Obituaries

Mildred Perl

Mildred Perl

Jun 5, 2013

Mildred Sophie Perl, age 99, of Austin, died Wednesday, June 5, 2013, one month before her 100th birthday, at Sacred Heart Care Center. Mildred was born July 3, 1913 to Rose Dora (Gute) and John P. Peterson in Austin, Minnesota. She married Norman Henry Perl on September 17, 1931. He passed away in December 1968. Mildred was a charter member...

Genevieve Arndt

Genevieve Arndt

Jun 4, 2013

Genevieve Mary Arndt, 97, of Austin, Minnesota died Tuesday, June 4, 2013 at Comforcare Good Samaritan in Austin. She was born October 31,1915, the ninth of ten children to the Irish family of Dan and Katie (Shugrue) Gorman, in Thunder Hawk, South Dakota. The family moved to Austin, Minnesota when Genevieve was a young girl. There, she completed her education...

Robert Hallman

Robert Hallman

Jun 1, 2013

Robert Eugene Hallman, Sr., 90, of Austin, Minnesota, died Saturday morning June 1, 2013 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in Austin. He was born May 4, 1923 in Austin to Claude Hallman and Ellen Anderson Hallman. Bob attended Austin schools and was active in athletics. He served his country during WWII in the US Navy, stationed on destroyers in the...

Nancy Krueger

Nancy Krueger

May 28, 2013

Nancy Joan Krueger, age 72, of Austin, died Tuesday, May 28, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family and friends. Nancy was born February 19, 1941 in Austin to Laurence and Edna (Johnson) Gaskill. She grew up in Austin where she graduated from high school. Nancy was united in marriage to John George. They were blessed with four children,...

Clayton Meyer

Clayton Meyer

May 26, 2013

Clayton Dale Meyer, age 82, of Austin, died Sunday, May 26, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin. Clayton was born October 14, 1930 in Nevada Township, Minnesota to Clarence and Clara (Larson) Meyer. He attended a one room rural school, Pinehurst, in Nevada Township in the Lyle, Minnesota area. Clayton served his country in the United States Army with the...

Julia Deick

Julia Deick

May 20, 2013

Julia, "Judy" Anastasia (Adams) Deick, of Austin, Minnesota passed away peacefully on May 20, 2013 at Faribault Senior Living. Best known as Judy to family and friends, she was born to Frank and Lois Adams in Stacyville, Iowa on February 10, 1922. Her wisdom went far beyond her years of education. She was raised on a farm during the 1930's....

Adam Dieser

Adam Dieser

May 16, 2013

Adam Peter Dieser, age 82, of Austin, passed away on Thursday, May 16, 2013 due to complications of Alzheimers Disease. Adam was born in 1931 at home in Austin. He was the youngest of 16 children. After serving in the U.S. Marines, during the Korean War effort, Adam returned to Austin to settle down. He married Shirle Jean O'Shaughnessy, his...

Delores Kronebusch

Delores Kronebusch

May 16, 2013

Delores Sarah Kronebush, 95, of Austin, Minnesota died Thursday, May 16, 2013 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin.She was born on February 6, 1918 in a farmhouse near Fountain City, Wisconsin to John and Sarah (Ritscher) Beck. She graduated from Winona High and Beauty School. She worked for a few years in Winona before she married Sylvester Kronebusch on...

Walter Krebsbach

Walter Krebsbach

May 15, 2013

Walter Krebsbach, 92, of Austin, Minnesota, died Wednesday, May 15, 2013 at Grand Meadow Care Center. He was born October 16, 1920 in Johnsburg, Minnesota to Matthew and Christina Krebsbach. He served in the U.S. Navy in WWII. On January 20, 1945 he married Ann Gilgenbach in Seattle, Washington. Walter worked for the Hormel Company for 37 years. He was...

Carol Brady

Carol Brady

May 12, 2013

Carol Ann Brady, age 81, of Austin, died Sunday, May 12, 2013 at Cottagewood in Rochester. Carol was born October 28, 1931 in Austin to Norman and Loretta (Miller) Kjome. She married Jacob Brady on June 30, 1951 at Queen of Angels Catholic Church in Austin. Carol was employed at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in the kitchen and also Austin...

