Obituaries
Gene Lee
Jul 21, 2019
Gene Russell Lee, age 76 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2019 at Grand Meadow Healthcare Center. Gene was born May 23, 1943 to Russell and Agnes (Twedell) Lee in Austin, Minnesota. He attended school in Austin. Gene was in the Woodvale SIL’s Program until moving into Briarwood Group Home in 2008. Gene was a...
Maxine Brady
Jul 20, 2019
Maxine Mae Brady, age 87 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 20, 2019 at St. Mark’s Living of Austin. Maxine was born in Spring Valley, Minnesota on September 9, 1931, to Oscar and Agnes (Freiheit) Huffman. She attended Austin Public Schools. On October 8, 1949, Maxine was united in marriage to Rolland Brady in Austin, Minnesota....
Loretta Haney
Jul 19, 2019
Loretta June Haney, age 94 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, July 19, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Loretta was born June 27, 1925 in rural Steele County, Minnesota, to Earl and Laura (Wilkie) Southworth. She attended school at Faribault and Rose Creek. On May 30, 1942, she married Jonas Haney at the Methodist parsonage in...
Lotus Hanson
Jul 18, 2019
Lotus Ann Hanson, age 81 of Dexter, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 18, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Saint Marys Campus. Lotus was born March 7, 1938 in Waltham Township, the daughter of Edwin and Marie (Anderson) Paape. In 1954, while still in high school, she met Thomas Hanson at the local roller rink. The couple married on...
Peter Nelson
Jul 17, 2019
Peter Jon Nelson, age 34 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away suddenly Wednesday, July 17, 2019 in Austin. Peter was born July 2, 1985 in Austin, Minnesota to Rick and Jean (Davis) Nelson. He graduated from Austin High School in 2003 and then attended Riverland Community College where he graduated with a degree in Maintenance and Mechanics. On...
Burton Kittelson
Jul 17, 2019
Burton A. Kittelson, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Wednesday, July 17, 2019 at home with his wife by his side. Burton was born July 1, 1922 in Austin, Minnesota, to Edward F. and Berthena O. (Stemson) Kittelson. He was baptized at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin. He graduated from Austin High School in...
Duane Smith
Jul 15, 2019
Duane R. Smith, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, July 15, 2019 at Our House Memory Care, Austin. Duane was born in Rock Dell Township, Olmsted County, Minnesota on February 15, 1922 to Noel and Olga (Thorson) Smith. He attended country school in Olmsted County. On October 23, 1948 he was united in marriage to...
Donald Johnson
Jul 13, 2019
Donald LeVoy Johnson, age 89, was welcomed into heaven on July 13, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin surrounded by his loving family. Don was a dedicated family man and beloved friend to many. He never let even the hardest of days defeat his witty sense of humor and love for storytelling. He was a man who persevered, loved hard...
Randy McAlister
Jul 13, 2019
Randy Dean McAlister, age 61 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Saturday, July 13, 2019 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Randy was born January 7, 1958, to Donald and Delores (Klingfus) McAlister in Austin, Minnesota. He graduated from Austin High School in 1976 and he also received a degree in Mechanics from the Austin Vo-Tech. He...
Kenneth Carlson
Jul 12, 2019
Kenneth Carlson, age 88 of Austin, Minnesota passed away Friday, July 12, 2019 at Aurora on France in Edina, Minnesota. Ken was born September 7, 1930 to Ruth and Fred Carlson in Austin, MN. While still in high school, he worked part time in the Hormel Foods Corporation invoice department. Ken graduated from Austin High School in...
David "Dave" Gaines
Jul 11, 2019
David “Dave” Sanford Gaines, age 66 of Cherry Valley, Illinois, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at his home in Cherry Valley. Dave was born April 8, 1953 in San Diego, California, to Harold and Lois (Haverstock) Gaines. He graduated from Morris High School in 1972. Following graduation, Dave enlisted into the United...
Audrey Roberts
Jul 11, 2019
Audrey Corrine Roberts, age 95 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 11, 2019 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. Audrey was born September 11, 1923 in Minneapolis, Minnesota to George and Helga (Holman) Larson and graduated from Roosevelt High School. On January 15, 1944, she married Lyle W. Roberts in Temple, Texas. As a military...
Nina Hendrickson
Jul 9, 2019
Nina Audra-Jean Hendrickson, age 91 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Our House Assisted Living in Austin. Nina was born July 19, 1927 in London Township on the farm, to Earl Dunffee and Estle Earles. She graduated from Lyle High School in 1947. On September 24, 1951, Nina married Ernest Hendrickson at the...
Kathleen Garry
Jul 9, 2019
Kathleen Josephine "Kitty" Garry, 80, died peacefully on July 9, 2019, at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin, Minn., surrounded by family. She was born on Jan. 15, 1939 in Belle Plaine, Minn., to Mark and Dorothy Murphy and attended a country school near the family farm through elementary school. She went on to graduate from Belle Plaine High School...
Darleen Pacovsky
Jul 7, 2019
Darleen M. Pacovsky, age 81 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Sunday, July 7, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Darleen Mavis Morken was born August 9, 1937, in Spring Grove, Minnesota, to Arnold and Helen (Stensgard) Morken. She was baptized and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Spring Grove. Darleen attended school in Spring Grove and...
Michael Harber
Jul 6, 2019
Michael Earl Harber age 69, of Austin, Minnesota, passed away unexpectedly on Saturday morning July 6, 2019 at his home. Michael was born on May 31, 1950, in Austin, Minnesota, the son of Robert and Doris (Mellem) Harber. He graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1968. On April 7, 1979, Michael was united in marriage to...
Elva Thorn
Jul 4, 2019
Elva V. Thorn age 101 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, July 4, 2019 at her home. Elva Valeria Buttshaw was born on April 20, 1918, in Aldrich, Minnesota, the daughter of Elmer and Dora (Draves) Buttshaw. She graduated from Staples High School in 1936. On September 6, 1937, Elva was united in marriage to Harold Thorn in Wadena,...
Lori Donkers
Jul 3, 2019
Lori M. Donkers, age 47, of Maple Grove and formerly of Austin, passed away peacefully surrounded by family and friends on Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at North Memorial Medical Center in Robbinsdale. Lori was born to Ralph and Rosemary Donkers on July 23rd, 1971 in Austin, Minnesota. She spent the first 19 years of her life in Austin and enjoyed...
Scott Nash
Jul 3, 2019
Scott Frank Nash, age 60 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family Wednesday, July 3, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Hospital Rochester, Methodist Campus. Scott was born October 5, 1958, in Austin, Minnesota, to Kenneth and Frances (Myers) Nash. He grew up and attended school in Austin. Scott proudly served his country in the...
John Goergen
Jul 3, 2019
John Francis Goergen, age 69, of Austin, passed away unexpectedly July 3, 2019 at his home. John was born December 1, 1949 in Mason City, IA to Bernard “Bennie” and Beatrice “Beattie” (Mullenbach) Goergen. He grew up in Johnsburg, MN and graduated from Adams High School, Adams, MN. John married Pat Frein in 1974 and they were later divorced. They...
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