Obituaries
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...
Olive Mayer
Oct 9, 2011
Olive C. Mayer, age 97, formerly of Austin, died Sunday, October 9, 2011 at Rosewood Estates of Hyland in St. Paul, Minnesota. Olive was born November 8, 1913 in Montrose, Minnesota to William and Catherine Redman. She graduated from St. Augustine High School in Austin, class of 1932. On August 25, 1935 she was united in marriage to John F....
Mabel Blynn
Oct 7, 2011
Mabel A. Blynn, age 92, of Austin, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at her son's home in Austin. Mabel was born February 20, 1919 to Rudolph and Amanda Preuss. She was one of 12 children. Mabel married John H. Johnson on December 24, 1941. They had three sons, Gordon, Johnny and Dick. They lived in Rose Creek, Minnesota where Mabel...
Harry Askerud
Oct 7, 2011
Harry Otis Askerud, age 83, of Austin, died Friday, October 7, 2011 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Harry was born May 29, 1928 in Albert Lea, Minnesota to Haakon and Marie (Drugsvold) Askerud. He graduated from Spring Valley High School and attended vocational school in Austin for HVAC and welding. On July 16, 1949 he was united in marriage to...
Darrel "Buck"Â Heegard
Oct 7, 2011
Darrel Claire "Buck" Heegard, 84, of Owatonna, formerly of Austin died Friday October 7, 2011 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna. Buck was born January 2, 1927 in Hayward, MN, and was raised in Albert Lea,MN.When he was 16, Buck left high school to join the United States Navy during World War II, serving in the Pacific Theater and participating...
Raymond Rindfleisch
Oct 5, 2011
Raymond F. Rindfleisch, age 86, of Austin, died Wednesday, October 5, 2011 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. Ray was born October 24, 1925 in Cook County, Illinois to Fred and Marion Rindfleisch. He graduated from Heron Lake High School in 1943. From 1943 to 1945, Ray served in the United States Army Paratroops. In 1951 Ray moved to...
Donald Underdahl
Oct 3, 2011
Donald E. Underdahl, age 73, of Austin, died Monday, October 3, 2011 at his home. Don was born January 6, 1938 in Adams, Minnesota to Leon and Alvina (Adams) Underdahl. On July 15, 1957 he was united in marriage to Patricia B. Rasmussen in Plymouth, Iowa. Don attended Austin VoTech and obtained his Boiler license. He was retired from the...
James Nielsen
Sep 26, 2011
James Scott Nielsen, age 48, of Austin, died Monday, September 26, 2011 at his home of natural causes. Jim was born February 13, 1963 in Austin to Frederick and Loretta (Tschida) Nielsen. He graduated from Austin High School in 1981. Jim attended vocational school for printing and truck driving. He drove truck for Midnight Trucking and was a member of...
Cecelia Delaney
Sep 25, 2011
Cecelia A. Delaney, 88, of Austin died Sunday, September 25, 2011 at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota after a severe stroke. Cecelia Anna McGee was born March 8, 1923 on a farm near Elma, Iowa, the oldest daughter of John Sylvester and Mary Ann (Knippling) McGee. She graduated from school in Lourdes, Iowa. In 1943, Cecelia moved to Austin...
Connie Crnkovic
Sep 24, 2011
Connie Renae Crnkovic, age 43, of Austin, lost her battle with cancer after four and a half years on Saturday, September 24, 2011 at her home. Connie was born March 24, 1968 in Cedar Falls, Iowa to Lyle and Cheryl (Nelson) Williams Jr. She grew up in Austin where she graduated from Austin High School. On May 2, 1992 she...
Darren Lewis
Sep 24, 2011
Darren Michael Lewis, age 38, of Austin, passed away Saturday morning, September 24, 2011. Darren was born March 25, 1973 in Austin to Mike and Karen (Knott) Lewis. He grew up in Austin where he graduated from Austin High School in 1991. Darren double majored in Psychology and Economics, receiving his Bachelors Degree from Mankato State in 1996. On January...
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