Obituaries

Apr 8, 2022

Agnes Mathilda Ernst, age 104, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, April 8, 2022, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin.

A memorial service will be at 1:00 p.m. on Saturday, April 30, 2022, at Worlein Funeral Home Chapel in Austin. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service. Interment will be in...

Apr 7, 2022

James Lee Christianson, age 60, of Austin, Minnesota, died unexpectedly Thursday morning, April 7, 2022, in Owatonna, Minnesota. James was returning from work to his home in Austin when he suffered a fatal heart attack exasperated by high blood pressure.

James was born September 23, 1961, to Arnold and Rayma (Peterson) Christianson in...

Apr 6, 2022

Arlen “Al” D. Helfrich, age 86, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, in Austin. Al was born April 9, 1935, in St Paul, MN to Frank and Mary Genevieve (Chase) Helfrich. Following high school graduation, Al served in the United States Army. On September 26, 1960, Al married Jane Budd and...

Apr 4, 2022

Heidi A. Hecimovich, age 56, of Brownsdale, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, April 4, 2022, at her home. Heidi Ann Swank was born in St. Cloud, Minnesota, to David and Karen (Schlekau) Swank on May 27, 1965. She graduated from Austin High School. On August 8, 1996, Heidi married James “Jim” Hecimovich and were blessed...

Apr 2, 2022

Gloria M. Anderson, age 69, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, April 2, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Gloria Marie Anderson was born March 2, 1953, in Austin, Minnesota, to Marvin and Dorothy (Lundenee) Anderson. She attended grade school in Austin. At the age of 16, Gloria started working at Cedar Valley...

Mar 28, 2022

Lawrence Joseph Ignatius “Bud” Charnecki, age 94, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, March 28, 2022, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, Minnesota. Lawrence was born on April 3, 1927, on the farm in East Chain Township, Minnesota, to Frank and Frances (Petrowiak) Charnecki. He had two sisters, AnnaMae Whetstone and Louise Cassidy....

Mar 27, 2022

Grace Amy Clark Conway, age 99, died Sunday, March 27th, 2022 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin, Minnesota.

Grace was born February 14, 1923, in Floyd, Iowa.  After graduating high school, she moved to Washington, D.C. to work for the government during World War II.

But before moving to Washington...

Mar 24, 2022

On Thursday, March 24, 2022, Cole J. Bauer passed away in his home at the age of 35.

Cole was born on May 28, 1986 in Austin, MN to Richard and Nona (Johnson) Bauer. Growing up in Austin, MN he enjoyed time with friends, caring for the family’s many pets, and adventuring in the outdoors....

Mar 23, 2022

Lorraine Marcella Ludwig, age 91, died Wednesday, March 23, 2022 at the Cedars of Austin.

Lorraine was born January 16, 1931 in Austin to Florimond E. “Flame” and Stella (Schneider) Meister.  She grew up in the Oakland area.  She spent a lot of time at her grandparents’ farm enjoying the farm animals and especially riding the horses....

Mar 22, 2022

Nylva Arlene Pirmantgen, age 86, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at St. Mark’s Living in Austin. She was born at home in Madelia, Minnesota on February 15, 1936, the oldest of two children of Fred and Gertrude (Peacock) Elkins. The family moved to a farm East of Dexter in 1942,...

Mar 21, 2022

Ruth Elaine (Hammer) Hoversten, age 93, of Austin, Minnesota died Monday, March 21, 2022, at The Cedars of Austin.

She was born February 10, 1929, in Lyon County, Minnesota to George and Alma Hammer, one of four children. Ruth was baptized and confirmed at Hemnes Lutheran Church, attended country school, and...

Mar 17, 2022

Jane Suzanne Helfrich, age 81, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Jane was born June 3, 1940, in Austin, Minnesota, to Stanley and Margaret (Deutschman) Budd. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School. On September 26, 1960, Jane married...

Mar 14, 2022

Douglas Arthur Loverink, age 67, of Oakland, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, March 14, 2022, at his home in Oakland. Douglas was born to Harm and Lola (Culbert) Loverink on June 9, 1954, in Austin, Minnesota. He attended Austin and Lyle schools and obtained his GED. Douglas went on to attend Pipestone VoTech and then...

Mar 9, 2022

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Duane Clarence Jendersee, age 78, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, at The Cedars of Austin. Duane was born in Spring Valley, Minnesota, to William and Alma (Moke) Jendersee on July 3, 1943. He graduated in 1961 from Elkton High School....

Mar 8, 2022

Treshawn “Tre” Martez Delaney , died at the age of 22 at home in Austin, MN on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022. Tre was born on Nov. 10th, 1999 in Albert Lea, MN. He grew up in the Albert Lea/Austin area with his parents and siblings. Tre enjoyed playing video games, dancing, listening to music, hanging...

Mar 7, 2022

Betty Lou Wencl Mallan, age 74, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, March 7, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Betty Lou Wencl was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Bill and Frieda (Vieltorf) Wencl on September 3, 1947. She attended Austin High School. While in school she enjoyed playing violin in...

Mar 6, 2022

Jeanine P. Johnson, age 92, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Sunday, March 6, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Jeanine Phyllis Stelter was born April 28, 1929, in Lyon County, Marshall, Minnesota, the daughter of Ernest and Gina (Riste) Stelter. She graduated in 1946 from Lynd High School and went on to attend...

Mar 5, 2022

Gilbert Pineda, age 57, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Gilbert was an awesome man that was always the life of the party, always had a smile that lit up the room, and a laugh that was contagious. He will be deeply missed....

Mar 5, 2022

Raymond “Ray” L. Schmidt, age 83, of Austin, Minnesota, died at his home from a heart attack on Saturday, March 5, 2022. Raymond was born May 28, 1938, on a farm near Lone Rock, Iowa, to Walter and Alice (Laabs) Schmidt. He graduated in 1956 from Austin High School and went on to study electronics...

Mar 5, 2022

Douglas “Doug” Edward Chaffee, age 75, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Saturday, March 5, 2022, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin after a brief battle with a rare form of leukemia. Doug was born on December 14, 1946, in Austin, Minnesota to Warren and Jeanette (Lerud) Chaffee. He was baptized into the...