Obituaries

Genevieve Wagner

Genevieve Wagner

Jun 25, 2014

Genevieve “Jenny” Wagner, 91, of Austin, died peacefully on June 25, 2014 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Jenny was born in Albany, MN to Rudolph and Alma (Schleppbach) Hanauska on September 4, 1922. She married Willard Wagner in 1944 and they moved to Austin. She belonged to St. Augustine Rosary Society, Sacred Heart Hospice Auxiliary and Melody of...

Eleanor Mcallister

Eleanor Mcallister

Jun 21, 2014

Eleanor Helen McAllister, age 91, beloved Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother, passed away on Saturday, June 21, 2014 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Eleanor was born April 28, 1923 in New Hampton, IA. She was the youngest of ten children born to Joseph and Lena (Weber) Hackman. When she was young, the family moved to Winona, MN, where...

Elizabeth Hart

Elizabeth Hart

Jun 19, 2014

Elizabeth A. Hart, age 88, of Austin, died Thursday, June 19, 2014 at Sacred Heart Care Center. Elizabeth Ann Enright was born July 20, 1925 at St. Olaf Hospital in Austin, Minnesota. She was the third of four children of William J. and Marian R. (Taylor) Enright. Betty lived on a farm in Rose Creek, Minnesota until age three, at...

Bernard Schaefer

Bernard Schaefer

Jun 14, 2014

Bernard Joseph Schaefer, 82, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2014 at Golden Living Center East in Rochester MN. He passed away the same day as his partner in crime his nephew Bruce Schaefer 41 years ago and now they are on their way to trap shoot together. Bernard was born on March 25, 1933 at home in Austin to Joseph...

Kenneth Heise

Kenneth Heise

Jun 10, 2014

Kenneth E. Heise, 89, one the last of the “Greatest Generation”, went home to the Lord on Tuesday, June 10th, 2014 at the Good Samaritan Home in Stillwater, MN. On February 11th, 1925, Ken was born to Tony and Irene Heise in Mankato, MN. With his beloved sister Phyllis and his brothers Norman and Raymond, the Heise family faced the...

Joyce Gerber

Joyce Gerber

Jun 2, 2014

Joyce "Charlene" Gerber, 87 of Austin, MN died on Monday, June 2, 2014 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. Charlene was born in Spencer, Iowa on October 1, 1926 to Holger and Blanche Flink. When she was 16 years old, her family moved to a farm in the Austin area. She graduated from Austin High School. She married Eugene Gerber at...

Ruth Przytarski

Ruth Przytarski

May 31, 2014

Ruth Lucretia Przytarski, 93, of Shakopee and formerly of Austin, died Saturday, May 31, 2014 at her residence in Shakopee. She was born in Cashton, WI on March 23, 1921 to Edward and Teresa (Bates) Quinn. She graduated high school and attended a couple of years of college before she married Daniel J. Przytarski on August 6, 1946 in Cashton,...

Ruth Muhlbauer

Ruth Muhlbauer

May 30, 2014

Ruth Loretta Muhlbauer, 72, of Austin, died Friday, May 30, 2014 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. Ruth was born on January 2, 1942 to Edmund and Loretta (Fink) Bissen. She attended grade school and high school in Austin and graduated in 1959. She married James Muhlbauer on July 18, 1959 at St. Augustine’s Catholic Church in Austin. They...

Thomas Forstner

Thomas Forstner

May 29, 2014

Thomas James Forstner a longtime Austin resident and retired Hormel Foods Corporation employee, died Thursday, May 29, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home in Austin. He was 88. Tom was born March 24, 1926 in Madelia, MN, the son of Theodore and Mary Forstner. He graduated from Madelia High School in 1944 and was inducted into the U.S. Army that...

Earl Dahmen

Earl Dahmen

May 23, 2014

Earl J. Dahmen, age 85, of Mapleview, died Friday, May 23, 2014 at his home. Earl was born January 1, 1929 in Sioux Falls, South Dakota to Joseph and Olive (Wilkerson) Dahmen. They moved to Austin in 1933. He married LaVonne Skauge in Austin. The couple moved to Mapleview in 1950. Earl worked in construction. He enjoyed cooking, boxing, going...

