Obituaries

Feb 4, 2020

Raymond Eugene Hansen, age 90 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at Our House Senior Living in Austin after a lengthy illness. Raymond was born April 12, 1929, in Nevada Township, Mower County on the family farm near Rose Creek, Minnesota to Roy Clarence and Mae (Lausen) Hansen. He attended country school and graduated...

Feb 4, 2020

Erik Christian Pehrson, age 38 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Tuesday, February 4, 2020, at his home in Austin. Erik was born May 8, 1981, in Boston, Massachusetts, to David and Cheryl (Hodsdon) Pehrson. He graduated from Pacelli High School. He then went on to attend Rochester Community and Technical College. He worked in sales for 20...

Feb 3, 2020

Muryece Elaine Fossey (Best), 95, of Edina, MN, formerly of Austin, MN, passed away on February 3, 2020 at Grand Living of Sioux Falls, SD. Muryece was born January 10, 1925, to Jay and Caroline Best (Capretz) in Austin, MN. She attended and graduated from Austin High School in 1943.  She married Dean Fossey on October 28,1944 in Austin.  She...

Feb 3, 2020

Robert Wendell Unverzagt Sr., age 92 of Austin, Minnesota, died at the Chosen Valley Care Center in Chatfield, Minnesota on February 3, 2020. He was born February 5, 1927, to William and Anna Marie (Hanson) Unverzagt near Sargeant, Minnesota. He had six brothers and one sister. He attended Koplin Elementary School in Sargeant and Elkton High School....

Feb 2, 2020

Ronald Edwin Newkirk, age 75, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, February 2, 2020, at St. Mark’s Nursing Home in Austin. Ronald was born on December 6, 1944, to Edward and Dorothy (Salisbury) Newkirk in Austin, Minnesota. Ronald grew up in Adams, and graduated from Adams High School in 1962.  After graduation, Ronald entered the Air Force...

Feb 1, 2020

Ruth Ann (Kough) Madden, 91, of Rochester went to be with the Lord on Saturday, February 1, 2020. Ruth Ann was born October 31, 1928 in Austin the eldest daughter of Garnet and Marvel (Farrington) Kough. She had an interesting childhood working for the Hormel family as a governess when she was a teen. Ruth’s father, Garnet Kough owned and...

Feb 1, 2020

Timothy “Tim” Allen Lee, age 53, passed away suddenly, of natural causes on February 1st, 2020, in his home in Phoenix, Arizona. Tim was born on December 12th of 1966 in Rochester, MN. He moved to Owatonna, MN where he met and married Roxane [Borchert] Lee in 1999. They then moved to Blooming Prairie, MN to raise...

Feb 1, 2020

Virgil VanCamp age 87 of Austin, MN died peacefully in his sleep Saturday, February 1, 2020 at the Cedars of Austin, MN. He was born in Austin, MN on April 18, 1932 the only child of Clarice and Glen VanCamp. Virgil married Gloria Horgan, they had 1 child and later divorced. He married Joyce Hemgren on August 21, 1963. From...

Jan 31, 2020

Lorraine Elizabeth Marie Klinger, age 92 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, January 31, 2020, at Good Samaritan Society – Comforcare in Austin. Lorraine Krause was born in Waseca County, Minnesota, to John and Metha (Schuldt) Krause on March 1, 1927. She attended country school and graduated from Waseca High School in 1945. While in high school...

Jan 30, 2020

Adeline B. Wachlin, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Thursday afternoon, January 30, 2020, at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin, surrounded by her loving family. Adeline Bertha Wuertz was born May 26, 1932, in rural Waltham, Minnesota, the daughter of Alvin and Verona (Bode) Wuertz. She grew up in rural Waltham and graduated from...

Jan 30, 2020

Lawrence “LD” Dale Schewe, age 77 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, January 30, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Lawrence was born April 30, 1942, in Albert Lea, Minnesota, the son of Lawrence and Stella (Nelson) Schewe. He attended schools in both Elkton, Minnesota and Austin, Minnesota. Lawrence was united in marriage to...

Jan 29, 2020

Kermit F. Hoversten, age 91 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, January 29, 2020, at Primrose Retirement Community of Austin, surrounded by his loving family.

He was born June 20, 1928 on a farm just outside of Lynd, Minnesota, to Elias and Martha Hoversten, one of fourteen children. Kermit was baptized and confirmed...

Jan 28, 2020

Shirley A. Hofland, age 90 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, January 28, 2020, at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. She was born on September 15, 1929 to Harry and Stella (Knotts) Teepell in Austin, MN. Shirley attended Freeborn Country School grades 1 – 8 and graduated from Austin High School in 1947. She received...

Jan 26, 2020

William “Bill” Joseph Grover, age 76 of Adams, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Sunday, January 26, 2020, at his home, surrounded by his loving family. Bill was born September 10, 1943, in Austin, Minnesota, to Richard “Clare” and Gae (Greenlee) Grover. He attended Austin High School. On November 28, 1964, he was united in marriage to Mary Louise...

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...

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...

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,...

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...

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...

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....