Obituaries

Raymond Waters

Raymond Waters

Apr 27, 2015

Raymond John Waters, age 84, of Austin, died Monday, April 27, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Ray was born January 2, 1931 in Osage, Iowa to Burall D. and Katherine M. (Haehn) Waters, and was baptized at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. The family moved to Mitchell, South Dakota in 1931. Ray attended Holy Family Catholic Church and Notre Dame...

Frances Charnecki

Frances Charnecki

Apr 22, 2015

Frances Mae Charnecki, age 61, of Austin, died Wednesday, April 22, 2015 in the comfort of her own home after a courageous two year battle with cancer. Fran was born February 6, 1954 in Albert Lea to Luverne and Norma (Stalheim) Jorgenson. She grew up in Austin where she graduated from high school in 1972. Fran had a lifelong career...

William Klingfus

William Klingfus

Apr 11, 2015

William “Bill” Otto Klingfus, 74, of Austin, died unexpectedly on Saturday, April 11, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Bill was born in Austin on May 7, 1940 to Otto and Anna (Barnholzer) Klingfus. He attended school and graduated from Austin High School in 1958. He worked for Thompson & Lewison Excavating. Bill continued to work for Lewison when...

Aurelia Guiney

Aurelia Guiney

Apr 9, 2015

Aurelia Dorothea Guiney, 87, of Austin died on April 9, 2015 at her home with family by her side. Aurelia was born on January 8, 1928 in Austin to Laurence J. Laudet and Dorothea (Tennessen) Laudet. She graduated from St. Augustine High School in 1946 and attended the College of St. Teresa in Winona. She worked as Office Manager at...

Antonio Cutino

Antonio Cutino

Apr 5, 2015

Antonio Montoya-Cutino, 70, of Austin, passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2015 at his home. Antonio was born in Bayamo, Cuba on June 14, 1944 to Antonio Montoya-Reyes and Luz Maria Olivia Cutino. He grew up in Cuba and served in the military. He came to the United States in 1980. He held a variety of jobs throughout his lifetime....

Louise Hall

Louise Hall

Apr 3, 2015

Louise Hall, 102, of Austin, died on Friday, April 3, 2015 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. Louise was born in Pleasantville, Iowa on July 12, 1912 to Lloyd and Leila (Walker) Wall. Her early childhood was in Iowa until she turned 6 and her family moved to North Dakota. Ten years later, when she was 16, they moved...

Arlean Quackenbush

Arlean Quackenbush

Mar 21, 2015

Arlean J. Quackenbush, 85, formerly of Austin and Albert Lea, died Saturday, March 21, 2015 at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park, MN. Arlean was born in LaMoure, North Dakota on May 26, 1929 to Herman and Irene (Anderson) Henrikson. She grew up in LaMoure and graduated from LaMoure High School in 1946. Arlean was an excellent student and graduated...

John Capp

John Capp

Mar 14, 2015

John L. Capp, age 93, of Austin, died Saturday, March 14, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. John was born March 23, 1921 in Austin to John J. and Mary (Sloan) Capp. He was baptized, made his First Communion, and was confirmed at St. Augustine Catholic Church. John went to Columbus grade school and graduated from St. Augustine High School....

Robert Nystel

Robert Nystel

Mar 13, 2015

Robert “Bob” L. Nystel, 63, of Austin, died unexpectedly on Friday, March 13th, 2015 at Mayo Clinic Health System Austin. Bob was born in Austin on November 27, 1951 to John and Virginia “Ginger” (Mauer) Nystel. He was a graduate of Austin High School in 1970. He then attended Riverland College. Bob was involved in managing and booking bands. He...

Elizabeth Hoban

Elizabeth Hoban

Mar 12, 2015

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Hoban, age 63, of Mankato and formerly of Austin, died Thursday, March 12, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital in Rochester. Betty was born December 18, 1951 in Austin to Bernard and Clara (Guile) Hoban. In 1971 Betty graduated from Austin High School, then Mankato State University, and Rasmussen Business College. Betty worked at Young America Corporation and...