Patricia Kiley

Patricia Kiley

May 6, 2013

Patricia Ann (Casey) Kiley, 83, of Austin, Minnesota passed away on Monday May 6, 2013 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home in Austin. She was born in Darwin, Minnesota on June 2, 1929 to Edmund and Marguerite Casey. She had three brothers: Donald , Phillip and Kevin Casey, and a sister: Marie Herman. Pat married Dennis Kiley on June 2, 1950...

Lois Flaherty

Lois Flaherty

Apr 27, 2013

Lois Eleanor Flaherty, 83, of Austin, Minn., passed away on Saturday, April 27, 2013 at her home. Lois Eleanor Gullickson was born on Nov. 1, 1929, in Austin, Minn., to Edward and Lillian Gullickson. As a young woman, she worked in the Paramount Theatre ticket booth where she met her husband, James. They married on Sept. 16, 1950. In addition...

Marian Hoerter

Marian Hoerter

Apr 14, 2013

Marian V. Hoerter, age 92, of Austin, died Sunday, April 14, 2013 at Sacred Heart Care Center where she was a resident. Marian was born February 18, 1921 in Austin to Lloyd and Isabelle (Hunt) Graves. She grew up in Austin where she graduated from high school. Marian was married to Carl Hoerter in August 1948 in Austin. The couple...

Elizabeth Thill

Elizabeth Thill

Apr 14, 2013

Elizabeth Ann "Bette" Thill, 89, of Rose Creek, Minnesota, died at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin from complications related to Parkinson's disease, on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Elizabeth was born on February 1, 1924 in Duluth, Minnesota, to Anna and Fergus Marren. She grew up in St. Paul and Austin, Minnesota. She graduated from the College of St. Catherine and entered...

Richard Chaffee

Richard Chaffee

Apr 9, 2013

Richard "Dick" Chaffee, age 70, passed away on Tuesday, April 9, 2013 at Mayo Clinic Health System-Austin emergency room. Dick was born in Austin, Minnesota on January 22, 1943 to Evelyn Marie (Peterson) Chaffee and Dorwin John Chaffee. He attended schools in Austin and graduated from Austin High School in 1961. Dick enlisted in the U.S. Navy and was honorably...

Ruth Block

Ruth Block

Apr 9, 2013

Ruth Isabelle Block, 98 Ruth Isabelle Block, 98 of Austin, died Tuesday April 9th, 2013, at Stewartville Care Center. She was born July 29th, 1914 in Estherville, IA to George and Felicite Cox. She grew up in Hollandale, MN where her parents were farmers. She married Willard (Bob) Block June 5, 1934, and moved to Austin. The couple raised their...

Rena Lickteig

Rena Lickteig

Apr 7, 2013

Rena Lickteig, 95, of Austin, Minnesota, died Sunday, April 7, 2013 at Sacred Heart Care Center in Austin. She was born Rena Theresa Miller on March 11, 1918 on the family farm near Red Oak Grove, Minnesota to Lewis C. and Mary Boe Miller. She was the fifth of nine children. Rena attended country school until age 12 when the...

Irene Wakefield

Irene Wakefield

Apr 6, 2013

Irene Marcella (Zwiener) Wakefield, 93, passed away at Prairie Manor Care Center in Blooming Prairie on Saturday, April 6, 2013. She was born October 9, 1919 in Blooming Prairie to Frank Zwiener and Hansena Mayland Zwiener. She was a homemaker who was an avid bowler and kitchen worker at St. Augustine Church in Austin. Irene loved square dancing and ballroom...

Antonia Garcia

Antonia Garcia

Apr 4, 2013

Antonia Mata-Garcia of Austin, Minnesota died Thursday, April 4, 2013 at St. Mark's Lutheran Home. She was born May 10, 1927 in Childress, Texas to Pedro Mata and Maria Andrade Mata. She grew up in Piedras Negras, Coah., Mexico and Eagle Pass, Texas. On April 10, 1950 she was united in marriage to Aurelio Martinez Garcia. They were migrant workers,...

Eugene Gerber

Eugene Gerber

Mar 31, 2013

Eugene William Gerber, age 88, of Austin, passed away on Easter Sunday, March 31, 2013 at the Cedars of Austin. Eugene was born November 15, 1924 to William and Mary (Puettman) Gerber at their home in Taopi. He attended school in Adams and helped on the family farm until he joined the Army. After his time in the service, he...

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