Obituaries
Joyce Gerber
Jun 2, 2014
Joyce "Charlene" Gerber, 87 of Austin, MN died on Monday, June 2, 2014 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Charlene was born in Spencer, Iowa on October 1, 1926 to Holger and Blanche Flink. When she was 16 years old, her family moved to a farm in the Austin area. She graduated from Austin High School. She married Eugene Gerber at...
Ruth Przytarski
May 31, 2014
Ruth Lucretia Przytarski, 93, of Shakopee and formerly of Austin, died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her residence in Shakopee. She was born in Cashton, WI on March 23, 1921 to Edward and Teresa (Bates) Quinn. She graduated high school and attended a couple of years of college before she married Daniel J. Przytarski on August 6, 1946 in Cashton,...
Ruth Muhlbauer
May 30, 2014
Ruth Loretta Muhlbauer, 72, of Austin, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Ruth was born on January 2, 1942 to Edmund and Loretta (Fink) Bissen. She attended grade school and high school in Austin and graduated in 1959. She married James Muhlbauer on July 18, 1959 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Austin. They...
Thomas Forstner
May 29, 2014
Thomas James Forstner a longtime Austin resident and retired Hormel Foods Corporation employee, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. He was 88. Tom was born March 24, 1926 in Madelia, MN, the son of Theodore and Mary Forstner. He graduated from Madelia High School in 1944 and was inducted into the U.S. Army that...
Earl Dahmen
May 23, 2014
Earl J. Dahmen, age 85, of Mapleview, died Friday, May 23, 2014 at his home. Earl was born January 1, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Joseph and Olive (Wilkerson) Dahmen. They moved to Austin in 1933. He married LaVonne Skauge in Austin. The couple moved to Mapleview in 1950. Earl worked in construction. He enjoyed cooking, boxing, going...
Frank Karnes
May 3, 2014
Frank A. Karnes, 71, of Austin, passed away in his home, surrounded by his wife and children, on Saturday, May 3, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 14, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska to John Sr. and Violet (Iverson) Karnes. Frank grew up in Austin, graduating from Austin High School in 1960. He enlisted in...
Beverly Walker
Apr 29, 2014
Beverly "Bev" Walker, 74, of Austin, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. She was born in Austin on April 4, 1940 to Nolan and Helen (Belshan) Lang. She attended school in Austin and graduated in 1958 from Austin High School. Bev married Elsworth Walker on October 9, 1958 in Mapleview. Elsworth and Bev made...
Carol Murphy
Apr 26, 2014
Carol Jane Murphy, 78 of Austin, Minnesota died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Hillcrest Living Center of Wayzata, MN. She passed away on The Feast of our Lady of Good Counsel, a day set aside to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. For those who knew Carol her relationship with Mary was an important part of her Catholic faith. She was...
Terrance Dilley
Apr 25, 2014
Terrance Norman Dilley, 73, of Austin, died Friday, April 25 at home, surrounded by his family. Terry was born on May 20, 1940 in Huron, SD to Norman and Marian Dilley. After moving many times throughout his childhood (his father was in the grocery business), Terry graduated from high school in Pierre, SD. He attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C....
Crystal Irvin
Apr 24, 2014
Crystal “Chris” E. Irvin, 85 of Austin, died Thursday evening at Comfortcare Center in Austin. She was born in rural Freeborn County on October 23, 1928 to Ben and Amanda (Sathre) Christianson. She attended school in Stewartville. On June 7, 1947, she married Paul Irvin in Austin. Chris was a dedicated homemaker who loved raising her children and taking care...
Vytallis Thomas
Apr 14, 2014
Vytallis Ernestine “Talley” Thomas, 92, of Austin, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Adams Health Care Center. Talley was born in South Dakota on March 21, 1922 to Ernest and Elizabeth Louise Ann (Giese) Seeman. She attended school in Duluth, Minneapolis and then married Phillip Roskop when she was 17. Talley and Phillip owned and operated the Austin Cab...
Stanley Cimmiyotti
Apr 10, 2014
Stanley G. Cimmiyotti, age 75, of Sargeant, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie. Stan was born August 13, 1938 in Iowa to Joe and Helen (Fischbach) Cimmiyotti. He married Carol Heimer on August 27, 1961 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin. Stan worked at the American Can Company in Austin and he was...
Rose Deutschman
Apr 7, 2014
Rose M. Deutschman, 98, of Austin, died Monday, April 07, 2014 at the Adams Health Care Center. She was born on September 5, 1915, in Red Lake Falls, MN, the daughter of John and Martha (Adler) Deutschman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls. Rose graduated from Lafayette High School in 1933. She...
Donnamae Cockrell
Mar 20, 2014
Donnamae Evelyn Cockrell, 68, of Austin, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Donnamae was born in Austin on December 3, 1945 to Donald Everett and Julia Bertha (Koenigs) Belden. She graduated from Austin High School and moved to Las Vegas, NV. Donnamae worked as an underwriter for several different loan companies throughout the Las Vegas area....
Margaret Rossow
Mar 17, 2014
Margaret L. Rossow, age 90, of Austin, died Monday, March 17, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Margaret was born December 30, 1923 to Nels and Beate (Christiansen) Orwick. She grew up in rural Mower County. Margaret was baptized and confirmed at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School. On October 5, 1946 she was...
Grace Thornton
Mar 13, 2014
Grace J. Thornton, age 90, of Austin, died Thursday, March 13, 2014 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:00 am on Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father Jim Steffes officiating. Friends may call one hour before the service at the church and the family will also greet friends at a...
Joan Schmidt
Mar 11, 2014
Joan R. Schmidt, 92, of Inver Grove Heights and formerly of Austin, died at her home after a brief illness on Tuesday, March 11, 2014. Joan was born in Osage, IA on January 6, 1922 to William and Kathryn (Ryan) Beland. In 1940, she graduated as Valedictorian of her class from Staceyville High School in Iowa. She then attended and...
Magnus Norgaard
Mar 5, 2014
M. Duane Norgaard, 83, of Austin, died unexpectedly at his home on Wednesday, March 5, 2014. Duane was born on October 11, 1930 at Naeve Hospital, Albert Lea, MN. The youngest of five children to Peter and Dagmar Norgaard, they lived in a log cabin on a farm near Moscow, MN at the time of his birth. From there they...
Richard Butler
Mar 1, 2014
Richard William Butler, 78, of North Mankato and formerly of Austin, died Friday, February 28, 2014 at a care center in Le Center, MN. Richard was born in Austin on July 11, 1935 to Lester and Doris (Graves) Butler. He attended school in Austin until the 8th grade. He enlisted in the US Army when he was 17 and served...
Donald Mattice
Feb 27, 2014
Donald Eldon Mattice, age 89, of Austin, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 27, 2014, at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester surrounded by members of his immediate family at his bedside. Don was born February 11, 1925 to Christine and Albert Mattice in Minneapolis. He was the last to join the family, which included four siblings: Richard, Alberta, Laurie and...
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