Obituaries
Shelley Rose Naatz
Feb 3, 2024
Shelley Rose Naatz, age 60, of Kenyon, MN, passed away on Saturday, February 3, 2024. She passed peacefully with family by her side.
Shelley was born on July 8, 1963, in Rochester, MN to Palmer and May (Merkel) Vicker, the ninth of their ten children. She grew up in Salem/Rock Dell and graduated from Byron High School in 1981. She was...
Mary Lou Slinde
Feb 2, 2024
Mary Lou Slinde, age 89, of St. Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away Friday, February 2, 2024, at Cerenity Senior Care Humboldt in St. Paul. Mary was born October 30, 1934, in Mason City, Iowa, the daughter of Charles and Cecilia (O’Hearn) Huartson. In 1952, she graduated from Plymouth High School. Mary was united in marriage to Virgil...
John Matthew Meany
Feb 1, 2024
John Matthew Meany, of Rose Creek, MN, passed away on February 1, 2024, from natural causes at the age of 96. John was born July 30, 1927, in Austin, MN, and grew up on the beloved family farm in southern Minnesota. He graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1945 and worked alongside his father on the family farm until 1954,...
Jeffrey Michael Novak
Jan 30, 2024
Jeffrey Michael Novak, age 34, of St. Paul, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024. Jeffrey was quiet and charming with a lot of personality. In his career, he worked as a pizza delivery driver and cook. Jeffrey enjoyed and took pride in his work. Outside of work, he had a passion for music and video games;...
Diane "Ma" Adele Trytten
Jan 29, 2024
Diane “Ma” Adele Trytten, age 85, of Lyle, Minnesota, passed away Monday, January 29, 2024, peacefully at her home, surrounded by her family. Diane was born on May 9, 1938, to Grace and Arthur Brecke in New Richland, MN. She attended school until eighth grade in New Richland. When she finished eighth grade, she stayed home to work on the family...
Brenda Jean Broskoff
Jan 29, 2024
Brenda Jean Broskoff, age 69, of Dodge Center, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in her sleep Monday, January 29, 2024. She was born March 1, 1954, to Maynard “Jake” and Betty (Berge) Enright. Brenda was the youngest of three daughters. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1972. Brenda spent many years...
JoAnn Tufte
Jan 28, 2024
JoAnn Tufte, age 90, of Greeley, Colorado, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, January 28, 2024, at Windsong at Northridge in Greeley where she was a resident. JoAnn was born November 6, 1933, in Mower County, the daughter of Harry and Eleanor Sheedy. She later married Richard Tufte. JoAnn was a homemaker and farmer.
JoAnn is survived by her daughter, Debra...
Raymond Martin Sellers
Jan 26, 2024
Raymond Martin Sellers, age 53, of Minneapolis, Minnesota, formerly of Blooming Prairie Minnesota, went home to be with his Savior in Heaven on Friday, January 26, 2024. Ray was born October 24, 1970, in St. Paul, Minnesota. He attended school in Blooming Prairie and was a machinist by trade. He was a proud member of the Minnesota National Guard and...
Barbara Lea Eden
Jan 26, 2024
Barbara L. Eden, age 92, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at her home in Blooming Prairie. Barbara Lea Beck was born on September 20, 1931, in Santa Fe, New Mexico, to Charles and Gladys (Elmore) Beck. She attended schools in California and graduated from Brownsville High School in Oregon. On July 3, 1953, Barbara was...
Bonnie Jean Jorgenson
Jan 26, 2024
Bonnie Jean Jorgenson, age 87, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 26, 2024, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Bonnie was born October 3, 1936, in Austin to Oscar and Ruth (Leqve) Moe. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1954. She worked for several years with safety deposit boxes and in the...
Debora Darlene Enfield
Jan 25, 2024
Debora Darlene Enfield, age 64, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, January 25, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. She was born on November 9, 1959, to Junior and Darlene (Sanow) Conner in Mason City, Iowa. Debora grew up and attended school in Austin. On July 4, 1981, she married Daniel Enfield at the Hormel Nature Center in...
Maynard Gordon Weis
Jan 20, 2024
Maynard Gordon Weis, age 96, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, January 20, 2024, at his home in Mesa, Arizona with family by his side. Maynard was born in Iowa on May 16, 1927, to parents Arthur and Rose (Gordon) Weis. He grew up and attended school in Iowa. Maynard began working and farming at the young age of...
Luanne Marie Morgan
Jan 18, 2024
Luanne Marie Morgan, age 67, passed away on January 18, 2024, at her home in Austin, Minnesota. Luanne was born August 9, 1956, in Austin to Norman and June (Mace) Opsahl. She attended school in Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1975. On December 29, 1979, she married Stanley Morgan in Casper, Wyoming. To this union two daughters were...
Shirley Lou Stephan
Jan 18, 2024
Shirley Lou Stephan, age 88, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, January 18, 2024, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Shirley was born in Waterloo, Iowa, on October 14, 1935, to Harold and Grace (Lockhart) Boldt. In 1954, she graduated from Reinbeck High School in Reinbeck, Iowa. Shirley married Kenneth Stephan on November 11, 1954, in Waterloo, Iowa. Their marriage was...
Patricia Kay Tallman
Jan 15, 2024
Patricia K. Tallman, age 84, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, January 15, 2024, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Patricia Kay Slowinski was born on September 1, 1939, in Corwith, Iowa, to Wallace and Manetta (Halvorson) Slowinski. Patricia graduated from Austin High School in 1957. Following graduation, Patricia attended airline school in Minneapolis. She worked as a...
Donald Arthur Schmidt
Jan 14, 2024
Donald Arthur Schmidt, age 70, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, January 14, 2024, at his home in Austin. Donald was born on December 1, 1953, in Austin, Minnesota, to George and Nettie (Warnes) Schmidt. Don was a paper-shredder for Cedar Valley Services, and he loved his job and riding the bus to work every day. Don could always be...
Bonnie Gail Bridley
Jan 14, 2024
Bonnie Gail Bridley, age 83, of Moscow, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, January 14, 2024, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin, Minnesota. She was born on December 8,1940 in Arlington, Iowa to Arthur and Myra (Sweet) Jacobson. She was raised in London, Minnesota and attended Lyle High School. Bonnie married Leo Bridley on February 1, 1959, at Oakland Lutheran...
Ann Dixon
Jan 12, 2024
Ann Dixon, age 98, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away, Friday, January 12, 2024, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. Ann Coggins was born on December 1, 1925, in Austin, Minnesota to parents, Earl and Harriet (Neus) Coggins. She attended Austin Senior High School, where she was active in extracurricular activities such as drama club and orchestra. She graduated in 1944 and...
Charles "Charlie" Edwin Valdahl
Jan 10, 2024
Charles “Charlie” Edwin Valdahl, age 94, of Iowa Falls, Iowa, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, January 10, 2024, at MercyOne North Iowa Medical Center in Mason City, Iowa. Charlie was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Arthur and Ethel (Olds) Valdahl on June 15, 1929. He was a 1947 graduate of Austin High School and went on to attend Austin...
Ru Van Le
Jan 7, 2024
Ru Van Le, age 88, passed away on Sunday, January 7th, 2024, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys campus, surrounded by his loving family. He was born on May 10th, 1936, in Nam Dinh, Vietnam, and later became a proud immigrant to the United States in June 1994.
Ru served with honor and dedication in the Army of the...
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