Obituaries

Sep 7, 2022

Arlene G. Peterson, age 97, of Plainview, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, September 7, 2022, at her home in Plainview. Arlene Georgia Fett was born April 23, 1925, in Dawson, Minnesota, the daughter of George and Anna (Melde) Fett. She graduated from Austin High School in 1943. On February 24, 1946, she was united in marriage...

Sep 6, 2022

Reed Thomas Miller, age 60, of Byron, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, September 6, 2022, at his childhood home in Blooming Prairie, Minnesota. Reed was born March 15, 1962, in Austin, Minnesota, to Willis “Bud” and Ruby (Thompson) Miller. He graduated with the class of 1980 from Blooming Prairie High School. Upon high school graduation, despite being advised that he may...

Sep 6, 2022

Wayne Irvin Novak, age 71, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away on September 6th at the Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. It was a Tuesday. Born in Albert Lea, Wayne grew up in rural Blooming Prairie with his brother, Doug, on a small farm where his love of dogs began. Tiger and Pal were his favorites. A terrible...

Sep 3, 2022

Lucille M. Leachman, 97, of Austin died Saturday, September 3, 2022 at her home.

Lucy was born March 26, 1925 in Austin, Minnesota to Mahlon and Clara (Cota) Sargeant.  She was the youngest child in her large family.   Her father died when Lucy was very young.  Lucy would often recall how her many siblings...

Aug 30, 2022

Diane C. Srp, age 73, of Oakland, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, August 30, 2022, at Sacred Heart Nursing Home in Austin. Diane Carrol Sutlief was born on September 29, 1948, to Irvin Harold and Berdelle (Olson) Sutlief in Albert Lea, Minnesota. She graduated from Albert Lea Senior High in 1967 after temporarily withdrawing from school for a year to...

Aug 28, 2022

Donald E. Ulland, age 90, of Austin, Minnesota, was called home to the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2022. Donald was born on October 1, 1931, in Austin, to Alvin H. and Evelyn (Swenson) Ulland. On November 7, 1953, he was united in marriage to Marlys J. Ruud at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Austin. The couple were blessed with four children...

Aug 27, 2022

Tonia Wadding, age 63, of Austin, Minnesota went to her heavenly home on August 27, 2022, after a long battle with cancer. Tonia was born on May 1, 1959, in Albert Lea, Minnesota. After graduating from Albert Lea High School, she attended York College and Abilene Christian University where she earned her teaching degree. She taught for 30 years as...

Aug 26, 2022

Joan K. Mahnke, age 87, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 26, 2022, at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield, Minnesota. Joan was born August 18, 1935, in Faribault, Minnesota, the daughter of Marvin and Lenore (Becker) Lenway. She graduated from Faribault High School in 1953. Joan then went on to receive her LPN training at St. Mary's...

Aug 24, 2022

On Wednesday, August 24, 2022, Delores Mae Gemmel, loving mother of two, grandmother of four and great grandmother, passed away at age 83 after a five+ year battle with Alzheimer’s. Dee was born on August 4, 1939 in St Charles, MN to Howard & Nettie Smith. She had three sisters – Phyllis Handegaard, Shirley Klein and Sharon Wheat – and...

Aug 23, 2022

John Augustin “John the Barber” died peacefully at home with family at his bedside and under the care of Pine Ridge Assisted Living and Lakeview Hospice staff. He was 89 years old. 

John was born in 1932 and grew up in Elkton, Minn., the youngest of Nora and Fred Augustin’s four children. It was during The Great Depression, and he...

Aug 22, 2022

Rose Marie Francis, age 83, of Austin, passed away Monday, August 22, 2022 at Sacred Heart Care Center.

Rose was born April 18, 1939 to Aaron and Evelyn Thompson in Austin, Minnesota. She was a hard working and independent woman who put her all into her job which included Burr Oak Manor and the donut shop. Rose...

Aug 19, 2022

Joshua James Meyer, age 34, of Altamonte Springs, Florida, passed away on Friday, August 19, 2022. Born in Ohio, Joshua grew up to do amazing things. He pursued his artistic ambitions and completed a successful academic career at Full Sail University. Not done, he then went on to make an impact at Golf Channel and Cherry Beakart; leaving his mark...

Aug 19, 2022

 

Florence A. Wendorf, age 106, of Austin, Minnesota, was called home to the Lord on Friday, August 19, 2022, at South Grove Lodge Senior Living in Austin. Florence Adeline Swenson was born August 19, 1916, in Ostrander, Minnesota, the daughter of Swen and Caroline (Severson) Swenson. On November 14, 1953, she was united in marriage to Harold F. Wendorf at...

Aug 19, 2022

Marion Pearl Dossett, age 91, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 19, 2022, at Heather Haus Assisted Living in Blooming Prairie, where she had resided since November of 2021. Marion was born March 5, 1931, to William and Minnie (Blank) Wagner in Minnesota Lake, where she was raised and later moved to Albert Lea, Minnesota, where she graduated...

Aug 18, 2022

  Thomas James Hanson, age 87, of Hayfield, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, August 18, 2022, at the Legacy of Brownsdale. Tom was born on August 22, 1934, to Palmer and Mildred (Hutton) in Hayfield, Minnesota. Tom served in the U.S. Army from 1953-1955. While still in high school, he met Lotus Paape at the local roller rink. The couple married...

Aug 17, 2022

Lois Erna Emery, 100, formerly of Hayfield passed away on Wednesday, August 17, 2022, at her apartment at the Cedars of Austin, Minnesota, on her father’s birthday. 

Lois Erna Hoffmann was born on November 18, 1921 in Willow Lake Township, Redwood County, Minnesota, daughter of Herman and Augusta (Wegner) Hoffmann. Lois was baptized in 1921 and confirmed in 1936 at...

Aug 16, 2022

Charmaine (Doumel) Raber, age 85, formerly of Austin, died Tuesday, August 16, 2022 at Park River Estates in Coon Rapids, Minnesota.

Private graveside services were held.

Aug 12, 2022

Dorothy M. Johnson, age 95, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Friday, August 12, 2022, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Dorothy Marie Davis was born January 23, 1927, in Vernon Center, Minnesota, the daughter of Homer and Sara (Scearcy) Davis. She attended school in Vernon Center through the 8th grade, then graduated from Blooming Prairie High School...

Aug 12, 2022

Breaker, breaker 1-9…you got a copy on me, Bearded One, c’mon…

Glenn Robert Schewe, age 80, of Moscow, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, August 12, 2022, at Our House Senior Living – Austin Memory Care. Glenn was born on June 6, 1942, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, to Robert and Ardith (Wittmer) Schewe. He grew up in Hayward, Minnesota, and graduated...

Aug 11, 2022

Mary Ann (Wavrin) Stoeckel, age 80, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 11, 2022, at Our House Senior Living – Austin Memory Care, after a five-year battle with dementia. Mary Ann was born in Owatonna, Minnesota, to Lester and Dorothy (Wodarczak) Wavrin on April 14, 1942. She met her husband, Max Otto Stoeckel in 1959, at the...