Obituaries
Joyce Mckenzie
Feb 10, 2012
Joyce Elaine McKenzie, age 78, of Austin, died Friday, February 10, 2012 at her home surrounded by her family. Joyce was born September 24, 1933 in Austin to Fred and Lucille (Nelson) Moehlman. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. On July 2, 1955 she married Charles William McKenzie at Westover Air Force Base Chapel in...
Tyler Brady
Feb 10, 2012
Tyler Richard Brady, age 22, of Austin, died Friday, February 10, 2012. Tyler was born July 25, 1989 in Austin to Tim and Michelle (Low) Brady. He grew up in Austin where he graduated from Austin High School. Tyler worked as an operator at the Hormel Foods Corporation. He enjoyed playing hockey, working out, snowboarding, rollerblading, golf and spending time...
James Nystel
Feb 8, 2012
James Wilbert Nystel, age 61, of Mapleview, died Wednesday, February 8, 2012 at his home peacefully with lots of family by his side. Jim was born Decmeber 6, 1950 in Austin to John and Virginia Nystel. He grew up in Mapleview and graduated from Austin High School in 1970. Jim was married in 1973 until 1991 and had three children....
Jeannette Mittag
Feb 5, 2012
Jeannette Marie Mittag (Arens), age 92, of Austin, joined her beloved husband Connie in heaven on February 5, 2012. Born in Austin's "Dutchtown" on June 28, 1919, Jeannette was the youngest of 13 children of Joseph Arens and Mary (Mayer) Arens and the last surviving member of her immediate family. She married Conrad Mittag on February 22, 1951 and together...
Alberta Wolfe
Feb 2, 2012
Alberta Lorraine Wolfe, of Austin, MN, passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 2, surrounded by her family at Our House Senior Living - Memory Care Center. Alberta was born on February 9, 1931, in Stewartville, MN, to Lila Oldenburg. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. On August 19, 1950, she married Donald Wolfe in Austin....
Cacilia "Ceil"Â Schmidt
Jan 30, 2012
Cacilia F. "Ceil" Schmidt, age 95, of Austin, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Ceil was born December 29, 1916, the oldest child of Michael and Frances Tschida of Holdingford, Minnesota. After graduation, Ceil moved to St. Paul where she worked until her marriage to Herbert Schmidt in July 1937. They resided in Lyle, Minnesota until...
Kenneth Russell
Jan 30, 2012
Kenneth Marvin Russell, age 89, of Austin, died Monday, January 30, 2012 at the Cedars of Austin after a prolonged illness. Kenneth was born August 20, 1922 in Garfield, Minnesota, Douglas County, to Marvin Daniel and Elsie (Johnson) Russell. He attended grammar school in Garfield and graduated from Alexandria High School. After graduation, he farmed with his father in Ida...
Mary Frances Cummings
Jan 29, 2012
Mary Frances (Leif) Cummings, age 90, of Austin, died Sunday evening, January 29, 2012 at her home. She was born September 16, 1921 in Bismarck, North Dakota to John and Frances Leif. After John passed away, the family moved to Menomonie, Wisconsin and then to Austin, Minnesota. Mary Frances went to Columbus Grade School and then St. Augustine High School...
Gertrude Stauffer
Jan 28, 2012
Gertrude Eleanor Stauffer, age 92, of Austin, died Saturday, January 28, 2012 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Gertrude Eleanor Gaddy was born January 8, 1920, in Wabasso, MN, the daughter of James and Emma (Flaeter) Gaddy. She graduated from Comfrey High School, then she went to school for a telephone operator. In 1939 she married Robert Stauffer at Mason City,...
Aurelio "Joe"Â Garcia
Jan 27, 2012
Aurelio "Joe" Garcia, age 83, of Austin, died Friday, January 27, 2012 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Joe was born November 12, 1928 in Paducah, Texas. He grew up in Piedras Negras, Coahila, Mexico and Eagle Pass, Texas. Joe was united in marriage to Antonia Mata on April 10, 1950 in Piedras Negras, Coahila, Mexico. The couple moved to Adams,...
