Obituaries
Irene Miller
Nov 28, 2011
Irene Loretta (Reinartz) Miller, age 100, went to be with her Heavenly Father on Monday, November 28, 2011 with her loved ones at her side, at the Grand Meadow Health Care Center where she was a resident. Irene was born May 30, 1911 in Lansing, Minnesota, the daughter of Joseph and Anna (Schnorenberg) Reinartz. She was a 1929 graduate of...
Russell Birk Jr.
Nov 28, 2011
Russell F. Birk, Jr., 76 of Austin,Minnesota died Monday, November 28, 2011 at his home surrounded by family. He was born in Britt,Iowa on April 23, 1935 to Russell and Dorothy (Osborn) Birk and grew up in Austin, Minnesota. On February 15, 1958, he married Jeannine Catherine Rauen of Austin, and they made their home in Bloomington, Minnesota and then...
Marcine Bendtsen
Nov 24, 2011
Marcine D. Bendtsen, age 87, of Austin, died Thursday, November 24, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. Marcine was born June 9, 1924 in Wagner, South Dakota to Ben and Anna (Reandeau) Bendtsen. She was the oldest of ten children. Marcine attended rural elementary school until the family moved to Hayfield in 1936 and then to a farm...
Lois Adams
Nov 23, 2011
Lois I. Adams, age 93, of Austin, died Wednesday, November 23, 2011 at Our House Memory Care where she was a resident for the past few years. Lois was born October 10, 1918 in Hayfield, Minnesota to George P. and Katherine (Chapman) Boysen. She was the youngest of four children. She married Alden "Ray" Adams in Austin on August 24,...
Margaret Hogan
Nov 9, 2011
Margaret M. (Zwiener) Hogan, age 95, of Austin, died Wednesday, November 9, 2011 at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie. Margaret was born February 27, 1916 in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota to Frank and Hansena (Mayland) Zwiener. Margaret graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1934. She married Hjalmer Hogan. He preceded her in death on March 8, 1979. Margaret was a...
Jeffrey Cook
Nov 8, 2011
Jeffrey Mark Cook, age 42, of Boston, MA and formerly of Austin, MN died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Kileleshwa, Nairobi, Kenya, Africa. Jeff was born October 2, 1969 in Austin, MN to parents, Joseph and Sharon and joined his three siblings, Christopher Scott Cook, Gregory John Cook and Deborah Lynn Cook. He graduated from Hernando High School in Hernando,...
Willard Wagner
Nov 8, 2011
Willard G. Wagner, age 91, of Austin, died Tuesday, November 8, 2011 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Willard was born March 21, 1920 in Melrose, Minnesota as a spring baby. On June 6, 1944 he married Genevieve Hanauska from Albany, Minnesota. Willard worked with his dad at their meat market in Melrose until he and Genevieve married and moved to...
Allen Hanson
Nov 7, 2011
Allen L. Hanson, age 79, of Austin, died Monday, November 7, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Allen was born December 11, 1931 in London, Minnesota to Irene Hanson. He grew up in Adams, Minnesota where he graduated from High School. On June 22, 1957 he was united in marriage to Gertrude A. Erickson. She preceded him in death on...
Gladys Kenyon
Nov 6, 2011
Gladys Augusta Kenyon, age 93, of Austin, died Sunday, November 6, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Gladys was born September 9, 1918 in Freeborn County, Minnesota to Werner and Dorothea (Ziebell) Lau. She was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Northwood, Iowa and also attended country school in the Northwood area. On June 28, 1939 she...
Debra Charnecki
Nov 2, 2011
Debra Kay Charnecki, age 43, of Austin, passed away on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. Debi was born January 5, 1968 in Austin to Larry and Velma Charnecki. She grew up in Austin and attended Austin High School. Debi enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. She was a caretaker and was always looking...
Maxon Crumb
Nov 1, 2011
Maxon Leonard Crumb, 89 of Austin Minnesota passed away Tuesday November 1st, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. He was born December 2nd, 1921 in New Richland, Minnesota to Winfred and Mary (Chicos) Crumb. Max served in the United States Army in 1943 and 1944. He married Isabel Reistad on August 10th, 1946 in New Richland, MN. On...
Josephine Forcelle
Oct 31, 2011
Josephine M. Forcelle, age 93, of Austin, died Monday, October 31, 2011 at her home. Jo was born August 4, 1918 in Hampton, Minnesota to Mathias and Catherine (Tix) Rech. She grew up in Faribault and later met Emery J. Forcelle. On August 29, 1940 she and Emery were united in marriage. The couple moved to Austin. Emery preceded her...
Gilbert "Gib"Â Heimerman
Oct 29, 2011
Gilbert M. "Gib" Heimerman, age 82, of Austin, died peacefully on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Gib was born November 12, 1928 in Stacyville, Iowa to Michael and Anna (Rauen) Heimerman. He grew up on a farm in the Stacyville area, later moving to Austin, Minnesota where he worked as a Glazier for many years until...
Paul Landherr
Oct 27, 2011
Paul George Landherr, age 86, of Rose Creek, passed away peacefully at home after a long illness on Thursday, October 27, 2011. Paul was born January 7, 1925 in Rose Creek to John and Margaret (Majerus) Landherr. He was a life long resident of the area and received First Holy Communion at St. Peter's Catholic Church in 1932. The family...
Alice Sathre
Oct 27, 2011
Alice Elizabeth Sathre, age 87, of Austin, passed away on Thursday, October 27, 2011 due to complications of dementia. Alice was born in Balaton, Minnesota on July 30, 1924 to Irish immigrants, Patrick and Lizzie (Kane) Crilly. She graduated from Tyler High School and eventually made her way to Austin, where on May 17, 1947, she married her best friend...
Natalie "Tollie"Â Kolb
Oct 22, 2011
Natalie "Tollie" Kolb, age 97, of Austin, passed away peacefully on Saturday afternoon, October 22, 2011 at Our House Memory Care. Natalie was born September 15, 1914 in what was then Poland/East Prussia to Emil and Ida (Schlender) Draheim. Her early years of growing up in a small farming community were disrupted by WWI, which destroyed the family farm and...
David Larson
Oct 18, 2011
David A Larson, 82 of Austin, died Tuesday October 18, 2011 at St. Mary's Hospital. He was born April 14, 1929 in South St. Paul, MN to Louis and Thelma (Brunson) Larson. He grew up in South Saint Paul where he graduated from high school. He subsequently received a degree from The University of Minnesota. In 1952, after serving in...
William "Bill"Â Lenz
Oct 17, 2011
William F. "Bill" Lenz, age 70, of Austin, passed away Monday, October 17, 2011 at his home. Bill was born May 12, 1941 in Stewartville, Minnesota to William and Evelyn Lenz. He grew up in Austin. Bill married Dixie Joy Burton of Austin on February 3, 1962. To this union of love and patience was born two sons, Daniel and...
Jay Deraad
Oct 17, 2011
Jay M. DeRaad, age 53, of Twin Falls, Idaho, died October 17, 2011 at St. Alphonsus Hospital in Boise, Idaho. Jay died suddenly with a ruptured cerebral aneurysm. Jay was born March 2, 1958 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Merrel M. DeRaad and Nancy White. Jay grew up in Albert Lea where he graduated from high school. Jay was in...
Eleanor Brinkman
Oct 9, 2011
Eleanor Brinkman, 96 of Austin, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Our House Senior Living. She was born November 8, 1914 in Austin to Charles and Mary (Monnahan) Fielding. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School (formerly St. Augustine H.S.). She received her teaching degree from the Teacher Normal Training College in Austin. She taught for...
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