shortly after their marriage, Art left for the war...
David Fisher
Apr 4, 2016
David J. Fisher, age 60, of Austin, died Monday, April 4, 2016 at his home. Graveside services are pending for later this summer. Service Information
Shirley Gomer
Mar 27, 2016
Shirley Mae Gomer, 91, of Austin, died at her home on Sunday, March 27, 2016. Shirley was born in Austin on November 9, 1924 to Jim and Clarissa (Titus) Greenlee. She attended Austin High School. After her schooling, she worked for George A. Hormel Inc. for a few years then she moved to California to work at Coronado Island during...
Dorothy Nelson
Mar 25, 2016
Dorothy Gilma Nelson, age 88, of rural Austin, died Friday, March 25, 2016. Dorothy Gilma (Aldahl) Nelson was born March 31, 1927 in Albert Lea, MN to Clarence and Minnie (Tveite) Aldahl. On November 26, 1949 she was united in marriage to James "Jim" Elmore Nelson in Albert Lea, MN. Dorothy was a Registered Nurse at Hormel for 42 years,...
Michael Morehouse
Mar 20, 2016
Michael Romaine Morehouse, 69, of Austin, died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Mayo Clinic Health System of Austin. Michael was born on September 29, 1946 in Little Canada St. Paul, MN to Melchor J. and Martha A. (Ripka) Morehouse. He was the 4th out of 13 children. They lived in Mora, MN until 1959 and they moved to Austin. Michael...
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