Obituaries

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Jun 10, 2015

Ordella Magdalena Rolfson, 93, of Austin, died Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Ordella was born in Austin on June 20, 1921 to John and Magdalena (Kline) Shaw. She attended grade school in Austin. Ordella was very active in sports in high school. She graduated Austin High School in 1939. On August 30, 1941, she...

May 30, 2015

Samuel Belinski, 96, of Austin, died on Saturday, May 30, 2015 at his home. Sam was born in Gorham, North Dakota on February 15, 1919 to Nick and Paraska (Haverlock) Belinski. He attended school through the 8th grade and went to work for CCC when he was 16. Sam worked on several farms in western North Dakota. On August 17,...

May 27, 2015

James “Jim” Myler Delaney died at Our House Memory Care in Austin on May 27, 2015, at the age of 93. He was born June 18, 1921 in East St. Louis, Illinois to Edward and Loretta (Myler) Delaney. He was one of ten children. After high school graduation, Jim was drafted by the St. Louis Cardinals and played a short...

May 24, 2015

Roger James Walsh, age 96, of Austin, passed away on Sunday, May 24, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Roger was born May 19, 1919 in Lyle, MN to Clarence and Theresa (Murphy) Walsh. He attended a one room school house in Lyle Township through eighth grade; always ranked “first in his class” since he was the only one. He...

May 15, 2015

Laurie Kay (Nipp) Royer, age 53, of Austin, passed away Friday, May 15, 2015 at her home surrounded by her family after a long battle with a rare cancer. Laurie was born December 2, 1961 in Madison, South Dakota to Virgil and Bonnie Nipp. She grew up in Austin and graduated from Austin High School, and attended Wesleyan College in...

May 15, 2015

Clifford H. Tindal, age 76, of Mapleview, died Friday, May 15, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Cliff was born February 10, 1939 in Austin to Samuel and Anna (Weiss) Tindal. He was united in marriage to Carolyn Tindal. Survivors include his wife, Carolyn, Mapleview; two brothers, Bruce (Annie) Tindal, Whittier, CA, Gene Tindal, Brownsdale; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law; nieces and...

May 13, 2015

Dean W. Niehuis, age 87, of Austin, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. A memorial service will be held 10 am on Tuesday, May 19, 2015 at Christ Episcopal Church. Service Information Service

Tuesday, May 19 2015 10:00 AM

Christ Episcopal Church Austin MN 55912

May 5, 2015

Sheila Anne Ryan, age 64, of Charlestown, MA, and formerly of Austin passed away on Tuesday, May 5, 2015 at the home of her sister, Barbara, in Austin. Prior to her passing she was cared for by her loving sisters, Carol, Barbara, and Patti. Sheila was born January 13, 1951 in Austin to George and Edith (Jahn) Ryan. She grew...

May 3, 2015

Barbara A. Nerad, 90, of Austin, died Sunday, May 3, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Barbara was born in Hedrick, Iowa on March 12, 1925 to Edward and Cortney (Smith) Webb. She attended and graduated high school in Iowa. Barbara married John Varenhorst in 1942 and to this union, two children were born; Susan and Reid. Barbara...

May 2, 2015

Carol Ann (Klapperich) Osmundson, 78, of Austin, died Saturday, May 2, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Carol was born on the family farm in Meyer, IA on April 21, 1937 to William and Margaret (Huemann) Klapperich. She attended and graduated from Pacelli High School in 1956. Carol worked for Younkers in the customer service department for over 25...