Obituaries

Apr 19, 2019

David “Tuey” Lawrence Tschann, age 81, died peacefully at his home Good Friday Morning, April 19, 2019. David was born January 12, 1938 in Austin, MN to Felix and Mary (Irvin) Tschann. He was a lifelong resident of Austin, graduating from St. Augustine (Pacelli) High School. On April 27, 1957, he married the love of his life Delores Belshan at...

Apr 17, 2019

Michael Dean Bell, age 68 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Wednesday, April 17, 2019 at the Minneapolis VA Health Care System. Michael was born on November 7, 1950 in Austin, Minnesota, to Donald and Jeanette (Ingvalson) Bell. He graduated from Austin High School in 1968. He then went on to attended Austin Technical College for Carpentry, Farm...

Apr 15, 2019

Kelly Jean Martin, age 52, Austin, MN, died Monday, April 15, 2019 at home with family. Kelly was born in Austin, MN on June 3, 1966 to Paul Underdahl and Judy Giesler. Kelly graduated from Pacelli High School. On October 31, 2015 she was united in marriage to Christopher Martin. Kelly loved to go camping, fishing and campfires. She loved...

Apr 15, 2019

Darwin “Bob” L. Freitag, age 93 of Mankato, Minnesota, formerly of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Monday, April 15, 2019 at New Perspective Senior Living in Mankato, Minnesota. Bob was born on July 6, 1925 in Hayfield, Minnesota, the son of Elmer and Fern (Lewis) Freitag. He graduated from Austin High School in 1943. After graduation, Bob worked...

Apr 14, 2019

Allen Paul Schulz, age 81 of Austin, Minnesota, died Sunday April 14, 2019 at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin of heart failure. Al was born on September 28, 1937 in Hayfield to Theodore and Leona (Faber) Schulz. He was baptized and confirmed in the Christian faith at Trinity Lutheran Church, rural Waltham where he attended Christian...

Apr 14, 2019

Eric K. Kneeskern, age 63, of Austin, died Sunday, April 14, 2019 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. A Celebration of Life for Eric will be held 3 PM Monday April 22, 2019 at Mayer Funeral Home. Service Information Visitation

Monday, April 22 2019 3:00 PM - 4:00 PM

Mayer Funeral Home 600 2nd Street NW...

Apr 13, 2019

Svenn A. Sollid, 83 of Austin, MN, passed away peacefully on April 13, 2019 at St. Mark’s Nursing Home Memory Care. He was born and grew up in a small copper mining town in Norway called Sulitjelma, north of the Arctic Circle. As a young boy, he survived the occupation of Norway during WWII by escaping to Sweden for a...

Apr 12, 2019

David C. Hatle, age 75 of Austin, Minnesota, passed away Friday, April 12, 2019 at his home. David was born in Breckenridge, Minnesota to Merle and Myrtle (Johanson) Hatle on January 27, 1944. He attended Adams High School, graduating in 1962. David was a farmer most of his life, he also worked as a milk hauler and...

Apr 8, 2019

Mavis Louise (Peterson) Miller went to walk with the Lord on April 8, 2019. There to greet her were her parents Clifford and Olive Peterson; her father and mother-in-law Ed and Evelyn Miller; husband Raymond Miller; brother Clayton Peterson; sister-in-law Mary Peterson; brothers and sisters-in-law Francis and Elaine Miller and Wayne and Leona Miller; niece Beth Berhow; and many dear...

Apr 4, 2019

Brian K. Miller, age 52, of Austin Brian was born on April 5, 1966 in Austin and passed away at St. Mary’s hospital in Rochester on Thursday, April 4, 2019. If you didn’t have the chance to meet Brian he would have been recognized by his deep blue eyes and his kind soul. Brian was an avid dart player, lover...

Apr 4, 2019

Larry L. Zirkler, age 76 of Austin, Minnesota, died Thursday, April 4, 2019 at Our House Assisted Living in Austin.  He was born January 22, 1943 to Julie (Mielke) and Bernard Zirkler in Austin where he grew up.  After graduating from Austin High School in 1961, he served in the United States Army.  He had a long...

Apr 3, 2019

Darlene E. Culton, age 72, of Austin, died Wednesday, April 3, 2019 at her home. Darlene was born November 25, 1946 in Austin to Everett and Edna (Peach) Ulwelling. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School. Darlene then went on to nursing school where she received her LPN license. She worked as a nurse at St....

Apr 2, 2019

Celine “Mae” Schechinger, age 91 of Grand Meadow, Minnesota, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2019 at Grand Meadow Senior Living. Celine Mae Kohorst was born on June 18, 1927, on the family farm in Wheatland Township, Carroll County Iowa, to Joseph and Mary (Steinkemp) Kohorst. She attended Saint John’s Catholic School, until 8th grade, after which she...

Mar 31, 2019

Henry Richard “Hank” Shawback, Jr., age 86 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Sunday afternoon, March 31, 2019 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie surrounded by his loving family.  Born May 14, 1932 to Getta (Gilbertson) and Henry William Shawback, Sr., Hank grew up near Hayfield where he graduated from high school in 1951. ...

Mar 28, 2019

Joan Ardith McFarland was born November 25, 1924 near Erskine, MN and blessed us with ninety-four wonderful years. She died at Sacred Heart Assisted Living on March 28, 2019. Her family moved to Austin when she was two years old where she grew up. After graduating from Austin HS, she went to work for the Geo. A. Hormel Co. in...

Mar 27, 2019

Kenneth John Heimer, age 89, of Austin, died Wednesday, March 27, 2019 at Saint Mark's Lutheran Home. Kenneth was born January 9, 1930 in Johnsburg, Minnesota to Joseph and Julia (Krebsbach) Heimer. On February 4, 1959 he was united in marriage to Evelyn Berg at Saint John's Catholic Church in Johnsburg, Minnesota. The couple resided in Austin, Minnesota where Kenneth...

Mar 26, 2019

Mary Helen Schleicher, age 97 of Austin, Minnesota, died Tuesday, March 26, 2019, at Mayo Clinic Health System in Austin. She was born September 16, 1921, in Springfield, Illinois, the daughter of John and Lena Marie (Blase) Maslo. She was baptized October 16, 1921, and confirmed at Trinity Lutheran Church in Springfield. Following high school graduation, she...

Mar 23, 2019

Carolyn A. Haubenschild, age 78 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away peacefully Saturday evening, March 23, 2019 at Homestead Hospice House in Owatonna surrounded by her loving family. Carolyn was born on January 4, 1941, in Albert Lea Minnesota, to Arthur and Crystal Andersen. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School in 1959. On June 27, 1959...

Mar 21, 2019

Robert Duane Johnson, age 84 of Blooming Prairie, Minnesota, passed away Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie. Robert was born on January 14, 1935, in Freeborn County, to Ronald and Volberg (Anderson) Johnson. He attended Blooming Prairie High School. In 1955, Robert enlisted into the United States Army serving until his...

Mar 21, 2019

Carl Norman Pink, age 75, of Austin, died Thursday, March 21, 2019 at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie. Carl was born September 25, 1943 in St. Paul, Minnesota to Carl and Jeanette (Lehmann) Pink. He grew up in St. Paul and graduated from the University of Minnesota. Carl was also in the Naval Air Reserve. On January 27, 1968 he...