Gretchen Wangen

Gretchen Wangen

Mar 10, 2015

Gretchen Lois Wangen, age 93, of Austin, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Gretchen was born June 22, 1921 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the youngest child of Kathryn (Mayer) and W.L. Van Camp. When she was 14 she moved to Austin, Minnesota where she graduated from Austin High School in 1938. While employed at the Northwestern...

Inez Nuzum

Inez Nuzum

Mar 7, 2015

Inez “Inie” Gertrude Nuzum, 91, of Austin, died Saturday, March 7, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Inez was born in Freeborn County on June 26, 1923 to Charles and Dorothy (Skamfor) Bailey. She attended various grade schools in small towns around Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1941. During WWII, she worked in the lab...

Virgil Fry

Virgil Fry

Feb 22, 2015

Virgil Mathias Fry, 87, of Austin, died peacefully on Sunday, February 22, 2015 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. Virgil was born in Burton Township, Yellow Medicine County MN, on March 6, 1927 to Mathias and Julia (Ademmer) Fry. He attended school in the St. Leo area. He enlisted in the US Army on July 6, 1945 and served...

Ida Wicks

Ida Wicks

Feb 19, 2015

Ida Josephine Wicks, 92, of Faribault and formerly of Austin, died of natural causes at her home on Thursday, February 19, 2015. Ida was the eighth child born to Alexander and Alvina (Quimette) Martin on September 6, 1922 on the family farm in Crystal Lake Township (Comstock) Wisconsin. On December 4, 1942, Ida married Walter Joseph Wicks. After Walter returned...

Inez Waters

Inez Waters

Feb 17, 2015

Inez Mary Walsh Waters, 94, of Austin, died Tuesday, February 17, 2015 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Inez was born in Dubuque, IA on June 12, 1920 to Joseph and Marie (Haley) Walsh. She attended grade school and graduated from Visitation High School in 1939 in Dubuque. Inez graduated with a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Iowa...

Sylvia Brimacomb

Sylvia Brimacomb

Feb 9, 2015

Sylvia E. Brimacomb, 96, formerly of Austin, died Monday, February 9, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society in Albert Lea, where she had been a resident for a number of years. Sylvia was born in Austin on February 19, 1918 to Enoch and Belle (Holmes) Hall. She attended school in Austin. Sylvia married Maitland Brimacomb April 25, 1941. She was a...

Cyrilla Rockers

Cyrilla Rockers

Feb 7, 2015

Cyrilla Elizabeth Rockers, age 98, of Austin, passed from this life on February 7, 2015 at Good Samaritan Society Comforcare. Cyrilla Mueller was born on November 28, 1916 – the firstborn of 13 children to John and Elizabeth Mueller. She grew up on a farm in the German-speaking community of Meyer, Iowa during the Great Depression years, and moved to...

Junior Conner

Junior Conner

Jan 24, 2015

Junior Lee Conner, 86, of Austin, died on Saturday, January 24, 2015 at Our House Memory Care in Austin. Junior was born in Le Mars, IA on May 26, 1928 to Nathan and Eva (Miller) Conner. He attended grade school in the Iowa area and ended up working for local farmers there after his education. Junior drove for a cab...

Walter Marreel

Walter Marreel

Jan 22, 2015

Walter Robert Marreel, 94, of Austin, died on Thursday, January 22, 2015 surrounded by his loving family, at Comforcare in Austin. Walter was born on January 14, 1921 to Hector and Herminea (Parmentier) Marreel, on their family farm near Carpenter, IA. After his schooling, Walter worked on the farm with Hector until Walter enlisted in the US Army Air Corp....

Lorraine Meyer

Lorraine Meyer

Jan 17, 2015

Lorraine L. Meyer, 93, died peacefully on January 17, 2015 in Austin. Lorraine, or preferably Lori, was born May 5, 1921 in Iona, Minnesota to Isadore and Mary Lieb. Lori worked at a drug store in Des Moines, IA after graduating from Paulina High School in Paulina, IA. The family moved to a farm in Zimmerman, MN when Lori was...

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