Obituaries

Feb 13, 2022

Gary Lee (Zeke) Jacobsen, age 70, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away at his home on Sunday, February 13, 2022, in Austin. Gary was born on May 9, 1951, to Helmer and Jean Jacobsen in Austin, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in 1969. He played football and was on the Austin track team. Gary...

Feb 12, 2022

Marlene Ann Oldenburg, age 89, passed away Saturday, February 12, 2022, at Comforcare Good Samaritan Center in Austin with loving family members at her side.

Marlene was born on September 17, 1932, to Edwin Paul and Rose (Iverson) Mershon in Wells, MN.  She grew up in Wells, attended and graduated from school there, and worked at the...

Feb 10, 2022

Timothy Richard Dunn, age 61, died Thursday, February 10, 2022 at Mayo Methodist Hospital, Rochester, MN.

Tim was born on June 9th, 1960 in Owatonna, MN.  He grew up in Owatonna and graduated from Owatonna High School in 1978.  He attended Dakota County Technical School and attended classes at Iowa City, IA and Riverland Junior...

Feb 9, 2022

LaVerne Earl Gabriel, age 85, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, February 9, 2022, at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna, Minnesota. He was born February 26, 1936, in Freeborn County, Minnesota to Oscar and Gretchen (Hillman) Gabriel. He was delivered at home by midwife, Anna (Cerny) Prihoda. LaVerne was baptized on April 19, 1936,...

Feb 8, 2022

Guy Alvin Rockwell, age 92, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at his home, on the farm where he was born. Guy was born August 6, 1929, to Paul and Gertrude (Dibble) Rockwell in Brownsdale, Minnesota. He attended School District #42 in Red Rock Township. In October of 1950, Guy was...

Feb 8, 2022

Mildred Marilyn Baley, age 93, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, February 8, 2022, at the Cedars of Austin. Mildred was born on a farm near Lansing, Minnesota, to Frank and Mina (Bassett) Mayzlik on August 10, 1928. The youngest of eight children and the only girl, she loved to bottle-feed her baby lambs...

Feb 6, 2022

Michael Joseph Vasquez-Navarro, age 30, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, February 6, 2022. Michael was born May 15, 1991, in St. James, Minnesota to Richard and Elsa (Escobedo) Navarro. He attended Austin High School. Michael worked for a short time as a machine operator for Hormel Foods. He was a member of the...

Feb 6, 2022

George Steven Brudwick, age 77 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, February 6, 2022.  George was born on November 12, 1944, in Owatonna to Edward and Emeline (Johnson) Brudwick. He married Connie Kruckeberg, in this union three children were born. The couple later divorced. In 1973, George married Judy Gifford at First Lutheran Church...

Feb 5, 2022

Ilene M. Leimbek, age 98, of Austin, died Saturday, February 5, 2022 at the Cedars of Austin.

Ilene was born October 26, 1923 in Hankinson, North Dakota.  She married Richard Leimbek, Sr. on May 16, 1945.  Together they raised four children, Connie (Terry) Nelsen, Dick (Mary Jo) Leimbek, Dan (Deb) Leimbek, Cathy (Doug) Hoban.

In...

Feb 4, 2022

Hoi Thi Bui, age 95, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, February 4, 2022, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin.

Feb 3, 2022

Peter “Pete” Dean Kuhlmann, age 70, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, February 3, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Pete was born on January 28, 1952, in Austin, Minnesota, to Allen “Pete” and Jean (Holst) Kuhlmann. He graduated from Elkton High School, where he met his high school sweetheart, Vicki Rabine. The...

Feb 2, 2022

Gladys “Lavonne” L. Smith, age 96, of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, February 2, 2022, at Benedictine Nursing Home in Owatonna, Minnesota. Gladys Lavonne Jolson was born on November 30, 1925, in Geneva, Minnesota, to Edwin and Winifred (Dunn) Jolson. Lavonne graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1943. Following graduation, she attended the...

Feb 1, 2022

Dennis Lynn Wickstrom, age 68, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, February 1, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Dennis was born September 15, 1953, in Austin, Texas, to Maynard and Donna (Martens) Wickstrom.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Maynard and Donna Wickstrom; and...

Jan 31, 2022

Richard “Dirk” Dirke Stone , age 74, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on January 31, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Dirk was born in Davis, California, to William and Eleanor (Boone) Stone on December 23, 1947. He graduated from Point Loma High School in San Diego, California. Dirk then went on to receive...

Jan 29, 2022

Dorothy L. Johnson, age 84, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, January 29, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Dorothy LaVonne Johnson was born on March 6, 1937, in Dunnell, Minnesota, to Erick and Lillie (Anderson) Johnson. She graduated from Austin High School in 1956. On October 6, 1959, Dorothy was...

Jan 28, 2022

Suzanne M. Ryks, 72, of Rose Creek, Minnesota passed away on January 28th, 2022, at Cedar Court Assisted Living, Adams, Minnesota.

Born on March 1st, 1949, to Melbourne and Bedelia (Meyer) Nack in Austin, Minnesota, Suzy grew up in town, attending St. Augustine and Pacelli Catholic schools.  She had five siblings whom she...

Jan 26, 2022

Jose Villareal Peña, age 92 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, January 26, 2022, at the Owatonna Hospital – Allina Health in Owatonna, Minnesota. Jose was born in Floresville, Texas to Jose and Felecia (Villareal) Peña on November 12, 1929. He grew up and attended school in Floresville. Jose married Natividad Garza and made...

Jan 26, 2022

James “Jim” Judd, age 67, of Austin, died Wednesday January 26, 2022, peacefully at his home. Born October 30, 1954, to Keith and Dolores “Pete” Judd in Austin, MN. Jim was born 22 hours ahead of his twin sister, Jeanne, giving them different birthdays. He graduated from Pacelli High School in 1973. He attended Vocational training for carpentry and...

Jan 25, 2022

William “Willy” Benjamin Stephenson, age 59, of Austin, Minnesota, unexpectedly passed away at his home on Tuesday, January 25th, 2022. He was a bright light in the Austin area and surrounding community who shared his culinary gifts with many throughout his over 25 years of service as Catering Manager and food service employee at HyVee...

Jan 25, 2022

Marion Lorraine Falch, 90, longtime Austin, Minnesota resident passed away peacefully in her sleep on Tuesday morning, January 25, 2022. For the last 10 months, she was a resident at Field Crest Care Center in Hayfield.

Marion was born near Hayfield, the second daughter of five, to Fred and Bertha (Olson)...