Obituaries

Jan 13, 2010

Elsie Marie Bastyr, age 88, long time Austin resident, died Wednesday, January 13, 2010 at Brighton Gardens in Omaha, Nebraska. Elsie was born July 13, 1921 in rural Elko, Minnesota to John and Hermina Rezac. She graduated from Faribault High School in 1938. On June 12, 1944 she married Albert T. Bastyr at Immaculate Conception Church in Lonsdale, Minnesota. He...

Jan 11, 2010

Dale John Apold, age 72, of Austin, died Monday evening, January 11, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center after a courageous battle with cancer. Dale was born May 10, 1937 in Austin to Kenneth and Melvina Apold. He grew up in Austin and attended Queens Elementary and St. Augustine High School. Dale served in the U.S. Navy for two years....

Jan 9, 2010

Vera L. Bongard, age 74, of Austin, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Our House Memory Care. Memorial services will be held 1 pm on Friday, January 15, 2010 at Our House, 1401 15th Avenue NW, with Rev. Shari Mason officiating. Service Information

Jan 9, 2010

Vincent August DeVriendt, age 84, of Austin, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at the Austin Medical Center. Vincent was born February 20, 1925 in Hayfield, Minnesota to Edward and Mary (VanHyfte) DeVriendt. On August 22, 1945 he was united in marriage to Emily Elizabeth Hrabak at St. Augustine Catholic Church in Austin. Vincent worked at Hormel for 36 years in...

Jan 9, 2010

Harold Henry Smith, age 87, of Austin, died Saturday, January 9, 2010 at Clare Bridge Cottage in Owatonna. Harold was born February 16, 1922 in Johnsburg, Minnesota to Fred and Catherine (Goergen) Smith. On October 5, 1948 he was united in marriage to Ruth M. Cummings at Osage, Iowa. Harold worked at Hormel Foods, retiring in 1982. He enjoyed gardening,...

Jan 8, 2010

Lawrence E. "Larry" Young, age 77, of Austin, died Friday, January 8, 2010 at his home. Larry was born July 15, 1932 in New Hampton, Iowa to Elmer and Myrtle (Mensink) Young. He married Barbara J. Hallman and they were together for 51 years before her death on September 19, 2001. On April 14, 2007 he married Juanita (Pieper) Gehring...

Jan 5, 2010

Adeline Cecilia Hanson, age 83, of Austin died Tuesday, January 5, 2010 at her home. Adeline was born March 31, 1926 in Lodi Township, Minnesota to Matt and Mary (Heimer) Schaefer. On June 20, 1952 she was united in marriage to John E. Hanson at Rose Creek. He preceded her in death on August 24, 2002. Adeline was a retired...

Jan 1, 2010

Kenneth Gust Laufle, age 86, of Austin, died Friday, January 1, 2010 at Fieldcrest Care Center in Hayfield. Kenneth was born June 3, 1923 in Austin to Gust and Geraldine (Dilger) Laufle. He worked for Fantles through high school. Kenneth served in the United States Navy during WWII and Korea. He worked at Austin State Bank (Wells Fargo) as an...

Jacqueline “Jackie” C. Bawek, age 79 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly the week of October 11th, 2020. Jackie Corbin was born June 7, 1941 in Austin, Minnesota, to Melvin and Ethel (Johnson) Corbin. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1959. On June 6, 1970, Jackie was united in marriage to...

Douglas Eugene Kiser, age 97, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, December 13, 2021, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Just a day later, on Tuesday, December 14, 2021, his loving wife of 76 years, Elsie Theresa Kiser, age 96, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away at Prairie Manor...

Eileen Goodnature of Phoenix, Arizona passed away. Her loved ones are composing her obituary, which you will be able to read here. Service Information

Elinor Irene Lee, age 79, of Austin died at her home. Elinor was born February 24, 1932 in Walters, Minnesota to William C. and Lida L. (Pfahning) Davis. On September 23, 1952 she married William C. Lee at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. Elinor was a homemaker and a member of Our Savior's Lutheran Church. She enjoyed gardening-especially...

Timothy Wagner passed away. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here. Service Information

Walter Meidl of Austin, Minnesota passed away. His loved ones are composing his obituary, which you will be able to read here. Service Information

James “Jim” John Schulte

James John Schulte, age 94, died March 13, 2021 at Owatonna Hospital in Owatonna, Minnesota, after a long battle with dementia.

He was born January 22, 1927 in Marshfield, Wisconsin to Alex Sr. and Margaret (Lauer) Schulte.  He graduated from Marshfield High School, Marshfield, WI, in 1944.  He enlisted in the Navy...

Jean Frances Mooney, of Austin, died Tuesday, May 17, 2011 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester. Survivors include her brother, Thomas F. Mooney, Minneapolis; niece, Julie Champlin, Austin; nephew, John Bridley, California; sister-in-law, Jan Mooney. A Memorial Mass will be celebrated 9:00 am on Saturday, May 21, 2011 at St. Augustine Catholic Church with Father Joe Fogal officiating. There will be...

In my heart you shall remain forever young. Colette was a loving daughter of William and Frances (Mayer) Wallace. A unique person dedicated completely to her family and loved deeply by them in return. Everything with Aunt Colette was an adventure. She was passionate about everything from Jesus Christ, patriotism, good books, fine music and all the underdogs of the...

Dale Ralph Rossow, age 91, of Dexter, died Friday, June 8, 2012 at home. Dale was born June 22, 1920 in Lohrville, Iowa to Harry and Henrietta (Zaiger) Rossow. He lived in Iowa until 1933 when he moved to Dexter, Minnesota with his parents where they continued to farm, as they brought their Black Angus Herd with them to Minnesota....