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F.H. "Bud" Eisterhold
Sep 2, 2015
F.H. “Bud” Eisterhold, 89, of Brownsdale, passed away while surrounded by his family on Wednesday, September 2, 2015 at Season’s Hospice House in Rochester. Bud was born January 13, 1926 in Pittsville, Wisconsin to George and Dora (Gubbels) Eisterhold. In 1927, they moved to Stacyville, Iowa where Bud attended Visitation Catholic School. In 1940, Bud’s family moved to Taopi, Minnesota...
Arnold Felten
Aug 29, 2015
Arnold A. Felten, 77, of Rose Creek, MN died Saturday, August 29, 2015, at Homestead Hospice in Owatonna, MN less than a month after being diagnosed with pancreatic and liver cancer. Arnie was born April 24, 1938 in Nevada Township near Rose Creek to John B. and Elizabeth (Wagner) Felten. He graduated from Rose Creek High School in 1956 and...
Thelma "Tiny" Arens
Aug 20, 2015
Thelma “Tiny” Elzine Arens, 82, of Austin, died Thursday, August 20, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Thelma was born in Rockford, IL to Horace and Flora Cloyd on August 23, 1932. She grew up in the Rockford area. On November 17, 1953, Thelma married John Duane Arens. They moved to Austin and raised their two sons there. Thelma...
Richard Keating
Aug 7, 2015
Richard J. Keating, 85, of Austin, died Friday, August 7, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Dick was born in St. Paul on April 20, 1930 to Melba Keating. He attended Catholic school in Austin and graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1948. After graduation he started his 42 year career at Hormel Foods in Austin MN. He...
Gladys Hackensmith
Aug 7, 2015
Gladys Mae Hackensmith, 93, of Austin, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Our House Memory Care in Austin. Gladys was born in Austin on April 6, 1922 to Irvin and Pauline (Thompson) Wolfe. She attended school at Lincoln Elementary and Austin High School. After her schooling, she worked at a café in Spring Valley and also at Comforcare in Austin....
Hilda Turner
Aug 7, 2015
Hilda Marie Turner, 85, of Austin, died Friday, August 07, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Hilda was born in Blooming Prairie on May 27, 1930 to John Joseph and Marie Augusta (Peterka) Fiebiger. She was Homecoming Queen and met her high school sweetheart and future husband, Norman Turner, all at Blooming Prairie High School. She graduated in 1948....
Jane Wallis
Aug 6, 2015
Jane Luella Wallis, 73, of Austin, died Thursday, August 6, 2015 at her home. Jane was born in Austin on October 19, 1941 to Melbourne and Bedelia (Meyer) Nack. She attended grade school in Austin and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1959. After her schooling, she moved to Arizona and became a fitness instructor. She met the father of...
Walbertha Brown
Jul 25, 2015
Walbertha “Bertha” Mary Brown, 96, formerly of Rose Creek, died Saturday, July 25, 2015 at her daughter’s home in Rochester. Bertha was born on the family farm near Stacyville, Iowa on April 26, 1919 to Fred and Emma (Weninger) Steiger. She attended Visitation Catholic Grade School in Stacyville. After her schooling, she worked on the family farm located between Stacyville...
Jon Heuton
Jul 19, 2015
Jon Michael Heuton, age 50, of Austin, went to pick petunias in Heaven on Sunday, July 19, 2015. Jon was born September 12, 1964 in San Diego, California to Barb and Ronald Heuton. On July 17, 2003 he married Christi Bierhorst. They moved to Austin in March 2006. Jon loved all sports and taking care of the petunias in his...
Ruth Rasmussen
Jul 18, 2015
Ruth M. Rasmussen, age 90, of Austin, died Saturday, July 18, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Ruth was born December 4, 1924 near Rose Creek, Minnesota to Alfred and Anna (Rossow) Ruland. After graduating from high school she attended Minneapolis Business College. On her 20th birthday she enlisted in the SPARS, U.S. Coast Guard. She took her training in...