Frank Karnes

Frank Karnes

May 3, 2014

Frank A. Karnes, 71, of Austin, passed away in his home, surrounded by his wife and children, on Saturday, May 3, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. He was born on June 14, 1942 in Omaha, Nebraska to John Sr. and Violet (Iverson) Karnes. Frank grew up in Austin, graduating from Austin High School in 1960. He enlisted in...

Beverly Walker

Beverly Walker

Apr 29, 2014

Beverly "Bev" Walker, 74, of Austin, died Tuesday, April 29, 2014 at St. Lucas Care Center in Faribault. She was born in Austin on April 4, 1940 to Nolan and Helen (Belshan) Lang. She attended school in Austin and graduated in 1958 from Austin High School. Bev married Elsworth Walker on October 9, 1958 in Mapleview. Elsworth and Bev made...

Carol Murphy

Carol Murphy

Apr 26, 2014

Carol Jane Murphy, 78 of Austin, Minnesota died Saturday, April 26, 2014 at Hillcrest Living Center of Wayzata, MN. She passed away on The Feast of our Lady of Good Counsel, a day set aside to honor the Blessed Virgin Mary. For those who knew Carol her relationship with Mary was an important part of her Catholic faith. She was...

Terrance Dilley

Terrance Dilley

Apr 25, 2014

Terrance Norman Dilley, 73, of Austin, died Friday, April 25 at home, surrounded by his family. Terry was born on May 20, 1940 in Huron, SD to Norman and Marian Dilley. After moving many times throughout his childhood (his father was in the grocery business), Terry graduated from high school in Pierre, SD. He attended Catholic University in Washington, D.C....

Crystal Irvin

Crystal Irvin

Apr 24, 2014

Crystal “Chris” E. Irvin, 85 of Austin, died Thursday evening at Comfortcare Center in Austin. She was born in rural Freeborn County on October 23, 1928 to Ben and Amanda (Sathre) Christianson. She attended school in Stewartville. On June 7, 1947, she married Paul Irvin in Austin. Chris was a dedicated homemaker who loved raising her children and taking care...

Vytallis Thomas

Vytallis Thomas

Apr 14, 2014

Vytallis Ernestine “Talley” Thomas, 92, of Austin, died Monday, April 14, 2014 at the Adams Health Care Center. Talley was born in South Dakota on March 21, 1922 to Ernest and Elizabeth Louise Ann (Giese) Seeman. She attended school in Duluth, Minneapolis and then married Phillip Roskop when she was 17. Talley and Phillip owned and operated the Austin Cab...

Stanley Cimmiyotti

Stanley Cimmiyotti

Apr 10, 2014

Stanley G. Cimmiyotti, age 75, of Sargeant, died Thursday, April 10, 2014 at Prairie Manor in Blooming Prairie. Stan was born August 13, 1938 in Iowa to Joe and Helen (Fischbach) Cimmiyotti. He married Carol Heimer on August 27, 1961 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin. Stan worked at the American Can Company in Austin and he was...

Rose Deutschman

Rose Deutschman

Apr 7, 2014

Rose M. Deutschman, 98, of Austin, died Monday, April 07, 2014 at the Adams Health Care Center. She was born on September 5, 1915, in Red Lake Falls, MN, the daughter of John and Martha (Adler) Deutschman. She was baptized and confirmed at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Red Lake Falls. Rose graduated from Lafayette High School in 1933. She...

Donnamae Cockrell

Donnamae Cockrell

Mar 20, 2014

Donnamae Evelyn Cockrell, 68, of Austin, died unexpectedly at her home on Thursday, March 20, 2014. Donnamae was born in Austin on December 3, 1945 to Donald Everett and Julia Bertha (Koenigs) Belden. She graduated from Austin High School and moved to Las Vegas, NV. Donnamae worked as an underwriter for several different loan companies throughout the Las Vegas area....

Margaret Rossow

Margaret Rossow

Mar 17, 2014

Margaret L. Rossow, age 90, of Austin, died Monday, March 17, 2014 at St. Mark’s Lutheran Home. Margaret was born December 30, 1923 to Nels and Beate (Christiansen) Orwick. She grew up in rural Mower County. Margaret was baptized and confirmed at Red Oak Grove Lutheran Church. She graduated from Blooming Prairie High School. On October 5, 1946 she was...

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