Grace Ferguson
Jan 26, 2012
Grace E. Ferguson, age 84, of Austin, died of COPD at Our House Senior Living in Austin on Thursday, January 26, 2012.. Grace was born March 25, 1927 to Elmer and Anna Hallum in Austin and lived her entire life there. On St. Patrick's Day, 1946 she married John H. Ferguson. They lived their entire married life, happily in the...
James Trautline
Jan 18, 2012
James Allen Trautline, 54 of Austin passed away Wednesday, January 18, 2012 at his home. James was born on August 19, 1957 in Eau Claire, Wisconsin to Dan and Barbara (Pippenger) Skattebo. He moved to Minneapolis, MN at the age of 6 years old and grew up there. He moved back to Eau Claire, WI in 2000 and stayed there...
Elizabeth "Betty"Â Nelson
Jan 17, 2012
Elizabeth J. "Betty" Nelson, 86, Austin Betty died peacefully at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin on Tuesday January 17, 2012 with her husband and children at her side. She was born (Elizabeth Jane) June 23, 1925 to Walter and Eileen (Kinsley) Lutz. Betty graduated from St. Augustine (Pacelli) High School in 1945. She was united in marriage to Harley Nelson at...
Frances Bolstad
Jan 17, 2012
Frances M. "Fran" Bolstad, age 94, of Austin, died Tuesday, January 17, 2012 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Fran was born January 22, 1917 in Springfield, Minnesota to Frank and Frances Groebner. She graduated from Springfield High School and took a post graduate course in Business. Fran worked at State Bank of Springfield and University Bank in Minneapolis before her...
Thomas Laclair
Jan 13, 2012
Thomas James LaClair, age 92, of Austin, died Friday, January 13, 2012 at Good Samaritan Society Comforcare. Tom was born March 13, 1919 in Austin, Minnesota to Matie (Blowers) and Thomas LaClair Sr. He graduated from Austin High School in 1937. Tom worked for the Hormel Company in the mechanical division from 1937 to 1982. Just prior to Pearl Harbor,...
Nathan Dorsey
Jan 10, 2012
Nathan Edward Dorsey, age 3, of Austin, died Tuesday January 10, 2012 at St. Mary's Hospital in Rochester. He was born December 19, 2008 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester to Christopher and Michelle (Arons) Dorsey. Nathan enjoyed playing x-box with his brother Devon, reading books with his sister Alia, listening to music, dancing, watching Barney DVD's, and visiting his grandma...
Robert Cummings
Jan 7, 2012
Bob Cummings, 57, of Austin passed away unexpectedly from natural causes on Saturday, January 7, 2012. He will be dearly missed by his family and friends. Bob married the love of his life, Paulette Gerber, thirty-five years ago. They were blessed with three sons Bryan, Brad and Brent. Family was his highest priority, always putting his wife and boys first....
Florentina Frein
Jan 6, 2012
Florentina K. "Flossy" Frein, age 88, of Austin, died Friday, January 6, 2012 at Samartian Bethany in Rochester. Flossy was born February 18, 1923 in Topeka, Kansas to Andrew and Elizabeth Allas. The family moved to Austin when she was a child. Flossy met John Frein of Austin and they married on June 28, 1947. In 1955 they bought a...
Monica Severson
Jan 4, 2012
Monica E. (Crowe) Severson On January 4, 2012, angels took Monica E. (Crowe) Severson home. She is preceded in death by her husband, Francis V. Severson. Survivors include eight children; nine grandchildren; six great grandchildren; one brother; two sisters. A Funeral Mass will be celebrated 10:30 am on Monday, January 9, 2012 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church with Father...
Ann Wenigar
Jan 3, 2012
Ann B. Wenigar, age 81, of Austin, died Tuesday, January 3, 2012 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Ann was born June 4, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to John and Addie Fitzgerald. She grew up in Janesville, Wisconsin and graduated from Pacelli High School in Austin, Minnesota. Ann enjoyed oil painting and was a member of the Austin Art Club. She...
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