Barbara Yerhot
Jul 14, 2015
Barbara Ellen Yerhot, age 85, of Austin, died Tuesday, July 14, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Barb was born February 20, 1930 in Austin to William and Gertrude Bitker. She graduated from Austin High School and lived her whole life in Austin. On June 21, 1950 she married Ray Yerhot in Medford, Minnesota. She attended St. Augustine Catholic Church...
Dorothy Weis
Jul 9, 2015
Dorothy Loretta Weis, 92, of Austin, passed away on Thursday, July 9, 2015 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. Dorothy was born in Austin on July 22, 1922 to John Joseph and Clara Elizabeth (Enright) Walsh. She was a graduate of St. Augustine High School in 1940. Dorothy married James F. Weis on July 5, 1943 and had 7...
John Thill
Jul 7, 2015
John "Jack" Thill Jr., 90, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, passed away at Bethesda Hospital in St. Paul, Minnesota on Tuesday July 7, 2015 from complications related to pneumonia. Jack was born on December 10, 1924 in Rose Creek, Minnesota, to John and Marie (Lindsay) Thill. He grew up in Rose Creek and Austin, Minnesota. Jack graduated from the College of...
Marianna Grimes
Jul 6, 2015
Marianna Agnes (Commorato) Grimes, affectionately known as “Nick’s little sister”, passed away Monday, July 6th, 2015, one month after her 97th birthday, at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie, MN. Marianna’s family came to Milwaukee, WI in 1913 from Chiusa Sclafani, Sicily. She was very proud of her Italian Heritage. Marianna was born June 6th, 1918, the youngest child...
Magdeline Christiansen
Jun 23, 2015
Magdeline “Mick” Christiansen, 95, of Austin, died Tuesday, June 23, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Mick was born in Superior, WI on September 14, 1919 to Angeline and Joseph Maciosek. She attended school in Rutledge, MN. On February 5, 1938, Mick married James E. Christiansen. To this union, three children were born, James, Gary and Pam. Mick worked with...
Catherine Krebsbach
Jun 19, 2015
Catherine Anne “Catie” “Cat” Krebsbach, age 32, of Austin, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at her home. Catie was born January 26, 1983 in Austin to Joseph and Sharon (Frein) Krebsbach. She attended Queen of Angels School through the 7th grade and graduated from Lyle High School. Cat loved children. She worked at Kids Korner from 2001-2004, the Discovery Learning...
Patricia Stevens
Jun 19, 2015
Patricia Marguerite Stevens, age 84, of Austin, died Friday, June 19, 2015 at Comforcare Good Samaritan Center. Pat was born May 10, 1931 in Austin to Dennis and Elizabeth (Friske) Deneen. She graduated from Columbus High School in 1949. On June 20, 1949 she married Bernard Helebrant. They had four children before divorcing in 1968. On November 24, 1972 she...
Alice Snater
Jun 17, 2015
Alice E. Snater, age 78, of Austin, died Wednesday, June 17, 2015 at her home. Alice Elizabeth Kautzky was born June 27, 1936 near Perry, Iowa to Paul and Nona (Crellin) Kautzky. Alice attended school at Washington Township Consolidated School and St. Patrick’s Catholic High School in Perry, Iowa graduating in 1953 from St. Patrick’s. She married Orville W. Snater...
Joyce Sizer
Jun 13, 2015
Joyce Kathleen Sizer, born in Butterfield, a longtime resident of Austin, passed peacefully at home in the presence of loved ones on June 13, 2015. Joyce took great pride in her skill and expertise as a secretary and office manager. She worked for a period of time at the old Scheid Plumbing before beginning employment as an executive secretary at...
Carol Decker
Jun 12, 2015
Carol Kay Decker, 72, of Austin, died Friday, June 12, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society-Comforcare in Austin. Carol was born in Sargeant, MN on March 8, 1943 to Henry and Gitta (Gilbertson) Shawback Sr. She attended surrounding area schools. Carol married Donald Decker on July 28, 1961. To this union, four children were born; Edward, Danniel, Christine and Mark. Carol...
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