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Kenneth Kelly
Jan 24, 2020
Kenneth Kay Kelly, age 100 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 24, 2020 at his home in Austin. Kenneth was born March 19, 1919, in Estherville, Iowa, the son of Roy and Hazel (Griffith) Kelly. He graduated from Austin High School in 1939. Kenneth met Elnora Mueller on a blind date and they were later united...
Irene Thompson
Jan 24, 2020
Irene Ella Thompson, age 105, of St. Ansgar, Iowa passed away peacefully Friday afternoon, January 24, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society in St. Ansgar, Iowa surrounded by her loving family. Irene was born August 18, 1914, at the farm near St. Ansgar, Iowa to Gustave and Alma (Schmidt) Feldt. She was baptized at St. John Lutheran Church...
Rachel Hudson
Jan 20, 2020
Rachel Ann Hudson, age 80 of Lyle, Minnesota, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at her home in Lyle. Rachel was born May 20, 1939 in Sheldon, Iowa, the daughter of Allison and Catherine (Miller) Hudson. She graduated from Sheldon High School in 1957. Rachel always wanted to be a band teacher and upon graduating from Yankton...
LouJean "Jenny" Reid
Jan 20, 2020
LouJean “Jenny” Reid, age 73 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, January 20, 2020 at her home surrounded by her family in Austin. Jenny Gulbransen was born in Kasson, Minnesota, to Berten and Pearl (Bungum) Gulbransen on March 14, 1946. She graduated from Hayfield High School in 1964. In 1994, Jenny graduated with honors from Augsburg University,...
Jo Anna Olson
Jan 17, 2020
Jo Anna Olson, age 84 of Ellendale, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at MercyOne North Iowa Hospice, Mason City, Iowa. Jo Anna Simmons was born on November 22, 1935 in Lucerne, Missouri. Joanna graduated from Mason City High School in 1954, and then met Jimmie Olson in Hollandale, Minnesota, at the Jones Factory Potato Plant....
Wanita Pfeifer
Jan 17, 2020
Wanita Aileen Pfeifer, age 79 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 17, 2020 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Wanita was born in Austin, Minnesota, to Oscar and Agnes (Freiheit) Huffman on May 8, 1940. She attended Austin Public Schools. On November 25, 1956, Wanita was united in marriage to Eugene Pfeifer at Crane Community...
Michael "Mike" Corcoran
Jan 17, 2020
Michael “Mike” Douglas Corcoran, age 63 of Stewartville, Minnesota, passed away on Friday, January 17, 2020 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus, surrounded by his sisters and brothers. Michael sustained severe injuries from a vehicle accident on January 13, 2020 and never recovered. A tombstone in Ireland read “Death leaves a heartache no one can heal, love...
Eugene Burtch
Jan 17, 2020
Eugene Earl Burtch, 97, of Austin, Minnesota went to meet his Lord and Savior on January 17, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, Minnesota. Eugene was born on August 6, 1922 near Ramsey, Minnesota to Earl and Lillian (Paulson) Burtch. Eugene grew up near Blooming Prairie and graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1939. He worked...
Jane Clark
Jan 16, 2020
On January 16th, 2020 Jane Marie Clark (Joel, Rice) cherished mother, grandmother, sister, and wife, passed away at the age of 78. Born in Wells, MN June 18th, 1941 to Fred and Amrita Joel, Jane was the second oldest of eight siblings. The family lived in the Mapleview subdivision, where Jane was crowned “Miss. Mapleview”, before moving into Austin when...
Joanne Hansen
Jan 11, 2020
Joanne Mary (Van Ryn) Hansen, 93, of Austin, died Saturday January 11, 2020 at home surrounded by her loving family. Joanne was born March 27, 1926 in Faribault, MN, the eleventh child of Henry and Mary (Van Berkom) Van Ryn. Joanne attended eight years of rural education and graduated from Bethlehem Academy in Faribault in 1943. She went on to...
Lanny Callahan
Jan 11, 2020
Lanny Michael Callahan, age 63 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by family, on Saturday, January 11, 2020 at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota, after suffering complications from a liver transplant in August. He was born on December 21, 1956 in Austin, Minnesota to Walter and Mary (Shatek) Callahan. He was born and raised in Austin,...
Brian Lestrud
Jan 10, 2020
Brian J. Lestrud, age 47, of Hayward, Minnesota, passed away peacefully in his sleep Friday, January 10, 2020 at his home. Brian was born September 14, 1972, in Waseca, Minnesota, to Harvey and Linda Lestrud. Brian was a long-time resident of Southern Minnesota. He was an expert commercial roofer that worked for Merit, Allweather and for the...
LeMar Nelson
Jan 9, 2020
LeMar Arden Nelson, age 87 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, January 9, 2020 at Masonic Homes in Bloomington. LeMar was born November 19, 1932 in Watertown, South Dakota to Arthur and Esther (Carlson) Nelson. He graduated from Strandburg, SD High School in 1950. He attended General Beadle State Teachers College in Madison, SD (thus the nickname “General”)....
Mary Bendtsen
Jan 9, 2020
Mary’s family wishes to express our thanks to those planning to attend her visitation and/or funeral. However, considering the weather being forecasted for this weekend, please know that Mary would be the first to urge you to please put your safety first. If you are unable to travel safely, please be assured that we will still feel your presence in...
Herman "Phil" Lippert
Jan 8, 2020
H. Philip (Phil) Lippert, 90, of Austin passed away peacefully at his home on January 8, 2020. Phil was born in 1929 in the small town of Verona, North Dakota to Herman and Anna (Hansen) Lippert. He was the eighth of nine children. After graduating from Verona High School in 1947 as class Salutatorian, Phil enlisted in...
David Perl
Jan 8, 2020
David J. “Lefty” Perl, age 85, of Austin, passed away Wednesday, January 8, 2020 at his home. David was born November 11, 1934 in Austin to Norman and Mildred (Peterson) Perl. He attended Queen of Angels School and graduated from St. Augustine High School (Pacelli) in 1952. He attended St. John’s University in Collegeville and graduated in 1956 with a...
Deloris Scott
Jan 7, 2020
Deloris Ann Scott, age 90, of Austin, died peacefully on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Benedictine Living Community in St. Peter, Minnesota. Deloris was born September 17, 1929 in Austin, Minnesota, the daughter of Paul F. and Anna M. Fisher. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. Deloris attended country school near Newry and graduated...
Gwendolyn "Gwen" Christensen
Jan 7, 2020
Gwendolyn “Gwen” C. Christensen, age 92 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2020 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Gwendolyn Carvel Olson was born March 11, 1927, in Freeborn County, Minnesota, to Gilford and Virginia (Miller) Olson. She attended school in Freeborn and graduated in 1945. On January 9, 1945, Gwen was...
Michael "Fritz" Falch
Jan 6, 2020
Michael S. (Fritz) Falch, age 70 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away on Monday, January 6, 2020 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea. Mike was born on May 20, 1949, to Stanley and Marion (Kruger) Falch in Hayfield. He was raised in Austin and graduated with the AHS class of 1967. When he was young, he enjoyed...
Pamela Hillemeier
Jan 5, 2020
Pamela Ann (Hassinger) Hillemeier, 63, of Austin, passed away on Sunday, Jan. 5, 2020, surrounded by her family. Pamela was born April 25, 1956, in Willmar, MN to Martin and Patricia (Yost) Hassinger. She graduated from Danube High School in 1974. On September 7, 1979, Pamela married Douglas Hillemeier and they had three children, Nicole, Natasha and Brandon. The family...
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